mekender wrote:
I would have to imagine that a slow, agile prop plane would be able to easily out turn a missile so long as the pilot could react...
It's a question of inertia and gforces. 12000lbs of airplane with a maximum g-loading of +7, can't possibly out turn 400lbs of missile with a maximum g-loading of +25
Also, proximity fuses.
People have certainly gotten missiles to miss via maneuver, but it's not really out turning the missile because the missile will always be able to pull a lot more g's - you either run the missile out of energy or you take advantage of some imperfection in the missile's sensors or guidance (missiles are dumb).
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skb12172 wrote:Which begs a question. Why are we going with the Brazilian turbo-prop if it will be so vulnerable?
Because it's cheap and designed to be used in relatively low anti air threat areas. It's not going to do well against a decent anti air network, but most guerilla forces don't have those.
skb12172 wrote:Which begs a question. Why are we going with the Brazilian turbo-prop if it will be so vulnerable?
Because it's cheap and designed to be used in relatively low anti air threat areas. It's not going to do well against a decent anti air network, but most guerilla forces don't have those.
Pretty much. Because it's cheap and it's good *enough*.
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CByrneIV wrote:... you take advantage of some imperfection in the missile's sensors or guidance (missiles are dumb).
For instance the tactic of turning into an SA-2 during the SEA Live Fire War Games. The idea was not to outmaneuver the missile so much as causing it to turn a certain way that resulted in it's gyros tumbling and going stupid, ballistic, or breaking apart
...even before I read MHI, my response to seeing a poster for the stars of the latest Twilight movies was "I see 2 targets and a collaborator".
skb12172 wrote:Which begs a question. Why are we going with the Brazilian turbo-prop if it will be so vulnerable?
Because it's cheap and designed to be used in relatively low anti air threat areas. It's not going to do well against a decent anti air network, but most guerilla forces don't have those.
Pretty much. Because it's cheap and it's good *enough*.
Propellers handle gravel runways better than turbofans.
Yogimus wrote:Propellers handle gravel runways better than turbofans.
Yeah. Remember, the primary reason the A-10's engines are in such a phenomenally retarded spot is to mitigate this issue. (The secondary bonus is that it helps mask them from the ground).
