Re: Jamming IEDs

From: Dan Holdsworth (dan1701usenet_at_ntlworld.com)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 21:08:54 GMT

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 13:12:54 +0800, Paul Saccani
 <traptinnedspicedham@hotmail.com>
was popularly supposed to have said:

> On 23 Jan 2005 02:14:27 -0800, "stork" <tbandrow@mightyware.com> wrote:
>
>>Is it the case in Iraq that most IEDs are detonated remotely? If so,
>>why do we not have jammers that simply shroud convoys in a circular
>>bubble of electronic activity that prevents the detonation of a device
>>because the command to do so is jammed?
>
> What makes you think this is not done? You might also look at the problems it
> causes.
>
>>Intuitively, the terrorist would be using a handheld battery operated
>>remote control. A convoy, on the other hand, could be carrying
>>generation - theoretically, a 300hp engine could produce 100 kw of
>>electrical power. It stands to reason that in terms of sheer power
>>requirements needed to invert the spectrum produced by a probable
>>handheld transmitter, that the convoy would win and the troops would be
>>spared.
>
> It stands to reason that command detonation by wire renders the issue academic.
> The enemy, not being stupid, figured this out long ago.

It could be argued that stupidity and ineptitude/lack of technical clue
already make wire-based command systems more likely. It takes
knowledge to make a wireless detonation system.

It takes considerably less smarts to wire up a detonator to that load of
dodgy explosives your friend Mo nicked last month, and bribe your rather
simple young nephew to wait a block away for the convoy, and detonate
the device by ramming one wire onto each pole of a stolen car battery.

Let's face it, the average bomber ain't all that smart. Attacking
American soldiers is stupid at the best of times, and suicidal if they
can see you, and think you're in any way dodgy. US Soldiers have this
little habit of trigger-happiness that is not being helped any by people
continually sniping at them, and blasting them; further infuriating them
is the sort of thing only a madman could contemplate. 

-- 
Dan Holdsworth PhD                   dan1701usenet@ntlworld.com
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