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Zetobal
on Feb 6, 2023
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Why would a 21st century warplane shoot a balloon ...
I mean why not? Would have been funnier if they pulled out an old ww2 plane and let them rip it to shreds. They downed a lot of blimps in ww2.
bearmode
on Feb 6, 2023
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Good luck getting a WW2 fighter to 60,000 feet
leetrout
on Feb 6, 2023
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Biplanes have been to 56,000 feet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caproni_Ca.161
bearmode
on Feb 6, 2023
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Yeah, those biplanes don't have armaments though. Most fighters of the time were maxing out around 30-40,000 feet, with high altitude recon/bombers maxing out around 50k-ish
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