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2008-11-04 Sri Lanka

Interceptors' missile 'lock on' failure jolts SLAF

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Posted by john frum 2008-11-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 How effective are heat seeking missiles against aircraft that are not jets? Lot less heat to lock on to?

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2008-11-04 09:59|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2008-11-04 09:59|| Front Page Top

#2 the Chinese radar provides even the altitude of a target.

Sekrets, we have lost dem.

Posted by .5MT 2008-11-04 10:22|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-11-04 10:22|| Front Page Top

#3 It's extremely difficult to get a heat-seeking missile to lock onto a small propeller-driven aircraft. There just isn't that much heat generated. That' one of several reasons the US requires combat aircraft to be armed with a cannon. An A-10 would be the most useful aircraft to use against these lightly-armed, relatively slow-moving aircraft. It's got enough speed to catch them, and can slow down enough that it has a lot of time to aim and fire at the craft.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-11-04 12:21|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-11-04 12:21|| Front Page Top

#4 A P51 would also get the job done well too.

Posted by Abu do you love">Abu do you love 2008-11-04 15:07|| 2008-11-04 15:07|| Front Page Top

#5 So would a MOAB... eventually. If I'm wrong, we'd just have to keep trying, right? ;-)

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-11-04 15:57|| 2008-11-04 15:57|| Front Page Top

#6 Ah hell... Okay.... Glug, glug

Posted by .5MT 2008-11-04 16:43|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-11-04 16:43|| Front Page Top

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