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To: Non-Sequitur
They now have 4 squadrons of F-18s so they can do more with fewer aircraft.

No way does a Hornet lug as much ordnance as an A-6 used to. I'd tend to question that business about "more with less" -- more flexibility, maybe, but not more iron on the target. Plus, the A-3's went away, too.

23 posted on 12/19/2010 2:40:14 AM PST by lentulusgracchus
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To: lentulusgracchus
No way does a Hornet lug as much ordnance as an A-6 used to.

No, but the F-18 carries the precision guided munitions that have come along after the A-6. It can do more with one or two smart bombs than an A-6 could do with its entire bomb load. The key is not how much ordinance you can carry but how much can you get on target in a single strike. Plus it can operate as a fighter when necessary, which an A-6 or A-7 could not.

24 posted on 12/19/2010 4:22:30 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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