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Warhead:(AIM-9) 25 lb. high explosive (AIM-9L) 50 lb. high explosive
Warhead:(AIM-9) 25 lb. high explosive (AIM-9L) 50 lb. high explosive
The Sidewinder was the (unintentional) basis for the Soviet-made AA-2 Atoll missile.<ref>[http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/row/aa-2.htm AA-2 ATOLL at Military Analysis Network]</ref>
==Operational History==
==Operational History==
The Sidewinder was first used in combat by F-86 Sabers of the Republic of China ([[Taiwan]]) in dogfights over the Taiwan Strait with [[MIG]]s from [[Communist China]] in 1958, and has seen use in almost every aerial conflict since then. It played a significant role in air combat in the [[Vietnam War]], the [[Yom Kippur War]], the Falkland Islands War, and the [[Gulf War]].<ref>Rolling Thunder, by Ivan Rendall, 1997</ref>
The Sidewinder was first used in combat by F-86 Sabers of the Republic of China ([[Taiwan]]) in dogfights over the Taiwan Strait with [[MiG]]s from [[Communist China]] in 1958; AIM-9Bs brought down four MiGs and damaged two others.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_171.shtml Taiwanese Air-to-Air Victories]</ref> The Sidewinder has seen use in almost every aerial conflict since then, and played a significant role in air combat in the [[Vietnam War]], the [[Yom Kippur War]], the Falkland Islands War, and the [[Gulf War]].<ref>''Rolling Thunder: Jet Combat From World War II to the Gulf War'', by Ivan Rendall, 1997</ref>
==References==
==References==
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[[category:missiles]]
[[category:missiles]]