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Re:How to take down an F-117 by gaius on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @02:08AM (#799570)
Interesting article about how a few talented individuals on a shoestring budget can take on established, well-funded competitors.
Re:How to take down an F-117 by jedc on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @04:44AM (#799739)
Definitely.

It's quite similar to what John Boyd and his acolytes have talked about regarding military strategy for years. I recommend "Certain to Win" by Chet Richards for a digestible summary.

Re:How to take down an F-117 by pvg on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @04:59AM (#799752)
Is it? It's very difficult to tell given the paucity of details. The 'well-funded, established competitor' was, for instance, able to extract the pilot within 8 hours. Beside the larger point that it was able to achieve its military and political objectives.
Re:How to take down an F-117 by jobu on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @11:37AM (#800397)
A guy with 200 soldiers and a few $20K missiles brought down $60M worth of US equipment. In the big picture it had no effect, but most people enjoy the underdog story.
Re:How to take down an F-117 by jacquesm on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @06:38AM (#799835)
this is what the remainder looks like:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:F-117_canopy.jpg