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Old 29th May 2011, 09:01
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Originally Posted by Wrathmonk
But I guess you and Sharkey will need to start attacking the Apache as well now as it seems to be able to do the Harrier job without the need for a full size carrier
As you are suggesting that Apaches can do the same job as FJ, they might as well replace FJ for all Strike and CAS. Your idea would solve the problem of deploying Typhoons to Afghanistan overnight and be much cheaper.
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