aaronh@ms.uky.edu (Aaron David Herskowitz) (07/07/89)
From: Aaron David Herskowitz <aaronh@ms.uky.edu> Has anyone seen the Newsweek that rated America's top and bottom 10 weapons? I am not sure how recent the magazine was, just saw it the other day at a friends and payed little attension to the date. I was kind of surprised at some of the weapons they had rated as our worst.
gahooten@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Greg A. Hooten) (07/08/89)
From: gahooten@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Greg A. Hooten) In article <8030@cbnews.ATT.COM> aaronh@ms.uky.edu (Aaron David Herskowitz) writes: > > >From: Aaron David Herskowitz <aaronh@ms.uky.edu> > > >Has anyone seen the Newsweek that rated America's top and bottom 10 >weapons? I am not sure how recent the magazine was, just saw it the >other day at a friends and payed little attension to the date. I >was kind of surprised at some of the weapons they had rated as our >worst. I saw an article like this in US News and World report, probably the same article, but I haven't seen Snewsweek in a while. Of the Top rated weapons, there was the A-10 "It simply works", the AIM 9L Sidewinder ($50,000) Best air to Air missile. Of the Worst, there was the B-2 at 500 Million a copy, with no clear strategy of use. Bradley Fighting vehicle, about the cost of a M1, but taller and will carry only 6 extra infantry men instead of 12 as planned. AMRAAM (Advanced medium range air to air missile) $900,000 a copy for the first few, but promises to drop this to about $370,000. Fire and forget, USNAWR says that Sparrows and Phoenix can replace, but neither are fire and forget missiles. Leaves plane vulnerable. Maveric Air to ground missile. Too short a range, plane must fly over target to effectively launch and guide weapon, but I was under the impression that this could be ground laser designated. Anyway, for what it is worth. GAH! Greg A. Hooten