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From: fiddler%concertina@Sun.COM (Steve Hix)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: JET
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Date: 5 Apr 88 17:18:25 GMT
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In article <530@lakesys.UUCP>, joe@lakesys.UUCP (Joe Pantuso) writes:
>         Actually the Aim-9's should have the longer range.  An Aim-9 is a
> "sparrowhawk" missle.  It is *very* big and is radar-guided.  An Aim-7 is a
> "sidewinder" missle.  Those are smaller and are heat-seeking, you are probably
> more familiar with those.  That's why Aim-9's don't home as well and the
> Aim-7's hit home.  Personally, I never miss :-)

I know this is from the early neolithic (i.e., last month)...

Sorry, but the AIM-7 is the Sparrowhawk, and the AIM-9x is the Sidewinder.

The Sidewinder is an infrared-guided missile.  It first saw combat in 1958
as the AIM-9B.  The most current version is the AIM-9P, with the -R in
development.  Everybody seems to use it, mostly 'cause it works; there
are even ground-launched versions.  All versions are basically similar,
with changes over time like switching to solid-state electronics and
getting better motors.  (The Sparrowhawk is OK, I suppose, but not as
effective at close range [<10 miles] as the Sidewinder.)