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Subject: Re: Air to Air F-16 vs. F-18
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Date: 17 May 91 16:52:52 GMT
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From: <U38956%uicvm.uic.edu@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>


I would say that the F/A-18 and F-16 would be somewhat on equal ground.
Both are fly by wire.  Both can perform outstanding maneuvers.
The thing that may seperate them, however, is the fact that the F-16 cannot
fire a Sparrow missile, while the F/A-18 can, which means the Hornet has a
longer kill range than the Falcon and can conceivably kill the Falcon before
the Falcon can tally him.  This does not include the AMRAAM though, which the
Falcon and Hornet can both fire.

Bones
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