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  out four or six of them as targets for the Phoenix missiles.  

  out four or six of them as targets for the Phoenix missiles.  

  The Tomcat fired the missile,  

  The Tomcat fired the missile,  

and from then on the missile's own radar took over, accelerating it at Mach 3.5 toward it's

and from then on the missile's own radar took over,

  target. It was very difficult to avoid a Phoenix, because the guidance system was programmed

accelerating it at Mach 3.5 toward it's

  to take the missile up high, out of range of the target's radar, and then send it down at

  target.

  nearly Mach 4.  The F-14 typically carried four Phoenixes and two AIM-9 [[Sidewinder]]

  It was very difficult to avoid a Phoenix,

missiles.  

because the guidance system was programmed

  to take the missile up high, out of range of the target's radar,

and then send it down at

  nearly Mach 4.  

  The F-14 typically carried four Phoenixes  

and two AIM-9 [[Sidewinder]]missiles.  

     Besides the US Navy, Iran is the only other operator of the Phoenix.  In 1986, the

     Besides the US Navy, Iran is the only other operator of the Phoenix.  In 1986, the