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Old 13th Apr 2011, 12:32
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Typerated, the Typhoon does not carry (can't) practice bombs although it can strafe but an £80m aircraft firing a gun at a £100k truck makes little sense.

There is a training version of paveway but it is still a large piece of metal that has the potential to fly away from its intended target which makes the English and Welsh ranges too small.

To use the Scottish range, or overseas would be expensive as there is no requirement for the tiffy to drop bombs (I think they decided )
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