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minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·6 months agoThe F-16s they a getting are designed more for bombing and not for air superiority.
minus-squarepopcap200@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoIs that true? I thought they were either built for multirole or air superiority/intercepting? I didn’t think any of the variants were built as attackers.
minus-square██████████@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·edit-26 months agoDeutchlender why?
The F-16s they a getting are designed more for bombing and not for air superiority.
Is that true? I thought they were either built for multirole or air superiority/intercepting? I didn’t think any of the variants were built as attackers.
Deutchlender why?