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From: sjeyasin@axion.bt.co.uk (swaraj jeyasingh)
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Subject: Re: The Marine Corps' AV-8B Harrier
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Date: 2 Oct 90 23:46:25 GMT
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From: sjeyasin@axion.bt.co.uk (swaraj jeyasingh)

>From article <1990Sep29.154840.6720@cbnews.att.com>, by sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney):
> From: sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney)
> In article <1990Sep28.014342.13695@cbnews.att.com>, jfb@ihlpm.att.com (Joseph F Baugher) writes:
> 
JB>>		In Falkland/Malvinas war between Britain and Argentina, the
JB>>		Harrier proved to be an effective dogfighter against the
JB>>		Argentinian Dagger aircraft.
> 
DM> And thanks to the AIM-9L all-aspect Sidewinder ;-)

Also, these were  Sea Harriers, with air-radar and the above missiles. I heard
that it was the employment of the 9Ls rather than the VIFFing capabiliy which
made the diff.


I am not speaking ex cathedra:
Swaraj Jeyasingh                sjeyasin@axion.bt.co.uk
British Telecom Research Labs
Ipswich
UK