@LeaveUsAlone the point of the ATF program was for an air superiority fighter, which really taken into account maneuverability, not the ability to avoid the enemy entirely, the only reason stealth is a requirement is to avoid detection to get close enough to take down the enemy, besides avoiding the enemy all together kind of defeats the purpose of an air superiority fighter. Ignore all this and you ended up with a situation similar to the early F-4s, where it's a fighter designed more like an interceptor, with no guns and only air to air missiles, it's basically an interceptor used as a fighter, don't get me wrong the phantoms are a great aircraft but it's lack of maneuverability is a big disadvantage.
I got instantly "you have disconnected" message when pressing join no matter what server ip
+3@winterro I couldn't connect even during when barely anyone is playing
@LeaveUsAlone the point of the ATF program was for an air superiority fighter, which really taken into account maneuverability, not the ability to avoid the enemy entirely, the only reason stealth is a requirement is to avoid detection to get close enough to take down the enemy, besides avoiding the enemy all together kind of defeats the purpose of an air superiority fighter. Ignore all this and you ended up with a situation similar to the early F-4s, where it's a fighter designed more like an interceptor, with no guns and only air to air missiles, it's basically an interceptor used as a fighter, don't get me wrong the phantoms are a great aircraft but it's lack of maneuverability is a big disadvantage.
we got F-22 raptor... sooo FB-22 strike raptor next?