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Actually yes but the problem is that planes can't get shot down so easily.

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Is it easy to sink aircraft carriers?

No because aircraft carriers are so huge and it can handle lots of punishments. Aircraft carriers are incredibly strong. If you fire one missile at it, it still could float and move even up to twelve missiles and the aircraft carrier will take damages and still can move. If you fire several missiles or more, the whole aircraft carrier will sink.


How are missiles launched from fighter planes?

All current missiles are electrically triggered in a sequence to 'spool up' as they release from the aircraft.


Why are aircraft carriers not sitting ducks despite their weaponry What is there to protect them from the missiles of a powerful enemy intent on taking them out?

Counterfire. Aircraft carriers only go to sea as part of carrier battle groups or carrier strike groups. The carrier is protected by three kinds of ships: cruisers, which carry a high-power radar called Aegis that can detect incoming missiles and that can launch anti-missile missiles, several frigates, which carry anti-missile missiles that are guided by the cruiser's radar, and submarines. Not only can this radar system detect a missile in flight and direct missiles to shoot them down, it can figure out where the missile was launched from and fire a missile at that place to destroy the launcher.


Are missiles air weapons?

Missles can be launched from aircraft, ships or land. They are referred to as air to air and surface to air missles.


How do you make a nuclear missile?

Take a rocket and put a nuclear warhead/bomb in its payload, instead of a satellite or humans. This produces a nuclear ICBM.Shorter range rockets or unmanned jets aircraft called cruise missiles can also be used.

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Is it easy to sink aircraft carriers?

No because aircraft carriers are so huge and it can handle lots of punishments. Aircraft carriers are incredibly strong. If you fire one missile at it, it still could float and move even up to twelve missiles and the aircraft carrier will take damages and still can move. If you fire several missiles or more, the whole aircraft carrier will sink.


How do you shoot down the pixy aircraft in ace combat zero?

You keep hammering away at him with missiles, and you HAVE to attack him HEAD ON. Try from behind near the end of the mission, the missiles will go off in some other direction.


How many missiles does a F-20 tigershark have?

Aircraft don't always "have" missiles. They are fitted with a mix of missiles or bombs according to each mission. The Tigershark was a fairly small aircraft, close to the ground and had limited hardpoints (where missiles are fitted) It could carry 2 Sidewinders and 2 of either Sparrow or Maverick, but 4 missiles was the limit.


How many SR-71 Blackbirds were shot down?

NO , but some are lost to mechanical failures. It is a fast aircraft , so fast that no missle is capbable to shooting it down


How are missiles launched from fighter planes?

All current missiles are electrically triggered in a sequence to 'spool up' as they release from the aircraft.


New technologys used in world war 2?

Radar, Jet Aircraft, Rocket Aircraft, Ballistic Missiles.


What are the quickest ways to sink aircraft carriers?

You must have torpedoes, stronger missiles, aim for the weakest spot of an aircraft carrier, you must have faster planes with extremely powerful missiles but always keep that in mind about that aircraft carriers are really huge and very strong.


Can supersonic aircraft dodge from missiles?

The answer is yes. Supersonic aircraft can dodge from missiles. No one is going to say this is going to easy to shoot down supersonic planes. They travel at high speed making it very difficult to destroy these planes in the air. Lots of supersonic aircraft have radar that allows them to know that there is a missile become from behind them, they also heat up their anti-missile flares to get ready to dodge. This also allows them to intercept missiles to help them dodge. Some of these planes might carry weapons and can destroy anti-aircraft missile launchers.


What appropriations are used for production and modification of operation aircraft missiles and weapons?

procurement


What appropriations are used for production and modification of operational aircraft missiles and weapons?

Procument


What appropriation are used for production and modification of operational aircraft missiles and weapons.?

Procument


What is importance of ballistic missiles?

They ensure that we can attack a foreign target from a stationary position. There are countermeasures for them in most countries that would be considered a threat, but it's like a game of chess and they are our pawns. Ballistic missiles can get to the target if aircraft or cruise missiles fist take out the defensive countermeasures so they remain a valued asset.