Bruce R wrote:



Was that any use against Russian bombers? I thought they were used
mainly against thin skinned ground vehicles or troops. However the
Sabre Dog was an all weather interceptor right? Sort of the "sneak
up and hit them between the eyes with a ball-peen hammer" then
wouldn't you say?
Bruce R



This model Sabre was one of the first Western aircraft with a primitive fire
control computer to fire the rockets on a collision course with the incoming
bomber.


There's an overlap between really intelligent gunsights and the early fire
control computers that not only told the pilot where to aim, but when to
fire the brace of unguided rockets.


The principle works well with ducks on weekends and slow moving bombers that
fly in straight lines.




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Cheers

Dave Kearton