Originally Posted by webf
Applied to aircraft - the ones nearer the target have shorter transit time, and hence higher sortie rates. For Italy based jets to be able to respond as fast as carrier based ones would mean travelling at about Mach 5! This ignores the need for tanking and other support.
Tut, tut. You've been told before. That is not a proper comparison. The jets from Italy go on task at a time fixed in the ATO. They are not being scrambled to achieve a no-notice task. Hence sortie rate is almost irrelevant in the current circumstances. Please argue logically m8. I know you know better.
