How do either compare to a big ugly aircraft with a bloody great bug gatling gun, two bulk standard commercial engines and a job lot of Titanium?
Well, having lain in the couches in a -135 and seen how it struggled to match the refueler I think that there might just be a bit of life left in the "run away bravely" FJ's actually....however once the "big" rockets are gone, Yes it comes into it's own, provided there are enough deployed to cover the ground (in time).
Pity "they" won't spend to open the line again...