F-15E/GR4 or F-111 the best?

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Booger,

I must admit I did glance over the opening statement about 'best at low level', however it still doesnt sway the advantage to the Pig. A 4th generation Pulse Doppler radar and / or a double digit SAM will still clean up an F111. You need an A/A radar and and a working EW suite to survive; score another win to the F15E.

I agree with Jacko, one thing the Poms have always done well is EW - again another win over the Pig.

You are correct however, the Pig with 24 MK82's will go further than the F15E, only because the F15E can only carry 12. Id like to see the footprint of those 24 however!!!

All the fuel advantage really means is that the F111 will have lots of fuel available when it jettisons its bombs to defend; assuming it knows it needs to defend! (hopefully the Hornet escort hasnt Bingo'ed out already!)

So Booger, what do you think will come first on the F111 - AMRAAM or AGM142??

As far as low level being a primary tactic, I will never the forget the quote from very good USAF F15E FWIC grad on RAAF F18 exchange - 'for every 1 A/A missile in the world there are 1000 SAMS'. I dont give a rats arse what RAND reckons, I know what the drivers are thinking and they wont come in low - if it can be avoided, i.e no other over-riding factors. (being made easier with continual A/S weapon improvements by the way - i.e tgt acquisition and accurate delivery)

Note - low level still exists in training because it is so hard, as you rightly indicated.