Top this for a speeding ticket... - F-Body Online

Phate · 01-17-2008, 08:29 AM

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Isn't it nice to know that they're on our side?

Two California Highway
Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on
I-15 near MCAS Miramar. One of the officers was using a
hand held radar device to check speeding vehicles
approaching near the crest of a hill. The officers were
suddenly surprised when the radar gun began reading 300
miles per hour. The officer attempted to reset the radar
gun, but it would not reset and turned off.

Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed
that the radar had in fact locked onto a USMC F/A-18 Hornet
which was engaged in a low flying exercise near the
location.

Back at the CHP Headquarters the Patrol Captain fired
off a complaint to the USMC Base Commander.

Back came a reply in true USMC style: Thank you for the
message, which allows us to complete the file on this
incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical
computer in the Hornet had detected the presence of, and
subsequently locked onto, your hostile radar equipment and
automatically sent a jamming signal back to it.
Furthermore, an air to ground missile aboard the fully
armed aircraft had also automatically locked onto your
equipment. Fortunately the Marine Pilot flying the Hornet
recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded
to the missile system alert status and was able to override
the automated defense system before the missile was
launched and your hostile radar was destroyed. Thank you
for your concerns.

I doubt its real, but its damn funny.

Rocket 442 · 01-17-2008, 08:36 AM

Hahaha, that is good.

No way it could be real though. Those radar guns are pretty accurate, and even if they'd be allowed to fly low over a highway, there is no way that the radar gun would pick that up when it has to be at least 30+feet in the air.

Phate · 01-17-2008, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocket 442

Hahaha, that is good.

No way it could be real though. Those radar guns are pretty accurate, and even if they'd be allowed to fly low over a highway, there is no way that the radar gun would pick that up when it has to be at least 30+feet in the air.

Besides, there is no "Automatic" missile response system. To fire a weapon (this doesnt include chaff), you have to go hot, which means arming your weapons first.

MarkuzLS1 · 01-17-2008, 11:30 AM

The HARM missiles that they use to destroy enemy radar sites probably aren't sensitive enough to lock onto a hand held radar gun, anyway. Air defense radars put out a great deal more radiation than that.

SpecialK · 01-17-2008, 04:29 PM

Oh I'm sure it could pick up the signal form the gun. And I'm sure the Pilot got a chirp or two from his cockpit. Thought I very much doubt they'd have an automated firing device for an offensive device such as a missile. Still, a 300MPH speeding ticket. I'd loved to be the pilot that had to explain that one to his CO.

1NCZ28 · 01-18-2008, 07:49 AM

300 mph is hardly moving at all for an F-A 18 super Hornet, trust me, I live near Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point and those suckers fly over my house at 600+ mph and that shit is scary. My dog nearly crapped his fur the 1st time he heard that. LOL.

As far as the radar gun thing, doubt the pilot even picked that up. They are designed to pick up a much stronger radar signiture than the puny radar gun one puts out. Theirs are for picking up detections as far off as 100 miles for air to air missles and to pick up S.A.M. ( surface to air missle ) sites that put off radar signals strong enough to actually cook a frog with if you put it infront of the dish ( I know, I was a Marine and we did that at my MOS school, we talked the Hawk missle techs into letting us do it, red stone arsenal Alabama)

MarkuzLS1 · 01-18-2008, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by 1NCZ28

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