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As it says in the article... then why does it have a gun? One of its primary purposes is air-to-air. Don't take my word for it: https://www.f35.com/about/capab
by burnallofit 9y ago
As it says in the article... then why does it have a gun?
One of its primary purposes is air-to-air. Don't take my word for it: https://www.f35.com/about/capabilities https://www.f35.com/about/capabilities
- cm2187 9y agoThe gun is also for close air support, if I understand the article.
- kodfodrasz 9y agoFor CAS these planes are simply not good for. For that role A-10 or Super Tucano like cheaper planes are needed, because those planes are more efficient for that role.
- gozur88 9y agoIt has a gun because pilots don't feel comfortable without a gun. It makes no sense, but fifty years ago the USAF jumped the gun a little bit on air-to-air missiles, and whenever someone points out the gun is a stupid thing to include on a modern strike fighter people bring up this fifty year old problem. The A version of the F-35 has three seconds worth of gun ammo. It would only be two seconds, but there's some lag between the trigger pull and the gun being fully spun up.