Sidewinder missiles were not designed to hit ground targets and while they might be able to, they would like as not fail. Just as Cooper did in the film!!!! Some of the best I've still ever seen. Watching Iron Eagle II again managed to raise my ire and quite a few questions (five of them to be exact)… All I remember of Top Gun is, they practiced, he got the girl, his pal died and he was the hero at the end. On 2 occasions, a Sidewinder missile is fired at ground installations from the wingtip of the F-16 aircraft. Iron Eagle is far better than Top Gun. However, the plot of Top Gun was AWOL. However, the plot of Top Gun was AWOL. However the aerial combat scenes are pretty fake and tame. Iron Eagle II is a 1988 military action film directed by Sidney J. Furie and written by Furie and Kevin Alyn Elders. 1.9K likes. Iron Eagle (1986) Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events As part of the Iron Eagle franchise, it's down right depressing. The characters seem either cardboard flat, or outright dumb. This sequel had an overemphasis on aerial combat and F-4 and F-16 scenes were intermixed with absolutely no sense of consistency. Iron Eagle II is a 1988 Israeli-Canadian-American action film directed by Sidney J. Furie. I enjoyed watching the first Iron Eagle film, but this sequel left a lot to be desired. First it's about the US and Russia teaming up on a mission to stop some terrorist from launching a nuclear bomb, but it never really is clear why one or the other can't just take on the mission by themselves. Iron Eagle had a good plot. Here's why. Iron Eagle had a good plot. It had been years since I last watched 1988’s Iron Eagle II, the follow up to what is legit one of my all time favorite films.I would like to come on here and say that revisiting Iron Eagle II was a delightful stroll down memory lane, but that would not be accurate at all.. However the aerial combat scenes are pretty fake and tame. Iron Eagle is far better than Top Gun. Some of the best I've still ever seen. Cover the ground unit from enemy attacks, clear the airspace and fly into the gorge to fire your missiles at the compound through the ventilation shafts. All I remember of Top Gun is, they practiced, he got the girl, his pal died and he was the hero at the end. Top Gun had very good aerial combat sequences. Top Gun had very good aerial combat sequences. Iron Eagle II. Here's why. Also, shots shown after these … Really poor planning, zero execution, and absolutely no plot to speak of. In this mission you will take the role of Matt "Cobra" Cooper in the 80's Iron Eagle 2.