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From: sr26+@andrew.cmu.edu (Stephen Alexander Racunas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: Sinking Carriers in Harpoon
Message-ID: <Mc99FyW00WB_M7h0lv@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 5 May 91 23:25:50 GMT
Organization: Class of '91, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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The problem with Phoenix missiles is not the altitude change causing the
missile to lose lock. The Phoenix is a "look down shoot down" missile that can
handle targets changing altitude and targets lost in ground clutter.  The
problem is when the plane drops to VLOW altitude, it goes below the radar
horizon of the missile... i.e. there is WATER on the direct line path from the
missile to the target and the missile CANNOT SEE THE PLANE to shoot it down.