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Old 7th Aug 2019, 13:51
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Two different kettles of fish here.

Interesting concept but the devil is in the details.

Starts with the Intercept Cone....height, speed, distance from the Helicopter's actual location....and despite the improvement in "accuracy" .... a miss will result in a "Miss" and the booster winding up in the water.

Then what?

We chased Torpedoes in the Rassay Sound using helicopters but in my time there we never retrieved one......rocket boosters under canopy will. be a bit more difficult.

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