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Anon · 08-17-2005, 23:04 PM

The 3-9 line technique is called beaming. Very effective technique, but again, you have to know the missile is coming.

An AIM-54C dives in from 100,000 feet at a speed of Mach 5+(3,000+ mph), and the motor is burned out long before the missile ever enters visual range.

For all intents and purposes, an AIM-54C is invisible to the naked eye as it dives on it's target at a steep energy retaining angle.

The AIM-54C seeker goes active 20,000 yards from the target. That leaves the target at best 9.2 seconds from first warning to impact to outmaneuever the 19G 135lb blast-frag warhead Phoenix WITHOUT a visual cue and get out of it's lethal radius.

No thanx.

08-17-2005, 23:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
Anon New Member Join Date: 08-03-03 Posts: 0	The 3-9 line technique is called beaming. Very effective technique, but again, you have to know the missile is coming. An AIM-54C dives in from 100,000 feet at a speed of Mach 5+(3,000+ mph), and the motor is burned out long before the missile ever enters visual range. For all intents and purposes, an AIM-54C is invisible to the naked eye as it dives on it's target at a steep energy retaining angle. The AIM-54C seeker goes active 20,000 yards from the target. That leaves the target at best 9.2 seconds from first warning to impact to outmaneuever the 19G 135lb blast-frag warhead Phoenix WITHOUT a visual cue and get out of it's lethal radius. No thanx. Last edited by Anon : 08-17-2005 at 23:08 PM.