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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
The F-16 was originally designed to be an air superiority fighter -- an aerial dogfighter if you will. It was only later that they turned into a bomb truck and a multirole fighter.
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I thought the F-16 is a tactical fighter and the F-15 is an air superiority fighter.
Air superiority being bigger, faster, longer ranged, and the ability to carry a bigger weapons payload, but not as good in a dog fight as an F-16 which is lighter and more agile, hense tactical fighter.