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To: Hill of Tara
we should never have reduced it from the original requirement of 700 Raptors.

You got RIGHT. #'s may not win wars but it never hurts to have the ALL Air Force Fighter Squadrons out fitted with 'em all.

7 posted on 03/06/2006 5:11:15 PM PST by ExcursionGuy84 ("Jesus, Your Love takes my breath away.")
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To: ExcursionGuy84

Yep. Quality is much more important than quantity, but 1 F/A-22 is not going to be able to defeat 20 enemy aircraft. What happens when your hardpoints are empty and your guns are dry?

We need as many F/A-22s as possible. I believe we have about 900 F-15s. Therefore, we need about 900 F/A-22s to replace them.


9 posted on 03/06/2006 5:14:48 PM PST by Hill of Tara
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