"James Dandy" wrote in message
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Seems to me like all the modern wars I can remember up from Vietnam
use mostly ordinary fighters and bombers.

Because that was what was available.
The F-117 & B-2 have been doing their fair share as they became available.

I don't understand why such emphasis is put on that stealth stuff when
we use the same old planes from previously.

Because it is getting time to replace the old stuff and stealth makes
the new stuff much better.

I still remember when the F-14 and F-15 came out. Don't we still use
these? Aren't they better than everyone else's stuff?

In some ways yes, in some ways no.
The last generation of Russian (Red) planes (Su-27 & MiG-29) are
aerodynamically superior. The currently coming on line generation
of European planes are at least the equal of the F-14 & F-15 in most
ways.
So far we've yet to fight anybody (and there may well not be anybody yet)
who can field an integrated force equal to ours: our AWACS, tankers
etc give our fighters a big leg up.

My son Billy tells me I'm out of date on such matters and that the old
Reds have stuff that is better than ours. Tell me it ain't so. I saw
on tv one night a show on the History Channel that showed a new plane
that did amazing flying but I can't recall its name. It was a Red
plane tho.

I don't have much interest in stealth so long as we keep pounding them
Arabs with B-52 bombs! God bless the almighty B-52.

Since I'm out of date maybe you guys can fill me in on the latest.
What makes a stealth aircraft better?

It can get a lot closer before being detected and whack the bad guy
before he has a chance to duck.

If they are so good how come we don't own many?

They are new and more expensive.
Give us time and we will own a bunch more of them.

What if they were all destroyed, wouldn't we still be
able to fight with the proven stuff?

Sure, it just cost more lives on our side and takes longer to win.



And yes, I do smell troll.