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To: DonaldC

We have a good supply of really cool, very effective high tech weapons.

Based on past exercises, assuming an adversary tried to take on our AF, a couple squadrons of our F-22’s would wipe out the AF of most medium size countries (even if well equipped with 4th gen fighters) in a few days.

F-22’s, advanced SEAD, and such, ain’t cheap.

However, we may have lost sight of conventional munitions needs. We are in a dicey situation with certain basic munitions needed for a grind-it-out conflict where we cannot* or don’t want to establish air superiority, such as Russia has steered the Ukraine war into. Our DOD has vastly increased it’s orders, the question is whether the long lead times are really THAT bad, or may in some cases be a ruse.

GLSDB deliveries (with appropriate launcher mods) to Ukraine were supposed to be several months out, yet a few recent Ukrainian strikes appear to have been by GLSDB’s.

*Wikipedia has a pretty good article on SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses).


38 posted on 02/23/2023 7:12:50 PM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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To: Paul R.

However, if the chicoms can take out the runways those fancy dancy planes aren’t going anywhere....or landing anywhere.


39 posted on 02/23/2023 7:16:20 PM PST by ealgeone
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