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bigross86 · 06-23-2004, 09:15 AM

Aegis is a system that encorporates the Sea-Sparrow, the SM-1, the SM-2, the SM-2ER, and (soon) the SM-3. Tomcats do have the added range of the AIM-54C Phoenix missile in shooting down cruise missiles, but (as much as it pains me to say this) the F/A-18E/F can also do that with AIM-120C AMRAAM's, IIRC. AIM-9M, and by extension the AIM-9X can also shoot them down, but that's close range. There's also the CWIS weapons system to think of here. With all that defense, plus the extended view of the E-2C Hawkeye and the E-3B Sentry means the carrier is gonna have plenty warning.

06-23-2004, 09:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
bigross86 401 Ikvot Habarzel *Military Professional* Join Date: 08-07-03 Location: Ra'anana, Israel Posts: 3,148	Aegis is a system that encorporates the Sea-Sparrow, the SM-1, the SM-2, the SM-2ER, and (soon) the SM-3. Tomcats do have the added range of the AIM-54C Phoenix missile in shooting down cruise missiles, but (as much as it pains me to say this) the F/A-18E/F can also do that with AIM-120C AMRAAM's, IIRC. AIM-9M, and by extension the AIM-9X can also shoot them down, but that's close range. There's also the CWIS weapons system to think of here. With all that defense, plus the extended view of the E-2C Hawkeye and the E-3B Sentry means the carrier is gonna have plenty warning. __________________ You're a naughty girl, go to my room!