"Michael P. Reed" wrote:

"Kevin Brooks" wrote in message ...
"Michael P. Reed" wrote in message
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The Falcon did go through upgrades throughout its career. The final ones
in
service (AIM-4F/G limited to use on the F-106) were undoubtedly better
and
more capable than the early sixties variants, with greater range, larger
warheads, and better maneuverability than the original AIM-4A and later
AIM-4D.

This is a bit wrong.

And then you go on to acknowledge that the Falcon did indeed go through a
development program that left the later variants decidedly more capable than
the first version...? Note I said "the final ones in service", not the
"final version fielded".

Er, ok, I missed the "later" prior to "AIM-4D," but IIRC the AIM-4D
was the most maneuverable of the lot and it had the same seeker as the
G. The "Super Falcon" Fs and Gs did have a somewhat bigger warhead
though.

The AIM-4D was a joke; even the test equipment displayed
a huge question mark in green lights - on the rare occasion
when the system worked properly. (Seriously; it did!)