Bless.....
Did no-one ever tell the Victor force that a fighter does not actually need to 'lock on' in order to fire a semi-active missile? Not that the ARI 18228 could have detected many of the more advanced AI modes in any case...
When I left the mighty triangle and went to the F-4, I was astonished at how ignorant we in the V-force had been with regard to fighter radar requirements and EW in general. Many of our so-called tactics would have been totally useless....