... sure I haven't noticed much before are those who will see a red light ahead and slow to an absolute crawl. Precious Master Kent don't get me started. The Vanderpuppy security prowlers, now calling themselves "Police" have placed some speed monitors by the sides of the road near but not on campus. Little radar boxes, unattended, that tell the driver (which driver?) the speed of ...

....com... "Praetorian" <nothanks@dontwantany.com> wrote in message news:HwyYi.9892$CN4.7369@news-server.bigpond.net.au... "Ed Rasimus" <rasimusSPAMLESS@verizon.net> wrote in message Growler, Prowler and Raven are NOT Wild Weasels. Weasels are NOT jammers. Weasels are hunter/killers. True enough. I'm being a bit loose with the terminologies for the benefit of ...

... stopgap measure, cheaper than the Prowler, and only carried a crew...loss" risk as losing a Prowler. Also, at that time (1972...and the reluctance to send Prowlers feet dry is understandable. I...t say whether today's Prowler community "weasels" in the manner...stopgap measure, cheaper than the Prowler, and only carried a crew...and the reluctance to send Prowlers feet dry is understandable. I...

...com>, Mike Kanze <mikekanze@comcast.net> writes Sidebar: Watching all 4 crew shell out of a Prowler in extremis is a bit like watching the 82nd airborne leave for work. Seats and chutes all ....co.uk...In message , Mike Kanze writes>Sidebar: Watching all 4 crew shell out of a Prowler in extremis is a bit watching the 82nd airborne leave for work. Seats and chutes all ...

In message <oP2dnQ8WP7jAKa7anZ2dnUVZ_jidnZ2d@comcast.com>, Mike Kanze <mikekanze@comcast.net> writes Sidebar: Watching all 4 crew shell out of a Prowler in extremis is a bit like watching the 82nd airborne leave for work. Seats and chutes all over the place all at once. Especially colorful off a "cold" catapult shot. Sounds... lively. I hope all four were recovered in usable condition?...

... stopgap measure, cheaper than the Prowler, and only carried a crew...and the reluctance to send Prowlers feet dry is understandable. I...had to. &nbsp; IIRC, the Prowler cost ~$30 million a copy...t say whether today's Prowler community "weasels" in the manner...stopgap measure, cheaper than the Prowler, and only carried a crew...and the reluctance to send Prowlers feet dry is understandable. I...

... can't say whether today's Prowler community "weasels" in the manner you ...a stopgap measure, cheaper than the Prowler, and only carried a crew of... loss" risk as losing a Prowler. Also, at that time (1972) the Prowler was brand new and relatively dear. Add to that the... from a pod or the Prowler itself falling into NVN/Soviet hands...- and the reluctance to send Prowlers feet dry is understandable. I ...

...- and the reluctance to send Prowlers feet dry is understandable. -- Mike Kanze...mikeka...@comcast.net> wrote: Ed, Growler, Prowler and Raven are NOT Wild Weasels...a stopgap measure, cheaper than the Prowler, and only carried a crew ... and the reluctance to send Prowlers feet dry is understandable. &nbsp;..."Mike Kanze" wrote:> Ed,>> Growler, Prowler and Raven are NOT Wild ...

On Nov 7, 7:27 pm, "Mike Kanze" <mikeka...@comcast.net> wrote: Ed, Growler, Prowler and Raven are NOT Wild Weasels. Weasels are NOT jammers. Weasels are hunter/killers. Small point, ...debatable..."Wild Weasel" to me is more about tactics than what weapon is loaded. I can't imagine any Prowler pilot trying to tease a SAM site into going live and hoping he can stuff a HARM down the ...

... version of the Super Hornet going into production. (The EA18G "Growler") that will replace the EA6 Prowler and the (now retired) EF111 Raven. Growler, Prowler and Raven are NOT Wild Weasels. Weasels are NOT jammers. Weasels are hunter/killers. True enough. I'm ...