Depends on the altitude of the balloon. Above a certain altitude it becomes a bitch to gun it down. And technically, above 50,000 ft you should be wearing a pressurized suit (because your blood will "boil" if you have to eject and hypoxia is very rapid). So it would be smarter to shoot it down with a missile. A heat seeker to go after the balloon rather than the equipment.
Depends on the altitude of the balloon. Above a certain altitude it becomes a bitch to gun it down. And technically, above 50,000 ft you should be wearing a pressurized suit (because your blood will "boil" if you have to eject and hypoxia is very rapid). So it would be smarter to shoot it down with a missile. A heat seeker to go after the balloon rather than the equipment.
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