▁to ▁shoot ▁down ▁the ▁AG M - 8 6 . ▁ ▁Design ▁All ▁variants ▁of ▁the ▁AG M - 8 6 ▁miss ile ▁are ▁power ed ▁by ▁a ▁Williams ▁F 1 0 7 ▁tur bo fan ▁jet ▁engine ▁that ▁prop els ▁it ▁at ▁sust ained ▁sub son ic ▁spe eds ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁launched ▁from ▁aircraft ▁at ▁both ▁high ▁and ▁low ▁alt itudes . ▁The ▁miss ile ▁dep lo ys ▁its ▁fol ded ▁wings , ▁tail ▁surfaces ▁and ▁engine ▁in let ▁after ▁launch . ▁ ▁AG M - 8 6 B / C / D ▁miss iles ▁increase ▁flex ibility ▁in ▁target ▁selection . ▁AG M - 8 6 B ▁miss iles ▁can ▁be ▁air - launch ed ▁in ▁large ▁numbers ▁by ▁the ▁bom ber ▁force . ▁B - 5 2 H ▁bom bers ▁carry ▁six ▁AG M - 8 6 B ▁or ▁AG M - 8 6 C ▁miss iles ▁on ▁each ▁of ▁two ▁extern ally ▁mounted ▁p yl ons ▁and ▁eight ▁internally ▁on ▁a ▁rot ary ▁launch er , ▁giving ▁the ▁B - 5 2 H ▁a ▁maximum ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁miss iles ▁per ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁An ▁enemy ▁force ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁counter att ack ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁miss iles , ▁making ▁defense ▁against ▁them ▁cost ly ▁and ▁complicated . ▁The ▁enemy ' s ▁def enses ▁are ▁further ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁the ▁miss iles ' ▁small ▁size ▁and ▁low - alt itude ▁flight ▁cap ability , ▁which ▁makes ▁them ▁difficult ▁to ▁detect ▁on ▁rad ar . ▁