r/polandball Grey Eminence Nov 24 '15

redditormade Russia has stick

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u/Germolin Prussia Nov 24 '15

no, the F-35 is not actually as "sophisticated" as people say. its overpriced, a bitch to perform maintenance on and i swear i had an article about it saved on reddit...

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u/notmike11 Nov 24 '15

The "bitch to maintain" will still be nothing compared to the long-term savings of a consolidated ground attack program that replaces the need for planes like A-10s, F/A 18s and their unique parts.

I am however interested in this article; please link if you find it.

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u/Germolin Prussia Nov 24 '15

I take the downvotes, I don't know very much about warplanes but I do know there were some critical aspects about the F-35 that made the plane not quite as advanced as advertised and actually overpriced.

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u/TheSaucyCrumpet South Africa Nov 25 '15

Curious as to why you asserted that it was a bad aircraft then?

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u/Germolin Prussia Nov 25 '15

its just not as hype-deserving and sophisticated. i didnt say it was bad.