New footage has for the first time provided a close look at a sixth generation air superiority fighter being developed by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation for the
IIRC the missile was used because they weren’t sure if the balloon had self-sealing capabilities (theres no way that the skin would have activated the fuses on the 20mm shells) and they wanted it to come down quickly. I think collateral damage was a concern as well since it was over a fairly populated part of florida, could be wrong about that.
IIRC the missile was used because they weren’t sure if the balloon had self-sealing capabilities (theres no way that the skin would have activated the fuses on the 20mm shells) and they wanted it to come down quickly. I think collateral damage was a concern as well since it was over a fairly populated part of florida, could be wrong about that.
But yes, so much cooler with the gun.