Page 4 of 4
RE: OT: F35 getting hosed by Japanese F15s
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 2:01 pm
by Rusty1961
[/quote]
Do I even need to? I just looked it up. It has serious drawbacks and is far from a sure thing - and the only time it was used successfully was way back in the 90s.
Stealth technology has come leaps and bounds since then.
[/quote]
And SAM defenses haven't kept up? Really?
RE: OT: F35 getting hosed by Japanese F15s
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 2:19 pm
by T Rav
Apollo 11,
Well said.
T Rav
RE: OT: F35 getting hosed by Japanese F15s
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:10 pm
by Lokasenna
ORIGINAL: Rusty1961
Do I even need to? I just looked it up. It has serious drawbacks and is far from a sure thing - and the only time it was used successfully was way back in the 90s.
Stealth technology has come leaps and bounds since then.
[/quote]
And SAM defenses haven't kept up? Really?
[/quote]
Basically... yes, really.
RE: OT: F35 getting hosed by Japanese F15s
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 5:30 pm
by Rusty1961
ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
ORIGINAL: Rusty1961
Do I even need to? I just looked it up. It has serious drawbacks and is far from a sure thing - and the only time it was used successfully was way back in the 90s.
Stealth technology has come leaps and bounds since then.
And SAM defenses haven't kept up? Really?
[/quote]
Basically... yes, really.
[/quote]
Okay, if you think SAM defenses, such as the S400, haven't kept up you haven't kept up.
Sorry, you're wrong.
RE: OT: F35 getting hosed by Japanese F15s
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 11:41 pm
by Lokasenna
RE: OT: F35 getting hosed by Japanese F15s
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 12:01 pm
by USSAmerica
Absolutely the very best xkcd, ever! [&o][&o][&o][:D]
(I believe it used to be AW1Steve's signature photo for a while) [:D]