Reference Posts 28 and 32. I cannot comment on the reliability stats for TIALD but Pavespike was tasked on a total of 250 Buccaneer sorties and not one single sortie was lost due to Buccaneer or Pavespike unserviceability. Yes, there were many times when aircrew had to run for a spare Bucc following system function checks and, on occasions, one of a pair of Buccaneers had to spike for an unserviceable wingman's pod. Now that doesn't quite chime with Andy Vallence's claim that TIALD was a more reliable system than Pavespike, unless TIALD had a 100% serviceability record, which I somewhat doubt for a developmental capability rushed in to service under UOR. However, someone here may have knowledge of the overall reliability of TIALD. I can only comment on Pavespike and how, in the words of Peter de la Billiere, it saved the reputation of the Royal Air Force in the eyes of the US.