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To: long-gone who wrote (67871)	4/19/2001 12:54:01 PM
From: E. Charters	Respond to of 116764

It's funny isn't, it that in any conflict its the stuff that they want to trash as complete junk that comes through with the best battle record and completely unscathed. i.e. A-10 Warthog, (350 MPH ace tank destroyer of Gulf war), Harrier Jump Jet, (Entendard demise from Carriers, Falklands) and the Fairey Marine Swordfish. (80 MPH Torpedoe Biplane embarrassment that was too slow for German radar AA calcs and sank the Bismark.) All they need to protect those radar planes is some long range Harriers to harrass the jets. Maybe a smoke generator. I will bet the Chinese jets would not like that. Or fly even slower so they simply cannot keep pace. Can you imagine a jet going 100 MPH harassing an aeroplane? If you can fly higher and slower, then the jet is hamstrung. He will stall out or worse, flame out. His stall speed gets more critical higher and actually it gets more critical to stall in thin air as control is harder to regain.. Buzzing is harder at higher altitudes too. If the surveillance plane flies near the sea then the jet dare not come near even to buzz. The crew should have jumped with shark suits and destroyed the aircraft. First is call of duty. You are paid to take chances. EC<:-}