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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Air-to-air kill for an EF-111
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Date: 1 Mar 91 05:25:06 GMT
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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
>From: smb@ulysses.att.com (Steven Bellovin)
>On a related note, the NY Times today (2/26), in an article on ``smart
>bombs'', mentioned an incident where an F-111 dropped a smart bomb on
>an airborne enemy helicopter.

Shaw's "Fighter Combat" mentions bombing helicopters as potentially a
fairly effective tactic.  Not because a direct hit is often feasible,
"especially if the bomb is being dropped by a fighter pilot", but because
a hefty bomb throws shrapnel a long, long way.
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