Originally Posted by
glad rag
Interesting thing that
many on here stated if could CAS from 30,000 ft with the wayward [quote_to rip them up_unquote] gun system/PGM and it was naturally out of small/med/large AAA effect.
Which is handy as the ballistic trials/testing fell to the wayside under operation "catch up".....which is of course why the IAF is flying them with external lightning 5 pods ..what was that you were saying about attributes again Ken?
What did I day about "attributes?". Nothing. I said the F-35 has
unique capabilities other than stealth. A buyer/user of tactical aircraft has to decide of those capabilities are needed/useful. It's patently obvious that
many buyers/users don't think so. So they buy something else. There are plenty of other choices. For those who think the F-35's unique capabilities are useful, they buy the F-35, even when there are cheaper alternatives available. A few buyers/users have the wherewithal to do BOTH. The UK, Italy, Israel, USN (and others) for example buy both F-35 and other non-stealthy tactical aircraft.
So to reiterate yet again, saying stealth is worth "ABSOLUTELY NOTHING" is cute, but
incredibly short sighted.