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Old 04-08-2009 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Purpleanga
If the U.S doesn't have the money to fund F22s do you think Russia and other "friendlies" have money to fund their stuff?
Yes they do. It doesn't take as much as you think. It doesn't have to be an F-22 equivalent. It has to be somewhat near our 4th gen fighters (designed in the 70s). I say again, this nation has no tolerance for losses. We can not tolerate a "parity" fight, and we're pretty close to that when you talk F-15 vs Flanker. Success to the bad guys is getting one dude through. Doesn't matter if we killed the other twenty. Success to us is getting everyone home. There's a big difference.

SAM sytems are cheap and they cover a lot of territory. One even somewhat modern system covering a high value target goes a long way toward neutralizing a ton of non-stealth assets.

Google SU-30MKK, AA-12, PL-12, SA-12, SA-20 and you'll get the idea.
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