Originally posted by Antix
Now I know there's a chance that someone might say, "But hey! Don't we like attach laser guided bombs to our fighters nowadays?" Yeah sure we do but in my opinion that just undercuts the defined role of a fighter. As nice as it is to expand somethings capabilities, I'm one for consistency. A place for everything, and everything in its place, ya know? That's why I figure if you were going to make an air superiority fighter, you let it stick to its role...
I'm going to add another point. Nodern fighters carry bombs and are used as bombers cause it costs less to maintain in a peacetime situation. If you notice, during war-time conflicts bombers are actually used.