Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: pkh@cbnewsi.att.com (Kenneth Novak) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Re: F-14 vs F-15 Summary: $0.02 on the F/A-18 Message-ID: <1991Jan27.100742.22881@cbnews.att.com> Date: 27 Jan 91 10:07:42 GMT References: <1991Jan19.043622.6577@cbnews.att.com> <1991Jan24.034935.21643@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 23 Approved: military@att.att.com From: pkh@cbnewsi.att.com (Kenneth Novak) In article <1991Jan24.034935.21643@cbnews.att.com>, Tigger writes: > > Also, where does the F/A-18 fit in? I was also under the impression that > they are rather agile, since the Blue Angels use them, no? That would seem > to earmark them for close air-to-air, but the "A" in their name would seem > to indicate that they can also be used for ground attack. > Yes, the F/A-18 IS used for ground attack. A friend of mine is an ex-marine from 2nd Recon. Batt. On one his jaunts into the woods dressed up like a bush, his team called in a live air strike. After the radio man called up the coordinates, the last thing he heard was "Roj-O on the pop ...". Talk about unleashing a whole lot of hate, WHEW! He couldn't believe all that fury came from ONE little plane! (Needless to say, the target was termed destroyed) Ken