"Thomas Schoene" wrote:

:"Fred J. McCall" wrote in message

: "Thomas Schoene" wrote:
:
: Of course not. It comes that way already -- the standard Harpoon
: Block II has limited land-attack capability via GPS/INS navigation.
:
: Very limited.
:
:Accuracy should be comparable to a JDAM (since it uses the same guidance
ackage). That's not a TLAM, but it is better than a poke in the eye with a
:sharp stick.

It's not an accuracy issue. We're back to the 'how do it fly' issue.
Note that the GPS is NOT really intended to allow you to attack land
targets, but rather to do littoral work and use it in crowded
waterways.

: But that's not why we don't have to worry about it.
:
:Fred, if you have a point, please just make it already. This eliptical BS
:is getting very tedious.

The point was made over a day ago. The folks buying these are also
buying purpose-built ASMs as part of the packages.

Do try to keep up, won't you?

[Hey, YOU decided to start off with the snotty comments. I just
thought I'd return the favour.]

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