Chad Irby wrote:

ess (phil hunt) wrote:

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:58:55 -0600, Ed Rasimus
wrote:

No thanks. Air dominance and ground attack seem to work best with
dedicated air frames in a hi/lo mix

Wny? Why not standardise on one fighter?

A few months back, I was talking to a guy who was asking the "why not
one fighter plane" question (F-22 vs. F-35), until I pointed out that he
had a car *and* a pickup truck in his garage, with a motorcycle for
weekends...

Precisely. The Ferrari goes like hell, but makes a lousy
gravel-toter. Sometimes, you need LOTS of gravel.