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Old 31st Jan 2013, 11:25
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CM - As a JSF team guy told me, "maneuvering is irrelevant". Firstly, because stealth. You will detect, track and close to high-AMRAAM-Pk range of your target without being detected.

If any of your hapless, dumb Gen4TM adversaries do survive, you blow through them while the all-round EO-DAS infrared system tracks them all with sufficient tenacity and consistency to maintain ID and guides HOBS missiles on to them, in lock-on after launch mode if necessary, over a 360 degree engagement zone.

Then bomb your target and home for tea and medals. Simples!
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