Talk of refueling in Shannon or Knock would surely be complicated by the need to provide security for aircraft with live missiles.
Base the aircraft on the west coast and you comfortably cover the entire country and capital city and Irish Sea relatively quickly. You wil not be range limited.
Base on the east coast and you are 150nm plus further away from the most likely threat.
Base the aircraft on the west coast and you comfortably cover the entire country and capital city and Irish Sea relatively quickly. You wil not be range limited.
Base on the east coast and you are 150nm plus further away from the most likely threat.
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