Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!rutgers!att!cbnews!military From: frank0@ibmpcug.co.uk (Frank Dunn) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: MANPADS (MAN Portable Air-Defence Systems - Lt.SAM's) Summary: AT not SAM Message-ID: <12506@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 21 Dec 89 04:34:00 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.ATT.COM Organization: The IBM PC User Group, UK. Lines: 14 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Frank Dunn Saggers like most first and second generation guided anti tank missiles are strictly sub sonic unlike MANPPADS. Most AT missiles fligt time is measured in tens of seconds. Unlike MANPADS they have to negotiate terrain and carry a heavier warhead. Plus the targets usually have no one signature that makes a simple guidance system feasible. It could be argued of course that the move to gas turbines in MBTs makes tanks highly susceptible to IR and thermal guidance and thus MANPADS guidance systems? -- Automatic Disclaimer: The views expressed above are those of the author alone and may not represent the views of the IBM PC User Group.