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To: DesertRhino
I have, and I also went through the Forward Area Weapons course at Ft Ignorance in 1977 qualifying me on the Chaparral (sidewinder).

IMHO the chap (with its proximity fuse) has enough explosive to divert the incoming large mortar or artillery, but not enough penetration to destroy the round.

From an old US Army Air Defender standpoint, this is just more mother Raytheon crap.

18 posted on 08/28/2015 8:06:02 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Held my nose to vote.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
Last sentence...lolololololol.

I worked at the Air Defense Board in the early 80s. One of the things I noticed right off the bat was the previous five Board Presidents went to work for Raytheon shortly after retiring from active duty.

I found the "reunions" at testing sites to be quite nauseating.

Somebody should have gone to jail over the money wasted on SGT York. I read the test results.

19 posted on 08/28/2015 8:16:39 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Mississippi! My vote is going to Cruz.)
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