To: lormand
Problem is, your answer is correct, but the question is about to change.
New question is, What A/C can survive small, cheap, destruction level laser "anti-aircraft guns" (effectively "ray guns" that will be generally available.
Answers
1. Small, relatively slow,night-flying unmanned very (<100 feet) ground hugging A/C with standoff weapons.
2. Both LEO and synchronous satellite beam weapons.
Current concept of manned tactical A/C is as dated as NATO Pentomic Divisions fighting a Soviet Army Group.
53 posted on
07/22/2006 12:09:02 PM PDT by
MindBender26
(Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
To: MindBender26
"...Current concept of manned tactical A/C is as dated as NATO Pentomic Divisions fighting a Soviet Army Group...."
I have to disagree with you on that statement. That may be true at some point in the future, but it is not true today, and will not be true for another generation.
When "Ray" guns become as affordable, maintainable and widespread as antiaircraft guns and missles, in third world countries, perhaps. But you cannot make that statement today, and it won't be true for years to come, in my opinion.
67 posted on
07/22/2006 10:01:02 PM PDT by
rlmorel
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