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Re:Why Finland Selected the F-35A (2021) by ffhhj on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @08:15PM (#34604968)
Why is classified speed so important? Couldn't it be aproximated with a sort of Doomsday Argument approach?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_argument

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Re:Why Finland Selected the F-35A (2021) by kneebonian on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @08:23PM (#34605022)
Well because in combat seconds and centimeters can make a difference. You might know it is capable of Mach 4 and can plan for that, but if it's capable of Mach 4.2 and you haven't found it economical to respond to that, it is the difference between life and death.

"All warfare is based on deception" - Sun Tzu

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Re:Why Finland Selected the F-35A (2021) by adgjlsfhk1 on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @08:20PM (#34605004)
not well. That requires an unbiased sample which they work really hard not to show.
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Re:Why Finland Selected the F-35A (2021) by rozab on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @08:52PM (#34605277)
Case in point - that one MiG-25 clocked at Mach 3.2 by Western radar over Egypt
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