2 Questions

[KML]

1. What exactly is a Wire Guided Missle
2. Does the army still have Scout Dog Platoons

[Black Dots]

1. A wire guided missile is connected to the launcher via a wire that transmits targeting information to the missile. This is used primarily with SACLOS type missiles such as the TOW. http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/tow.htm

2. I believe so.

[Roger Rabbit]

1. What exactly is a Wire Guided Missle
It is a missile that is guided by wires. In simpleton terms when the missile is fried then wires trail behind it and guide it to its target. Something to do with a computer inside the weapons sysmtem which gives the missile instructions. I guess like a remote control car but the car is attached to the remote.

I think what i said is right.

[He219]

Wire guided missiles, developed in WWII:


Just One example: The Ruhrstahl/Kramer X-4 Air to Air Missile
http://www.luft46.com/missile/x4-13.jpg
http://www.luft46.com/missile/x4-14.jpg
http://www.luft46.com/missile/x4-15.jpg
http://www.luft46.com/missile/x4-9.jpg
A wingtip bobbin is exposed, revealing the wire spool
http://www.luft46.com/missile/x4-5.jpg


... the wire is used to steer course corrections.
A teleision guidance system was developed for the Hs 294D torpedo glide bomb, also wire guided.


Current iteration is the TOW (http://www.raytheon.com/products/tow/) Weapon System: Tube launched, Optically tracked and Wire guided


No idea for your second question ...

p-)

[KML]

Grasius