Originally Posted by
Davef68
Which CAS was it that decided he only wanted two of any class of aircraft - two jet fighters, two support helicopters, two transport aircraft?
Dalton, and I think he decided that's what he could afford rather than that's what he wanted.
I can see the case for two multirole combat aircraft types, where they perform essentially the same function and you're just looking for some redundancy in case there's a problem with one or another type.
It doesn't make sense with transport types though, where a C-17 has a totally different capability set and role to the C-130.