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Old 30th Jan 2010, 23:47
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Originally Posted by jez_s
Comparing figures is surely not the same as comparing capability.
The A400M is replacing the C130K fleet something which the C17 is not and I suspect they do vastly different tasks.
Given the choice of 25 A400Ms to do Tac AT or a further 9 C17s to do the same role what would you choose?
10 C17 and 15 C130J No contest

Infrastructure already there!
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