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Old 1st May 2013, 16:19
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Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50
Did you mean Powers, or Powell ?
Sorry, Powers of course, was early morning before the second coffee...

...and yes, mach++ missiles can catch up with a subsonic a/c form the rear, provided the trajectory is precisely timed and the missile is fired from within range.

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