Originally Posted by
Pontius Navigator
The Nimrod was originally designed to carry Martel but only carried the AS12. Now that was fun.
Plan Bluebell required the Nimrod to overfly a suspected FPB at about 5000 feet and illuminate with a stick of 5 inch flares. Having identified the target it would swoop down to low level under the flares and the copilot would fire the missile and fly it to the target.
We only ever practiced in the SIM which was as well because the Sovs unsportingly fitted twin 30 mm CIWS even on OSAs and the flares were never reliable.
Sounds like an IS suicide mission..................
Did those who came up with plans like this Procreate ?
Kind of scary to see genes like that passed on.