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Wayne.B

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:35 am
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:39 pm
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:42 pm Post subject: Re: High-Tech ‘Batman’ Ship in Florida Drug Raid [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:39:29 -0500, gfretwell.RemoveThis@aol.com wrote: >The old coasie fire control systems (WWII surplus stuff) were not >really up to shooting down a high performance fighter but they were >plenty good enough to hit just about any surface target out to 15,000 >yards or so. === Even a target that's moving at 40 to 50 knots? We have a Furuno tracking RADAR on our trawler that would be the envy of any WWII ship but it has difficulty with targets moving that fast. >> Stay informed about: High-Tech ‘Batman’ Ship in Florida Drug Raid

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 12:15 am Post subject: Re: High-Tech ‘Batman’ Ship in Florida Drug Raid [Login to view extended thread Info.] Imported from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 8:51 am Post subject: Re: High-Tech ?Batman? Ship in Florida Drug Raid [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

In article , gfretwell.TakeThisOut@aol.com says... > > On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 23:42:23 -0500, Wayne B > wrote: > > >On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:39:29 -0500, gfretwell.TakeThisOut@aol.com wrote: > > > >>The old coasie fire control systems (WWII surplus stuff) were not > >>really up to shooting down a high performance fighter but they were > >>plenty good enough to hit just about any surface target out to 15,000 > >>yards or so. > > > >=== > > > >Even a target that's moving at 40 to 50 knots? We have a Furuno > >tracking RADAR on our trawler that would be the envy of any WWII ship > >but it has difficulty with targets moving that fast. > > Don't confuse "search" radar with "Fire Control radar". > We could plot relative course and speed up to about 350 knots, then > you feed that into the computer to get the fuse time and the servos > aim the gun. The problem might be seeing it at all tho. Looking down > from the 05 deck still might not be high enough to separate a small > boat from the grass once it gets out there a ways. We did do pretty > well shooting at towed targets but they are a big radar reflector. Don't confuse them with two dimensional and three dimensional radars. >> Stay informed about: High-Tech ‘Batman’ Ship in Florida Drug Raid

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