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Originally Posted by Silvance
2nd generation machines against the state-of-the-art 3rd generation TSFs with better stealth than the mass produced raptors? It'd take more than a miracle for the Bao-Feng to win that battle.
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just want to point out that the raptor used here is the EMD(Engineering and Manufacturing Development) variant. which means its the trial prototype of the mass produced version. Its certainly an improvement over the original Yf-22 prototype from 10 years ago but compared to the mass produced F-22A variant it is slightly weaker in most of its aspect. The EMD raptor improved the original Yf-22's stealth capabilities by using radar absorbing paint to coast it self and features improved noise reduction and heat signatures absorbtion from its Jump Units and lowered vibration level when walking,all features that are now found on the mass produced F-22A. Basically an EMD model is the final test trial version of an soon to be mass produced model, all the shortcomings found on the EMD version will be rectified and improved on with the Mass produced model. Similar to real life the mass produced model is often an improvement on the Prototype.