To: stockpirate
Yep -- over 240-0 during Red Flag exercises, and the Opfors were allowed to "re-spawn" or regenerate after being shot down, AND the Raptors functioned as AWACs for their team mates once they had fired all their weapons. OPFOR pilots reported that even when they COULD see the Raptors, they COULD NOT put a weapon system on them. Period.
No Raptor has yet to be a kill in ANY exercise against America's best - even with lopsided ROEs.
It's worth EVERY penny as an air superiority weapon system.
32 posted on
03/15/2007 4:59:32 PM PDT by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitor)
To: Blueflag
No Raptor has yet to be a kill in ANY exercise against America's best - even with lopsided ROEs. Never, ever drink Air Force kool-aid.
To: Blueflag
I saw a story last week that indicated that after review there had been 2 F-22's shot down. Didn't cite the source though. In any frame that is a stunning achievement. 120:1 kill ratio against planes that have very high kill ratios themselves.
135 posted on
03/16/2007 7:13:46 AM PDT by
mad_as_he$$
(Southeast Asian War Games, Second place.)
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