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2015-10-20 Afghanistan

U.S. F-16 struck by enemy fire in Afghanistan in rare attack

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Posted by Fred 2015-10-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 I'm sure an F-35 would have fared far better.

Posted by gorb 2015-10-20 00:23|| 2015-10-20 00:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Yeah, because the F-35 is invisible to bullets.

Or am I thinking of the new Iranian jet?

Posted by Bobby 2015-10-20 07:27|| 2015-10-20 07:27|| Front Page Top

#3 And an A-10 would have turned around, blasted the AA site into dust and flown off laughing.

An A -10 is like Mongo - shooting them just makes them mad.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2015-10-20 09:06|| 2015-10-20 09:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Apparently the lessons of Vietnam have gone down the memory hole.

Posted by Pappy 2015-10-20 13:16|| 2015-10-20 13:16|| Front Page Top

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