From: Glen Closson (glen_closson@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Feb 24 2006 - 14:33:36 PST
You could sweep electronicly with a phased array and use very high power microwaves to trigger or distroy any electronics within range.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Jay Travis <dagobert@ix.netcom.com>
>Sent: Feb 24, 2006 5:30 PM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] Armed Drones in Iraq
>
>Rather than trying to catch Abdullah planting the mines with flying drones,
>perhaps what is needed is a wire guided remote-controlled point vehicle
>that would sweep the radio frequencies used to detonate these devices,
>along with dragging chains/rollers/etc boom-mouted in front of it to trip
>any physical land mines where possible. That, or something that could pull
>a ground penetrating radar and/or a FLIR unit up ahead and detect any
>anomolies before the manned vehicles got in range. Wouldn't stop RPGs, of
>course, but the big buried mines might be detectable and neutralizable
>while limiting human casualties. Now if I could learn how to crap money out
>of my ass, I could maybe afford to design and build such a remote vehicle
>and sell/lease the design to DARPA. Of course, by then, we'll be in Iran,
>and Abdullah's cousin Ahkmed will come up with some novel new idea to play
>"repel the infidel".
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Cliff S <mtnbikinssgt@hotmail.com>
>> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> Date: 2/24/2006 4:05:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: [MV] Armed Drones in Iraq
>>
>> Sure have Stu,
>> I have been on in some planning phases also. What you have is lots of
>> background people. Who is going to watch the monitor, who is going to
>make
>> the call that its really a bad guy, who is going to refuel the
>> "plane/drone", who is.....the list is longer than you would like to know.
>>
>> But on the upside, we do have lots of other high techno gadgetry out
>there
>> sweeping all the time.....ever look at how big Iraq really is? try to
>sweep
>> the state of Texas of trash, that is about how it would be. Imagine the
>> manpower you would waste keeping up the "trash". I know life has no
>cost,
>> but I have been over here twice in 2 years and I know Im coming back in a
>> few months again.......so how costly is it?
>>
>> The bigger picture is, we have awsome protection of our trucks and
>> personnel. But when your up against a HUGE mine, it doesnt matter
>> anymore.......its guerilla warfare.
>>
>> I can talk with you offline if you want about this subject. But you get
>the
>> gist of it here.
>>
>>
>>
>> SSGT SMITH, USMC Iraq
>>
>> M880, M274A5, 6K GenSet
>> http://tired-iron.mounet.com/cliff/
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/mtnbikinssgt/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: "Stu" <stuinnh@mvnut.us>
>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> Subject: [MV] Armed Drones in Iraq
>> Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:00:12 -0500
>>
>>
>>
>> Has anyone given any thought to why the military doesn't have armed drones
>> passing over the hwy's every few minutes 24/7 to catch the people planting
>> the IED's in Iraq? It must take more then 5 minutes to bury them or hide
>> them. I think they will think twice on trying to plant them if they end
>up
>> dead each time. Any thoughts??
>>
>>
>> "Stu"
>> Southern NH, USA
>> "Live Free Or Die"
>>
>> MVPA #14790
>> 1967 M151A1 Jeep 1964 M416 Trailer
>> 1985 M1008 CUCV Pickup
>>
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Regards,
Glen
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