Americas latest hi-tech combat aircraft to take the war to ISIS
OV-10X and Combat Dragon II
Boeing had proposed the OV-10X a few years back
http://www.ov-10bronco.net/Technical...rd_2009_01.pdf
and of course
Combat Dragon II
The Amazing OV-10 Bronco Was Never Allowed To Meet Its Full Potential
http://www.ov-10bronco.net/Technical...rd_2009_01.pdf
and of course
Combat Dragon II
The Amazing OV-10 Bronco Was Never Allowed To Meet Its Full Potential
Next thing you know, they'll be resurrecting the A-1 Skyraider
Ensure the armourers have filled container with requisite contents during pre flight
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Looks familiar shape and one wonders if Boeing will be pushing it as a Bronco replacement
Boeing and Paramount join forces for multi-role aircraft | The National
Boeing and Paramount join forces for multi-role aircraft | The National
I seem to recall that the reason the A-1 was adopted by the USAF in Vietnam was that the fast whizzy pointy things were not always the right tool for the job, and that was in a high risk environment with regard to enemy fighters. With that in mind it is hardly surprising that in an environment with no enemy aircraft and threat from MANPADs only that slower, cheaper aircraft are being looked on with favour.
And though my earlier post was very much tongue in cheek, why would a Bronco be unacceptable in anti-ISIS ops while an Apache would not? Or has anyone else noticed how, over the last few decades the attack helicopter has grown in provenance at the same time that slow COIN aircraft have waned? Perhaps this is showing that it is the attack helicopter that is the dead end concept, not the slow moving fixed wing COIN aircraft?
And though my earlier post was very much tongue in cheek, why would a Bronco be unacceptable in anti-ISIS ops while an Apache would not? Or has anyone else noticed how, over the last few decades the attack helicopter has grown in provenance at the same time that slow COIN aircraft have waned? Perhaps this is showing that it is the attack helicopter that is the dead end concept, not the slow moving fixed wing COIN aircraft?
Ummm interesting, but always going to need a dedicated AH on the battlefield - for the simple fact of hovering, then popping up , fire etc etc...
Also if you look at the Brazilian Air Force - their Mi-35 Hinds were bought to .......replace their Super Tucanos...
IMHO is that COIN slow movers are complement to AH ....
USMC aviation FOB assets in the 80s were the following
AH-1J/T/W
UH-1N
OV-10A/D
CH-46E
CH-53E
AV-8B
For sure the VMO squadrons could always be found with the HMLA / HMM / HMH base such as New River or Camp Pendleton,
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Also if you look at the Brazilian Air Force - their Mi-35 Hinds were bought to .......replace their Super Tucanos...
IMHO is that COIN slow movers are complement to AH ....
USMC aviation FOB assets in the 80s were the following
AH-1J/T/W
UH-1N
OV-10A/D
CH-46E
CH-53E
AV-8B
For sure the VMO squadrons could always be found with the HMLA / HMM / HMH base such as New River or Camp Pendleton,
cheers
it is hardly surprising that in an environment with no enemy aircraft and threat from MANPADs only that slower, cheaper aircraft are being looked on with favour.
Not at all. I'm well aware that SA-7s were being toted around and popped off at US aircraft on a regular basis in South East Asia.
I was referring to the present day environment such as Iraq in which there are no enemy aircraft present and the missile threat is from MANPADs only. I could have phrased it a little clearer, however.
I was referring to the present day environment such as Iraq in which there are no enemy aircraft present and the missile threat is from MANPADs only. I could have phrased it a little clearer, however.
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A-10s should still be there. They were in action during November 2015 in Syria.
A-10s and C-130s destroy Islamic State fuel trucks
I really don't get why the A-10 is not in theatre......
In a news briefing Wednesday, Inherent Resolve spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren said the strikes destroyed 116 tanker trucks.
The video showed bombs exploding at the beginning and end, Warren said, and strafing runs from A-10 Thunderbolts and C-130s.
The video showed bombs exploding at the beginning and end, Warren said, and strafing runs from A-10 Thunderbolts and C-130s.
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Now, there's a real aeroplane ! About the size of my Vultee Vengeance (A-31 to you), a lot heavier loaded, but with 1,000 hp more 'poke' could do the business. (Brute Force can solve many problems). Probably much the same as a VV to handle. Glad to see that they've discarded the twist'n-pushback u/c at last.
Thank you for the nice bit of You Tube, thought the chap was going to dive-bomb with it, but without dive brakes could end badly.
Rather sardonically amused by the Posters above, who are concerned with the possibility of being shot down, and what might happen afterwards. What did they imagine they would be getting into if they signed on the dotted line for Uncle Sam ? (Good thing your Grandfathers didn't think like that in their time).
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Next thing you know, they'll be resurrecting the A-1 Skyraider
Now, there's a real aeroplane ! About the size of my Vultee Vengeance (A-31 to you), a lot heavier loaded, but with 1,000 hp more 'poke' could do the business. (Brute Force can solve many problems). Probably much the same as a VV to handle. Glad to see that they've discarded the twist'n-pushback u/c at last.
Thank you for the nice bit of You Tube, thought the chap was going to dive-bomb with it, but without dive brakes could end badly.
Rather sardonically amused by the Posters above, who are concerned with the possibility of being shot down, and what might happen afterwards. What did they imagine they would be getting into if they signed on the dotted line for Uncle Sam ? (Good thing your Grandfathers didn't think like that in their time).
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Except of course that these days they will star in their own rather short reality TV show available across the internet. If they're lucky they'll be beheaded; if not, they'll be burned alive.
Rather sardonically amused by the Posters above, who are concerned with the possibility of being shot down, and what might happen afterwards. What did they imagine they would be getting into if they signed on the dotted line for Uncle Sam ? (Good thing your Grandfathers didn't think like that in their time).
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Danny,
While TDY at RAF Mildenhall, occasionally we would get time to visit the surrounding area. By chance, on an outing down to Cambridge, my crew and I stumbled upon the American Cemetery nearby. It was a very sobering experience for us young stud novice airmen.
Extremely humbling.
While TDY at RAF Mildenhall, occasionally we would get time to visit the surrounding area. By chance, on an outing down to Cambridge, my crew and I stumbled upon the American Cemetery nearby. It was a very sobering experience for us young stud novice airmen.
Extremely humbling.
thought the chap was going to dive-bomb with it, but without dive brakes could end badly