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Old 12th Oct 2016, 11:15
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airborne_artist
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I'll bite.

You still need top cover, unless it's totally asymmetric.

You need runways, armourers etc fairly close to the area of operations. No chance of operating from a safe carrier/friendly nation's airfield even if a tanker is needed to get you to the action.

So while they are cheap per hour they are limited in application. That's why they not been used since I was in very short pants.

And drones have the loiter capability, increasingly good munitions and are much the same price per frame.
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