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Care to elaborate???
F-22 can only carry 6 missiles(4BVR,2WVR) in its internal weapon bay.
8 actually. 6 BVRs in main bay and 2 WVRs in side bay.
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Care to elaborate???
F-22 can only carry 6 missiles(4BVR,2WVR) in its internal weapon bay.
8 actually. 6 BVRs in main bay and 2 WVRs in side bay.
so 8 F-16 will be lost by these missiles and not a single F-16 pilot will be able to defend its AC from a missile
Care to elaborate???
F-22 can only carry 6 missiles(4BVR,2WVR) in its internal weapon bay.
let say 7-8 F-16s are heading towards a Raptor.First Raptor will fire 4 Amraams towards 4 F-16s.Then to destroy others it has to come in close ranges so after coming in close range Let say it has destroyed two more F-16s.Now Raptors Internal bay is empty what it will do???
Remember at close ranges stealth can be unvieled.Stealth doesn't mean that an Aircraft cannot be detected by other aircraft.Its Just the range which varies.Stealth doesn't make a aircraft disappeard like a ghost on Radar.Its just the matter of range,Depends upon how low observable Target is.
So suppose if the remaining 1 or 2 F-16's has detected the Raptor(Empty with Missiles) at close ranges then they can get a lock on Raptor.
And unlike Raptor F-16s can carry much more weaponry than Raptor.
The scenario you have said can be possible if Raptor carries the Amraams on External Stores.But that of course will not make it stealthy & the whole game will change.
Secondly F-16 will not be able to compete the agility of F-22 which has a sustained turn rate of 28 dergress whereas even F-15 has an instantaneous turn of of 21 degrees, with a sustained turn rate of 15 or 16. so no chance in turning fight. The only hope is a kamikaz missile shot in hope that it will be able to hit raptor. Most of us will give an example of F-16 scoring a kill against F-22 but they won't tell you that F-16 was killed before the missile hit Raptor, so F-16s can't run alive from F-22. The F-22 will be in danger against multiple F-16 only if it accidently loses its stealth (e.g. weapons bay jammed). Some of the F-15 pilots report that even when they managed to see the F-22 yet the plane is so stealthy that their systems could not lock the F-22.we go out and typically 1 verses 4,5,6 and its still not a fair fight
USAF put 2 F22 vs 6/8/ even as many as 15 F15's and F16's and F22 literally destroyed them.The pilot wont even know what hit him.People are totally underestimating F22 right now but once it goes to war it will devastate the enemy and produce shock and awe aseptic in aerial warfare.
Well it is not duty of F22 to stay in air when it's missile are finished.It can simply bug out and go home?It tells you a lot about F22 when people say it will be shot down when its missiles are used.Besides F22 also have excellent maneuverability (super agility) so even in dogfights it should not have a problem with its gun.F22 can come shot down 5-7 enemy jets then go back to their air base load up again take off.I think people are finding it as a excuse to badmouth F22.Every jet will be a easy kill for enemy if its running out of ammo but on the other hand enemy wont be able to detect F22.F22 pilot can simply supercruise at super sonic speed and leave the combat area quickly without burning the same level of fuel other jet would burn in super sonic speed.There is always hype. But the question depends on how many F-22s are flying and how many AA missiles they are carrying.
If 12, then that's the maximum number they can shoot.
Not 100 as the USAF puts the loss ratio of F-22 vs other combat aircraft. (1F-22 : 100 F-16s)
F-117 was all hyped up.
It took decades old Soviet SAM to bring it down.
F-22 is a beautiful machine, nonetheless the pioneer of 5th gen. But the true performance is yet to be seen.