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Re:F-35 Delays Mean US Marines Are Pulling Old F-18s Out of ... by UnoriginalGuy on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @04:45AM (#11944396)
Frankly the 1963 B-52Hs are extremely effective at that mission. They can drop enough munitions to level a medium sized city WITHOUT nukes.
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Re:F-35 Delays Mean US Marines Are Pulling Old F-18s Out of ... by icelancer on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @06:12AM (#11944702)
For sure. The "flying bomb truck" has looped back around to being extremely powerful for current engagements against insurgents. The F35 is indeed one of those... it just costs 100x more than it should.
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