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From hhtra@usho72.hou281.chevron.com (T.M.Haddock)

In article <C1F6tL.KIn@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>, walker-john@yale.edu (John Walker) writes: 
|>> The SLAM is steered by the A-6's Bombadier/Navigator (BN) by means of a small 
|>> CRT and joystick in the cockpit.  He lines the crosshairs up on the intended 
|>> target and the missile flies toward it.  This keeps tha the launch aircraft out
|>> of harms (SAM's) way, and can deliver an extremely accurate 500 lbs of 
|>> destruction.

 Again, as I posted before, this "operator input" is not required but can be
 used to sweeten the shot or enhance overall damage effectiveness.
 
|> How jammable would this guidance be?  Presumably the defender might be able
|> to jam the control signal, or force the controlling aircraft to abandon
|> control.

 It is highly directional and of limited duration.  It turns on approx 5 miles
 from the target and, at 500 kts, lasts only about 30 seconds.

 To jam, you'd have to be in the right place at the right time.  Or use
 some kind of broad band "white noise" jam-it-all device.  But then, you'd
 be making yourself a target for electronic suppression countermeasures.
 Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

 And jamming the SLAM's data link will NOT prevent it from hitting the
 target.  SLAM can find its way to the target all by itself, thank you.
 
|> Furthermore, can more than one missile be simultaneously guided?  Or
|> must an entire flight of attack aircraft loiter 60 miles out from the 
|> target while the SLAMs fly in (at a measly 500 kts...)

 One controlling aircraft can handle multiple SLAMs.  And, if that 
 aircraft just happened to be Stealthy, why loiter 60 miles out?


 TRAVIS