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If you're gonna say unrelated to a quote pish, at least make it accurate unrelated pish.


i like a10 better
cause thicc gun
Also gonna put this out there, and I have the greatest respect for the GAU-8, but the A-10 would be singularly useless against supersonic bombers and anti-ship cruise missiles.
So entirely unsure why you decided to add that into a quote about supersonic bombers and cruise missiles.


but does anyone care about f35
Its over-rated, over-priced and borderline obsolete before it's fully operational.
 

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So is not going to replace the F fighters?
Eventually yes. They're heavily invested in using the f-35 for EVERYTHING. And the different f-35 A, B and C versions are almost different planes entirely. I heard that they have only 25% common parts or something like that.:rolleyes:
 

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So is not going to replace the F fighters?
In my opinion in USAF service it'll be outlived by the F-15EX at least. In the USN / USMC, it'll likely need backup by F/A-18 Super Hornets for the same reason as F-22 needs F-15.
Until generation 5 becomes cheap or the main adversary, there'll always be a need for generation 4 and 4.5 backup to fill gaps in the sky.
The RAF has already designed, named and costed the replacement for the F-35 Lightning II (called Tempest).
 

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And the different f-35 A, B and C versions are almost different planes entirely. I heard that they have only 25% common parts or something like that.:rolleyes:
Oh yes, each one of them is almost like an entirely unique plane. That’s because they are designed to cover most (if not all) of the roles that an land-based and sea-based fighter can do.
In my opinion in USAF service it'll be outlived by the F-15EX at least. In the USN / USMC, it'll likely need backup by F/A-18 Super Hornets for the same reason as F-22 needs F-15.
I agree on this.
 

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That's pretty far thinking, I thought the F-35 was supposed to be the main western fighter for 30 years...
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It's becoming a political and logical nightmare. For example, the engines are serviced in Turkey. Which means 2 things.
Broken engines need to be shipped from the UK to Turkey.
If turkey are being naughty and we give them a slap, they'll decide not to allow in or give back our engines, leaving the planes grounded.

And this is just one hassle with F-35.


I saw a chicken who had an idea of what he was talking about.
I laughed quite loudly at this.
 

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Not to mention, it's not like damage from bird strikes is a problem unique to the F-35. Basically every aircraft is vulnerable to them.
 

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i wasn't talking about that one
i was talking about the one that got hit while taking off from a carrier and cam down hard on the deck
When, where?

Do something different for once, and show evidence after you make a claim.
 
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