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Re:How to take down an F-117 by varjag on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @04:37AM (#799733)
> That said, I'm personally dubious about this story being true - it reads more like a Serbian trying to explain how clever he was against the dumb Americans, even though his country got its butt kicked.

He never puts it that bluntly. And well, admit that he has something to brag about. As an ex RAAF radar engineer I'm sure you realize that scoring F-117 with ancient S-125 is no trivial feat.

As to his country getting its ass kicked, well. Really, what other outcome was there ever possible, victorious Serbian banner over Washington?

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Re:How to take down an F-117 by gaius on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @05:45AM (#799795)
Well quite. The full might of NATO against an impoverished ex-Communist state approximately the size of Maine armed only with obsolete cast-offs. Well done America, you sure "kicked butt" there.

Now imagine what might have happened if the USAF had actually had tried to go up against fully equipped Red Army air defences. So much for Stealth.

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