Name This...(315 Special Edation)

[pompack]

ORIGINAL: rhohltjr

ORIGINAL: steveh11Matrix

But, sadly, just about impossible to model in WitP...

[&:]Why just about impossible to model? [&:] If Witp has the Okha why would a simulated radio controlled air dropped bomb be impossible. Less percentage of a hit than the human guided Okha? So what.

ORIGINAL: Apollo11
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strange enough that Allies didn't try to emulate it into primitive guided bombs of their own (the first mention of combat usage of US guided bombs, as far as I know, are against some North Vietnamese bridge in 1960's - which is 20+ years later)...

Please check this out

http://biomicro.sdstate.edu/pederses/asmbat.html

Also check this out, I think the AZON preceeded the BAT.

http://www.455th.ukpc.net/tomfeise/455th/458azon.htm


Also somewhere I have a reference that refers to AZON being highly successful at bridge bustin in Burma. Unfortunately I can't recall the reference

[rhondabrwn]

ORIGINAL: String

ORIGINAL: Mark Weston

Somebody in Britain wanted to develop a pigeon-guided bomb. He trained pigeons to peck pictures of german warships behind a glass screen, and reckoned that with a pigeon in front looking through a window its pecks could be turned into control movements for a flying bomb.

For some reason, the authorities didn't take him seriously...

those bombs were actually built and worked better than the early radar guided ones..

I could actually see that working, but first you would have to acquire a ship profile in the targeting screen for the pigeon to activate and start pecking on the target / control screen. Seems like that would require a dive bomber to release the "pigeon bomb" with the target already in the sights.

What an absolutely fascinating thread! You guys continue to amaze me with your knowledge! [&o]