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Pablo Sanchez wrote:Allied losses would be much more noticeable. What would really mess things up, though, would be doing the same substition for the Iraqi air forces.
Not unless they can get a shit load more aircraft off the ground. Otherwise I'd say mabey twenty max aircraft go down. And of course there would be even stronger attacks on airfeilds with greater escort. Some got hit by as few as four F-111's on the opening night without escort.
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Sea Skimmer wrote:Not unless they can get a shit load more aircraft off the ground. Otherwise I'd say mabey twenty max aircraft go down. And of course there would be even stronger attacks on airfeilds with greater escort. Some got hit by as few as four F-111's on the opening night without escort.
I suppose you're right.
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