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Old 08-21-2011, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic View Post
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.
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.
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