As Don well knows this next was the plane (Type) that needed to be in the game in regards to the top 5 or so
major OOB's when I offered to cull them of the fighter types to open up slots in those OOB's. But after some discussion a couple of years back, we touched on some of the issues involved to include the complication of these planes being available in scenarios along with pick lists etc. So Don doesn't get upset I'm not asking for that again but, am still available if that should ever come about!?!
Point is this plane along with the A-10, GRACH where among a handful to support the above discussion, this one being the key in my mind. It is part of a
very exclusive category only slightly bigger by about 3 planes called
4.5 GEN which notably is where the
GRIPEN and many would say the T-50/PAK-FA truly belongs. Of course
5th GEN belongs to the F-22 and as yet to be fully determined maybe the F-35 if they can keep the paint on it!?!.
It is one of my favorites and will be competing against the F-35 in the below ref. Though not from
AUSA the aviation "think tank", the next does a very good job in it's assessment of these two aircraft very much in line with AUSA and a couple of others.
And as a reminder in air to air combat this plane is undefeated with a record 100 to 0.
Well enough "shenanigans" here's your read...
http://bestfighter4canada.blogspot.c...vs-silent.html
Regards,
Pat
