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Hi boys, couldn't help but join in on this one....
Firstly, a few years back a simulation was ran pitting the F22 against the EF Typhoon. The F22 came out on top with 4 kills for every loss, hence it is fair to say it is the better plane. However, the F22 costs a whole lot more than the EF Typhoon, thus the EF is more value for money, i.e. you can have several Typhoons for one F22.
The British Government (being the thrifty bunch that they are) would not fund a program such as the F35 Lightning *and* the EF Typhoon (which incidently almost stalled a few years back) if there was one aircraft that could do the job both jobs.
My point being; the F35 would never be superior in A-A combat with a EFT (which currently has limited A-G capabilities) otherwise the British Government would just buy all F35s rather than pay for both....
Therefore, in terms of pure capability, per aircraft, regardless of cost;
in A-A combat, F22 is best, followed by EFT, then F35
in A-G combat F35 is best, followed by EFT, then F22.
Is it not a funny coincidence that it turns out that each aircraft is 'best' at what it was designed to do?
<Mike>
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