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From: muller@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Mark B. Muller)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Gunless_Fighters
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Date: 11 Jan 90 04:59:45 GMT
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From: muller@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Mark B. Muller)



>I'm pretty sure that the F-101 Voodoo's, F-102 and F-106's were all missile
>platforms. They were all designed, according to what I have read, as 
>interceptors against large bomber formations. With that in mind, I know 
>the F-101 and probably the others carried the Genie  nuclear air-to-air
>missles for use against formations. They were gyro stablized with no
>active or passive homing gear. The idea being aim at the formation and 
>let it go. Loosely equivalent to trying to hit the broad side of a barn.

   Of course, with the Genie it was not neccessary to even hit, as it was
   armed with a small nuclear warhead.  Isn't it good to know that the 
   the US Air Force no longer plans to use nuclear armed air-to-air
   missiles anymore.
 

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Mark Muller            Undergrad at Purdue University
muller@gn.ecn.purdue.edu
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