Fredriksson_Urban_NOK@kista.relay.nokia.fi (06/15/91)
From: Fredriksson_Urban_NOK@kista.relay.nokia.fi Most 'smart' weapons requires that someone helps them find the target, for example by shining a laser on it. There are weapons that find the target by themselves. The Israeli Air Force has now ordered the anti-tank version (there is also a anti-ship version) of Opher, made by Elbit. Opher is a passive IR-seeker head, made for fitting on guided bombs, which after release independently seeks for targets, and if finding any homes on them. Supposedly you just can't drop them and hope to hit, you have to aim at least in the vicinity of the target, but direct-hit probability increases greatly. A good thing with this seeker is you only have to modify the bomb. You drop it like any other bomb, so no special training is required, nor will you have to modify the aircraft in any way. -- Urban Fredriksson, Stockholm, Sweden (who ONLY speaks for himself!) urban@kista.relay.nokia.fi