On 06Feb2018 1218, James Catchpole (via tml list) wrote:
> Real world SAMs are made like that because that's all that is needed.
> Anti-tank missiles, on the other hand, are designed to punch through
> armour. Of course, aircraft move a lot faster than tanks, so a proximity
> detonation is a much more viable strategy when trying to target an
> aircraft...
>
> The point I'm trying to make is that a free trader may be much more heavily
> armoured than a TL6 aircraft, but it's also going to be much bigger and
> probably more predictable in its flight path. Hence, if you are a TL6
> military and you know that you may need to tackle something like that, you
> may well have a few SAMs designed to punch holes in heavily armoured
> targets.

IF you're looking to shoot up free trader in take-off/landing profiles,
an RPG or light recoilless rifle is probably the way to go. Hit them as
they're still lifting off or coming down vertically or hovering, and as
they're close to the ground the sudden change in trim if you hit
anything important at all is likely to cause a crash.

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