Re:The F-35’s Terrifying Bug List
by nether on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @09:41PM
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A $5 bullet probably took down a $40 million F-117 Nighthawk over Serbia in the late 90s. You can always fill the sky with lead. No aircraft is impervious to the "quantity" argument. The F-35 would have a better chance at evading it and delivering its payload than a slow and low A-10 though.
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Re:The F-35’s Terrifying Bug List
by neurotech1 on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @10:34PM
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The F-117 was shot down by a SA-2 SAM, not bullets. The SAM commander was smart, and the mission planners were not being smart and had the F-117s fly the same route repeatedly.
Additionally, the SAM locked on while the F-117 was coming off target, with the weapon bay doors open.
Re:The F-35’s Terrifying Bug List
by fnordfnordfnord on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @10:23PM
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The A-10 isn't a bomber.