Those were not AIM-9Ls. In Vietnam the 9B, 9E, 9J, 9D, and 9G were all in service. These missiles are much earlier developments of the AIM-9L family of missiles. It’s all about how much heat a target is generating mixed with how sensitive the seekerhead.
And even then, if the target was really really hot, maybe against a cold background, it’s possible some of those would get a side aspect shot and under exceedingly rare situations maybe even front aspect
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Damn… i think you guys literally killed OP…
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This thread is one of the best examples of selective reading comprehension I have seen in years.
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