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From: sylvain@udcps3.cps.udayton.edu (Nicholas Sylvain)
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Subject: Re: sci.military
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Date: 23 Jan 90 03:57:44 GMT
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From: sylvain@udcps3.cps.udayton.edu (Nicholas Sylvain)
In article <13352@cbnews.ATT.COM> TMARSHALL01@acad.cut.oz writes:
:
:Andrew F. Cowie writes:
:> It would seem that two 2000 lbs bombs were deployed in the air attack
:> made by American F-117 Stealth Fighters, when 8 planes flew on the
:> mission. Why were 8 birds in the air? 8 bombs, 2 released; or Jamming
:> support?
:
:Maybe these other 6 planes were fighter escorts. Your idea could also 
:be considered but if the U.S say there F-117's are so good at evading radar
:Why would it need 6 aircraft to jam. One INTRUDER with ECM would be amply. 

From the information I have seen, eight F-117A were ASSIGNED for Operation
Just Cause, but only two were actually USED in a combat operation.
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"If you want to play the game, you better know the rules."
                          -- Inspector Harry Callahan (_The Dead Pool_)

Nicholas Sylvain     sylvain@udcps2.cps.udayton.edu or sylvain$n@dayton.bitnet