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evangilder said:I haven't seen the price lately, but what military hardware is cheap? It probably is pricey, but are they still buying them, or just "upgrading" them?
syscom3 said:If one thing the Harrier ISNT is.... is a fast aircraft.
Glider said:However the point of the thread was Which is the best Jet Fighter and it has to be the F15. Dare I say we all agree on that.
jrk said:syscom3 said:If one thing the Harrier ISNT is.... is a fast aircraft.
no ones denying that fact.the amount of times it has been stated that the harrier isnt one of the fastest jets.i have it imprinted on my forehead from the amount of times i,ve heard it.why are you deciding to repeat it?
..............british aircraft being slagged off.
jrk said:......blazing saddles where theyre all farting around the fire due to the beans.
How many Mirage 2000's,Super Entards did the Harrier shoot down in the Falklands and how many Harriers were shot down by the Argentine Air Force? None,syscom3 said:The Me-262 was a generational leap above the Spitfire. No comparison could be made.
The Harrier is expensive to build, maintain, and is prone to damage. For ground support, its junk. It does not carry that impressive of a payload, nor flys very far. Its only marginally better than a modern helicopter gunship.
The only reason other nations have the Harrier is because they dont have the carrier capable of operating traditional aircraft.
Like I said. Its second rate, perhaps third rate for ground attack in a defended area.
102first_hussars said:How many Mirage 2000's,Super Entards did the Harrier shoot down in the Falklands and how many Harriers were shot down by the Argentine Air Force? None,syscom3 said:The Me-262 was a generational leap above the Spitfire. No comparison could be made.
The Harrier is expensive to build, maintain, and is prone to damage. For ground support, its junk. It does not carry that impressive of a payload, nor flys very far. Its only marginally better than a modern helicopter gunship.
The only reason other nations have the Harrier is because they dont have the carrier capable of operating traditional aircraft.
Like I said. Its second rate, perhaps third rate for ground attack in a defended area.
So stick that in your pipe and smoke it