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Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Dec 2018, 10:40

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Here it comes: Syria

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The point that your SecDef understood is that a...

The point that your SecDef understood is that a rapid and unilateral action damages alliances and indeed any future alliances. How we got here is of little importance now - we are where we are. ...

Forum: Military Aviation

20th Dec 2018, 13:00

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

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I think we can park the idea of joining the US in...

I think we can park the idea of joining the US in any military coalition; at least for the next few years.

With the abrupt loss of western military critical mass in the region I hope everyone else...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Dec 2018, 18:41

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

The Kurds never get a break - they deserve better...

The Kurds never get a break - they deserve better than this. Indeed, they deserved better the last time they were abandoned - and the time before that.

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Apr 2018, 20:40

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

It has been a sunny day and yet my front door...

It has been a sunny day and yet my front door handle was a bit wet....

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Apr 2018, 15:52

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

The photo of Russian made AA-6 missiles is...

The photo of Russian made AA-6 missiles is typical. Surely there are many folk in Russia who would instantly recognise them and those that don’t must find it odd for 2 supposedly shotdown missiles...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Apr 2018, 11:24

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

The START treaty removed the strategic role from...

The START treaty removed the strategic role from the Bone and a bunch of Russian officers get to inspect the aircraft every year to confirm it.

It’s tactical role just gets bigger - now with added...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Apr 2018, 06:43

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

They probably didn’t have much choice in...

They probably didn’t have much choice in making-up non-existent attacks that were miraculously saved by SAMs - the smoking holes at the declared targets were just too difficult to hide.

I do...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Apr 2018, 17:37

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

Given the relative proximity I am slightly...

Given the relative proximity I am slightly surprised that the GR4s only carried 2 missiles each, rather than the maximum of 4 (presuming the clearances are in place).

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Apr 2018, 16:34

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

No, as already explained above. The jury may...

No, as already explained above.

The jury may not even be unanimous as the judge may accept a majority verdict.

The checks and balances are provided by the appeals system, not a mythical 0.01%...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Apr 2017, 08:25

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

Agreed and to add that in the off-chance that...

Agreed and to add that in the off-chance that they were reckless enough to leave sarin on-base the risk of exposure the following day would be incredibly small or nonexistent. Sarin is a volatile...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Apr 2017, 06:15

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

Nice try, but no. The US made a deliberate...

Nice try, but no. The US made a deliberate precision attack on conventional weapon facilities - potentially releasing chemical agents was far from their intent. Using your own discriminator the...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Apr 2017, 17:30

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

Except none of it was true and the reason you...

Except none of it was true and the reason you have to use a web archive to find it is that those that published the article withdrew it when they realised they had been had. They also faced...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Apr 2017, 12:12

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

Pretty useless as a defensive system in that case.

Pretty useless as a defensive system in that case.

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Apr 2017, 11:54

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

Ok, so you favour the notion that the Russian...

Ok, so you favour the notion that the Russian military permitted the attack. You may be correct of course.

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Apr 2017, 11:19

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

Either way, the previous boasts via TASS and RT...

Either way, the previous boasts via TASS and RT look a little thin this morning:

TASS: Military & Defense - Three layers of Russian air defense at Hmeymim air base in Syria...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Apr 2017, 10:13

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

Then we would have to deduce that Russia tacitly...

Then we would have to deduce that Russia tacitly approved of the attack and did nothing with their advanced systems to protect the host nation and trusted the US enough in that the inbound TLAM...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Apr 2017, 08:48

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

The effectiveness of TLAM is well proven over...

The effectiveness of TLAM is well proven over decades of use. Airfields are large targets and hardened facilities need at least a warhead each, with larger ones needing more.

Missile attrition...

Forum: Military Aviation

15th Dec 2016, 18:25

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

They are just moving them to the next desired...

They are just moving them to the next desired mean point of impact. It's a bit like weapon to target matching, just done the other way around.

Forum: Military Aviation

17th Sep 2013, 08:54

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,515

Posted By Just This Once...

After boarder incursions, artillery strikes and...

After boarder incursions, artillery strikes and other unpleasantness the Turks effectively enforce a buffer-zone on the Syrian side of the boarder.

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