Originally Posted by
Bob Viking
Your idea, whilst novel, assumes an attacking missile will come from the rear hemisphere.
If an aircraft is traveling at a decent speed the ‘balloon’ would need to be truly enormous to cover even the rear aspect.
Most missiles will plot a collision course with their targets and, hence, will not come from behind.
As an aside, can I be the first to offer up ‘MISDEMEANOUR’ as the unofficial name of the MSDM?
BV
Bob,
Your comments, while entirely valid, make the foolish assumption that the average poster has any knowledge of modern air to air TTPs post the introduction of the AIM-9G...
