[jriemer]

True, not every Kiwi is / was a sheep. That nation provided some of the toughest fighters and coaster watchers were Kiwis during WWII; however, NZ's left has left their military to rot in the sun.

The F-16 A/B models the RNZAF declined to purchase wasn't even nightvision capable. Again, my point about strategic vision. You would think that a pilot who has a 50/50 chance of flying at night would appreciate nightvision...

That goes for the RNZAF pilots who will be hauling humanitarian crap to God-knows-where or is the RNZAF a day-ops only air force? [/sarcasm]

[New Zealander]

The F-16 A/B models the RNZAF declined to purchase wasn't even nightvision capable. Again, my point about strategic vision. You would think that a pilot who has a 50/50 chance of flying at night would appreciate nightvision...

Minor point - the RNZAF did not decline the F-16s - they were very keen for them for their robust airframes. Avionics were to be transferred from the expiring A-4s - the 'lectrics being fairly sophisticated (the typical joke was that they were like a 1950s Morrie Minor, with an awesome sounds system).