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Perhaps they were never equipped because it just wouldn't work well. It's possible that this was used as misleading information to deceive Russian intelligenc
by cbm-vic-20 6y ago
Perhaps they were never equipped because it just wouldn't work well. It's possible that this was used as misleading information to deceive Russian intelligence as a deterrent against Russian AWACS flights.
- aerostable_slug 6y agoNothing would deter the Soviets from flying SUAWACS on likely ingress routes. They lacked a comparable system to the comprehensive early warning radar network enjoyed by the United States since the DEW line in the late 1950s. Fun fact: the Advanced Strategic Air-Launched Missile (ASALM) had a secondary anti-SUAWACS mission. With a 200kt warhead, depending upon the location of the launching aircraft, the Pk could be 2...