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| Skyhook - A Solution for the Katyusha Problem for Israel? |
| 2006-07-27 |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #15 Hmmm, you may be right Phil but still dont like the idea of a radar guided aa gun defence, tried and tested in 44 against V1's but V2's were different. 60 years later different but same same, better to counterbattery and kill at source & supply. |
| Posted by: pihkalbadger 2006-07-27 19:57 |
| #14 The Phalanx with proximity fused shells are being used for base protection in Iraq to take out rockets and mortars. But that has to be fairly expensive unless Raytheon changed the burst length (naval version was 100 rounds). Phalanx Zaps Mortar Shells in Iraq |
| Posted by: ed 2006-07-27 17:50 |
| #13 The proximity fuse idea is ok. The thought of using a CIWS is nuts. The problem is that you'd have thousands of 20mm shells flying downrange within your own territory. They'd probably do more damage than the incoming missile. |
| Posted by: remoteman 2006-07-27 17:35 |
| #12 If a radar guided 20mm gun can hit an incoming artillery shell, a 3" gun firing proximity fused shells ought to be able to handle an unguided artillery rocket that isn't maneuvering or anything. Absolutely true, but the number of guns required we be crazy. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-07-27 16:38 |
| #11 The laser shoots upward at an angle. You're far more likely to hit an Israeli helicopter or fighter/bomber than anything on the ground in Syria or Lebanon. ;-( |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-07-27 14:52 |
| #10 An energy beam that doesn't hit the intended target continues unabated for a good distance. But since it would be into Syria/Lebanon then ain't that a 2-fer? |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2006-07-27 14:37 |
| #9 Phika: I was thinking of something more along the lines of a radar-guided 3 inch gun. If a radar guided 20mm gun can hit an incoming artillery shell, a 3" gun firing proximity fused shells ought to be able to handle an unguided artillery rocket that isn't maneuvering or anything. |
| Posted by: Phil 2006-07-27 10:10 |
| #8 The Arcturians aren't gonna be happy about this... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-07-27 09:32 |
| #7 An energy beam that doesn't hit the intended target continues unabated for a good distance. Yea! And if you hit a UFO you could inadvertently start an intergalactic war! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-07-27 09:20 |
| #6 The author is right. Issues re: operational use of lasers do include power supply considerations (lower powered ones can run off of electricity, i.e. a local generator but these higher powered ones with chemical sources are indeed logistically intense). But another issue is air space management. An energy beam that doesn't hit the intended target continues unabated for a good distance. There are a lot of coordination issues to consider if you've got air assets of your own in the region. Under just the wrong circumstances, you might even blind a low-altitude satellite. Lots of training and doctrine have to be developed before they're going to be deployed on anything other than a very limited trail basis. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-07-27 08:35 |
| #5 Forget the rockets. Destroy the gene pool. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2006-07-27 06:54 |
| #4 "standard radar-guided antiaircraft guns might be effective against the rockets." Come in vfast, and too expensive to cover a country with CIWS, phalanx |
| Posted by: pihkalbadger 2006-07-27 03:51 |
| #3 It would be interesting to see if it would work in a combat environment. It has the power (to vaporize incoming rounds and missiles) and speed (~ 1 shot per second) to do the job. Will be a challenge to acquire, track, and kill multiple incoming bogeys in combat. Also, the upkeep of the system will be very difficult and dangerous, but payback might be well worth it. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-07-27 02:22 |
| #2 I've been wondering myself whether or not standard radar-guided antiaircraft guns might be effective against the rockets. |
| Posted by: Phil 2006-07-27 01:14 |
| #1 Skyhook, heh, I'd prefer a full-court press. Take the gloves off and stop playing patsy with these Islamof=8ckers |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-07-27 00:41 |