But then what happens when one of those 200 planes get shot down? And it happens to be 150 Million Dollars per plane?
Result: 199 planes, with 199 available for each role, as opposed to
599 planes, with 200 available for almost all roles, and 199 available for the other role.
and what happens when more than one is shot down? your more greatly affected by the loss of less planes. Now i realise the f-35 is more advanced and less likely to get shot down, but hey, enemies get lucky, and accidents happen.