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Old 06-21-2003, 09:18 PM   #27
MaggieL
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Originally posted by tericee
I don't think MiGs or Mirages fly that low.
Must be hard to land them then. :-)
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Plus, they might not even be able to slow down enough to shoot down a Warthog...
I think an all-aspect Sidewinder (or French/Russki equivalant) would probably make short work of an A-10 engine. One of the bigger radar guided missles might work from further out.

That said, we know that A-10's pack flares and chaff...and they have an *extremely* tight turning radius. Might be able to spoof such missles when skillfully flown; a kill woud be far from a "sure thing".
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