To: Moonman62
Dog fights are a thing of the past.
That is what pilots said in Vietnam and we were creamed in the air. You cannot depend on missiles and techology.Missiles are a finite resource.
41 posted on
03/12/2012 11:26:54 PM PDT by
U-238
To: U-238
That is what pilots said in Vietnam and we were creamed in the air. That was over 40 years and many technological advancements ago. Do you have anything better? The army eventually had to go from horses to tanks.
42 posted on
03/13/2012 12:11:17 AM PDT by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: U-238
Missiles are a finite resource.
So are bullets.
A computer cannot mimick the experience and skill of a pilot.
They can for most things. Dogfighting is not that hard for a computer. Doubly so when the computer cheats by pulling more Gs. But that alone will not get man out of the cockpit. The computer can't yet do as good a job at deciding when to NOT shoot. Besides, who wants an airforce that you can obsolete by just inventing a better jammer?
52 posted on
03/20/2012 2:06:34 PM PDT by
TalonDJ
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