Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5230476-20131111065440/@comment-10993019-20140520110039

Well I agree the F-22 can't do everything, especially because of its limited numbers. In the event of an actual conventional war (lets take China for example), F-22s would probably lead the first air superiority sorties over enemy territory due to their greater survivability, but would then later be backed up by F-15Cs and other allied 4th gen fighters since the F-22 can't be everywhere at once. This is why we need to make sure to upgrade our old fighters in addition to aquiring old fighters.

On the topic of EF-2000 vs F-22, I still contend that the F-22 would win most dogfights (although it wouldn't be total) but the EF-2000 is one hell of a lot more versatile. Libya proved that. The F-22 is designed to one thing only and that is to wipe the enemy from the skies. The EF-2000 can do that (against the vast majority of enemies) but then turn around and start bombing the crap out of the enemy as well.