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Old 5th May 2015, 21:21
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Sloppy Link
 
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It was better, SS11 was Manual Command Line of Sight (MCLOS) effectively requiring the operator to keep the sight on the target with one hand (the left in this case) including switching to high magnification when the missile came into the inner field of view whilst at the same time flying the missile to the target with right hand. TOW was Semi-Automatic Command Line of Sight (SACLOS) that required the operator to simply keep the cross-hairs on the target with the right hand, the missile flew to wherever the crosshairs were. It wasn't without problems and rogues were always an issue but the declared PH of 95% was fairly accurate, certainly my stats support this.

Now, moving on again.....(but to be fair on all of you, I did start it!)
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