Neil Gerace wrote:
On Nov 18, 3:14 pm, Fred J. McCall wrote:


The Bear isn't a suitable replacement for the 'Varks.


No, I don't think I said it was


One coming in at around 100' altitude would be a mighty impressive sight
though. :-D
The ultra-low-altitude method of approach to a target to avoid detection
may be getting obsolete though... it didn't work at all well for British
aircraft in the First Gulf War, whose losses were considerably higher
than US aircraft in proportion to number fielded and sorties flown, as
the flat terrain didn't give them much ground cover to hide from radar
behind.
Since one of the main RAAF missions for the F-111 is patrolling the seas
around Australia, it might also suffer high attrition if it flies low
over a flat surface like the ocean.
Of course inland operations at low altitude are fairly safe as long as
one remembers to pull up to avoid hitting Ayers Rock or high-jumping
kangaroos.
I wonder if any Australian aircraft has ever been destroyed by "kangaroo
strike"? :-\

Pat