Optron #29 20 июля 1999

Iron - Yugoslavia - landfill?

           Yugoslavia: a polygon?

{} B. Loskutnikov, 1999


        The fundamental error of entering into war

        lies in the fact that they begin not

        from that end: first act, and

        then expect disasters to about
        judge position.


            Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian

                   War. (411 BC)


  It just so happened that any military
conflict is used as a test
polygon. The war in Yugoslavia is very similar to
NATO exercises on the theme "Conflict in Europe.
NATO against one country. "That's just
country and people - real.

  But what about the technical and military point of
view of the new, we saw in this war?

  Not so much.

  A favorite tactic used by the Americans bombing the remote, 
tried and tested them back in Korea and Vietnam.


  Technical innovations, according to the media -
"Graphite" bombs for the decommissioning of
electricity.


  Technology bombs, spray anything
worked a long time (for example, a bomb with OM
"Vacuum", etc.). So that the spray
graphite - a special case of such weapons.
Apparently, the atomized powder graphite
or soot mixed with any adhesives - to ensure that indelibly.
Spraying a cloud of graphite over a high-voltage substation is 
guaranteed to lead out of down almost all the electrical 
equipment: all insulators become useless.


  It is interesting that ten years ago in
surveys of prospective military developments
conducting aerosol spray
mentioned along with the spray sverhskolzkih compositions over 
the roads and places accumulation of manpower (not tried on the 
ice a car ride?). But on the spraying until the last audible.



  The most significant in this conflict with
technical point of view, in my opinion -
a clear demonstration of the successful application of high 
technologies in the war. "Precision" weapons actually become 
one. 

  Aspect ratio targets and its distance
destruction - just phenomenal. NATO officials boasted that it 
was possible cruise missile hit the stands on the airfield 
MiG-29, after he was detect reconnaissance satellites

although it stressed that at the moment
too much time from receipt of information about the target 
before its destruction (by distance of several hundred 
kilometers!) - they range from two to five hours.



  Another feature of this war - a significant expansion of the 
arsenal of means to combat operations. For example, an air raid 
"in full" support: 


  1) Means of further exploration and discovery - 
razvedsputniki, planes AWACS, the-horizon radar. Action - from 
the territory Neighboring countries, unattainable for 
Yugoslavia. They provide: air and ground reconnaissance of the 
situation from a distance, radar detection and enemy aircraft, 
target designation and issuance of command guidance for bombs 
and missiles. "AWACS itself can affect radar and enemy aircraft,

because armed with missiles air-air "missiles and 
protivoradarnymi large range.



  2) Airborne and ground-based jamming for radar jamming systems
Defense. These include: jets and helicopters
electronic warfare (EW), dropped from the air near enemy radar
emitters interference cover offensive
Groups of clutter to be established by shells, rockets, dumping 
from aircraft. 


  3) Ordnance operating systems
Enemy air defenses - on radiation homing missile or defeat 
bombs and cruise missiles to the coordinates obtained of 
intelligence. 


  4) Reliable and accurate navigation system,
possible to determine the position and speed at any time up
to centimeters, which allows you to hit targets from a great 
height and distance in any conditions.



  5) Service of an emergency rescue and evacuation.


  All this Yugoslavia answer was nothing. To resist the 
aggression of NATO air can only be on a similar scale air 
defense system in several countries, such, for example, that 
was in the Warsaw Pact. 

  Just left her there were only fragments of the once mighty 
structure, based on which build national air defense system. 
The present war has demonstrated, what differs from the 
National Defense International. 

  That was in Yugoslavia? A dozen
non-upgraded MiG-29 squadron and a half
less advanced aircraft. Air defense
Soviet-design 60th
years. But the main problem is not the point - defense
Yugoslavia was heavily damaged after the collapse of this 
country. 

  For a successful reflection of air attacks
necessary, first of all, means
long-range detection, radio reconnaissance, electronic warfare.
It is this in Yugoslavia now, and not -
part of the fixed stations remained on the breakaway 
territories, the rest were destroyed in the early days of 
aggression. Mobile units have survived for longer - Yugoslavs 
have intensified their a few days after the first raid, and it 
has borne fruit - in the form of downed "Stealth." But the 
existing air defense systems have Yugoslavia is now probably 
almost no left: with full domination of the enemy

in the air all the active (emitting at work), air defenses and 
electronic warfare destroyed very quickly. And without their 
support, the fighter will be struck with a missile, "AWACS", 
does not even come close to the target at a distance detection 
of its radiopritsela. Virtually any plane immediately after the 
Yugoslavs accompanied by a rise began. They could

rescue missions at low altitude in the folds
area and complete radio silence. But if
including side radiopritsel, the aircraft
detected by their emission of hundreds of kilometers away, and 
without hitting radiopritsela target at a distance of tens of 
kilometers unrealistic. 

  Therefore, the Yugoslavs were forced to use
for a war of guerrilla tactics in the air
struggle. Isterebiteli were dispersed
the hidden field aerodromes, where at
raids, they took off for a very short
time. Each attack Serbian pilot was
"Playing catch-up" with NATO missiles:
who used to hit his target. A ground
Yugoslav air defense system worked only in
night - to avoid demaskirovki
for relocation after his brief inclusion.


  We have a lot written about that here, they say,
it was necessary to send to Yugoslavia modern units of S-300, 
and this de, immediately would stop the aggression. Indeed, 
while the Yugoslavs have been able to more effectively confront 
NATO. But in the absence of a full-fledged defense structure, 
even C-300 destroyed very quickly.


  Let us recall the Vietnam War: it is proved that, on the one 
hand, the bombing war not win and on the other - that the 
presence of the defenders of modern air defense systems

little help in addressing the massive air raids, if there is no
layered air defense system. Our MiGs were effective only 
because the Americans did not have a "AWACS, or MIGs brought 
down to them from afar. What, in fact, been demonstrated in 
Yugoslavia. 


  In the first few days of the war target
NATO exercise was successfully achieved: the resistance of 
air-defense suppressed, bombed almost all military facilities. 

  After that, left to bomb only
civilians: as long as politicians do not agree, you can not 
stop the bombing. 

  If the politicians themselves with each other fought, wars 
would be much less.