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Message no. 1
From: Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Missiles (was Re: Hypervelocity (was Re: Lone Star
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 15:54:03 -0400
>>>>> "The" == The Smiling Bandit <ygershon@*******.EDU>
writes:

The> The AIM missiles (such as the AIM9P rear-aspect and the AIM9M
The> all-aspect) have a relatively short range of about 10 miles.[...]

AKA the Sidewinder variants (all AIM-9 series). Supposed to have been
replaced by the ASRAAM (Advanced Short Range etc).

The> The AMRAAM missiles (such as the AIM120) are Advanced Medium Range Air
The> To Air Missiles.[...]

The replacements for the AIM-7 Sparrow series. You wouldn't use an ASRAAM
to replace a Sidewinder; they're just too big and expensive for the job.


Ummm... can we get off of rec.aviation.military and back to ShadowRN? :)

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Message no. 2
From: Jason Larke <jlarke@**.ITD.UMICH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Missiles (was Re: Hypervelocity (was Re: Lone Star
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 16:11:19 -0400
>>>>> On Wed, 15 Jun 1994 10:20:23 PDT, The Smiling Bandit
>>>>> <ygershon@*******.EDU> said:


TSB> The AMRAAM missiles (such as the AIM120) are Advanced
TSB> Medium Range Air To Air Missiles.
TSB> Hope that answers it....

TSB>
TSB> +--------------------------------------------------+
TSB> :::::| Yoav Gershon | "Wide angle watcher |::::: :::::|
TSB> ygershon@*******.edu | on life's ancient tales" |:::::
TSB> +--------------------------------------------------+

TSB> On Wed, 15 Jun 1994, Marc A Renouf wrote:

>> But how come medium-range air-to-air missiles like the
>> sparrow are designated AMRAAM, with the last three
>> letters denoting "air-to-air-missile"?

If Marc was asking about technical designations, the answer
therefore is "they aren't". The Sparrow, the AMRAAM, and the
Sidewinder are all designated AIM-something. AMRAAM is just
a project name, as far as I know.

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