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     C~~5w-~JSTARS IS A MUST,  THE DATA STREAM TO AIRCRAFT FROM

  JSTARS NEEDS'TO BE WORKED.   THE COMBINATION OF ADDITIONAL ATACMS

  MUNITIONS AND JSTARS ACCURA(Y PLACES THIS VERV HIGH ON OUR

  PRIORITY-   THE FACT THAT BOTH THE ARMY ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE AND

  THE AIR FORCE ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE AND SENIOR GENERAL OFFICER

  REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH SERVICE OPNS STAFFS FOUND JSTARS READY

  FOR DEPLOYMENT WAS HEARTENING.   I AM SURE THE FAVORABLE REVIEW BY

  GENERALS GRANRUDE1 MENHOER AND FORSTER1 RALSTON AND MEYER COULD

  INFLUENCE THE CINC'S DECISION.   WE FOUGHT WWII WITH BRASSBOARD

  RADARS.   WE SEE NO REASON WE CANNOT DO THE SAME NOW THAT `LIE HAVE

  AT LEAST TWO BIRDS THAT COULD BE AVAILABLE-   THIS COMBINATION IS

  PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT GIVEN THE HISTORY OF REPUBLICAN GUARDS

  DIVISIONS AND HOW THEY HAVE BEEN USED-   AS YOU KNOW THEY

  CONSTITUTE THE STRIKE ARM OF THE IRAQI ARMY.

     D. ~M829El AND XM9UUEl NEED FIRST ORDER LOAD OUTS

     E(~~~DATS NEEDS RESURRECTING BASED ON THE DUAL CAPABLE NATURE

 6 OF THE SYSTEM

     ~~~~~~~ COMBINATION OF HMMWV, TOW/HELLFIRE AND "CROSSBOW"

 ~ MAKE FOR  VERY FORMIDABLE LIGHT ANTITANK SYSTEM.  WE REALIZE THAT

 I~ CROSSBOW IS A NAVY SYSTEM BUT IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A UNIQUE
     II,

H. DUANE MURPHY1 LT COL1 USAF
CCSA1 3868
  tE ARL W. Ru' BRIGHT1 SES1 CCSA1 63S9


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