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To: combjelly who wrote (228577)	4/11/2005 7:29:51 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576816

Oh duh. TOWs, however, aren't. OK, but you where talking about the alleged effectiveness of a Stinger when you said " But even if the percentage was in the 80s, that means that every fielded platoon can kill a Hind and a T-70. " What is of more interest to me is what you mean by "effectiveness" measured as a percentage. "they were gamed at around 60% effectiveness, but in the field were much higher than that. Even a 60% effectiveness would have changed the balance, but they exceeded that by a wide margin. How much we will never know, the mujahadin were claiming in the high 90s for the Stinger." Does 60% effectiveness mean .6 kills per shot? That's pretty high in the real world but it might be reached with guided weapons under certain circumstanecs. .9 kills per shot is almost never reached, and if it was reached for more than a very short time it would have to be against an enemy that was totally overmatched and/or very stupid. Tim