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In message , Alan Minyard
writes On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 22:30:53 +0100, "Paul J. Adam" wrote: You mean before or after the redesign to eliminate just that hotspot? What "redesign"? (not being sarky here, I would really like to know :-)) Early 1990s. Some say it was a panic reaction to Desert Storm and "we gotta be stealthier", others that it was a wise move taking advantage of German delay to significantly reduce the RCS, truth probably in the middle. Why? Are we expecting to fight F-22s? No, that would be suicidal. But you will need at least five Typhoons to equal one F-22. On what measure? Trouble is, both seriously outclass current and projected threats - but for a given budget, you're a lot more likely to have Typhoons available to throw at the threat: means more Red raids intercepted, and more offensive sorties generated. -- When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite. W S Churchill Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk |
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