tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717793725263190225.post7340432822686922527..comments2024-03-27T22:43:37.276-05:00Comments on Military Analysis: Milspeak II.Albert E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07277015142536922401noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717793725263190225.post-25737451615119792872018-02-05T13:51:02.866-06:002018-02-05T13:51:02.866-06:00Though usually GTOW, GTW likely means "Gross ...Though usually GTOW, GTW likely means "Gross Take-off Weight". I think the comment author was trying to speak to the inadequacies of evaluating an aircraft that does not have all its usual armaments and equipment installed.<br />I don't know what Kuban Shelf is but "In Trail Snapup" is an interception method where the interceptor closes from behind ("in trail") and below. A missile capable of gaining altitude ("snapup") is usually employed.<br /><br />For what it's worth, I found your site while searching for a meaning behind "Kuban shelf" :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717793725263190225.post-13669068307803600872018-02-02T05:48:22.482-06:002018-02-02T05:48:22.482-06:00My best estimates from a lifetime of being an enth...My best estimates from a lifetime of being an enthusiast of military aircraft and flight sims:<br /><br />Kuban Shelf = An arrangement of fighters stacked vertically <br /><br />In trail Snapup = Presumably a low-to-high shot from a rearward, pursuing aircraft<br /><br />Jaybird = Predecessor to the Saphir radar; incapable of AA-7 guidance<br /><br />Saphir = Successor to the Jaybird; capable of AA-7 guidance<br /><br />Silent Runner working a broadcast LINK from Warpac ADGE = Soviet aircraft could be guided by ground radar stations "silently," without using their onboard radars<br /><br />SRAM: Boeing AGM-69 SRAM; nuclear air-to-surface missile with 50 mile range<br /><br />The general jist of the rant is that SAMs which are capable enough to shoot down cruise missiles are more expensive than the cruise missiles which they target and hence the attacker can afford to shoot more than the defender.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com