Første nedskydning af en bomber med F-16.

Well, the maximum range of the AMRAAM makes the attack a distinct possibility! What is more, if the planes were flying on a collision course, both clipping along at - say Mach 0.8 - boosting the missile prelaunch with Mach 1.6 and the missile picking up speed to on average Mach 3.5 gives a closing speed of 4. (something) - which is 343 m/s - making closing speed about 1 1/3 km/s. Time to impact would then be 75 odd second. The missile would not slow down significantly as the attack is head on at a distance of 100 km, thus no turning and the directional inertial would not be much wrong and the terminal active radar will not have to much of a problem.
Meaning the F-16 can break away and go to about Mach 1.6. Escorting fighters would not be a problem. Tail chasing a target running away at Mach 1.6 is a losing proposition.
That AMRAAMS kill is not only a possibility, but a definate probability.

It is PRECISELY the mission the F-16/AMRAAM combination was designed for. It is what was expected of it with ruskie bombers out of Khaliningrad from take of from Skrydstrup. Most of the way the target is not going to see the missile as it is on inertial navigation - WHAMMO!

Recovery of fighter on a base further back than the strip it started from. Plus if an escort decides to follow, they will be in range of SAM's.
Freindly fire? I don't think so. The mere notion that Russian could hit ANYTHING other than a civilian airliner perambutlating along with the equivalent of a walker. In all respect: You have a twisted sense of humor.

Thomas skrev:Som skrevet andet steds:

Well, the maximum range of the AMRAAM makes the attack a distinct possibility! What is more, if the planes were flying on a collision course, both clipping along at - say Mach 0.8 - boosting the missile prelaunch with Mach 1.6 and the missile picking up speed to on average Mach 3.5 gives a closing speed of 4. (something) - which is 343 m/s - making closing speed about 1 1/3 km/s. Time to impact would then be 75 odd second. The missile would not slow down significantly as the attack is head on at a distance of 100 km, thus no turning and the directional inertial would not be much wrong and the terminal active radar will not have to much of a problem.
Meaning the F-16 can break away and go to about Mach 1.6. Escorting fighters would not be a problem. Tail chasing a target running away at Mach 1.6 is a losing proposition.
That AMRAAMS kill is not only a possibility, but a definate probability.

It is PRECISELY the mission the F-16/AMRAAM combination was designed for. It is what was expected of it with ruskie bombers out of Khaliningrad from take of from Skrydstrup. Most of the way the target is not going to see the missile as it is on inertial navigation - WHAMMO!

Recovery of fighter on a base further back than the strip it started from. Plus if an escort decides to follow, they will be in range of SAM's.
Freindly fire? I don't think so. The mere notion that Russian could hit ANYTHING other than a civilian airliner perambutlating along with the equivalent of a walker. In all respect: You have a twisted sense of humor.

Fortsat: skrev:In fact: I know they have trained that scenario in Denmark, as I live en route between Skrydstrup and Khaliningrad. Only they would have recovered on the shorter leg at Belbek in Poland - thus bringing the escort within range of Belbek air defence artillery. Always lure the enemy into a trap.