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From: cmort@ncoast.org (Christopher Morton)
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Subject: Re: Dragon Anti-tank missile
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Date: 17 Jun 91 00:22:38 GMT
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From: cmort@ncoast.org (Christopher Morton)


R2RS1%AKRONVM@vm1.cc.UAKRON.EDU (Suku):
> I just finished reading Larry Bond's "Red Phoenix", in which US and S
> Korean forces face a N Korean offensive across the DMZ. Bond's
> description of the anti-tank battles centers around "Dragon" anti-tank
> missile teams.
 
The Dragon is the missle found at company level and below, especially
in M113 equipped units.  It has a much shorter range than the TOW and
is a LOT harder to hit with.  In fact in the early '80s a study was
done that showed that it was VERY difficult to hit anything with it...
and once you did, it might not kill it.  In Korea, the short range
wouldn't be that much of a handicap, since the terrain, often makes
long shots impossible.  Of course, the Dragon's tendency to hit the
ground after launch is a slight drawback in that sort of country.... :)

I was in the 2nd Infantry Div. (1/31Inf) in '80-'81, and I found the
book rather innacurate, especially in terms of geography.  I recall a
reference to "Tongducheon, near Seoul" or some such.  Kind of like
Chicago near Milwaukee, or Elizabethtown, near Ft. Knox.... :)

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Christopher Morton
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