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From what I've seen this bird is completely capable ... |
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03-30-2007, 07:45 PM
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From what I've seen this bird is completely capable but the inter-country debating and all those delays really are making it a tough sale.
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03-30-2007, 07:52 PM
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03-30-2007, 08:04 PM
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Anyways I am a fan of the Eurofighter, I hope they can get everything straight and let it acheive it's full capability.
__________________ "I had ten rockets on board, and as I wasn't particularly fond of head-on attacks, I salvoed the whole lot at him. The rockets didn't hit him but but they must have scared the bejesus out of him, for he did a steep turn to starboard... I let him have the full blast, all eight fifty-calibers. I had never seen an aircraft completely disintegrate in the air the way this Me-110 did..."
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03-30-2007, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Aggie08  Ah, a fellow Texan! I went to the brewery a few weeks ago, it was magical.
Anyways I am a fan of the Eurofighter, I hope they can get everything straight and let it acheive it's full capability. | Haha!  Fellow Texan, I am not. I'm born and bred in Jersey. I'm just stationed here in Texas, but we'll be moving back to Pensacola in a month. My son was born here in Texas, though.
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04-01-2007, 03:44 AM
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__________________ "I had ten rockets on board, and as I wasn't particularly fond of head-on attacks, I salvoed the whole lot at him. The rockets didn't hit him but but they must have scared the bejesus out of him, for he did a steep turn to starboard... I let him have the full blast, all eight fifty-calibers. I had never seen an aircraft completely disintegrate in the air the way this Me-110 did..."
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04-10-2007, 09:58 PM
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04-19-2007, 01:31 PM
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Country:  | But why do we need an air-supremecy fighter anyway? its hardly likely some group of terrorists will get hold of a bunch of MiGs. | |
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04-19-2007, 02:07 PM
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04-19-2007, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe2 But why do we need an air-supremecy fighter anyway? its hardly likely some group of terrorists will get hold of a bunch of MiGs. | You're right. You don't need any air assets at all, actually. Terrorists aren't likely to launch a major naval operation, so you should scrap the Royal Navy. Amphibious landings against terrorists... nahhh - give the Royal Marines the pink slip. Major ground operations against a well armed conventional army... not too likely, so the British Army should be phased out too....
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04-19-2007, 04:38 PM
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Country: | Don't encourage him. The RAF personnel numbers have gone from 90,000 in the 90s to 40,000 today. The RN has suffered a commensurate loss of ships. The humour here is quickly fading.
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04-19-2007, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe2 But why do we need an air-supremecy fighter anyway? its hardly likely some group of terrorists will get hold of a bunch of MiGs. | Russia and now China are more than willing to sell quite sophisticated aircaft to anyone. Personally I wouldn't fancy my chances in a Tornado against an Su27 or even Mig29 if they got within IR missile range.
The UK have if we are honest, has been depending on the USA for fighter coverage for some years and its about time we were able to look after our own. Our GA capability has been as good as anyones including the USA but fighters no.
The best fighter the UK has had for a dogfight has been the Harrier FR2 and these are now out of service. | |
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04-20-2007, 12:16 PM
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Country: | I know this is a bit off topic, but i want to know when the USAF is actually gonna start mass producing the F-22
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04-20-2007, 01:10 PM
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Country: | They aren't. Not enough on order to "mass produce". For the near term production is only in the single digits.
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04-21-2007, 12:39 AM
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Country: | What!? so they intend to just have 1 squadron then thats it, no more, thats ****ing stupid
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