In message , Juergen
Nieveler writes
"Paul J. Adam" wrote:
Also when the RAF hung Martel, then Sea Eagle, on its Buccaneers; then
used Tornado GR.1B for the role when the Buccs retired..

But the Bucc wasn't land-based originally, it was carrier-based. And
unlike the Starfighter, it was actually designed for anti-shipping
strikes.

True, except that the Bucc was designed for _nuclear_ anti-ship strikes
(toss-bombing Sverdlovs with buckets of instant sunshine, hence its 'S'
designator) - but when did you ever see a carrier-based Tonka?

And the Starfighter definitely hits the "lucky button" for maritime
strike: with that wing and that engine, like the Bucc and Tonka it's a
superb very-fast very-low raider for hitting a maritime group with
decent SAMs and having some chance of coming home in landable shape.

--
He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.
Julius Caesar I:2

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