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To: minnesota_bound

It looks like they can attack anytime.

Distance from Tehran to Tel Aviv
Distance is 1588 kilometers or 987 miles or 858 nautical miles
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distanceresult.html?p1=246&p2=676

Lockheed Martin F-16 Specs
Length: 49 ft, 5 in.
Span: 32 ft, 8 in.
Takeoff weight: 37,500 lbs
Max speed: 1,500 mph
Max altitude: 50,000 ft plus
Range: 2,425 mi
Engine: One 27,000-lb-thrust Pratt & Whitney F100


29 posted on 07/31/2015 1:25:51 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: minnesota_bound

That’s the ferry range mentioned, not the combat radius, which typically includes air to air missiles and (heavy) air to ground munitions. The combat radius of the F-16 is much lower, though they can still can hit Iran with their CFTs and tanker support.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/f-16-specs.htm


30 posted on 07/31/2015 9:28:33 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: minnesota_bound

Divide the range numbers in 2, if not 3, for combat radius (barring refueling).

Personally, I would develop massive cheap drones, in large, large, numbers (say 1000), and have them kamikaze it after key radar and missle stations hit by missle.


31 posted on 08/03/2015 2:12:05 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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