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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1
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Originally Posted by NEON DEON
On Friday night History channel did a bit on future dog fights.
In it they indicated that the Raptor was the first 5th generation fighter.
They played out a scenario with a squadron of 4 Raptors taking on a mixed bag of 4 th generation fighters.
After the Raptors took out the first wave of enemy fighters a second wave of about 20 showed up. The Scenario then switched from the Raptor to the B-1R as a missile platform with the Raptors providing intel on the approaching enemy force and the B-1R firing long range volleys of AMRAMs at the enemy as directed by the invisible Raptors. The Raptors then closed and switched to short range missles.
It was an interesting show.
The HC indicated that the B-1R was not operational at the time they did the show and was still in proposal mode and that the AMRAM missiles in the scenario were not due to be operational till about 2010.
One of the things that caught my attention were the B-1Rs will use the new Pratt and Whitney Super cruise engines allowing them to do 1,500 mph without afterburners like the Raptor. ZOOM ZOOM.  |
Where do ya think I got the above video from? :p
I have the whole program.
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Well I guess thats what the big H is in the corner of your video!