How to shoot down an F-22

Stealhead · 08-01-12, 12:56 AM

Only thing is as with other weapons of war stealth will be countered it only takes a matter of time I think this is why many air forces are not as interested in stealth due to its high cost and to the fact that is will be countered at some point.

Another issue is unless they completely change how the AIM-120 is locked onto a target the F-22 will give away its presence as soon as it fires one or even begins the target acquiring process they must use radar to lock on and the radar waves can be detected I think USAF has a lot of faith that they would be able to get a successful first attack and destroy most of an enemy force and make the others retreat ideal thinking.Trouble is a little thing called murphy's law.Vietnam taught us that we should not place all of our faith into one style of combat.

What you posted Gimpy is pretty much what they said back in the late 50's and early 60's and they where wrong "Our better missiles will win the day dog fighting is a thing of the past old boys".Today we are saying the same thing with the F-22 with even more advanced technology than what was available in the old day and just as likely to perform less than ideally in the real world.

The F-22 is a relic of Cold War thinking that is no longer valid if you ask me.

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Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Only thing is as with other weapons of war stealth will be countered it only takes a matter of time I think this is why many air forces are not as interested in stealth due to its high cost and to the fact that is will be countered at some point. Another issue is unless they completely change how the AIM-120 is locked onto a target the F-22 will give away its presence as soon as it fires one or even begins the target acquiring process they must use radar to lock on and the radar waves can be detected I think USAF has a lot of faith that they would be able to get a successful first attack and destroy most of an enemy force and make the others retreat ideal thinking.Trouble is a little thing called murphy's law.Vietnam taught us that we should not place all of our faith into one style of combat. What you posted Gimpy is pretty much what they said back in the late 50's and early 60's and they where wrong "Our better missiles will win the day dog fighting is a thing of the past old boys".Today we are saying the same thing with the F-22 with even more advanced technology than what was available in the old day and just as likely to perform less than ideally in the real world. The F-22 is a relic of Cold War thinking that is no longer valid if you ask me.