Forum: General F-35 Forum

1st503rdsgt wrote:

But... but... F-35... not go as fast... only one engine... no TVC... not as stealthy... not look as cool... WAAAAAAAAAAH, WAAAAAAAAAAAH.

Hah, you pretty much nailed it. Very Happy

Though I personally see these kids more like:

"I choose you, Raptorchu!"
"I choose you, Lightningmander!"
"Ha! My Raptorchu has a higher top speed and gets a bonus from being played on a high altitude field! Raptorchu beats Lightningmander!"
"Nuuuu!!!!" Crying or Very sad

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jeffb wrote:

SpudmanWP wrote:

1&2, The F-35 Blk2 compares very well to the initial F-22s in A2A and totally smokes it in A2G.

Based on...

And why does it smoke the F-22 in A2G again?

They both have ground mapping radar and the ability to track surface targets. The F-35 has the EOTS and technically, the F-22 had similar tech lined up for a block upgrade. DAS is a nice to have but doesn't on it's own make the F-35 a 'smokin' A2G machine and the F-22 has better 'reach'.

The F-22 is far more limited in the A2G munitions, that it can carry, and has much more limited self designation capabilities.

jeffb wrote:

SpudmanWP wrote:

Again, you're missing the point of surprise.

A flight of VLO inbound fighters has a good chance of getting to its target with only a small chance of running into a patrolling flight of defenders. In that case the VLO's own AMRAAMs will be enough to deal with the enemy.

A "ride-a-long" escort attracts everyone's attention and virtually guarantees the need for those extra AMRAAMs as every patrolling fighter in the area is vectored to you.

Unless of course you're looking to wipe out the majority of their patrolling fighters in one fell swoop.

It's better to wipe out enemy fighters, that are parked at the airbase, than to alert them to your presence, and have to fight them in the air. This is why surprise is the better tactic.

Forum: General F-35 Forum

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