Not to sound like an F-22 cheerleader but I thought this was interesting. . .

On 20 May 2004 14:37:07 GMT, (Denyav) wrote:

Nope it just puts civilian transmitters on the target list.

and turns your target list into a thick "target book" even if we assume that
planes could safely reach HARM firing range while they tracked continously by
their opponents.(not very likely).

1. The only way to use it with missiles would be some form of command
guidance. I needn't say what would happen to that transmitter.

2. With SDB you can hit *many* targets in one pass. With the wing
kit on them they have a range in the 30 to 50 mile range.

3. About the best way I can think of would be to use the imaginary
radar system to find the x,y,z coordinate of the aircraft, fire off a
FAST surface-to-air missile that has a good IIR seeker. Send periodic
updates to the missile until it's close enough to see the target.

The weak links I see are the transmitter that sends the update though
they could make it so 99.9% of the time it's off the air except for
when you're making sure the missile has the right target, but even
then we're talking seconds. Also your missiles are going to be
relatively large (you're not going to hit an aircraft cruising at
altitude with a MANPADS) and they're definitely going to cost more
than the SDB required to take them out. Overall, in a BEST case
scenario, trying to counter stealth with your system is going to be a
losing battle. However we're dealing with what's REAL here and that
being the case NOBODY has this kind of system nor is likely to have
one anytime soo. You may as well be using the starship Enterprise in
your arguements.



BTW you must also shut down or bomb your own transmitters too,military or
civilian, for the best results !.
Good Luck.