it can still achieve up to 20,000fpm RoD.
It certainly makes for an interesting (and mostly green) view from the flightdeck of a 200ton jet!
Uncle G
I'm tempted to say 'no sh!t Sherlock' but it does sound fairly hairy! I've see empty ones go up like a rat up a drainpipe but 20K per min downwards (intentionally) must give you lots of options in a (mostly brown?) tactical environment.