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Malaysian MiG-29s got trounced by RN Sea Harrier F/A2s in Exercise Flying Fish



 
 
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Old August 25th 03, 05:51 AM
KDR
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Default Malaysian MiG-29s got trounced by RN Sea Harrier F/A2s in Exercise Flying Fish

Royal Navy's 800 Squadron page says "Each RN pilot faced the MiG-29 in
combat and found the Sea Harrier to be a good match for the MiG.
Thanks to the Blue Vixen radar the Sea Harrier won every time in
beyond visual range engagements and also scored some notable successes
when converting to the visual fighting arena."

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/...php3?page=5298
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Old August 25th 03, 11:26 AM
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"KDR" wrote in message
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Royal Navy's 800 Squadron page says "Each RN pilot faced the MiG-29 in
combat and found the Sea Harrier to be a good match for the MiG.
Thanks to the Blue Vixen radar the Sea Harrier won every time in
beyond visual range engagements and also scored some notable successes
when converting to the visual fighting arena."

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/...php3?page=5298


This doesn't mean a thing. It was a training exercise, and its the rules the
exercise was run under that make/made the difference. These exercises are
run as set pieces. Typically with no loser's (due to international
relations) with one side doing one thing and the other side is doing
something else.

Red


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Old August 25th 03, 02:04 PM
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"Rue Britannia!!!!!!!!"

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Old August 25th 03, 02:11 PM
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av8r wrote:

"Rue Britannia!!!!!!!!"


They've probably been waiving the rules again.
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Old August 26th 03, 07:34 PM
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In article , av8r wrote:

"Rue Britannia!!!!!!!!"


Been watching Rocky & Bullwinkle again have you?

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Old August 27th 03, 11:36 AM
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In article , KDR
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Royal Navy's 800 Squadron page says "Each RN pilot faced the MiG-29 in
combat and found the Sea Harrier to be a good match for the MiG.
Thanks to the Blue Vixen radar the Sea Harrier won every time in
beyond visual range engagements and also scored some notable successes
when converting to the visual fighting arena."

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/...php3?page=5298


Well they've trounced everything else

Sounds like a sales pitch to me, after all they'll be looking for
someone to take them off their hands over the next few years.

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Old September 2nd 03, 02:36 AM
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"Red" wrote in message
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"KDR" wrote in message
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Royal Navy's 800 Squadron page says "Each RN pilot faced the MiG-29 in
combat and found the Sea Harrier to be a good match for the MiG.
Thanks to the Blue Vixen radar the Sea Harrier won every time in
beyond visual range engagements and also scored some notable successes
when converting to the visual fighting arena."

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/...php3?page=5298


This doesn't mean a thing. It was a training exercise, and its the rules

the
exercise was run under that make/made the difference. These exercises are
run as set pieces. Typically with no loser's (due to international
relations) with one side doing one thing and the other side is doing
something else.

Red

.... my guess the rules of engagement kept everything subsonic.



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Old September 2nd 03, 02:03 PM
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my guess the rules of engagement kept everything subsonic. BRBR

And "a hamburger in another package is still a hamburger"
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Old September 2nd 03, 02:26 PM
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"Pechs1" wrote in message
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my guess the rules of engagement kept everything subsonic. BRBR

And "a hamburger in another package is still a hamburger"
P. C. Chisholm
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Phlyer

Try telling that to McDonalds. (Ronald)

Red


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Old September 2nd 03, 06:37 PM
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, Dudhorse
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... my guess the rules of engagement kept everything subsonic.


Nah, just fuel constraints on the MiGs Agile they may be, long-legged
they aren't.

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