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Group: aus.aviation · Group Profile
Author: true.blue.blueytrue.blue.bluey Date: Sep 17, 2008 16:25
Airyx wrote:
> On Sep 17, 9:01�am, true.blue.bl...@ gmail.com wrote:
> >> Is that a serious question?
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> Well, over the years, F-14s, F-15s, F-16s, and F-18's have all been
> criticized for being over-priced and under effective relative to their
> Russian counterparts.
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> Yet, they've racked up a A-A kill ratio of something like 150-1.
You have two choices:
- assess the aircraft based on its inherent capabilities and cost:
the F35 is a dog, and the Su35 eats it for breakfast. We could buy 3
Su35s for the price of 1 F35.
OR
- assess the aircraft based on some anecdotes about the uses that
F14s, F15ss, F16s, and F18s were put to and the substandard airforces
they came up against.
Please tell me which of the above should be part of our procurement
process.
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