tell that to the carrier group when Chinese cruise missles are coming over
the horizon-- remember the Super Bug's AESA radar still is not working
properly--so......are you tell me a Super Bug with non ASEA radar and
AMRAAMS can handle that--oh--let's make that single seater F-18E .....
are there any drivers who have handled both the F-14D and Super Bug--what's
your view???



"Daryl Hunt" wrote in message
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"Paul J. Adam" wrote in message
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In message , rstro
writes
sure there is/.........
call ARMARC and get some real airplanes back in the Navy--F-14

Useless gold-plated junk dependent on radar (which never works) and
missiles (worse than useless). How many missile kills in the Korean War?
QED.

The only Three things that our 15 and 16 drivers repected on the F-14 was
the extra set of eyes, the first turn during the wings sweeping forward
and
the Phoenix system that costs way too much to use. The F-35 can out turn
the 14 no matter what, the Superhornet can do the Top Cap with Amrams just
fine and the days of the need for two sets of eyes is all but gone.
Plus,
the 14 was taken out of service because it became too expensive per flying
hour to continue. Too bad, JAG had some nice footage of it.

But let's face it, in it's day, the 14 was the 800 lb gurrilla for Top Cap
over the Carrier Group but age bit it in the ass.


Get *real* aircraft. Re-equip the USN with F6F Hellcats.

I vote for the F3F myself.