Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5230476-20131111065440/@comment-24937489-20140521160559

That is a valid point. I did concede that the EF-2000 is still a capable fighter, and the somewhat lower cost would help in a war. The F-22 is also versatile, as it can carry two 1000 lb. JDAMs, as well as 2 AMRAAM, along with 2 AIM 9s. It is being fitted to be able to carry 8 SDBs (guided Small Diameter Bombs) in addition to the 2 AMRAAMs and Sidewinders. With that load out, plus its 20mm M61A2 cannon, it is also able to bomb the crap out of stuff, while maintaining low observability aspects.