GIVEN CURRENT WARS, F-35s ARE BETTER CHOICE THAN MORE F-22As
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William Black wrote:
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Next-gen bomber must be adequately funded
YOUNG: GIVEN CURRENT WARS, F-35s ARE BETTER CHOICE THAN MORE F-22As
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Given current wars they'd be better off buying a load of Douglas A-1
Skyraiders and a few WWII twin engined bombers.
What they need is something very reliable that lugs a largish bombload
around and can absorb ground fire while dropping it in smallish
quantities
with great precision.
What they don't need right now is large complex jet fighter/bombers
that are
designed to fight a major European war.
In other words."Why pay 2008 Corvette money to do a job your old 1988 F150
could do?" I'm sure there plenty of stuff in the boneyard that fits the
bill. A-10's, A6's, A-4's, Phantoms, A-7's. Old stuff, but to drop bombs
in zones with no Mig threats they work. I think the A-1 may be pushing the
concept a bit, but I hear you.....
I haven't gotten the impression that the A-10 is going away any time soon...
AHS
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