Posted: 3/22/2003 9:56:59 PM EDT
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Right now, I am watching an embedded reporter reporting from a fire fight in Umm Qasr on CNN. The reporter is ducking behind a barricade. The Iraqi soldiers are firing from a tree line. From this angle, I can see where our forces are distributed - where our machine guns and men are positioned. A viewer can probably estimate troop strength, the location of the officers of our unit, etc. This is being broadcast world wide. What if an Iraqi commander is also watching this broadcast? Can he not radio to his men in the tree line, and tell them precisely where to aim his mortars? Where to focus fire, etc. I do not like this. |
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You guys, if the commander of the squad thought this broadcast was endangering his life, dont you think he'd cut them off? What? You think those Iraqis are sitting up in the tower or behind the berm with cable tv or a satellite dish? Do you think they go into battle with tv sets? Please get a grip. |
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Quoted: You guys, if the commander of the squad thought this broadcast was endangering his life, dont you think he'd cut them off? What? You think those Iraqis are sitting up in the tower or behind the berm with cable tv or a satellite dish? Do you think they go into battle with tv sets? Please get a grip. Ummm... what he said. Troop strength? Was it a platoon or a company. You were watching, you tell me what the Iraqis were up against. [rolleyes] |
| Lastbscout has it right. Not much useful info at the tactical level. A better question is how are the reporters feeds uplinked (secure or open) and are they going through military or commercial satellites? If the Iraqi's can track the uplink signals of a large armored force on the move it could provide targeting data for missile WMD attacks, but not too useful at the tactical level. Now, if the Iraqi's had the ability to call in CAS, that info may be helpful if the field of view was wide enough for targeting use, but the FOVs used so far don't provide that kind of info. |