Originally Posted By: Hpasp
5. The reason I only use 1 missile for this engagement is simple; no US aircraft has ever been fired on by an S-200 before. Therefore, the SR-71 will never even know it's been engaged and thus won't be maneuvering/evading

Launching a Vega missile is not detectable by RWR's. thumbsup
The only time US NAVY faced the Libyan S-200, they sent forward the Ticonderoga ships to detect the huge missile while flying.
(they did it successfully)


Oh, I meant that since no US aircraft had ever been shot at by an S-200 they wouldn't know they'd need an AWACS or something with a very powerful radar to spot the launch. I'm sure at that time they assumed it would spike RWR just as all previous Russian SAMs did.