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Dark_Falcon3/12/2011 6:51:04 am PST

re: #430 Naso Tang

Best case is no case.

As I said, 2 B2’s could probably damage all their airfields in one night raid and it will be morning before they realize it was not sabotage.

Long range air to air missiles can effectively cripple their planes anywhere near the coast, from outside Libyan airspace, and cruise missiles risk nothing except money. One coast road. a convoy of 10’s of tanks advancing. One cruise missile.

However, if one wants no risk and total guarantees, stay in bed.

We don’t have any long-range AAMs anymore, Naso. We lost those when the F-14 was retired. And you couldn’t take out 10 tanks with one missile unless they were all in a building. They aren’t designed to hit moving targets on land.

Sorry to play wet blanket, but I need to let you know what our capabilities really are.