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Originally Posted by lazybastard
"Only a very rich country with a large supply of pilots can afford to have a large multi-role fleet. Do we meet those parameters?"
I really can't see the logic behind this. The whole point of multi-role fighters is that you can do the same thing with less planes. A squadron can fly air superiority during the first week then switch to a ground attack role the second.
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No, what the AM is saying is that a dedicated air superiority fighter or a dedicated ground attack aircraft will fulfill their roles better then a multi-role aircraft; as being a multi-role aircraft, there will be trade offs, (eg, radar, manuverability, etc); which however, I am not too sure about looking at the aircraft in the MRCA race.
p.s. I suggest you read the whole article rather then picking out lone points.