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Renegade 13 said:
down. Fire off a SAM at the aircraft, it'll go down. Its not like it has any electronic countermeasures like modern fighters. No damage to anything except the plane and the people on it. Yes, the people on the plane will die. However, the response to the hijackings is what will ultimately stop these attacks.
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I seem to recall an idea to fit passenger planes with countermeasures. I guess it wouldn't be military grade but if the terrorists get into the cockpit they'd have some sort of defence. For the record I agree with the idea of shooting down captured planes. It seems harsh, but once the terorists get the plan the passenegrs are going to die anyway.
Edit: incidentally the Romans did more than was just mentioned. Perhaps I take too much from Sword and Sandal epics but didn't they also crucify everyone and plant them along the highway, 1 every 100 mentres. I am reading an alt-hist novel at the moment where they crucify criminals along the Thames. After 2000 years they have mechanical crosses.