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Originally Posted by MH
That apearently is Rafale vs Raptor.
F18 vs Raptor.
OK f22 is not magical but close to that n term of tech. |
Those images really are not an effective means to judge a given aircraft.Those are all taken from training footage.It is very common in training for the odds to be very stacked against one side or the other.the idea being train hard make the situation far more difficult than a real world situation.
If you look you will find shots of every modern fighter in the HUD of another aircraft.That must mean that every modern aircraft sucks
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The rule of weapons/warfare is once your foe creates a better weapon you create a counter.The realistic stance should be how capable is a platform in a real world situation and how skilled are the people flying the aircraft.these are factors often overlooked.
Another equally important question should be how much does this weapon cost and do we really need it?Many weapons sound great on paper but prove to be impractical.The F-22 happens to impractical there are several other 5th generation designs that can do everything that an F-22 can do except for full stealth and sooner or later thanks to ever advancing computer systems radar will be able see spot "stealth". Even stealth aircraft are "seen" by radar they just are not able to discern the small return as what it is and not something else like a flock of birds.Computers with advanced algorithms will be able to analyze a stealth aircraft radar return if there are not already some in use that can.
The F-35 simply is overly complex and should have been cancelled years ago.