Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site vu-vlsi.UUCP Path: utzoo!lsuc!pesnta!pyramid!decwrl!decvax!bellcore!ulysses!burl!clyde!cbosgd!ukma!psuvm.bitnet!psuvax1!vu-vlsi!williams From: williams@vu-vlsi.UUCP (Thomas Williams) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: Re: IRON EAGLE (arrggghh!) Message-ID: <241@vu-vlsi.UUCP> Date: Sun, 23-Feb-86 01:42:32 EST Article-I.D.: vu-vlsi.241 Posted: Sun Feb 23 01:42:32 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 24-Feb-86 22:58:36 EST References: <275@bambi.UUCP> <9387@amdcad.UUCP> <1585@daemen.UUCP> <9590@amdcad.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Villanova Univ. EE Dept. Lines: 24 Summary: fighter armaments In article <9590@amdcad.UUCP>, phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) writes: >In article <1585@daemen.UUCP> fox@daemen.UUCP (Merlin) writes: >>> (real F-16s only carry 500 bullets) >> >> It makes me think (actually know) that they don't know what they're talking > >about. Ah, Excuse me an F-16 has (I think) four Vulcan cannons which fire > >(I think) 300 rounds per second. 500 bullets is thus about 1 1/2 second of > >firing. Sorry even the Air Force ain't that stupid. I believe that an F-16 > >has about 30000 bullets.... > > I stand by my claim that an F-16 only has about 500 bullets and suggest > you check it out before shooting your mouth off any further. An F-16 suprisingly was designed for AIM-9 Sidewinder missles and an INTERNAL GE M61 cannon plus 500 rounds of ammo. Believe it or not! There are 7 hardpoints. One underneath the fuselage three under each wing plus of course the Sidewinder rails. -taw What I want to know is what the hell did they make Pat Sajek out of? I realize they're working with all sorts of neat skin-like polymers out at Disney but someone did a real bang up job with him.