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Platapus · 08-06-11, 12:13 PM

I wonder if modern heat seeking missiles would even lock on to a J3?

Especially when you have 10 minutes. That's not a long time, especially when some of that time will be spent evaluating the thread and deploying defenses.

Imagine a J3 diving with the engine off how would you shoot it down?

Would a stinger type weapon be able to lock on to a stopped J3 engine?

Small arms fire is probably not going to do it.

You can poke a lot of holes in a J3 and unless you hit the main wing beam it might keep on its ballistic course. I suppose a 20 mm round on the engine or the explosive payload would take care of it, but how hard would that be to accomplish?

I hope the USSS has already figured this out.

08-06-11, 12:13 PM	#9
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,408 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I wonder if modern heat seeking missiles would even lock on to a J3? Especially when you have 10 minutes. That's not a long time, especially when some of that time will be spent evaluating the thread and deploying defenses. Imagine a J3 diving with the engine off how would you shoot it down? Would a stinger type weapon be able to lock on to a stopped J3 engine? Small arms fire is probably not going to do it. You can poke a lot of holes in a J3 and unless you hit the main wing beam it might keep on its ballistic course. I suppose a 20 mm round on the engine or the explosive payload would take care of it, but how hard would that be to accomplish? I hope the USSS has already figured this out. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.