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CVW-7 Completes History-Making Missile Shoot
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| 3/17/2004 11:17:00 AM
| Tracey Goff
Posted on 03/17/2004 11:46:39 AM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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...fired 17 live missiles onto a range over the Arabian Sea...
Can you hear me now, Ahkmed? You rodents in Iran and Syria think you have missile capability. You're about to find out what missile capability really is.
To: Pukin Dog; *miltech
"The theory was to prove that even though the Phoenix has been in the inventory for more than two decades, they are still capable of projecting power and showing that they remain a very viable option in the air-to-air regime,” said Lt.j.g. Matt Tallyn of VF-143 "Pukin' Dogs." Ping!!
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
I bet Putin is somewhat PO'd over this...his boys couldn't get off like what 1 missile during their little war games...
To: MD_Willington_1976
Aboard the submarine 'Archangelsk', in the Barents sea, near Severmorsk on February 17, 2004.
Part of military demonstration outright failed, and after it did not go as planned,
many explanations followed. Does someone look icy cold and upset at the failure?
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posted on
03/17/2004 12:06:45 PM PST
by
Diogenesis
(If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us)
To: Diogenesis
Putin always looks like he is ready to put a bullet in the back of someone's head.
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posted on
03/17/2004 12:11:57 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: AppyPappy
He probably has.
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Wasn't the Phoenix designed as a long-range fleet intercept missile, for use against larger, SLOWER bombers carrying Anti-Ship missiles and cruise missiles?
IIRC, the Phoenix is not particularly capable of handling modern high-performance aircraft, in terms of speed or maneuverability. While it was an outstanding piece of hardware in its day, it's hardly the missile for modern air-to-air engagements. That's probably why they're in such a hurry to deplete the inventory by blasting a dozen at a time at "gliding" drones.
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posted on
03/17/2004 12:46:14 PM PST
by
SJSAMPLE
To: SJSAMPLE
That's not what they told me in AO school.
To: quietolong
So the Phoenix is capable of engaging high performance aircraft of the latest generation? That would be nice to hear, given the outstanding range.
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posted on
03/17/2004 1:13:22 PM PST
by
SJSAMPLE
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity; MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; TEXOKIE; Alamo-Girl; windchime; Grampa Dave; ...
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posted on
03/17/2004 3:56:16 PM PST
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("(We)..come to rout out tyranny from its nest. Confusion to the enemy." - B. Taylor, US Marine)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Did I ever adequately thank you for the cruise?
An awesome experience. THANKS!
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posted on
03/17/2004 3:59:12 PM PST
by
Pan_Yans Wife
(Much of your pain is self-chosen. --- Kahlil Gibran)
To: Pan_Yans Wife
You're welcome, that was a blast!
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Go Navy ~ Bump!
We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!
~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~
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posted on
03/17/2004 5:02:12 PM PST
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: SJSAMPLE
Gee can’t really say. But what I can say. You can read anywhere.
To: quietolong
Weapons systems are constantly upgraded.
I'll bet a Phoenix ain't what it was 20 years ago.
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posted on
03/17/2004 7:43:41 PM PST
by
ASA Vet
("Anyone who signed up after 11/28/97 is a newbie")
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
To: ASA Vet
You Bet!
Look at the AIM9 from A-R (think that’s the latest)
20 years ago I loaded the last Bullpup on a P-3 and it still used vacuum tubes in it. And now look what they’ve done to dumb Mk82s
The AIM54 is up the alphabet too.
To: quietolong
I still have about a thousand vacuum tubes unused and in boxes.
Think it's time to trade them in on a new vet?
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posted on
03/18/2004 4:12:40 AM PST
by
ASA Vet
("Anyone who signed up after 11/28/97 is a newbie")
To: ASA Vet
Thanks for the story from another veteran of VF-143 PUKIN DOGS
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