[kmcgivney]

How about those AT-ATs the empire used on Hoth? All you need is some rope and they fall over?

[barrkel]

And what are aerial intercept fighters doing with harpoons?

[roryokane]

I think they called them tow cables. Presumably, if one fighter was shot down, another could tow it back to base behind it.

[modoc]

Looking for air whales.

[access_denied]

The big white X-Wing.

[modoc]

Eh, no worse than the Russian Mi-24 which had a heavily armored cockpit, but the tail could be easily damaged by small arms.

People will find a way, intentionally or not, around your defensive design. True for code and military engineering alike.

[pavel_lishin]

At least they learned from the heavily armored helicopter whose gigantic windshield was made of non-bulletproof glass.

[modoc]

I was trying to find a reference for that! Any pointers?

[sundeep]

I believe he was referring to Rambo III. :)

[modoc]

There was a reference to the Russian helicopters windshields not being bulletproof in Afghanistan in a sci-fi or geek-y book I read a few years ago. I haven't seen Rambo III, so I know it's not that:) Possibly a Neal Stephenson book? Not sure. Also couldn't find any facts about it online.