Re: Jets Vs Vtol

At 5:31 PM +1000 10/3/99, Alan E and Carmel J Brain wrote:
>UsClintons@aol.com wrote:
>
>> > "Shot down" by a 1000 lb bomb.
>>
>> OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHH  THATS GOTTA HURT!
>
>Actually, no. A 450kg bomb on the rotor mast - I doubt they felt a
>thing.

I'm starting to think that the laser guided bomb is becoming our most 
effective weapon. Asides from this, I recall a documentary on 
Discovery (the US Army channel !, and yes, it's not what I consider a 
canon source) about the F-111 in Desert Storm. Adter the fixed 
targets were mostly blown away, they sent the F111s on night sweeps 
hunting tanks. A 2000 lb bomb on the rear deck will take out any MBT. 
I don't precisely recall the number of tanks claimed by this combo, 
but iirc it was in the hundreds.

Hmmm... how many damage chits would THAT draw ?

Anybody want/able to verify this story?

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