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To: familyop

That’s just retarded. A bomb armed F-35 has roughly a 600 mile strike radius. The F-35 is NOT some new nuclear warfare game changer.

Astonishing claim.


20 posted on 05/24/2018 4:26:44 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: DesertRhino
”That’s just retarded. A bomb armed F-35 has roughly a 600 mile strike radius. The F-35 is NOT some new nuclear warfare game changer. Astonishing claim.”

But F-35s are not B-2s that have to fly halfway around the world from Missouri. They can be based in all kinds of places long-term, and in a pinch during a crisis the F-35B can take off from a short field or road and land vertically, giving it tremendous flexibility.

Granted, even given those strengths the range is still a potential issue, but that is also why there are autonomous tanker aircraft in development. They will be able to loiter for extended periods, and if designed with stealth in mind (which is still being considered) could be difficult for the enemy to detect.

41 posted on 05/24/2018 5:22:47 PM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.`)
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