Due to upper surface, МиГ-23МЛД, you are right, but when we count available section, please notice that no matter how the inlet on Su-24 narrow are, the section of inlet on F-111 is semicirclar so that bottom surface factually is narrower that Su-24.
According to some photos, I believe, only two 454kg bombs could be put in F-111’s bomb bay abreast, but three same weight bombs under Su-24. Remember what the diameter of X-58 is.
Then if the fact in terms of somebody here taught me is true, only 2 pylons are usable under each wing for F-111, we can concieve that range of Su-24 while it carring 2 X 3000 liters tank, won’t be smaller that F-111 which only internal fuel used, meanwhile more warloads that Su-24 can carry than F-111.
For max speed, that 2.5M is almost some sort of fantasy while F-111 have to fixed swept angle at inferior limit if both 4 or 6 pylons are fully used. I bet that speed of Su-24 with max swept wing must be faster much more than F-111 with mini swpet wing.
Concerning nuke bomb, yes F-111 can drop nuke, but Su-24 couldn’t?
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