The two-engine aircraft is armed with powerful cannons and can fire a wide range of highly accurate air-to-ground missiles.
That would mean the destruction of the heavy, accurate Soviet missiles most threatening to the U.S.
Americans expect war to work like a video game now, with missiles so accurate they can hit the fork but not the spoon.
Moreover, producing operational versions of very accurate missiles with conventional warheads will take 5 to 10 years.
Even accurate missiles can't hit moving targets.
The Prithvi is an extremely accurate liquid fuelled missile with a range of up to 350 km.
The gun was partly dual-purpose in the sense that it is accurate and agile enough to destroy sea-skimming missiles.
This would allow the Tomcat to close within range of more accurate missiles.
In other words, while we have eliminated some of our most accurate missiles, the Americans still have theirs.
The missile, more accurate than the Scud, was capable of carrying nuclear payloads.