nuke@sh.itjust.worksM to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoF-16 Waifush.itjust.worksimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down116file-textcross-posted to: militarymoe@ani.social
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minus-squareDragonTypeWyvernlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoF-16s are more or less the export models, which is why it’s “everyone” and not “America and a couple allies who whined that they wanted ‘THAT ONE, DADDY!’ really loud.”
minus-squareRightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoYou know that secretly the countries that got F16s actually wanted F14s and F18s instead.
minus-squareWooki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoNo one wants the bog
minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agosometimes being able to field more aircraft is better than getting the best. also, the -16 is much easier maintenance wise.
F-16s are more or less the export models, which is why it’s “everyone” and not “America and a couple allies who whined that they wanted ‘THAT ONE, DADDY!’ really loud.”
You know that secretly the countries that got F16s actually wanted F14s and F18s instead.
No one wants the bog
sometimes being able to field more aircraft is better than getting the best. also, the -16 is much easier maintenance wise.