From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

George Sherwood wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Dec 2006 23:24:30 +0000, Adam wrote:
>
>> Your F22 is needed coz the late model flankers can kick your eagles into
>> touch. Cope India. A US - Indian "friendly match" aka exercise.
>>
>> Eagle vs late model flanker. Result? 9-1 in favour of the Indians.
>
> Not completely accurate.  The problem was that the Air Force completely
> underestimated the skill of the IAF and set up ROE that were stupid and
> probably embarrassing to the IAF.  Hence the result.  I don't know how the
> airplanes actually match up, but this exercise is not a good comparison.
>

Oh indeed a limit on the BVR fighting was in some ways silly but it has to
be said that neither the Indian AF nor the USAF would really wish to give
each other their BVR envelopes. The reports of the SU'es seeing the F15'es
on their radar before the F15'es spotted the SU'es was entertaining.

What I (as a admirer of the small fighter) found interesting was how well
the updated mig 21'es did. It's a small target anyway (esp wrt visual &
head on) & with R77'es slung under....

A proto-killer drone IMHO. Shove in the piloting software & comms &
it would be good to go as a AD-Drone.

Bunch of converted Mig21'es round a SU27.....

Su goes high for maximum radar etc, drones stay at a variety of altitudes.
nasty surprise for any attacker as the R77'es come whistling in.

Adam

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