Originally Posted by
Cyclone733
The more modern sidewinder has the ability to engage targets front on, I can't really say what the ability of an early '80s missile would be. I get the impression it was more for show due to the lack of air support during the early part of the Falklands conflict. Then again I may have been caught out by an old wives tale
Of course we had only just acquired 9Ls for the SHAR. Doubtful if they would have held a set back for the Nimrod.
If the intended target was the 707 which used to probe ASI it might have been better to put a couple on a Vulcan interceptor - now that would have worked.