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Chris P.'s avatar

I'm of the opinion that Iran should have applied to have the Tomcats recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site years ago.

But seriously, I would be objectively disappointed if Israel had hit even one fully operational Iranian jet on the ground. Like Ukraine, Iran should have at least relocated everything that could fly at the first sign of an attack. You don't have to be an officer to know that Israel would quickly gain (most of) air supremacy and that all air bases would be targets.

I wonder what the Israelis' next goals are. They've bombed everything they can find, Iran hasn't collapsed, what now? You can't win a war from the air alone. I'm just waiting for Netanyahu's "mission accomplished" speech, then the whole world will know that the opposite is true.

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Alejandro Montenegro's avatar

The F-14, my favourite interceptor. When I was a kid I dream about the Argentine Air Force getting some of them as they were taken out of service. A pure defensive jet, nothing the RAF need to be afraid.

We are getting F-16 instead, 30 years later.

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