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To: 68skylark

That's a good point, but that is when the 22 would/could act in the capacity of a "Wild Weasle" like the EA-6B prowlers did in Vietnam and Iraq the first time. Letting themselves be seen, and then pasting radar sites with HARMS or other Anti-Radar munitions. The F-22 would be even more ideal for that, since they could allow themselve to be visible when they want to, to bait SAM sites into "painting" them, and then once they do that, fire a "fire and forget" HARM on them, which doesn't have to have active radar now a days, they'll home and hit the target even when the radar is turned back off, and then go stealthy, change direction, speed, and altitude, and become stealthy again, and the missile would go stupid and never come close to the Raptor. That's very possible, and would be hard for SAM sites or vehicles to get around. The F-22 could also fly cover for more visable bombers and fighter strike aircraft, and destroy radar sites soon as they go active before they can even get a shot off. I see that as being very doable. It's so versitile just about anything is possible.


120 posted on 06/13/2006 12:28:43 PM PDT by TexasPatriot8 (You can't get blood from a turnip, and with liberals, you can't get common sense from stupid.)
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To: TexasPatriot8
"Wild Weasle"(sic) like the EA-6B prowlers did in Vietnam

That would be Wild Weasel. You're confused. The Marine Corps EA-6A Electric Intruders flew offensive SEAD missions in Vietnam. The EA-6B didn't gain offensive weapon capability until 1986, with the AGM-88.

Also, just like the F-117 and B-2, the F-22 is detectable by low band search radars.

125 posted on 06/13/2006 1:27:26 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham
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To: TexasPatriot8
bait SAM sites into "painting" them, and then once they do that, fire a "fire and forget" HARM on them,

For less sophisticated radar. Sidelobe stuff would guide the HARM to an empty field.

133 posted on 06/13/2006 2:00:59 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: TexasPatriot8
"The F-22 would be even more ideal for that, since they could allow themselve to be visible when they want to, to bait SAM sites into "painting" them, and then once they do that, fire a "fire and forget" HARM on them"

Negative.

We learned from the Israelis...

No need to risk aircraft.

Simply send drones into the AO, enemy radars go for a fix...then...take'em out from stand-off.

137 posted on 06/13/2006 2:16:31 PM PDT by VaBthang4 ("He Who Watches Over Israel Will Neither Slumber Nor Sleep")
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