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Saturday, August 01, 2015 2:57:17 AM
Kinda OT F-4:
When Operation Desert Storm (Gulf War 1) broke out, we techs at work watched the news conferences and other reports on TV. There was a report that F-4s, AKA “Wild Weasels”, were taking part in the air war. WTF I thought, the F-4s are a Vietnam era fighter / bomber.
What are they doing there?
Our eldest Son (“Programmer Son”), then 12, was an aficionado of all things military so when I got home I asked him about the F-4s. Without me mentioning their operational name, he replied “Wild Weasels” and went on to explain their operation.
His vast knowledge of the military blew me away.
For others here, the Wild Weasels would present themselves as targets to the Iraqi radar. When the radar locked in on them they would fire missiles that locked on to the radar signal, following it in to take out the radar installation.
Brilliant!
Id
When Operation Desert Storm (Gulf War 1) broke out, we techs at work watched the news conferences and other reports on TV. There was a report that F-4s, AKA “Wild Weasels”, were taking part in the air war. WTF I thought, the F-4s are a Vietnam era fighter / bomber.
What are they doing there?
Our eldest Son (“Programmer Son”), then 12, was an aficionado of all things military so when I got home I asked him about the F-4s. Without me mentioning their operational name, he replied “Wild Weasels” and went on to explain their operation.
His vast knowledge of the military blew me away.
For others here, the Wild Weasels would present themselves as targets to the Iraqi radar. When the radar locked in on them they would fire missiles that locked on to the radar signal, following it in to take out the radar installation.
Brilliant!
Id
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