>>64834753
Does that even count?

>against a drone
Doesn’t count

>>64834765
>>64834769
it's not the F35's fault that her enemies can't build anything worth shooting down.

F22 in shambles

>a fucking balloon
vs
>a fucking drone
F-22 or F-35, who wins?

>>64834753
F-35s have shot down drones at least half a dozen times before this.

Anyone who wants to find out, can.

>>64834793
Not the F35c

Hate to burst people's bubble, but there's a lot of misinformation on this.
F-35 just providing targeting information. The actual takedown was by a ship escort.

>>64834765
Shooting down V1s didn't count as an aerial victory in WW2, so didn't count towards being an ace. But they were still recorded as a kill

>>64834800
>>648347https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L82JuLTmjSA53

aND THIS IS WHAT IT IS LIKE

>>64834785
>F-22 or F-35, who wins?
second world&third world

>>64834800
That's a more interesting capability than shooting down a target that even a ww2 fighter could.

>>64834785
F-22 was cooler since they had to climb pretty damn high to engage, and people on the ground recorded it.

>>64834765
If fucking balloons count, this does too.

I don’t know shit about that drone. Is it armed or just surveillance?

>>64834753
So was Iran trying to be cheeky with the drone?

>>64834864
Yeah the F35 helped out during Iran's massive drone and missile barrage at Israel, with the F35 going first and "painting" targets for, if I recall correctly, "missle trucks" F15's and the like to shoot down.

So the F35 is super helpful as a pointer dog even once its arsenal is expended.

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The F-35 has done more than china's 4th gen+ j20

>>64835658
There's nothing + about the J20.

>>64834816
>they were still recorded as a kill
only because it was difficult

>>64834765
I'd argue, no

>>64835658
Aco Combat looking jet.

>>64835690
Is shooting a missile at a chinkshit drone from BVR actually any easier than shooting a missile at a chinkshit plane from BVR?

>>64835717
yes
drone sensor suites have very poor situational awareness and they don't have weapons or even if they had, lack the thrust and manoeuvreability to make use of them as effectively as a manned fighter

V1 rockets flew at night which in the first 2/3rds of the 21st century still involved specialised night-flying skills, were difficult to see, and difficult to shoot down because they tended to explode. a few RAF pilots were killed by the blast. that is why V1 killers were accorded merit. and even then it was not regarded as a "proper" kill.

>>64835658
China always talks mad shit about their capabilities but there isn't a single man in that military who has actual war experience.

>>64835751
>there isn't a single man in that military who has actual war experience.
There was until very recently. Xi had him arrested.

>>64835748
Why would thrust or maneuverability matter when they're getting splashed before they realize they're not alone?

>>64835757
>Why would thrust or maneuverability matter when
they are unarmed?

>>64834773
Kek

>>64834765
no pilot no kill

That's pretty impressive I'm surprised it was able to lock on

I honestly don't know if any of these modern Chinese jets are actually competitive in a real fight but they look cool as fuck

>>64835756
So he arrested someone who at least has some actual experience? Common Xi win, long live CCP!

>>64835756
seriously? what experience could he possibly have had? the Sino-Viet war was 45 friggin years ago, anyone in fit condition to serve can't have been higher ranked than, what, an OF-2?

if it was jeet-bashing experience who cares lol

>>64834753
>USN F-35C
It was a USMC F-35C from VMFA-314 Black Knights

>>64834773
Can it do anything about hypersonic missiles? That seems to be the main problem right now.

>>64835707
Lmao thank you. There's been something about this jet I couldn't put my finger on and now you nailed it.