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Jeremycycles t1_j6mnsif wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Biden says no F-16s for Ukraine as Russia claims gains by joshemerson

F16's would absolutely decimate Russian tank forces. It is the golden standard for air to surface combat, and it doesn't need support aircraft to protect it since it is also very capable against air attacks.

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Panaka t1_j6nn763 wrote

All that doesn’t matter if the plane can’t get within weapons range of their target. Currently the Russians are using long range weapons to suppress the Ukrainian Air Force, mainly from within Russia. In order to hit tanks, they’d first have to knock out Migs and S-300/400 in Russia. The weapons the F-16 uses to engage in BVR fights like this aren’t something most of NATO want to send.

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