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"Tank Fixer" wrote in message
k.net... In article , on Sat, 19 Jun 2004 08:42:35 -0700, Henry J Cobb attempted to say ..... What was the weapon that the Pentagon authors think that Taiwan either has now or could develop that would breach the Three Gorges Dam? http://militarynewswatch.blogspot.co...rpedo-dam.html Instant Sunshine Yep. -- When dealing with propaganda terminology one sometimes always speaks in variable absolutes. This is not to be mistaken for an unbiased slant. |
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![]() "Henry J Cobb" wrote in message ... What was the weapon that the Pentagon authors think that Taiwan either has now or could develop that would breach the Three Gorges Dam? http://militarynewswatch.blogspot.co...rpedo-dam.html -HJC I would pack a B747 or other wide bodied jet with a massive shaped charge in the nose and then use precision guidance technology to deliver it. Alternatively a 40 ton double Grand Slam sized bomb with perhaps small wings and a certainly a booster to extend speed and range slung from beneath a wide bodied jet could do it. A 20 ton hard casing bomb with an addition 20 ton propellant section should achieve 0.66 exhaust velocity: about Mach 4. With proper guidance it could be placed within a few meters, perhaps penetrating the water behind the dam wall just as the WW2 bouncing bomb did. Because of the hard casing only a direct hit with a penetrate 'hit to could kill' SAM would stop this device because the weapon would in effect be armored. Careful designee of the control surfaces, perhaps the used of jet deflection with solid external fins would minimize even the danger to control surfaces of a near miss. The use of saturation attacks and decoys and perhaps a design with a lithe extra speed should take care of the defenses. I'm not saying this is a sensible approach but surely such a weapon could be built? |
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The British needed special design spinning finless 7000 lb bombs to break
through the Ruhr Dam during WW II. Half the bombers on the mission were lost, most before they got to the dam. WDA end "Henry J Cobb" wrote in message ... What was the weapon that the Pentagon authors think that Taiwan either has now or could develop that would breach the Three Gorges Dam? http://militarynewswatch.blogspot.co...rpedo-dam.html -HJC |
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"W. D. Allen Sr." wrote: The British needed special design spinning finless 7000 lb bombs to break through the Ruhr Dam during WW II. Half the bombers on the mission were lost, most before they got to the dam. ....because they had to contend with AA guns at the dams, torpedo nets, low-level flying at night, and some tough maneuvers over a couple of the reservoirs. -- cirby at cfl.rr.com Remember: Objects in rearview mirror may be hallucinations. Slam on brakes accordingly. |
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In message , W. D. Allen Sr.
writes The British needed special design spinning finless 7000 lb bombs to break through the Ruhr Dam during WW II. Half the bombers on the mission were lost, most before they got to the dam. The Ruhr Dam? Where this? And when was the raid. Mike -- M.J.Powell |
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M. J. Powell wrote:
In message , W. D. Allen Sr. writes The British needed special design spinning finless 7000 lb bombs to break through the Ruhr Dam during WW II. Half the bombers on the mission were lost, most before they got to the dam. The Ruhr Dam? Where this? And when was the raid. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise -HJC |
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In message , Henry J Cobb
writes M. J. Powell wrote: In message , W. D. Allen Sr. writes The British needed special design spinning finless 7000 lb bombs to break through the Ruhr Dam during WW II. Half the bombers on the mission were lost, most before they got to the dam. The Ruhr Dam? Where this? And when was the raid. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise Oh. The singular fooled me. Mike -- M.J.Powell |
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through the Ruhr Dam during WW II. Half the bombers on the mission were
lost, most before they got to the dam. The Taiwanese await the rise of their own Barnes Wallace, should they be so lucky as to ever have one. v/r Gordon ====(A+C==== USN SAR An LZ is a place you want to land, not stay. |
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Think 100 tons of C4 would do it? I know how to get it there. As for
LZs, I made a bunch of them but never wanted to land there. Walt BJ |
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