I have seen them up close, pretty massive looking (bulky). They are good planes, but with shortcomings. During the Gulf war the Tornados had to rely on Buccanneers to fly along with them in order to guide the laser-guided bombs. But the Tornado was very succesfull attacking airfeilds. Equipped with the special JP.233 dispenser, it can take out airstrips and it also drops mines to stop them from repairing the damage.
And at Bruggen (RAF base in Germany) I saw a Tornado vs. a TVR car challenge. Both stand still on thwp parallel runways and just go for it to see who has the fastest start. The TVR won the first time at another airshow, but the Tornado would have it's revenge! With full throttle it made a scramble, what a noise! The TVR was left behind easily.
It's a great strike plane, the F3-fighter variant is not and the EFA is it's follow up.