[sci.military] FAE as mine sweeper?

pjs@euclid.JPL.NASA.GOV (Peter Scott) (02/08/91)

From: pjs@euclid.JPL.NASA.GOV (Peter Scott)
What's the possibility of using fuel-air explosives as mine sweepers
for tanks in the ground action?  Set for maximum dispersion and
fly in a straight line; the overpressure should take care of every
mine and by raising the altitude of the FAE missile you could
clear a wide area with little damage.

Peter Scott, NASA/JPL/Caltech
Internet: pjs@euclid.jpl.nasa.gov     SPAN: GROUCH::PJS

berenson@cookie.enet.dec.com (Deer, Dogs, and Runners: What are the favorite foods of Mountain Lions? 08-Feb-1991 0933) (02/09/91)

From: "Deer, Dogs, and Runners: What are the favorite foods of Mountain Lions?  08-Feb-1991 0933" <berenson@cookie.enet.dec.com>
>From pjs@euclid.JPL.NASA.GOV (Peter Scott)

>What's the possibility of using fuel-air explosives as mine sweepers
>for tanks in the ground action?  Set for maximum dispersion and

That is exactly what we use them for!
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Hal Berenson	berenson@cookie.enet.dec.com

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