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09-20-2007, 05:20 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas
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 | Iranians test their new fighters United Press International - NewsTrack - Top News - Iran tests new homemade fighter jets I like the part where they say it's like an F-18.
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09-20-2007, 05:43 PM
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| What's that line... My girlfriend looks like Meg Ryan. Except her face is a little differ'nt. And her body is little differ'nt. 
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09-20-2007, 05:45 PM
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| So the Iranians are comparing their new fighter to the F-18? That's like comparing a Mitsubishi Zero to a Grumman Hellcat.  TO
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09-20-2007, 06:05 PM
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| We discussed this in an earlier thread. It appears to be an F-5 knock-off. Unless that thing has some super duper Jihad radar system or carries a miniature death-ray, its basically cannon fodder, although I do give them credit for developing something indigenous, especially when many of the engineers, technicians and pilots who are probably working on it are doing so under duress. Iran reports test of new fighter jet - Yahoo! News
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09-20-2007, 06:15 PM
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| It reminds me of the F17 rear end matched with the F20 front end. Note the use of technical terms |
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09-20-2007, 06:22 PM
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| Who gets to shoot them down first, the Israelis or Americans? resembles th YF-17 too , Last edited by comiso90; 09-20-2007 at 06:28 PM. |
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09-20-2007, 06:33 PM
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09-20-2007, 06:48 PM
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Although well equipped the Saudi defences are more spread out, less well trained and less experienced. Also they may want to start a holy war and the Saudi's and Iranians hate each other with a passion. In the early 1970's when I was being trained we had Saudi's and Iranians in our unit and even though it was in the time of the Shah, they had regular fights. | |
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09-20-2007, 07:00 PM
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| Interesting thought Glider.... It would be kinda nice to sit back and watch them duke it out for a while. Iran's only chance would be a massive first strike. Followed by tons of Chinese made missiles. . Saudi has too many f-15's f-16's and soon the euro fighter. Iran makes their own tanks too: http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...n/zulfiqar.htm , |
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09-20-2007, 08:42 PM
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It's interesting to note - we train with Saudi Arabian helo bubbas, although I have not seen any Saudi flight students lately.
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09-20-2007, 09:05 PM
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OPSEC Breach! Hey, if their fighters are as good as F-18's their tanks have to be as good as M-1's! | |
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09-20-2007, 09:47 PM
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| The fact that they can make them should give pause for thought. I'm curious about whats on the drawing board |
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09-20-2007, 10:04 PM
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09-20-2007, 10:11 PM
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09-20-2007, 10:14 PM
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Any info on troop movements is generally not discussed in open forums... But what do I know I havent worn a uniform in 15 years! . | |
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