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Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic
It's a damned shame we have disposed of the F111, there was nothing (and still is nothing) in the local theatre that could match it for long-range, low-level penetration. Yeah we got some F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft to take over the role but they just don't have the range or low level ability that the F111 had.
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One of the main reasons the Tornado is still in service across Europe. It's a bastard fr low lever strike missions. Problem is they keep trying to bolt on tech to make it do other jobs.