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From: edat!brian@uunet.UU.NET (brian douglass personal account)
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Subject: Re: F117 Rehash: was One plane vs. many; F-117's; Wild Weasels
Keywords: F-117, Wild Weasel, nuke
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Date: 1 Mar 91 05:48:04 GMT
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From: edat!brian@uunet.UU.NET (brian douglass personal account)

In article <1991Feb28.053607.11485@cbnews.att.com> greg@Veritas.COM (Greg Sudderth) writes:
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>
>	My major point is that it seems EXTREMELY desirable to be able to 
>	"stealth" yourself after firing the HARM/ARM/Shrike, when you 
>	"turn and boogie".  Its my understanding that you often have 
>	"teased" the SAM into firing, and that missile is on its way 
>	to you. Is there anything obvious that precludes the 117 from 
>	this mission?

Wild Weasel missions as far as being the tease are the antitheses
of what the F-117 was designed for.  It is designed to take out
high value targets that are heavily defended.  There is no doubt
that it can sneak in, pickup any EM from SAMs and maybe drop a bomb
on it, but as far as being the tease to get the battery to open up,
that is best left to other planes.  The F117 is ideal for C3, not
SAM batteries.

-- 
Brian Douglass			brian@edat.uucp
"Do you know what Saddam Hussein and his father have in common?"
"Neither one knows when to pull out!"