sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney) (05/23/91)
From: sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney) phil@brahms.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai) writes: >A cruise missile is >just a slow, small airplane, it should be possible to shoot them down. A small, low-radar profile airplane which hugs the ground and gets lost in clutter. Not so easy to shoot them down. >B-52s of course are sitting ducks. IF they operate in a "clean" electronic environment sure. If you have EF-111 jammers blocking radars, F-117s targeting command centers, and F-4Gs launching on anything which emits a SAM pulse, they aren't so bad at all. >A desert war is probably the best conditions that are possible for air >power. I suspect that we will never again see air power play such a >decisive role in future conflicts. Next-generation weapons, with longer stand-off range and better accuracy promise to make air power more lethal. Our greatest sin was not building enough "smart" weapons. SYSMGR@CADLAB.ENG.UMD.EDU