Why not use the F-22 to replace the F/A-18 and F-14?

Pechs1 wrote:

guy- And how many layers of CAP are they going to have to get through before
they'd
even have the chance? That is, assuming we haven't destroyed every runway and
taxiway in the country first with cruise missiles or other weapons, and it's
pretty damned unlikely that we'd risk a B-1 or B-2 by day before we had air
supremacy. BRBR

Why don't you re-read your original post...something about how a B-1 or B-2
could do the job of a whole airwing of F-18s...or some such whizbangery.

First it wasn't my original post, and second, I was replying to your comment
below:

ice- (A trivia question -- how many CV sorties does it take to cover the
same number of DMPIs that ONE B-1 with a full load of SDBs can cover?
BRBR

One F-18, after the B-1 gets bagged....

I also pointed out that so far its been the f-18s that have gotten bagged.

Is there anywhere there where I intimate that a B-1 could do its (conventional,
limited war) job without air superiority/supremacy?

Guy

guy- ice- (A trivia question -- how many CV sorties does it take to cover
the
same number of DMPIs that ONE B-1 with a full load of SDBs can cover?
BRBR

I'm not 'ice', guess you aren't either..gotta love the ng....
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

Pechs1 wrote:

guy- ice- (A trivia question -- how many CV sorties does it take to cover
the
same number of DMPIs that ONE B-1 with a full load of SDBs can cover?
BRBR

I'm not 'ice', guess you aren't either..gotta love the ng....

I know you're not 'ice'. He posed the above question, you then replied "One F-18,
after the B-1 gets bagged....", and I replied to you "Don't see why . . . " etc..
Are we all clear now, about who was saying what to whom? ;-)

Guy

The answer to the trivia question is, of course, "it depends." It depends
on a whole host of circumstantial factors -- which jet, which targets, which
weapons, range to target area, tankers available etc etc etc. BUT, I was
glad to see the Navy finally get on-board with the SDB program since ONE B-1
can carry 288 of 'em. If the CV boys could only carry the heavier iron (at
3-4 per jet) -- do the math...

"Guy Alcala" wrote in message
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Pechs1 wrote:

guy- ice- (A trivia question -- how many CV sorties does it take
to cover
the
same number of DMPIs that ONE B-1 with a full load of SDBs can cover?
BRBR

I'm not 'ice', guess you aren't either..gotta love the ng....

I know you're not 'ice'. He posed the above question, you then replied
"One F-18,
after the B-1 gets bagged....", and I replied to you "Don't see why . . .
" etc..
Are we all clear now, about who was saying what to whom? ;-)

Guy