Thread: The F-4 Phantom
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Old 09-22-2003, 13:48 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Speaking as a uneducated civ, I'll throw in my 2 cents uninvited (as usual).
From what I am given to understand, the F-4 is not really a pure dogfighter like the F-15. The Phantom gives up a lot to it's air-to-ground capabilities. This is not to say that the F-4 is not a fearsome air-to-air machine, both in it's day and today. OK, it's no F-15 or Su-27 but neither is it something to be dismissed out of hand either. It's certainly in the twilight of it's career, hanging on with other air forces that have upgraded it's various systems.
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