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Most radars can cope with this fairly simple trick, so well-furnished bombers will probably carry decoys to mislead sophisticated radars. When the bombers have been illuminated and are likely to be attacked, they will launch small, fast missiles with transmitters that have been tuned to copy the reflected signals of the enemy's radar or with radar-reflecting devices that make them look bigger than they are. Such a decoy is hard to distinguish from a real bomber, and an attacking interceptor or missile is apt to "lock onto" it and let the bomber escape. Nature thought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Counter-measures | 12/9/1957 | See Source »

...Ryan alternated at the head of a relentless running game that ground out a first-half touchdown to put the Owls in front 7-0, while vicious Rice tacklers stopped every Aggie effort that came close to scoring. Finally the desperate Aggies were forced to use Crow as a decoy, and eventually, in the final quarter their own quarterback, Roddy Osborne, managed to sneak over for a touchdown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Owls & the Crow | 11/25/1957 | See Source »

...desperate gamble to catch the imagination (of the Russians) and the headlines (of the West). To yell at our own scientists and planners because they are taking their time to produce a product for space research is merely harmonizing with Nikita's tune and falling for the decoy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 28, 1957 | 10/28/1957 | See Source »

North Carolina's Tatum, working behind the safety of a first-period touchdown, sent his ends deep, while his backs held onto the ball as if they never meant to pass. When Miami's defenders finally decided that those ends were merely a decoy, they moved up close to the line, and the Tarheel trap sprang shut. A pair of running passes set up North Carolina's second touchdown, and the Tarheels were out front for keeps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Guess Again | 10/21/1957 | See Source »

...Animated Decoy. A battery-powered plastic duck that simulates feeding movements of a mallard is being marketed by Riley Decoy Corp., Eugene, Ore. Later this year the firm will also offer hunters an animated mallard hen. Price: $17.95, with battery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Nov. 5, 1956 | 11/5/1956 | See Source »

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