From: Glen Closson (glen_closson@earthlink.net)
Date: Sun Feb 26 2006 - 18:05:33 PST
Personally, I have no problem with the IED detonating prematurely. People
that are involved with them in any way are far from innocent. The biggest
issue I see is that it would fry all semiconductor-based electronics in
front of the lead vehicle, this includes "friendly's". Not to mention the
long-term health effects.
Regards,
Glen
"Chance favors the prepared mind." ~ Louis Pasteur
-----Original Message-----
I remember hearing about this over a year ago, technology is totally
From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf
Of jatonka
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 5:48 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] Armed Drones in Iraq
available and affordable. People to do the job are already in country,
vehicle of choice would be something along the lines of my 4x4 converted M35
with a civilian diesel of 200 hp and an auto trans for better get around.
The ONLY problem is the microwave will set the IED's off where ever they are
as the vehicle passes through an area. So the ones that haven't been placed
yet would go off in houses, cars, backyards and mosques. Our Government
doesn't want to kill a bunch of "innocent" people. JT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Closson" <glen_closson@earthlink.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Armed Drones in Iraq
You could sweep electronically with a phased array and use very high power
microwaves to trigger or destroy 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-mounted 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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