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Originally Posted by Sledgehammer427
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Even if you're going straight, thats still moving!  |
Well, yes, but only if the target is going in a straight line too, which to be fair to the designers of the F-104, the targets generally were supposed to be going in a straight line, and even when you get to the first Fighter-Bomber design which was primarily based around dropping nukes, you can understand the thinking.
But when you get to a multi-role mud moving mode? It's taking it out of its element and shoving it into a role it wasn't designed for. You leave that to the Thud and Bricks/Rhinos, the Lawn Dart intercepts enemy bombers, and the Bricks and Tigers mix it up with the enemy escort.
However, I guess with the Luftwaffe expanding so rapidly, to get all those aircraft would have cost too much...still, you got a better deal with the Brick IMHO, that was a proper multi-role aircraft.
