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How we Fought before Smart Phones


Igor4U

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I missed this News Bit a couple years back - Great Idea to keep the Guys & Gals Sharp. Do they still Teach Iron-Sight Bombing and Gunnery ?

 

They say GPS was Invaluable in Desert Storm navigating over Vast Areas of featureless Desert. But can we still Fight without it ?

 

 

The Air Force Turned Off GPS To Rehearse a War Without It

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a15949440/air-force-no-gps-red-flag/

 

Red Flag 2018 is a dry run for a war without satellite navigation.

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Im sure its trained. Minimally. As for gps jamming, there are ways around that too.

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Do they still Teach Iron-Sight Bombing and Gunnery ?

They definitely do, but not practiced very often.

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