Re: Top Ten Fighters of All Time
- From: Fred J. McCall <fmccall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 17:29:39 GMT
azb@xxxxxxxxxx (Andrew Robert Breen) wrote:
:In article <kpr892dfh44ult8qv3k8st51v0akdud2n3@xxxxxxx>,
:Pete Granzeau <pgranzeau@xxxxxxx> wrote:
:>
:>Come to think of it, the Harrier is/has been in use by the RN and the
:>USMC, which is a naval service.
:
:Though the fighter version was only ever used by the RN and (still) the
:IN. RAF, USMC, Spanish-naval and (current) RN Harriers are all ground
:attack types, not air-air.
While Harrier is primarily used for ground attack, the APG-65 radar as
integrated on the AV-8B+ isn't exactly only an air-to-ground system.
--
"Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute."
-- Charles Pinckney
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