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July 7th 03, 07:23 PM
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On Mon, 7 Jul 2003, Steven P. McNicoll wrote: "Frank May" wrote in message ... Probably 'cause it's considered a "flying bomb" or an early cruise missile. Technically, it IS an enemy aircraft since it has wings & flies, but it wasn't piloted & wasn't much of an adversary in that aspect. Exactly. Air combat is combat which takes place in the air, shooting down a V-1 is obviously air combat. How does that differ from downing a target drone? Does one get a victory credit for a towed target sleeve? 
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July 7th 03, 07:54 PM
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Bill Shatzer ) wrote:
: On Mon, 7 Jul 2003, Steven P. McNicoll wrote: : "Frank May" wrote in message : ... : Probably 'cause it's considered a "flying bomb" or an early cruise : missile. Technically, it IS an enemy aircraft since it has wings & : flies, but it wasn't piloted & wasn't much of an adversary in that : aspect. : Exactly. Air combat is combat which takes place in the air, shooting down a : V-1 is obviously air combat. : How does that differ from downing a target drone? One ton of high explosive? : Does one get a victory credit for a towed target sleeve? Do target sleeves blow up? I did not know that. -- David Benjamin
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July 7th 03, 09:31 PM
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"Bill Shatzer" wrote in message ... How does that differ from downing a target drone? Ours or theirs?
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