Thread: Best BVR AA Missile
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Old 08-18-2005, 02:16 AM   #12 (permalink)
lemontree
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Quote:
Originally Posted by M21Sniper
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.
But enough time to reach for the ejection handle.
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