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What secrets lurk in the filecards?
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10-14-2017, 02:30 PM
seaneley
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While people today default their thinking of UAVs to things like Predator and Reaper, which take off from and land on runways, most UAV/UAS/RPV/whatever acronym are smaller and are managed differently. The RPV reminds me a bit of the CL-89 (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadair_CL-89
) which, like many similar systems, is flown by the artillery. I tend to think that Rampart would be a good RPV operator. Grand Slam could also be recycled into that role, after hanging up his jet pack. I figure if you put the RPV, the Coastal Defender (using it for counter-battery radar purposes,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-battery_radar
) and the Slugger & Thunderclap together you could have a pretty good fire support element.
Awesome find! This almost exactly describes the G.I. JOE RPV: "Although both drones had the appearance of missiles, they flew like aircraft and were launched from 'rails' on trucks. They had four large surfaces at the rear of the fuselage with balance control provided by small stabilizers in the nose. Takeoff was achieved by a booster rocket, which was jettisoned when flight speed was attained. A small turbojet then took over for the rest of the flight..."
However, nobody is sitting in that seat when it is launched without a fire-proof suit. So, maybe Fast Draw was used for launching it "like a missile" and another operator "remotely" guided it afterwards? Or, is Fast Draw qualified to do it all?
Also: the G.I. JOE Radar Rat and Radar Station could be used in counter battery positions.
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