>>1099491>I can't even think of an engagement in the last 20 years where anything but sortie rate and munitions performance envelope mattered in the slightest.*Which is why stuff like the Archangel is gaining traction in certain roles. Literally a fucking cropduster refitted for close-air-support.
It's also why the F-35 program is more focused on future-proofing, multirole, and especially on advanced logistics than it is on airframe performance envelope.
