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If you a have a look at to-days Telegraph you will see a story suggesting the Typhoon attack that destroyed two T-72 tanks was a
PR stunt. The tanks were already abandoned and in any event, a Tornado was needed to designate the target. The implication was that this mission was to "prove" the air to ground capability of the Typhoon in advance of the Public Accounts Committee Meeting! We all know that the Tiffy has a way to go on that one.
Facts are we have chopped the Harrier, an aircraft that could self designate targets and use all current weaponary bar Stormshadow so perhaps Ward has a point. This mission harked back to GW1 with Buccs being used to designate for the Tornado!
Also, do we really need a £ 70 Million aircraft to attack tanks over Libya?