Comments by "" (@RedXlV) on "The Jaguar M; When the Big Cat Went to Sea" video.

  1. The Mitsubishi F-1 was built to very similar requirements to Jaguar and used the same engines.
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  2.  @chrismartin3197  Given the need for a carrier-based attacker to kill ships, I imagine it's likely that the French Navy would've gone for a similar upgrade of the Jaguar M had it been adopted. It stands to reason that it would've had similar longevity to the Super Etendard, since the French Navy doesn't really get an option of buying all-new aircraft often.
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  3.  @MrHws5mp  And the next UK government tried to phase out even those. If the Argentine junta had waited just one year to invade the Falklands, Hermes and the brand-new Invincible both would've already been sold. The junta's stupidity saved the Royal Navy from being destroyed by its own government.
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  4.  @neiloflongbeck5705  Yep, it was now a product they owned, but one that their competitor had developed.
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  5. Marcel Dassault had a huge ego. The Jaguar was a plane he had no role in designing.
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  6. The Jaguar was a vastly more capable jet than the Super Etendard, with higher top speed, longer range, and nearly double the the payload. Even accounting for slight performance losses due to added weight from the carrier adaptations, the Jaguar M seems like it would've been a huge upgrade for the French Navy.
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