“does not have the loiter time and does not have the payload to be in the warzone for that mission.”
Sweeper
cm-sweeper
Believe it or not, most modern fighters are like that.
From 50 years ago? Sure...
Hah!
Dogfighting is within visual range/WVR, its BFMing (basic fighter maneuvers, what you could call dogfighting...BFM is typically 1v1 btw), its maneuvering right there with the guy at fairly high G trying to fix some geometry and SHOOT HIS ASS!
*Facepalm*
The internet says its a scam! Ur a lockmart shillll!!!1!!
Besides killing the program and all that fun development stuff, why do you think B-2 cost so much...?
Also, these guys have sh*tloads of flying time....probably perfect AGSM execution, really really doubt it was GLOC.
*Facepalm*
“Officially”
Did the “ :p “ not get through to you? :)
Obviously you’re just a Lockmart Shill.
“In my view, not having enough room for the pilot to turn his head because of a giant multimillion dollar helmet system or physically allow for rearward visibility is a pretty shitty platform for turning and burning up close.”
You don’t seem to understand this: There is no “lack” of “dogfighting capability.”
“You are not sneaking up on an F-35. Its not the 1960's anymore... dogfighting is history.”
“Yeah, as I posted upthread, I will trust the review of the pilot who tested it in air-to-air scenarios against a 40 year old F-16 fighter that had less power, worse technology, and was carrying extra drop tanks that weighed it down:”
“Again, I call B.S. on a 20-30 minute loiter - that only makes sense with a combat radius the A-10 isn’t capable of.”
That meme about the AF not wanting to do CAS is fucking glorious, man...