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The problem isn't just fast response, it's sustained response. If you're relying on fast-movers then they usually have substantially lower time on station, bar a tanker. If you're relying on something with long endurance then it can be sitting overhead when trouble spawns and has significantly better persistence once on station. MALE UAVs win for pure time-over-target persistence (particularly as you can swap pilots/operators mid-mission), but don't have particularly deep magazines. Fast-movers have quick response and better magazines, but poor endurance. Patrol aircraft might actually hit a sweet spot for long endurance and deep magazines for combat persistence.

[QUOTE="DWG, post: 474747, member: 414"] The problem isn't just fast response, it's sustained response. If you're relying on fast-movers then they usually have substantially lower time on station, bar a tanker. If you're relying on something with long endurance then it can be sitting overhead when trouble spawns and has significantly better persistence once on station. MALE UAVs win for pure time-over-target persistence (particularly as you can swap pilots/operators mid-mission), but don't have particularly deep magazines. Fast-movers have quick response and better magazines, but poor endurance. Patrol aircraft might actually hit a sweet spot for long endurance and deep magazines for combat persistence. [/QUOTE]

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