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Pity the Phoenix was never tested under actual battle conditions. Even the shoot down of the Sukhois (which inspired the opening scene of Top Gun) was done wit
by cyberferret 8y ago
Pity the Phoenix was never tested under actual battle conditions. Even the shoot down of the Sukhois (which inspired the opening scene of Top Gun) was done with the older AIM-9 Sidewinders.
Interesting proposition, but I don't know how effective BVR air to air missiles would have been?
- lmm 8y agoIsn't the problem that one rarely operates under RoE where BVR missiles would be permitted? Particularly in these days of mostly-counterterrorism, hitting the wrong target is worse than not hitting at all.