eachus@aries.mitre.org (Robert I. Eachus) (01/27/91)
From: eachus@aries.mitre.org (Robert I. Eachus) Dave Emery and I were talking last night about the age of some weapons systems being used in the Persian Gulf. For example, the US Navy is using some (almost) 50 year old battleships, and some US troops may still be carrying the M1911A1 .45 cal CAP. (We don't know if all active duty units have switched to the 9mm, but remember that there are some reserve units there.) So what old timers are still at the party? And for variety what are the newest (production) systems there. (JSTARS is still in development, so it doesn't count.) Some more old timers to get you thinking... AIM-9L Sidewinder AA missile. B-52 (When were the -G and -H versions first produced? And weren't some older airframes upgraded?) F4G (Are these the only Phantoms there or are there also recon versions?) C-130 Cargo Planes. And a few candidates for newest system: F-117A Stealth Fighter SLAM Ground Attack Missile Panvia Tornado Al-Hussein missile (might as well let both sides play!) -- Robert I. Eachus Our troops will have the best possible support in the entire world. And they will not be asked to fight with one hand tied behind their back. President George Bush, January 16, 1991