what do you mean dowgraded and unmaintained? Everyone knows that this is the best what Russia/USSR can do in terms of technology and logistics. Su-57 is just Su-27 with pieces of metal strapped on top to look like a new airframe. And Su-27 is just upscaled MiG-29
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So yeah basically the Su-57 is just a MiG-29 but big.
And the MiG-29 is just two MiG-21s slapped together.
So in reality the Su-57 is just a really fancy MiG-21.
MiG-21 is just a very long MiG-15
MiG-23 is the only unique design, and we all know how miserable it is
The MiG-23 is just a shoddy mix of the F-4 and F-111.
Obviously only the U.S. of A makes new planes.
And no, the F/A-18 isn’t just a long F-5. No more questions will be taken.
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Hoorah!
US Navy totally didn’t run out of money trying to maintain their F-14 fleet and chose the F-18 because it’s cheap
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The planes made in the U.S. have no flaws, and to think otherwise means you are obviously a Russian or Chinese bot.
Just put it on afterburner bruv, will fix everything bruv
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I think Russia is partially responsible for these misguiding videos, they tend to downgrade their export models a lot which led to people believe their planes are actually bad.
They should’ve stick with Super Tomcats and future designs instead of switching to hornet.
I like hornet but its such a slow aircraft.
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They didn’t really had budget to stick with Tomcats. This thing absolutely eats trough budget
Yet they miss Tomcat a lot and looking for next gen version currently, in fact they hate Hornets so much they will ditch it the moment they found the proper replacement.
Tbh they had budged, its just congress didn’t allow them to use it properly due to belief Navy shouldnt have the same limits that AF has.
Everyone does this, in one way or the other. Shitting on Ru or Cn hardware is just easier
As far as i know China doesnt downgrade their equipments a lot compare to Russia, as for US i haven’t noticed significant differences between export and domestic models.
Maybe im wrong tho but i think Russia is the most famous one when it comes to downgrading, also bein eternal enemy doesn’t help in that regard.
While I obviously down have any significant proof, I think it’s logical to have a counter play if your export equipment could potentially be used against you. Russia does this by selling downgraded versions, China and US probably have something as well (famous kill switch on Patriot systems or F-35), they just don’t anounce it widely.
Not by choice, but what can we do about it?
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Thats fair tbh.
Do what i do, play on both side :D
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There’s a reason it’s not nearly as successful as the Flankers despite the Flankers being larger and more expensive
my favorite has to be this one
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Yes, US forced every potential MiG-29 buyer into buying F-16
“This thing can’t turn effectively.”
“Skill issue.”