Please go back and read the original starting point of this discussion before lumbering in with your unnecessary observations.
Yes the F35 has both internal and external pylons, the point is that to get anywhere a decent load on the F35 you have to use the externals. Using the externals negates the passive stealth to a degree, the same passive stealth that supposedly gives the F35 such advantages over other platforms…at the same time the externals don’t give as much flexability as the other platforms already provide.
Thus in conclusion you spend a chunk more cash to get a platform that doesn’t give you the flexability or the ability (in terms of munition type and carriage) of cheaper platforms.
Clear now?
You keep trying to make this a point.
A F-35 with 8 SDB in the bay can Hit more CAS targets, or more SEAD,DEAD targets than a Raf with 6 laser guided bombs on pylons. Further more hit Hits them flying at Mach 1.6 to give the weapons more range. Further more they are fire and forget. When the IADs are down I can put a crap ton of SDB on the wing stations.
Even if you only put 2 SDB on a pylon that would still be 16 targets total.
Blue I’m going to keep asking until stop ignoring the question.
*The Squall cannot fly farther than a F-35*
* The Squall Scalp missiles can be carried by the F-35*
* The F-35 has a 50 degree + aoa*
* The Squall is has barely been fitted with an AESA and yet your comparing it to a fighter with AESA out of the Box and 360 degree IRST*
* The Rafale will not have DIRCM before the F-35 does! If ever!
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_forum_viewtopic-t-12219-postdays-0-postorder-asc.html
* F-35 will Not only have VLO But Meteor*
* Cost just as Much as and F-35 but is inferior*
* The French fighter still uses a Old fashioned HUD and its HMD is inferior to the F-35s*
* The Armament Air-Sol Modulaire uses U.S. GPS which can be shut off in an international dispute The very weapons you TOUT rely on U.S. systems*
* The Raf cant use small diameter bombs which is a large force Multiplier. remember that’s 8 in the main bay For F-35 with 16 On each wing station for a total 24 targets hit opposed to the Rafales 6.*
* Has all aspect stealth. Please post a link fro a credible source if you don’t believe and tell us what part of the F-35 is not stealthy*
Again, So what if the Raf can go mach 2 in after burner and waste gas?
So what if the F-35 doesn’t have TV nozzles Its Newer, More survivable,FLIES farther, Hits more targets has more Fuel, More up to date sensors, A FUNCTIONING AESA . The F-35 is a generation farther than almost anything out there. You should tell Dassault that if they want to compete they should start with a 21st century RADAR 1st
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