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From: zam@athena.mit.edu (Nor Aazizam Mohd Aasif)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: F-14 vs F-15
Keywords: Tomcats, Eagles, which one is better?
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Date: 19 Jan 91 04:36:22 GMT
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From: zam@athena.mit.edu (Nor Aazizam Mohd Aasif)

	My friend and I were discussing about the US jet fighters and
we finally came down to debating whether the F-14 is better than the
F-15(E).  My opinion is besides the F-117 stealth fighter, there is
nothing more devastating and powerful in the sky than the F-14.  My
friend, needless to say, holds a different opinion than that of mine.
My only reasoning is that the F-14 is the only jet fighter that is
able to carry the Phoenix missiles with their range over 100 miles,
while the F-15 is only equipped with Sparrow and Sidewinder missiles,
which in my opinion, are inferior to the Phoenix missiles.  Of course,
the above argument sounds simplistic since neither of us is a student
of military studies and we seem to harp on the obvious.

	Could someone provide me with the details of both planes.  I
would appreciate if he/she could also give some expert opinions on
which jet fighter is superior than the other.

	Thanks in advance

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