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by gaius 5758 days ago
USAF wargames discovered against F22s the most effective strategy to use would be tanker denial. Tho' with 4th generation fighters you would still need to outnumber them 6:1 (!)
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The astronomer Freeman Dyson was part of the operational analysis team in WWII that worked out it made most sense to only search for and attack refuelling and resupply U-Boats (milkcows)

The Vulcan flight gear famously included hiking boots so the crews could walk to Turkey after completing their mission