Re: [FYI] World's Longest page on tracks vs wheels

On Sat, 12 Jan 2002 13:14:04 -0800 (PST) John Atkinson
<johnmatkinson@yahoo.com> writes:
>
>--- Glenn M Wilson <triphibious@juno.com> wrote:
<snip>
>> or maybe an F15E.  But I still love those Warthogs
>> for making things
>> (especially moving things)  go boom!
>
>No argument.  But neither the F-22 nor (regardless of
>what the propaganda dept of the USAF say) the JSF is
>designed to do what the 'Hog does.
>
>John
>

Agreed but it's trying to meet the needs of the USAF (Interdiction,
strike and back up Air superiority - stated or not) and the USN (sink
ships, knock down stupid enemy fighters, maybe support Marines if the
Harriers aren't still around) and (finally) support the ground troops.
Strictly my jaundiced read of course. 

The Warthog was CAS first everything else third.

Gracias,
Glenn/Triphibious@juno.com
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