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		TheOtherHobbes on July 12, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An F-22 test pilot on the Raptor's flight control ... The real issue in a war with a well-equipped equal - as opposed to an incursion against an inferior state - is reliability and availability of parts and servicing. The F22 is neither cheap nor quick to service after flights. A plane that does everything well, except be ready to fly when you need it, is not going to be a war winner in a serious conflict.

scarier on July 12, 2020 [–]

100% agreed, but we're firmly within the realms of operations and strategy now, rather than tactics.

That said, it's a good exercise to expand your scope of "kills" from weapons, rocks, and gas to include things like maintenance and admin.

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