Key military sites air defence against stealth bomber bombing.

crobato said:

Oh sorry I mistyped. I meant Goa. Ordinary TV sight will do just fine, especially in full moonlight.

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Yes modern (with provision for mounting image intensifier)TV can somewhat usable even at night. Original sight was useful only on clear day.
Still, Thermals, TV, and sound microphones, milimetric band radars, and ordinary observers are way to go only for small country (with area comparative to that of Serbia). For big countries like China, this is simply unpractical. You will need hundreds of thousends devices. Even cost is not biggest problem, but organization and integration of many small units. Integrated Air defense network sounds good but practical implementation is problem of enormous difficulty. Because of this your main sensor still will be radars, but thermals and observers are more then useful aid for primary network.

crobato said:

Oh sorry I mistyped. I meant Goa. Ordinary TV sight will do just fine, especially in full moonlight.

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Yes modern (with provision for mounting image intensifier)TV can somewhat usable even at night. Original sight was useful only on clear day.
Still, Thermals, TV, and sound microphones, milimetric band radars, and ordinary observers are way to go only for small country (with area comparative to that of Serbia). For big countries like China, this is simply unpractical. You will need hundreds of thousends devices. Even cost is not biggest problem, but organization and integration of many small units. Integrated Air defense network sounds good but practical implementation is problem of enormous difficulty. Because of this your main sensor still will be radars, but thermals and observers are more then useful aid for primary network.

Yes modern (with provision for mounting image intensifier)TV are somewhat usable even at night. Original sight was useful only on clear day.
Still, Thermals, TV, and sound microphones, milimetric band radars, and ordinary observers are way to go only for small country (with area comparative to that of Serbia). For big countries like China, this is simply unpractical. You will need hundreds of thousends devices. Even cost is not biggest problem, but organization and integration of many small units. Integrated Air defense network sounds good but practical implementation is problem of enormous difficulty. Because of this your main sensor still will be radars, but thermals and observers are more then useful aid for primary network.