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Which fighter would have been better for the Navy to choose during the early 90's when they were looking for the Tomcat sucessor?
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Cant agree with ''the mission isn't there anymore.'' The need for the projection of power is still there.
It just has to be finessed - A couple of Toms on station can dominate an airspace which means
the opponent cant mount recces or deploy radar effectively in certain situations.
Apart from the tactical options that the Phoenix opened up, the Tom was a more capable dogfighter than the F18.
But generaly given the all-round performance of the F18 in multi-role situations its not hard to see why
the Navy preferred this adaptability
I have to say I always found the F18 a great aircraft to fly in sims.
