Originally posted by West Coast
You should really be more aware of what you say.
"made to much higher tolerances but more fragile."
Higher tolerance but more fragile? Care to explain what you meant by that Mr. kilcoo?
You
really don't know much about machines do you?
Lets take an example... say... uhm, say an aileron.
On the F-16 the aileron will fit onto the wing lovely, with a gap between it and the wing of maybe 5mm.
On the MiG-29, that gap could be 20mm.
Now, the aircraft takes a little flak damage, and the wing is slightly bent out of shape. Which aileron is most likely to seize up.
Originally posted by West Coast
What do you mean by ruff landing strips? And how are you so sure that it cannot? To me. the F16C block 30 (70million dollars?) is the better fighter
of the two. Right?
You would have been a whole lot better off by not responding to my initial text.
Rough strips?
They'd be fields, roads etc... basically anywhere long enough, flat enough and firm enough to put a plane down, and lift off from again. No doubt the
Soviets had a definition of it, but I don't know it off-hand.
The Swedes had a similar standing capability for their fighters (I believe it may have been dropped for the Gripen).
Sure, in a 1 on 1 the F-16 is better... but how many fulcrums can you get per 1 F-16? What does the F-16 do when its runway is cratered?
Originally posted by West Coast
Cheap is cheap.
Higher quality = what gets the job more efficiently.
Depends on the job definition. Indeed, a higher quantity (say 2 aircraft) can get 2 jobs done in 2 places simultaneously, compared to the 1 high tech
one, which can only be in one place at a time.
Originally posted by West Coast
Which was the mindset of mid evil generals 500AD.
Psst. *whispers* its the 21st century
Same still applies.
If the Soviets had 500 MiG-23s and 500 MiG-27s sitting around, they could devote 500 to counter air and 500 to CAS.
Meanwhile the Americans have 500 F-16s, but have to clear the air before going A2G... unless they split and go against a 2:1 numbers ratio.
[numbers hypothetical]
[Especially when doctrine, designs, operating conditions & historical records ALL point towards Tupolev being 100% correct].
Based on?
I've already stated rough field capabilities... numerous times.
I also went through the F-16/MiG-29 comparison. That is one of many that could be made.
I also gave you some questions you should ask yourself.
Multiple examples of what its based on, yet you ignore them... again.
[edit on 28/9/07 by kilcoo316]