In article %QXhb.70853$6C4.13190@pd7tw1no,
"tim gueguen" wrote:

"David Lesher" wrote in message
...
They made it clear that the Tomcats would be useless as weapons
platforms without the destroyed/missing components.

I recall reading press reports of multiple F14's in formation,
but the Iranians using hand signals as had no working radios...

Which, to be blunt, sounds like bull****. It wouldn't take much to replace
the "stock" radio equipment with commercial products of some sort. Hell,
buy some 50 buck CB walkie talkies and you'd have at least short range comm
gear.

That's one thing we could do over here, but in post-Shah Iran it might
be a bit tougher to find off the shelf replacements.

"Hey - the radios aren't working!"

"Run down to the nearest Radio Shack. I think there's one over by, er,
Tokyo..."

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