"krackula" <krackula@i.am> wrote in message news:an2md4pv834lhiku2ta1qh9cqfcnstd9a8@4ax.com...

On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:11:52 -0700, "Lumpy"
<lumpy@digitalcartography.com> wrote:


a plane like that it 's to  shield  it if it's fired on . maybe
because the big sucker doesn't have any  defense systems and the f-16s
are loaded with them  (  sams ? )  ......... or

SAMS - Surface to Air Missiles. I don't think F-16's carry those.