What is the significance of 'multi-role aircraft'?

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First, Read "BOYD" : The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War for an in-depth, autistically detailed but easy-to-follow analysis of single-role versus multi-role development.

Then after you have finished Boyd, you'll have to read the counter-book that refutes the biases the Boyd author made in his biography.

I don't remember the name though but I'm sure an anon here who hates Col. Boyd can drop a pastebin to it.

It may seem like a lot to ask but honestly, as an Airman, I can say that the multi-role VS single-role fighter debate is rife with opinions and very little hard fact.

Everything you read will boil down to:

Single Role
>Mastery of one domain
>Mastery is total and complete
>Completely useless cross-domains to try and perform another role
>Cheaper to produce several single roles than one fuck-huge multirole

Multirole:
>Jack of all trades, master of none
>Can cross domains into other roles, but may be out-played by a single-role fighter specialized for it
>More expensive to maintain

AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN

>Appendix A: 10 exceptions to these lists
>Appendix B: 25 more exceptions to these lists
>Appendix C: An addendum to Appendix A calling it biased garbage because it didn't include Obscure Role X
>Appendix D: Unsubstantiated claims by someone with phony credentials
>Appendix E: 12 more exceptions refuting 12 in the other lists but secretly fabricated by a contractor who will get a sweet cut of the money if the AF swallows it
Appendix F: A long list of people who "can't be trusted" to give opinions on this argument created by people who also have biases.

So yeah OP, once you get the meat and potatoes of the debate down in those books you're only choice is to pick a faction and start calling other people names.

>>33151734

that is a man, isn't it?

The F- 15 can handle bombs, long range and short range missiles. It can intercept and go fast as fuck, go on far away missions. Reconnaissance. Do it all.

Same for FA- 18, but smaller paylods of bombs/ missiles

F- 16 more nimble agile for up close, limited range, limited use.

Think of it like needing a stable of sports cars and trucks, but then making a crossover suvs that can be quick but also hold more goodz.

>>33152507
If you have to ask, the answer is probably yes.

>>33152507
Nope, just resting bitch face.
While measuring proportions I noticed something odd. Her left cheek looks weird, almost like bad photoshop.
Could be a shooped man.

>>33152507

Think about where you are, Anon.

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>>33152535
Not always. SKS-chan turned out to be female, surprisingly enough, and so did Moogs.

>>33152553
Yeah, but think of it like Pascal's Wager.

>>33152640
It's only Pascal's if you don't like anal. If it can fool my dick I'm pretty much ok with it, so I guess Occam's Razor?

>>33152507
i would go gay for this faggot if its a man

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>>33152507
I think you're right. it might just be my autism flaring up but that cleavage line between the "breasts" looks to defined. Almost like someone drew it in the make it look like there is more depth to the pecs to create the illusion of cleavage. That and the shoulder to hips ratio.

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>>33151734
Multi-role has it's niche in how much easier it is to maintain and operate a fleet. In the long run you can consolidate logistics efforts into a single chain for this multi-role aircraft allowing you to field more at a time, and maintain ops tempo because of this single chain. The drawback being that the airframe now has several sophisticated systems integrated in order to do as much as possible, however, single-role/specialized aircraft are not completely exempt from this because aircraft by design are highly sophisticated machines. All these sophisticated systems require specialized maintenance procedures, which adds to cost of operation. However, with a highly flexible fleet, you can do more with less aircraft. Need to do some long range interdiction? You can configure for it just fine. Need a BARCAP up? No problem. Need to perform SEAD/DEAD? Can do. The more you can do, and the more configurations available, the better really, it just needs to be weighted against the cost in performance in each specialized mission. But, again, the exception arises with more advanced munitions, where this performance penalty can be somewhat negated.

But enough of that, post more pics of cat bikinis.

>>33151734

Read this 101 on airpower.

http://www.defencetalk.com/forums/air-force-aviation/air-power-101-new-members-12457/

>>33152415
Grant?

Can we keep talking about aircrafts and not /k/'s inherent desire to fill a trap's rectum with semen?

>>33152916
What if I want my rectum to be filled with a traps semen.

>>33152916
if OP wanted that he should've posted a plane pic, not an obvious picture of a trap.

>>33152916
if you post a cute trap you need to expect the consequences

>>33152936
>Obvious
So now you're an expert on traps.

>>33152947
are you not?

>>33152947
in this economy, how can you afford not to be?

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>>33151734
A big reason that multiroles are so important is because of Lanchester's laws - the maths involved around quantity vs quality.

Lets say you have two imaginary air forces:

#1 is equipped with 500 single-role attack aircraft and 500 air superiority fighters.

#2 is equipped with 1000 multi-role fighters

If the multi-roles can at least do half the job of a single-role, they win the war. If the single-role fleet is even more split (EW, recon, maritime anti-ship, strike, attack, interceptor, fighter) then the multiroles get a greater and greater economy of scale cost advantage and they can perform even worse in each role. If there's only 140 fighters or interceptors, you can send 7 multiroles against every fighter / interceptor; so long as those multiroles can achieve better than an dismal 0.15:1 kill ratio, they can win.

Due to how there's a lot of shared requirements between roles (eg, an interceptor and fighter both ideally need a decent radar, missiles, supersonic capability, etc), you can often combine roles without much penalty. An F-22 is an interceptor, air superiority fighter, recon / ELINT jet, strike jet, SEAD aircraft and EW platform.

>>33152947
its a side effect from being active on /k

>>33152920
What if I want to be a trap and have my rectum filled with semen

>>33152512
the Eagle and Strike Eagle are pretty different. Not just a reconfiguration an F15, its more of a dedicated variant of the F-15

>>33152983

You're in good company I guess.

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>>33152697
Her name is Tasha Leigh, she's a cosplayer

>>33153207

>her name

I don't believe you

>>33153232
https://www.instagram.com/tashalej/?hl=en

>>33151734
/r9k/ here, that's a man, no mistake about it. Only someone who does not hate women would be charmed by the feminine appealk and fail to realize that obvious sings for fuck sake you retarded furries look at the belly buttom.

>>33151734
>I've been watching a lot of Binkov's Battlegrounds lately
Don't. His words have about as much weight as words of a talking sock from youtube. Oh, wait...

>>33153276
>https://www.instagram.com/tashalej/?hl=en
Nice try but I know my traps. Her cheeks and hip ratio are different.

>>33153347
https://www.google.com/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZisQQx6NctFpw56yR-DSsmEhgBXLtLjq7MUJvkaZEIozs66Y6sJUQgGsnaasV9ENWt4U79ffh7SuEkubVEhS1DeptmokiOsiWlQwfsO9Rqgt1Ylz3fEdOwwnW0P6Y-JwR1L8Sc7NDKYHQWsyxr9JlTRxCGSagaSOKfyankN-T5NtNvInLsIpK5FOR4n-QWtuCkRXRCJYKfhWcdGgAztyj2HRybjuqJJcyprisC5UaRODB-vhINxaDlwfDNS4htWE7lngNESpOHfz-B4J35uE_1s6OjS0oxjN8aQypFufxEqi8nb6S1syXHPIWQdPkKIpN5_1Qf_1D_1CGlW3DPYwX9AhpXKfxz0hH-7hrL0r5BiwbUkeIeSY34hdFC8e2eo7VCG1YA99UU6jGRxLOAdmC9u1SwtGkl3jK-tS3bOHq-rf1v9Qzw9iRqwWE9vhwodWNs84xH7mF09d1Fnre21BJMwnIhYTfyfYZkr02O8f8a8DfTHqu2ZubVM_1KJ2dANZo7DiibAyLsQZNIxN_1M82YjnI1vw-tNldSDHbkgj4x1M2fXiQ7Q_1hUzpTEJZ_1YIdvWz7zEum8GLPPMTDkG9Zmp5ZYEizScUw4PIwRH4adnU8gBc-WS6W8zX-k_1KIhl307LSRfzHYJvVGYpurM48LMODlLmBLy-C5Jh78ZYwHmjjWv9_1dHpQudhrwzKgcAJhsXekoTuxd4QMDNYM5v119jnXO2j2WIQdcM2KKkPEYjjeFByZSiDmQgP-2Q-_1VYAYhJOSoAEjms9KIOWQQdyO76cM6dGkJGmqdDDMHVzXoiBcnSZRfXfCYbNfisz5kfSiE_1P2ntCqLOCrPnJa-CoxroYVszWKl8jeofBRcLUPqMBq81ZUNCQx9sr00yOftnBUF3zHnPghn9BT4fnztxfycH1msdB2y13Q2LmF_1RgPT0XD8mS7INQEjONhtXKHPfOM6Q9EoDiNHPKDcddMQ48eAXuT7RxGavHTzT-ZKxx5zbIbdp8M-p0rBJjpEyHEf4SMdI53v6LU_14AbZtVc8sabFPoCylIZUTX4Guw2l9-3wMxGCHZA14_1QJSl_1WVy9UQyDPonPP9N7vnnqJa40FMOUy4aGxG_1a_1Bs2eucakvAr5x5gb6Ip1bfjrfrg-dpxb5jorBEW7Tia3rpwAYAwG1fXY-jDqjCs8IIjJPpxkpXqnHtelA-MePKJ_1eJa1WioMaQn19citkZnwtI73erETnGrMJfiXrjcoG6F00okDIJ2MiMcaHs29cOJP9BABXXIuVKmp2xGiBcHGx037XW1bv8zF-PTLlW2B56d_1MTC4_1FLnLF3bIxCihtq1LR8AGTSF5aTfSLv4EgoYBJF90FrTIYVzrugXFN3fS-WN0bEhhFXGv3Ml3NsX-K57pLP_1my90S67xsl_1CY-Y5FJ1JeJO1gbk76PAlkJiqO1iD0QmEg--AZZUl7gS2bNlEcC0Gm0tW76SUm_1rGmQm21NxZ3bOEt9OZzi2e5yWRBAfMVSQj9ZaEt6iqKQUm6y8ix40KxZ5uvqFwwPtAkAFCWmEb6I0sb_1A4qI8ND9LjMNTc2t7_1YYzrZ_1iIIiGZrPoUWPYyu4BBqRLs6u0TzdhvaqUCUuNGTq3kshOj6twe8D1_1vMgTfz6pTrltpMc6vx-QRIL3R49APruU-tAWgzBBN29LlQ&width=187&height=250

STOP TRYING TO FUCK DUDES WHO LOOK LIKE CHICKS YOU FUCKING DEGENERATES

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>>33153538
make me

>>33153432
That took me to some cheese burger know your meme spin off site. I know your tricks now wizard just like I know a trap when I see one.

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>>33153659
maybe you've been jerkin off to too many traps to know the difference

>>33153690
I don't jerk to traps. thats how i've gotten so good at spoting imposters. That or she's actually a very manish looking girl irl and uses to photo shop and makeup to feminize herself leading to the whole looks like a trap thing. but this is /k/ so my money is on trap.

ITT: We discuss traps

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>>33153849
i don't even like 3d girls

>>33152706
DID YOU JUST ASSUME ONE'S GENDER?

>>33153294
>/r9k/ here
Dont you have a school to shoot up you complete fucking failure?

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>>33153870
2D > 3D

>>33153747
Ya know I actually opened this thread because I had the same question,and while I haven't gone to the lengths you have, I'm kinda proud of your dedication in a way.

Bravo cautious anon

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>>33152415
Ignore Boyd. Read this:

http://etd.auburn.edu/bitstream/handle/10415/595/MICHEL_III_55.pdf