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Woody,
Sad - well maybe. I can't think of a single shipmate who relished flying into combat with an unreliable weapons system. Catshot-lovin' inertials; nonintuitive knobology (all of us "old" B/Ns managed to cycle steering in memory point at some embarrassing juncture); AMTI circuitry that classified freeway overpasses as "movers" and Whack-A-Mole circuit-breaker management techniques (most often performed in unusual attitudes) were all aspects of the A-6A that added greatly to risk - especially when combined with a mission of dubious value. (And there were many such missions during the VN conflict.) But such was life in a first-generation technology. I've always loved the idea of driving as many of the smarts as may be feasible from the manned delivery vehicle into the unmanned weapon. Humans shouldn't go into harm's way unless there is no better solution. Besides - smart weapons make lousy POWs. Owl sends. -- Mike Kanze 436 Greenbrier Road Half Moon Bay, California 94019-2259 USA 650-726-7890 "The best political metaphor from Arnold Schwarzenegger's movie career is not his three 'Terminator' roles. Rather, it's 'Kindergarten Cop.' In the California legislature, Ah-nold will be taking on the largest publicly-funded day-care center west of Washington, DC." - Mike Kanze "Doug "Woody" and Erin Beal" wrote in message ... On 10/9/03 9:41 AM, in article , "Mike Kanze" wrote: All excellent discussion and very good points, but what do our ground-pounding "customers" think of the effectiveness of current CAS doctrine? Owl, The customers LOVE it. Even now, they pass coords via secure. 6 minutes later, there are warheads on foreheads. I think there's mutual agreement that its both safer and more effective. In effect, your old B/N job got replaced by GPS. --Woody P.S. I know. It's sad for me too. |
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