sandman455
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Joined: 7/5/2011 From: 20 yrs ago - SDO -> med down, w/BC glasses on Status: offline
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The issues of hitting surface ships with missiles over the horizon is much more challenging than one would think. Without giving away too much, you should try to ponder how such missiles would be targetted both initially, mid course and finally on terminal phase. Once you get that sorted out, you are ready to proceed to the many methods of defeating them - besides just being lazy and shooting them down. Of course I can't think of anything easier than simply destroying the platform from which they are launched. It's hard being a CARGRU commander - so many options and command decisions to be made.
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Gary S (USN 1320, 1985-1993) AOCS 1985, VT10 1985-86, VT86 1986, VS41 1986-87 VS32 1987-90 (NSO/NWTO, deployed w/CV-66, CVN-71) VS27 1990-91 (NATOPS/Safety) SFWSLANT 1991-93 (AGM-84 All platforms, S-3 A/B systems)
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