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"Vivtho87700" wrote in message
... I don't know about the effects of a frag warhead against a B-17, but I can say for sure that command-guided SAMs are still in use even today. For example, the SA-3 has a backup optical link to guide the missile to the target. The gunner (what else do I call him?) keeps a telescope pointed at the target and the correction signals are automatically transmitted to the missile. Maximum range is claimed to be 20 km against bomber sized targets. Vivek Thomas I was just thinking since a formation of B-17s or B-24s would be very tightly packed for mutual fighter protection, a formation would be very susceptible to a shot-gun style frag warhead on such a missile. If the HS-117 was deployed operationally to protect Germany from large scale bombing raids, how'd you defend against such a missile with '45 technology? I guess the allies - Americans on their day raids most likely - would've had to revise their heavy bombing strategy quite seriously. Interesting about the SA-3, how successful was this backup system? Jim Doyle |
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