eugene@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene Miya) (05/12/89)
From: eos!eugene@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene Miya)
I did not mean to imply the York had optical sighting, it used a modified
radar from an F-16. Range was a major problem. There were a whole slew
of York-type problems. The 40 mms on the Iowa during WWII WERE optically
sighted. If you want an analysis of what was
specifically wrong with the York, I refer you to the IEEE Spectrum article.
Care to guess how much the investigative paperwork weighed compared to
one platform?
Henry was correct about the ineffectiveness of the 4.5, they were not
only ineffective against aircraft, but marginally effective again shore
targets as well. So we have come full circle back to why BBs.
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Another gross generalization from
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