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To: 68skylark

Exactly. The F-22 is what the F-117 was technically designed to be used for if there was a conventional war with the Soviet Union in the 80s/90s. The F-22 would clear away all SAM sites and other mobile radars that could be used to direct their air units to intercept our planes. Once all those Radar sites and vehicles are wiped out, even B-52s would be free to roam where they want without fear of repercussion. And what's so great about the F-22, unlike the F-117, the Raptor has 20mm guns on it, and air radar, and it's an awesome dog fighter and could take out anything in the air, even if outnumbered 4 to 1 or more. Most other aircraft couldn't even get a weapons lock on the F-22, while the F-22 is dropping them out of the sky like bad habits. And the F-22 would stay in the air to continue running missions and dropping on areas that would be considered to be too hot for conventional aircraft even after the initial strikes. She sure does free up the Air Force a lot. :) Great addition to the Pentagon arsenal.


94 posted on 06/13/2006 11:39:59 AM PDT by TexasPatriot8 (You can't get blood from a turnip, and with liberals, you can't get common sense from stupid.)
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To: TexasPatriot8
The F-22 would clear away all SAM sites and other mobile radars that could be used to direct their air units to intercept our planes. Once all those Radar sites and vehicles are wiped out, even B-52s would be free to roam where they want without fear of repercussion.

It's a nice theory and it may work. On the other hand, I recently read an article about a Yugoslavian air defense commander who was able to hide his radars and keep them operating during our bombing -- he wasn't hit by us, and his unit shot down two of our planes. That's not bad for equipment from the 1960's. So I hope our guys don't get too cocky.

(That article was in eDefense online, which has now gone out of business, so the link I have is no longer any good, unfortunately.)

115 posted on 06/13/2006 12:19:08 PM PDT by 68skylark
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