Re: Anti-Aircraft missiles in downtown Washington D.C.

[Kevin Brooks]

"Anonymous" > wrote in message
g...
> I noticed in last Wednesdays Washington Post, in the Metro
> section they had a picture of the New Executive Office Building
> and showed a permanent installation of anti-aircraft missiles.
> (I could not find the picture in the online version of the
> Post.) Anyone know what kind? They appeared bigger than ones
> that were on top of the Hummers parked down near the Pentagon
> for the last year or two.

At the bottom of the page:

www.krtdirect.com/ calendar/sept11_promo.htm?s=krtsept11+OR+krtterror

It is an Avenger pedestal mount, just like those you saw on the HMMWV's
earlier.

Brooks

>

[Thomas Schoene]

Anonymous wrote:
> I noticed in last Wednesdays Washington Post, in the Metro
> section they had a picture of the New Executive Office Building
> and showed a permanent installation of anti-aircraft missiles.
> (I could not find the picture in the online version of the
> Post.) Anyone know what kind? They appeared bigger than ones
> that were on top of the Hummers parked down near the Pentagon
> for the last year or two.

Just had a look at the picture (thanks to the library across the street).
It's defintely an Avenger, the same mount that was around the Pentagon. The
difference is probably just that this one isn't mounted on a honking big
truck, which changes the scale a bit.

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[Alfred Loo]

Which is utterly ineffective against an airliner on ballistic dive.
"Anonymous" > wrote in message
g...
> I noticed in last Wednesdays Washington Post, in the Metro
> section they had a picture of the New Executive Office Building
> and showed a permanent installation of anti-aircraft missiles.
> (I could not find the picture in the online version of the
> Post.) Anyone know what kind? They appeared bigger than ones
> that were on top of the Hummers parked down near the Pentagon
> for the last year or two.
>

[Jarg]

"Alfred Loo" > wrote in message
...
> Which is utterly ineffective against an airliner on ballistic dive.
>

I would imagine it might have some impact, either by distracting the pilot
or altering the trajectory a bit.

Jarg