Originally Posted by
gums
Salute!
...........As an active interceptor pilot at the time in the VooDoo, I can tell you that a good ECM troop in the Buff could create havoc. I chased a B-58 across the state of South Dakota one night in 1967 and we could never get a satisfactory lock-on for the Genie system and I finally used the IR Falcon missiles with our IR steering.......
Gums sends...
Hey Gums, can you provide a bit more on the "lock-on" for the Genie? As I believe Genie was unguided did the Genie system have an interlock that required a radar lock-on (aircrafts radar) before allowing launch? Could you just point and shoot in theory and hope it gets close-enough? This last weekend I did my first visit to the excellent Warner-Robbins museum and they proudly have both the F-102 and F-106 on display with their doors open and Flacons installed on the rails, the F-101's need a bit of work. Nothing screams cold war like unguided special weapons, and I have been very interested in these systems, and SAGE etc. Thank you.