All lessons learnt
AD picket ships are usually targeted and sunk when without dedicated CAP. 7.62 may hit something vital and down an AC. 20mm will hit harder but again it isn't a guarantee of a kill. 30mm Radar laid will knock AC out of the sky before they can drop their bombs if in the Low-level arena.
AEW is the best way of extending your Radar horizon.
There could be 1 way to check the concept of R09 vs what went, get someone to give all the routes flown by the attacking Argentine crews and program them into a sim, then fly the routes with the relevant defenders in the postions known. Adding an R09 Air Group into the sim, use "qualified people" who know the radar's on each aircraft to position the AEW, F4 CAP/Bucc AAR and the attackers, then fight the war again, on the sim.
Last edited by trap one; 27th Dec 2008 at 18:31.