Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ...
by SkyMarshal on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @02:47PM
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"Multirole" is just Pentagon speak for "smaller, cheaper, and limited, but still stealthy".
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Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ...
by jonnybgood on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @03:46PM
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No, it doesn’t mean that at all. It’s differences can range from types of munitions to avionics. The fact you said a multirole fighter is more limited shows you really don’t know the differences. A multirole is actually more capable. A multirole like F-35 can do air superiority but it won’t outperform an aircraft designed specifically for air superiority like the F-22. The F-22 does not do air-to-ground strikes. The F-35 can.
The multirole fighter is not a new concept.
Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ...
by rjsw on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @05:26PM
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The F-22 has done air-to-ground strikes, its problem is just being too expensive.
Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ...
by Alupis on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @06:15PM
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Being capable of doesn't make it the primary role. Yes the F-22 can drop a few bombs... but that's the problem.. a few. It doesn't have the load capabilities or external pylons (without compromising it's stealth entirely) to carry significant munitions or preferred role-specific munitions to be really effective in CAS or ground attack. Nor is it's cannon a comparable replacement for the GAU-8.