Posted on 05/26/2004 7:29:40 AM PDT by Tango Whiskey Papa
I read an article about the original sidewinder. Had all of 12 moving parts.
2. What you want is high PK. (probability of kill) if you have a better weapon, more likely to do the job, you use it, and do not substitute lesser versions.
3. I was, not now. Almost always, AWACS or on-board systems will identify an enemy fighter long before VID. We don't have the ROE issues we once did. Combat areas are divided into sectors. Anything entering a sector unauthorized is a target. Once it gets lit up active, if it does not run, it is going to get shot. We don't have time these days to get up close. You don't know what the bastard is carrying, so you want to kill him quick. At 30 miles, you shoot him and box him in, or pinch him just in case you miss. He should be dumping flares and defensive if he evades, and only then should he eat a 9X from 10-12 out, but that would go down as a failure. -120s don't miss often.
Thanks. I like that one and have seen it posted many times. Sometimes with nuclear mushroom clouds.
Cool.
The graphics were added later. I prefer the text version for some reason.
Like maybe I imagine so much more for them...
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