I thought A10s used their RWR to guide their AGM-88s in. Can't they carry them? I was pretty sure they could.
And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.
13/f/taiwan wrote:
eskimo_sammyjoe wrote:
Good god you guys are lame.
The workhorse of the Vietnam war, and the worlds first adapted gunship. Did well in both roles.
The Sea Dragon (Very close cousin of the Super Stallion. Check out the wicked anti-mine sled it drags to explode floating ordnance.
F-16 and F-18 can carry HARMs too. What are you trying to tell me? It was about the A-10.pace51 wrote:
EA-6B's carry the HARM's.Mugen wrote:
I agree with you on most parts. But an A-10 can't carry a HARM since it's not a SEAD platform (way too slow, no radar etc.).-Sh1fty- wrote:
I doubt an F35 can replace an A10.
A10s can use AGM-88s to destroy radar emplacements, if flies slow so it can use terrain for cover much better than an F35. There are 11 hardpoints on an A10. That thing is more versatile than anything. I can't even begin to name all the possibilities it has.
Pace, you're a good fellow, but if you think the F35, a multi-role fighter with like 5 hardpoints and a 20mm pea-gun can do a better job at CAS, tank busting, and just plain fucking shit up, than a plane that was built from the ground up to do it; you have mental problems
And you wouldn't employ CAS in a high-threat air-to-air environment without a separate counterair CAP (that may very well be F-35s, btw). But you wouldn't expect your CAS aircraft to perform counterair while also performing CAS. The aircrew can't maintain adequate situational awareness to do both and they can't carry enough armament to adequately do both. Multirole means you can do multiple missions...not do multiple mission simultaneously.pace51 wrote:
Well, I personally think the F-35 won't be hit to much because of its capabilities, even if the combat zones the A-10 flew were wickedly hazardous.FEOS wrote:
That "analysis" is rubbish...not to put too fine a point on it.
The bottomline is that the F-35 will not be able to fill the role of the A-10. Period.
You need to research the battle-worthiness of the A-10 versus air defenses a bit more, Pace. The Hog flew home with massive damage. It was designed specifically to sustain massive damage and still fly.
As I said, I'm no expert.
And the A-10 doesn't carry the AGM-88 (HARM). Only the F-16, F-18, and EA-6B carry it.
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Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
Where would we be without inflight refueling? I read that at least 30 KC-10's and way more KC-135's (Above picture) were pulled in for desert storm operations, although I don't know if they were used in desert shield or desert storm itself. And also,
the C-5 Galaxy is a marvel.
Talk about heavy lifting.
What the hell was that thing slapping the F-5's?AussieReaper wrote:
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/4377/dogfighting.gif
now THAT's aerial combat.
pace51 wrote:
What the hell was that thing slapping the F-5's?AussieReaper wrote:
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/4377/dogfighting.gif
now THAT's aerial combat.
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
Ya, my Dad used to fly them when he was in the AF. I also got to fly the simulator a couple of times toopace51 wrote:
And also,
the C-5 Galaxy is a marvel.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads1 … 077659.jpg Talk about heavy lifting.
Looks like a Gnat.pace51 wrote:
What the hell was that thing slapping the F-5's?AussieReaper wrote:
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/4377/dogfighting.gif
now THAT's aerial combat.
Wow, he was lucky. Those things, besides c-47's, c-130's, and c-17's are my favorite yankee transports. Too bad my fellow Canadians never built anything that big though, sigh.TravisC555 wrote:
Ya, my Dad used to fly them when he was in the AF. I also got to fly the simulator a couple of times toopace51 wrote:
And also,
the C-5 Galaxy is a marvel.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads1 … 077659.jpg Talk about heavy lifting.
He also flew c-130's into hurricanes
That must have led to some great stories.TravisC555 wrote:
He also flew c-130's into hurricanes
our orange World cup jet
try to keep your pants on for this.
Mehloubot wrote:
try to keep your pants on for this.
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6299/killerdrone.jpg
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
Isn't that the one that can land on a carrier in any conditions?loubot wrote:
try to keep your pants on for this.
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6299/killerdrone.jpg
And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.
My pants just ran away on a rocket sled.loubot wrote:
try to keep your pants on for this.
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6299/killerdrone.jpg
source-Sh1fty- wrote:
Isn't that the one that can land on a carrier in any conditions?loubot wrote:
try to keep your pants on for this.
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6299/killerdrone.jpg
"Named Taranis, after the Celtic god of thunder, the £142.5 million prototype has been dubbed the ''pinnacle'' of British engineering and aeronautical design."loubot wrote:
source-Sh1fty- wrote:
Isn't that the one that can land on a carrier in any conditions?loubot wrote:
try to keep your pants on for this.
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6299/killerdrone.jpg
We can build stuff with cool names. None of this 'Beagle' shit. The worst part was, when it crashed or w/e they had the opportunity to name the next one something cool..like Beagle 2 /facepalm.gif
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Beagles are awesome you dweeb.
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