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Originally Posted by sundeepmegas
Did the Indian AF get a shot at the F-22.
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They've never flown against the F-22, so no.
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I am under the impression that any good air force with a good plane that has an IRST can bring down a F-22. The thing is supercruise...at that speed, it is bound to have one heck of a heat signature...i bet a MICA-IR could do the trick...
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Not really. For one thing, IRST is typically shorter-range. So before the F-22 is even in "normal" IRST range, he's already taken shots at you. Add to that the IR suppression already mentioned, and the IRST's effective range is cut even further. On top of THAT, you're probably only going to get enough of a lock if you're behind him...and you need to be very close to hit anything with a tail-aspect IR missile shot, with very few exceptions. The missile will just run out of fuel and fall short.