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Old 02-16-2022, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by cawest View Post
here is one item that has not shown up yet. i could see them flying off the coast. one thing of note. it takes a high end radar guided missile to take out. they will show up on Radar, but hitting one with a missile is hard. why. most of them have fabric wings and little metal. the single engine also have small heat output...compared to a jet engine or gas turbine (P3). so if they see a sub, they can get a contact report off and if the sub has a SAM it will be hard to hit. the young pilot would need a spatula to clean out their flight suit.


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