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To: IncPen
I'm curious if the old fly-by-wire is now laser guided...

TOW II is still wire guided. The usual countermeasure is for artillery and battalion support mortar fire to lay screens of white phosphorous smoke preceeding a tank attack, which burns through the command guidance wires.


19 posted on 09/26/2002 10:59:41 AM PDT by archy
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To: archy
Two miles of wire coming out of that is pretty close to a miracle.
20 posted on 09/26/2002 11:08:52 AM PDT by RightWhale
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To: archy
OK...now I want one. :)
23 posted on 09/26/2002 11:31:55 AM PDT by gundog
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