Comments on: The difference between firing at other airplanes and shooting at targets on the ground https://www.isegoria.net/2012/04/the-difference-between-firing-at-other-airplanes-and-shooting-at-targets-on-the-ground/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:19:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Sconzey https://www.isegoria.net/2012/04/the-difference-between-firing-at-other-airplanes-and-shooting-at-targets-on-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-493684 Sconzey Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:29:10 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=28648#comment-493684 Jets are pretty fragile. Anti-air missiles don’t destroy with a direct hit, they get ‘close enough’ and then kill with shrapnel.

]]> By: Alrenous https://www.isegoria.net/2012/04/the-difference-between-firing-at-other-airplanes-and-shooting-at-targets-on-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-493633 Alrenous Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:52:45 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=28648#comment-493633 Is he actually saying that an assault rifle is capable of shooting down a strafing jet?

I would have thought you were about as likely to hit someone on the ground when the bullet falls.

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