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- From: ahng@ee.ualberta.ca (Allan Hong-Kay Ng)
- Subject: Re: F-14 as a strike bomber
- Message-ID: <Bxx2F0.AE@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>
- Keywords: BombCat
- Sender: military@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Sci.Military Login)
- Organization: University Of Alberta, Edmonton Canada
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:47:24 GMT
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- From ahng@ee.ualberta.ca (Allan Hong-Kay Ng)
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- Chad Barret Wemyss <chadwemy@wpi.wpi.edu> writes:
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- >In my opinion, the A-6F is a better choice as a long-range attack aircraft.
- >First, it was designed with the role in mind, albeit nearly 35 years ago.
- >Second, it can carry 30,000 lbs of ordinance, where the BombCat cant carry
- >20,000. Finally, for anyone who thinks that the A-6 doesn't have the air-to-
- >air capability to survive in a hostile environment, the new F model has the
- >capability not only for Sidewinders, but for radar-guided AMRAAM's.
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- Hi, for the same reasons you've listed the Bombcat as an ineffective attack
- A/C the A-6F would be an ineffective fighter. Air-to-air capability would
- be better stated as self defense. "You never make a big truck and tommorrow
- make it a race car." Colonel Erich 'Bubi' Hartman Luftwaffe (352 kills)
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- A. Ng (0 kills)
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