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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
They were for sure stealthy against radar, but... take a wild guess why the MiG-29 and Su-27 featured an IR targeting system in the nose.  |
Even still wouldn't their IR targetting systems be ineffective because
a) IR missiles have a lot shorter range then radar guided ones
b) The IR trackers were shorter ranged then a regular radar? More for up close and personnal fights (so to speak).