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Message no. 1
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject: Re: Detecting Laser Targeting
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 06:57:39 -0600
Gurth wrote:
/
/ Mike Loseke said on 14:59/3 Jun 98,...
/
[snip: target warning systems for jet fighters]
/
/ > Couldn't something like this be used to detect laser targeting systems
/ > (which, IMO, is reason enough not to use a laser targeting system)?
/
/ That is what I was suggesting, yes. Sensors like those used with
/ MILES gear, placed all over the vehicle and/or part of normal
/ infantry webbing would make the enemy think twice about using
/ lasers for targeting and rangefinding, I think.

For vehicles I'd go with a ruthenium polymer coating. If it can send
light out, it can be used to detect light, at any point on the
vehicle. And it would look good cosmetically. And it could detect
at the same time as it's being used for camo.

-David
--
"If I told you, then I'd have to pull a Shadowrun against you. Sorry."
--
email: dbuehrer@******.carl.org
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Message no. 2
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject: Re: Detecting Laser Targeting
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 08:47:16 -0600
David Buehrer wrote:
/
/ Gurth wrote:
/ /
/ / Mike Loseke said on 14:59/3 Jun 98,...
/ /
/ [snip: target warning systems for jet fighters]
/ /
/ / > Couldn't something like this be used to detect laser targeting systems
/ / > (which, IMO, is reason enough not to use a laser targeting system)?
/ /
/ / That is what I was suggesting, yes. Sensors like those used with
/ / MILES gear, placed all over the vehicle and/or part of normal
/ / infantry webbing would make the enemy think twice about using
/ / lasers for targeting and rangefinding, I think.
/
/ For vehicles I'd go with a ruthenium polymer coating. If it can send
/ light out, it can be used to detect light, at any point on the
/ vehicle. And it would look good cosmetically. And it could detect
/ at the same time as it's being used for camo.

Just thought of something. If you use ruthenium polymer to detect a
laser targeting against you, you can also set the ruthenium system to
absorb/redirect the laster targeting it, or change the color of the
surface of the target to black (thereby absorbing the laser), in
effect negating the use of the laser to "light up" the target.

So, in the battlefield of 205x you can defeat radar with ECM, spotting
lasers with Ruthenium, visual targeting with Ruthenium, and IR and
thermal targeting with heat baffles and coolent technology. Oi!

-David
-- "If I told you, then I'd have to pull a Shadowrun against you.
Sorry."
--
email: dbuehrer@******.carl.org
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1068/homepage.htm

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