F-117 Shootdown Animated Map Reconstruction
A narrated historical map animation makes a radar hunt legible through route markers, scanning wedges, and a two-stage missile payoff.
By @TheOperationsRoom for The Operations RoomRuns 10:20
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Why it works
The 0:15 clock-and-date setup makes the geography and stakes concrete, while moving aircraft icons and red radar sweeps explain an otherwise invisible contest. The largest replay peak within the analyzed segment, 4:26.6–4:32.8, coincides with the lock-on visualization; a failed first missile at 4:59 sets up the second hit at 5:05. The four-shot detector result is too coarse for the many internal animation steps (98).
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