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AIM-9X Sidewinder (Air Force) - $472,000
Posted by ItzMe1972
on 2/4/23 at 4:54 pm
35
5Half a million dollars to shoot a baloon down!
That's not including all the logistics that went along with it.
That's not including all the logistics that went along with it.
re: AIM-9X Sidewinder (Air Force) - $472,000Posted by LookSquirrel 
on 2/4/23 at 4:57 pm to ItzMe1972
on 2/4/23 at 4:57 pm to ItzMe1972And a simple Brrrrt, would have worked just fine.
re: AIM-9X Sidewinder (Air Force) - $472,000Posted by 14&Counting 
on 2/4/23 at 4:57 pm to ItzMe1972
on 2/4/23 at 4:57 pm to ItzMe1972That thing was like cruise at a 60,000 foot altitude......they had to use a missile
This post was edited on 2/4 at 5:05 pm
re: AIM-9X Sidewinder (Air Force) - $472,000Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger 
on 2/4/23 at 5:00 pm to LookSquirrel
on 2/4/23 at 5:00 pm to LookSquirrelThere aren’t a lot or maybe any aircraft in inventory that can brrrrt at 60,000 feet.
"What logistics are you referring to?"
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KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft, as well as F-22 Raptors were observed loitering in the area, along with a U.S. Navy P-8a Poseidon patrol aircraft. A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 search-and-rescue plane also flew off Wilmington.
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KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft, as well as F-22 Raptors were observed loitering in the area, along with a U.S. Navy P-8a Poseidon patrol aircraft. A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 search-and-rescue plane also flew off Wilmington.
re: AIM-9X Sidewinder (Air Force) - $472,000Posted by offshoreangler on 2/4/23 at 5:08 pm to ItzMe1972
on 2/4/23 at 5:08 pm to ItzMe1972I don’t think a balloon gives off enough of an IR signature…more than likely hit with an AMRAAM.
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re: AIM-9X Sidewinder (Air Force) - $472,000Posted by Lynxrufus2012 
on 2/4/23 at 5:13 pm to 14&Counting
on 2/4/23 at 5:13 pm to 14&CountingF-15 can fly to 65000 feet.
re: AIM-9X Sidewinder (Air Force) - $472,000Posted by TrouserTrout 
on 2/4/23 at 8:15 pm to ItzMe1972
on 2/4/23 at 8:15 pm to ItzMe1972You rather they send the money to Ukraine?
re: AIM-9X Sidewinder (Air Force) - $472,000Posted by AggieHank86 
on 2/4/23 at 8:27 pm to ItzMe1972
on 2/4/23 at 8:27 pm to ItzMe1972quote:it would’ve been entertaining to see it get a treatment from the cannons on an A-10 warthog, but I don’t think the warthog can fly that high.
AIM-9X Sidewinder (Air Force) - $472,000. Half a million dollars to shoot a baloon down!
re: AIM-9X Sidewinder (Air Force) - $472,000Posted by AggieHank86 on 2/4/23 at 8:28 pm to LookSquirrel
on 2/4/23 at 8:28 pm to LookSquirrelquote:please tell us what weapon system could’ve done as you describe, at that altitude.
And a simple Brrrrt, would have worked just fine.
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Online re: AIM-9X Sidewinder (Air Force) - $472,000Posted by SouthEasternKaiju on 2/4/23 at 8:32 pm to ItzMe1972
on 2/4/23 at 8:32 pm to ItzMe1972Local witness said she counted 8 planes.
That she could see.
I'm betting a whole squadron was used when a pair (at most) would have been enough.
Do we know for sure what the balloon's altitude was at the moment of intercept?
And do you believe the 'official' story
That she could see.
I'm betting a whole squadron was used when a pair (at most) would have been enough.
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please tell us what weapon system could’ve done as you describe, at that altitude.
Do we know for sure what the balloon's altitude was at the moment of intercept?
And do you believe the 'official' story
This post was edited on 2/4 at 8:34 pm
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