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From: maniac%garnet.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (George W. Herbert)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Sparrow miss rate off Libya
Summary: Yup!
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Date: 18 Apr 89 02:52:53 GMT
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From: maniac%garnet.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (George W. Herbert)

In article <5640@cbnews.ATT.COM> tek@CS.UCLA.EDU (Ted Kim (ATW)) writes:
>I think it's clear that there are a lot of ways of making AAMs miss.
>Some involve ineffective design. Others, involve what the enemy does.
>(evasive manuevers, jammers, decoys, etc.) However, one should not
>discount the effect that a missile has of putting your opponent on the
>defensive. If he sees launch smoke (or sees a missile contrail or

Smart observation, and accurate.  Getting someone to act defensively allows
you to get into position for a better second shot, even if the first misses.
Plus, they aren't shooting at you...

oh, by the way: i just got a copy of Shaw's _Fighter Combat: tactics and maneuvering_.  everyone interested in the subject should have it.

george william herbert
maniac@garnet.berkeley.edu