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Old 05-27-2007, 02:29 AM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ashkon View Post
In regards to maritime strike capability, how hard would it be to incorperate the Harpoon missile system onto the F-15E/K/SG Eagles? Since to my knowledge they do not have an anti-ship strike capability, unlike the Hornet which has used harpoons for quite some time now.
Why does the F-15 need the Harpoon at all? It has the AGM-154 JSOW, AGM-158 JASSM, and will later get the JASSM-ER. All these are good enough to attack ships with, and if you're willing to get close enough, even a JDAM will do.
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