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Re:The Pentagon is battling the clock to fix serious, unrepo... by hindsightbias on Thursday June 13, 2019 @12:55AM (#20171901)
> They said the exact same thing about the F-15.

Er, citation required. I dont remember those kinds of complaints. F-16, sure, and theyd be right.

> And the F-18

Well, that depends on if you mean the F, or the A part. Many thought the F-14 was a way better fighter and had better legs. For attack, we ended up with an a/c with less range and payload capability. Which just makes it more acceptable to replace it with something with even less range. All of which reduces the strike bubble of a carrier group.

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Re:The Pentagon is battling the clock to fix serious, unrepo... by jki275 on Thursday June 13, 2019 @09:36AM (#20174686)
No one has ever thought the F14 was a better fighter than the F18. The F14 was an interceptor designed for long range fleet defense, not air to air combat.

The JSF has longer legs than both as I recall.

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Re:The Pentagon is battling the clock to fix serious, unrepo... by alexhutcheson on Thursday June 13, 2019 @12:30PM (#20176420)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Sprey#Defense_analyst,_...
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