Speed trap ultimate defense (No Pantera content) (no alfa content , either!)

["Sedon, Doug (OD/ORS)" <sedond@domain.elided>]

hi all, this mite be of interest...

> Item in Berwickshire Gazette - November 11th 1998
>
> A report has revealed that two traffic patrol officers from North
> Berwick
> were involved in an unusual incident whilst checking for speeding
> motorists
> on the A1 road between Oldhamstocks and Grantshouse.
>
> Last May, they were using a hand-held radar device to trap unwary
> motorists
> on the Edinburgh to London trunk road. One of the unnamed officers
> used the
> device to check the speed of an approaching vehicle, and was surprised
> to
> find that his target had registered a speed in excess of 300 miles per
>
> hour. The A35000 radar machine then seized up and could not be reset
> by the
> bemused PC's.
>
> The radar had in fact latched on to a NATO Tornado aircraft in the
> North
> Sea, which was taking part in a simulated low-flying exercise over the
>
> Borders and Southern Scotland. Following a complaint by Sir William
> Sutherland, Chief Constable of the Lothian & Borders Police force to
> the
> RAF liaison office, it was revealed that the officers had a lucky
> escape -
> the tactical computer on board the aircraft not only detected and
> jammed
> the "hostile" radar equipment, but had automatically armed a
> Sidewinder
> air-to-ground missile ready to neutralise the perceived threat.
> Luckily
> the Dutch pilot was alerted to the missile status and was able to
> override
> the automatic protection system before the missile launched.
>
> The Police have so far declined to comment, although it is understood
> that
> officers will be advised to point their radar guns inland in future.
>
> -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
>
> Note:
>
> I am looking into where Sidewinder air-to-ground missile systems can
> be
> purchased so we too can protect ourselves from these insidious
> "hostile"
> radar equipment systems.
>
>

I can just picture the "kill" symbol on the side of the Tornado - a
squad car silhouette with a red slash thru it.  Al.
==========================
doug s.

------------------------------