taschoene wrote:
jlyons97 wrote:
The F-105 was (1) a fighter from the start and (2) a single engine fighter at that. There may well have been operational internal bomb bay fighters before the Thud with these characteristics, but others will have to tell me what they were.
The F-102, which beat the F-105 into service by a couple of years. And was a real fighter, designed from the outset to attack other aircraft. That the F-105 carried the F-for-fighter designation was a quirk of the USAF's designation system of the day that made any tactical combat aircraft with even a secondary air-to-air role into a "fighter."
Ok, then. Lets compare F-102 air-to-air kills with those of the F-105.
My foray into what had already become a bit of silly discussion, was the interesting comment comparing the Mosquito and the F-105. Good lord.
Call the F-105 what you will and then through in some interesting kill statistics. I care not. I note again, the really silly "internal bomb bay"
issue, not raised by me. which compares two airplanes separated by, oh, some 25 years. One was a bomber, one was a fighter. The earlier one was a failure as a
daylight bomber IF loss statistics are at all significant. The latter also had significant losses. But then, how many air-to-air kills did the Mosquito B Mk IV
have anyway?
