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originally posted by: paraphi
Russian missiles are often cited as pretty good, but what's their combat record from (say) 1990? I know it is a simplification, but in the last three decades Russian kit has proven a poor match when faced with Western kit.
Things look good on paper, but when push comes to shove it's the real life outcomes that count.
originally posted by: Blackfinger
Exactly what I was thinking with the Phoenix program...
originally posted by: Blackfinger
Was interesting how Zaphod was stating the fact about Soviet missiles being far superior to USA or allied types and I,m beginning to think he is 100% correct.
Back in the 80,s it was all about Top Gun with the Phoenix and Sidewinders on the F14,s with the AMRAAM being the next big thing..Doing a bit of digging the Phoenix with all its hype didn,t really have much success in the engagements it was used in.The Aim9.x series is dated and with its seeker head becoming more updated in regards to engaging targets at a higher rate of success (remembering during Vietnam) the kill ratio was fairly low to begin with.Even the mid range Sparrow was a total disaster on F4,s with an 80% fail rate in the conflict.
With the French,Indian,Israeli and Soviets pushing forward in missile tech will the USA ever catch up or continue to go with the next Gen weapons tech and forget about missiles altogether.It is up there though but with the other countries catching up especially the Indian/Russian consortium with the Astra and K100 series..Air to Air comparison list
originally posted by: paraphi
originally posted by: Blackfinger
Exactly what I was thinking with the Phoenix program...
Indeed, the Pheonix missile looked good on paper, but appear to have had an unfavourable combat record, although I am happy to be corrected.