A mere 16 out of 102 aircraft are fitted with complete suite of operational equipment; the so called Diamond Fleet!
On one hand, well, quite. On the other hand, I was once told on this very forum that in order to deploy one aircraft, a force such as the RAF needed to have five, to account for maintenance, training, R&R for the crews, etc. Now, I'd be the first to admit I've no idea how this applies to the 16-of-102 scenario described here, but it occurs to me that under the most liberal interpretation, the ready-to-go count would should only be about 20.
No?
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