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Jerry Bransford · Feb 13, 2021

Viking Jeeper said:
I think the technology in the F-35 is overkill.

It's only overkill until you engage one of the enemy's advanced fighters. Give our guys every advantage, they need it. The enemy's not stupid and they're building some advanced shit. Especially the Chinese, and the Russians aren't sitting on their asses technology-wise, either.

Lose focus for ten seconds due to high G's, something not working perfectly, etc. and that minor overkill we enjoy wil be underkill when the other guy's paying attention and his shit's still working.

qslim · Feb 13, 2021

Jerry Bransford said:
It's only overkill until you engage one of the enemy's advanced fighters. Give our guys every advantage, they need it. The enemy's not stupid and they're building some advanced shit. Especially the Chinese, and the Russians aren't sitting on their asses technology-wise, either.

Lose focus for ten seconds due to high G's, something not working perfectly, etc. and that minor overkill we enjoy wil be underkill when the other guy's paying attention and his shit's still working.

Absolutely. Weird how critics of the F-35 are typically the farthest away from the program.

And don't sleep on Russia & China. There's some fancy stuff packed in the Su-57 & the J-20.

qslim · Feb 13, 2021

Gunnersmate · Feb 13, 2021

astjp2 · Feb 13, 2021

I actually worked on that f15 in about 93-94

Viking Jeeper · Feb 13, 2021

Jerry Bransford said:
It's only overkill until you engage one of the enemy's advanced fighters. Give our guys every advantage, they need it. The enemy's not stupid and they're building some advanced shit. Especially the Chinese, and the Russians aren't sitting on their asses technology-wise, either.

Lose focus for ten seconds due to high G's, something not working perfectly, etc. and that minor overkill we enjoy wil be underkill when the other guy's paying attention and his shit's still working.

qslim said:
Absolutely. Weird how critics of the F-35 are typically the farthest away from the program.

And don't sleep on Russia & China. There's some fancy stuff packed in the Su-57 & the J-20.

I'm going to let those go but I am certainly not the "farthest away from the program".

qslim · Feb 13, 2021

Viking Jeeper said:
I'm going to let those go but I am certainly not the "farthest away from the program".

Probably smart & I get it. Not directed at you in particular, just a general observation of mine & focused on the aircraft itself, not the program. Two different things IMO.