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| Britain | |
| Olympic defence missiles 'don't work in bad weather' | |
| 2012-05-01 | |
Starstreak and Rapier missile systems - which have a range of around 4 miles - would be deployed as a "last resort" to shoot down any low flying aircraft intending a 9/11 style suicide mission at one of the Olympic venues. Defence sources claim radar would identify rogue aircraft and the missiles would be deployed long before they reached built up areas. But experts have claimed that the systems are useless in poor weather as they rely on the operator being able to see the target. Nick Brown, editor in chief of IHS Jane's International Defence Review said: "The system's weakness is that the missiles are laser-guided, steered onto their target by the soldier keeping his sight on an aircraft. So if the soldier can't see an aircraft, they can't hit it. | |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #7 Actually, I thought these missiles could work in bad weather, there are thermal sights available for the guidance units. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2012-05-01 22:30 |
| #6 > HOw many airfields in England? More than you'd think. However the entire London (M25+)area is off limits for non commercial pilots. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-05-01 19:58 |
| #5 HOw many airfields in England? Certainly there can put a security guy at each monitoring things and if someone tries to fly in from out of the country the RAF should take them out. I'm not sure I get this missile thing. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2012-05-01 19:53 |
| #4 Cousin Avi agrees: "Yes, London. You know: fish, chips, cup 'o tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary f.....g PoppinsÂ… LONDON." |
| Posted by: Gabby Cussworth 2012-05-01 15:53 |
| #3 Is it just me, or is anyone else getting the feeling the Brits actually want to shoot down or blow up in mid-air the event-winning BallShots from opposing foreign teams??? AND IS US SPACE/ORBITAL STRIKE INVOLVED??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-05-01 00:15 |
| #2 How many suicide pilots are instrument rated? |
| Posted by: tipover 2012-04-30 22:03 |
| #1 Luckily, the weather in England is always sunny, right? |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2012-04-30 21:03 |