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From: who where on 23 Jul 2010 01:14
Back in the early 90's I read about an artillery radar system called
"red......". In operation it detected an incoming round, computed the
trajectory and source coords, and then controlled the local artillery
to return fire at the source before the incoming round had arrived.

Anyone here recall what it was called?
From: Dennis on 23 Jul 2010 02:07

"who where" <noone(a)home.net> wrote in message
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> Back in the early 90's I read about an artillery radar system called
> "red......". In operation it detected an incoming round, computed the
> trajectory and source coords, and then controlled the local artillery
> to return fire at the source before the incoming round had arrived.
>
> Anyone here recall what it was called?


More of a device than a 'system', but maybe phalanx?

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/weaps/mk-15.htm


From: pimpom on 23 Jul 2010 04:02
Dennis wrote:
> "who where" <noone(a)home.net> wrote in message
> news:o49i46tkhe7o0kur3473kibkoa1c0c5eor(a)4ax.com...
>> Back in the early 90's I read about an artillery radar system
>> called
>> "red......". In operation it detected an incoming round,
>> computed
>> the trajectory and source coords, and then controlled the
>> local
>> artillery to return fire at the source before the incoming
>> round had
>> arrived. Anyone here recall what it was called?
>
>
> More of a device than a 'system', but maybe phalanx?
>
> http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/weaps/mk-15.htm

Phalanx is a CIWS (Close In Weapons System) which is a shipboard
defense system that automatically tracks incoming missiles that
have leaked through a ship's long range defenses and rapid-fires
hundreds or thousands of rounds at relatively close range.

I have a book that describes the system the OP's asking about.
Unfortunately, I've lent out the book and I can't remember the
name offhand. It's a land-based counter-artillery system that was
developed in the '70s and '80s.


From: Dennis on 23 Jul 2010 04:20

"pimpom" <pimpom(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Dennis wrote:
>> "who where" <noone(a)home.net> wrote in message
>> news:o49i46tkhe7o0kur3473kibkoa1c0c5eor(a)4ax.com...
>>> Back in the early 90's I read about an artillery radar system called
>>> "red......". In operation it detected an incoming round, computed
>>> the trajectory and source coords, and then controlled the local
>>> artillery to return fire at the source before the incoming round had
>>> arrived. Anyone here recall what it was called?
>>
>>
>> More of a device than a 'system', but maybe phalanx?
>>
>> http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/weaps/mk-15.htm
>
> Phalanx is a CIWS (Close In Weapons System) which is a shipboard defense
> system that automatically tracks incoming missiles that have leaked
> through a ship's long range defenses and rapid-fires hundreds or thousands
> of rounds at relatively close range.
>
> I have a book that describes the system the OP's asking about.
> Unfortunately, I've lent out the book and I can't remember the name
> offhand. It's a land-based counter-artillery system that was developed in
> the '70s and '80s.
>

There is a land based version of the phalanx, but as you say its not the one
the OP is asking about.

It's pretty cool to watch the phalanx do its stuff on youtube.


From: markp on 23 Jul 2010 10:18
"who where" <noone(a)home.net> wrote in message
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> Back in the early 90's I read about an artillery radar system called
> "red......". In operation it detected an incoming round, computed the
> trajectory and source coords, and then controlled the local artillery
> to return fire at the source before the incoming round had arrived.
>
> Anyone here recall what it was called?

Was it Red Indian?
See http://www.skomer.u-net.com/projects/radar.htm
(search on that page for for Red Indian).

Mark.


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