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For a defence system, decoys for ICBMs would mainly be a problem in midcourse: during the boost phase they would be inside the rocket, because separate rockets for each of many decoys would not be |
at reentry light decoys and chaff considerably slow down and/or are destroyed in the atmosphere. |
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The decoy in war may e.g. be a wooden fake tank, designed to be mistaken by bomber plane crews to be real, or a device that fools an automatic system such as a [[guided missile]], by simulating some physical properties of a real target. |
The decoy in war may e.g. be a wooden fake tank, designed to be mistaken by bomber plane crews to be real, or a device that fools an automatic system such as a [[guided missile]], by simulating some physical properties of a real target. |
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For a defence system, decoys for [[ICBM]]s would mainly be a problem in midcourse: during the boost phase they would be inside the rocket, because separate rockets for each of many decoys would not be |
For a defence system, decoys and chaff for [[ICBM]]s would mainly be a problem in midcourse: during the boost phase they would be inside the rocket, because separate rockets for each of many decoys would not be practical, while at [[reentry]] light decoys and chaff considerably slow down and/or are destroyed in the atmosphere. |
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See also [[sting operation]]. |
See also [[sting operation]]. |
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Revision as of 00:37, 23 October 2004
A decoy is usually a person, device or event meant as a distraction to conceal what an individual or a group might be looking for. Decoys have been used for centuries most notably in game hunting, but also in wartime and in the committing or resolving of crimes.
The decoy in war may e.g. be a wooden fake tank, designed to be mistaken by bomber plane crews to be real, or a device that fools an automatic system such as a guided missile, by simulating some physical properties of a real target.
For a defence system, decoys and chaff for ICBMs would mainly be a problem in midcourse: during the boost phase they would be inside the rocket, because separate rockets for each of many decoys would not be practical, while at reentry light decoys and chaff considerably slow down and/or are destroyed in the atmosphere.
See also sting operation.