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Old August 16th 04, 02:02 PM
Dweezil Dwarftosser
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Prowlus wrote:

Is this a genuine capability for a Starfighter? I would have thought
it wouldn't have the loading capacity for such a weapon or even the
software to launch it unlike the F-102 or F-106


Heheh. Software??? No - just lots of relays and some permission
switches.
If ever there were a "point-and-shoot" nuke, the unguided Genie
rocket was it.

After seeing the bomb loads the Euros would hang on an F-104,
I can easily imagine TWO genies, one below each wing - but
not on the centerline.