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2002-12-02 Axis of Evil

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-12-02 03:27 pm|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Control systems" for Scuds? I thought those suckers were SUPPOSED to be unguided missiles. I think this explains why they couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.

We should count our blessings: the North Korean missile control systems prolly work as advertised.

Posted by Steve White 2002-12-02 15:46:57|| 2002-12-02 15:46:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Those diabolical Americans!! Using bombs that destroy (some) equipment, while leaving the building completely intact! It's a plot to discredit honest Arabs.

Posted by Porphyrogenitus 2002-12-02 22:21:46|| [www.rantingscreeds.blogspot.com] 2002-12-02 22:21:46|| Front Page Top

#3 "Control systems" for Scuds. It's that long stick thingy that lays along the outside of a bottle rocket.

Posted by Chuck 2002-12-03 08:28:12|| [www.simmins.org] 2002-12-03 08:28:12|| Front Page Top

#4 The Scud does have a rudimentary control system. It its launched from a vertical position, so it needs _something_ to point it in the right direction and at the correct angle of attack. The V-2 (which the Scud is largely based on) had something similar. It's basically a gyro-compass and a very simple analog computer if I remember my History Channel documentaries correctly.

Posted by 11A5S 2002-12-03 09:19:18|| 2002-12-03 09:19:18|| Front Page Top

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