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Originally Posted by Jimmy
Fuel fraction means nothing, unless both aircraft are running identical engines. And even then it wouldnt be a level playing field due to other factors (drag, etc).
VHF is easily jammable, and frankly it wont do them any good to have VHF or LW towers to detect inbound Raptors...you cant target based on it, and you'll have a helluva time trying to run an intercept using that data...and even if you COULD, your plane would likely be shot down before he ever got any indication from his own radar.
But anyway, a layered defense such as you describe is typically reserved for a SERIOUSLY important location...say, Moscow. If the US has no desire to march past Lenin's tomb, then there's no reason to try to defeat such a defense. You wont see a system that thick lining the border.
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There are some interesting things going on.
Raptor afterburner behavior looks more turbo-Jet like (Like Mig-25) ? Low bypass engines may require use of reheat (afterburner) at lower maneuvering speed and/or altitudes, this is plainly evident (see link):
YouTube - F22 Langley 2007 Friday Evening Demo
How this may affect Raptor range(s) I don’t know.
F-15 would not have weapons carriage restrictions per say; limited by space inside weapons bay(s). So a meteor type ram/scram-jet weapons could be used (or say ASM-135 ASAT)?
F-15 would not have helmet sighting seeker-head fields of view restrictions either.