November 10, 2008 at 1:41 am
ALCM’s must be an headache for the tactitians, i mean an air launched missile with 2000 kms of range, out of the normal fighter range, with many missile launced per bomber (tu-95/b-52), even with aerial refueling the bombers are virtually in a safe launch place..and with all these missiles flying arround, seriously the things will get nasty
I know you guys will start with the mig-31 stuff.. but it dont deal with the real problem (the bombers), the 31 doesnt have the range to intercept a bear before it reach the firing place
I see it a more relevant problem especially in a conventional war, there is any project dealing with that issue? for the task is needed a fighter?, maybe an adaptation of an tu-22m or b-1b were studied for that mission?, i know the mig 1.07 -or something like that- project, but for me designing a very heavy fighter is not a practical solution (better would be to redesign an medium size bomber)