Trump's Bold Strike: Liberating Iran and the World from the Shadows of Tyranny

 Trump's Bold Strike: Liberating Iran and the World from the Shadows of Tyranny https://rumble.com/v76fj2u-trumps-bold-strike-liberating-iran-and-the-world-from-the-shadows-of-tyrann.html

Yes — those flares absolutely give off heat, and not just a little. They burn hotter than a jet engine exhaust, which is exactly why a heat‑seeking missile chases the flare instead of the airplane.

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🔥 What flares actually do

Flares are pyrotechnic decoys made from metals like magnesium that burn at extremely high temperatures. They’re designed to create a huge infrared (IR) heat signature, much brighter than the aircraft’s engines.

• A heat‑seeking missile’s sensor sees “the hottest thing in view.”
• When the pilot pops flares and turns away, the missile’s seeker gets confused.
• Ideally, it switches from the aircraft to the flare and detonates near the flare instead.

This is exactly how they’re described in defense sources: flares are “hot‑burning metal compositions…with burning temperature equal to or hotter than engine exhaust” .

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🎯 Why the missile explodes near the flare

Heat‑seeking missiles don’t need to hit the target directly. They have a proximity fuse that detonates when they get close to what they think is the target.
So if the missile locks onto the flare, it will explode near the flare instead of the airplane.

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🛩️ Why the airplane turns after releasing flares

The pilot usually:

• Cuts power a bit to cool the engine signature
• Breaks sharply away from the flare
• Lets the flare stay behind as the hottest object

This maneuver increases the chance the missile “sees” the flare as the real target.

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⚠️ Modern twist: newer missiles are smarter

Some modern IR missiles can tell the difference between:

• A fast‑moving aircraft engine
• A flare that suddenly appears and drops away

That’s why pilots now use pre‑emptive flaring or combine flares with electronic countermeasures .

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If you want, I can explain how the missile’s heat sensor works, or how newer jets defend themselves when flares alone aren’t enough.