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Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2016, 22:02
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Hangarshuffle, I'm sorry, I sometimes find...

Hangarshuffle,

I'm sorry, I sometimes find it hard to follow the thrust of your posts, especially when you just construct a string of six rhetorical questions. I also wasn't sure which article...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2016, 23:13
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Hangarshuffle, I'm not sure if you're trying...

Hangarshuffle,

I'm not sure if you're trying to wind people up or if you truly do not understand.

You are confusing a national conflict led by a corrupt dictator, aided by an equally corrupt...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2013, 21:31
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

I understand the sentiments, but I must have...

I understand the sentiments, but I must have missed the bit in the video where they shot the aircrew in their parachutes?
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2013, 20:48
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

500N, Turkey did say exactly that after the...

500N,

Turkey did say exactly that after the F4 was shot down. First week of July, if memory serves. They had a number of Syrian helos approach the border and they scramble the F-16s, but the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2013, 18:15
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Holy Handgrenades, Batman. We used to run in and...

Holy Handgrenades, Batman. We used to run in and out of Lebanon with our Buccaneer mates right past your boats, and the Soviets'. We didn't even have Mode 4.

Only goes to prove my old point. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2013, 08:41
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

OAP, Indeed, that's democracy happening in...

OAP,

Indeed, that's democracy happening in the West. I have no problem getting my head around that. It's the baffling Assad u-turn that interests me in this case.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2013, 08:00
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Am I the only one that's more than a little...

Am I the only one that's more than a little cynical about Assad's sudden, apparent change of direction? The move from being a CW armed state to begging to be allowed to become the 190th signatory to...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2013, 20:39
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Thanks, PN. You might point out how to use the...

Thanks, PN. You might point out how to use the word "TOO" when indicating "also". :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2013, 10:29
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Their storage facilities are many and substantial...

Their storage facilities are many and substantial (easy to find on Google Earth). Given the right level of effort it wouldn't be too hard for one of them to fall into the wrong hands. There are...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2013, 19:38
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

See my post 1489 - a bit tongue in cheek, but an...

See my post 1489 - a bit tongue in cheek, but an element of truth. http://www.pprune.org/8040658-post1489.html

As for you "I'd rather be lucky than good", it got me through 30 years in the RAF...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2013, 11:15
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Woah. BIG map!

Woah. BIG map!
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2013, 09:06
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Great. Let's see what happens next. 1. ...

Great. Let's see what happens next.

1. Syria hands over ALL their CW to someone we trust. ""Yep, that's the lot, honest, sa'ib."

2. Someone then orders a CW attack against civilians,...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2013, 15:36
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

So you're a big Obama fan then, SASless? :p ...

So you're a big Obama fan then, SASless? :p

Seriously, though, I think you can apply that same policy statement to a lot of politicians.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2013, 11:58
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Well, even if it wasn't the Syrian Government in...

Well, even if it wasn't the Syrian Government in this case (which it was), they probably deserve a bit of a beating anyway. So no real harm done if we flatten a few of their military installations...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2013, 17:15
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

I din't express a view, did I. I thought I'd...

I din't express a view, did I. I thought I'd simply stated a part of the NATO treaty and asked a question. :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2013, 17:02
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Regarding the idea that the US - or the UK for...

Regarding the idea that the US - or the UK for that matter - should only take military action if there is a direct threat or action against said countries doesn't chime with Article 5 of the North...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2013, 13:15
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Nutty, I love that. The idea of invoicing the...

Nutty, I love that. The idea of invoicing the enemy for the cost of fighting them.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2013, 11:28
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

If we had followed anything he said, we’d have...

If we had followed anything he said, we’d have had British troops disobeying orders and foreign fighters rising up against British Forces in Iraq.
You want me to follow advice from someone who is...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2013, 08:29
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Listening to the post-mortem of the vote on the...

Listening to the post-mortem of the vote on the radio this morning, mythoughts turned from the effect this will have on the politicians (like I care)and on future events in Syria to the effect this...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2013, 22:49
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

I agree with that, GR.

I agree with that, GR.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2013, 22:40
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

AA, I don't disagree with anything you say...

AA,

I don't disagree with anything you say there. But no one can deny, it is broke. My concern is that in today's global environment, nothing this big simply stays inside some imaginary boudaries...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2013, 22:29
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Glad Rag, Re you video there. Sorry to be...

Glad Rag,

Re you video there. Sorry to be slow in rseponding - 47 minutes to watch.

Excellently briefed, scripted and delivered. All the evidence produced against him was "fake" and there was...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2013, 21:29
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Linerider, It wasn't the Americans, it was...

Linerider,

It wasn't the Americans, it was actually Daily Mail foreign agents. It was a move designed to create the ultimate scoop for the DM. And to think, they almost got away with it. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2013, 21:25
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

AA, you put your argument well. I would only take...

AA, you put your argument well. I would only take issue with one of your points (the rest seem pretty sound).



Mate, it is broke.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2013, 21:20
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Sorry, would that be the same George Galloway...

Sorry, would that be the same George Galloway that always comes out in favour of everything that is completly against Britain's interests. The anti-British MP?

I heard his speach today and,...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2013, 14:27
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Lonewolf, They did not sign the Chemical...

Lonewolf,

They did not sign the Chemical Weapons Convention, but they did sign the Geneva Protocol. Unfortunately that does prohibit the manufacture or stockpiling of CW, just its use, which...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2013, 13:56
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Captbod, Yes, Sarin is non-persistent,...

Captbod,

Yes, Sarin is non-persistent, regardless of what the journos say. It's very volatile and in the Syrian heat would not remain in liquid form for more than about half an hour - even in...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2013, 08:26
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Nutloose, I have a possible answer to that....

Nutloose,

I have a possible answer to that. As I understand it, Sarin stores very badly; it degrades quite quickly giving it a relatively short shelf life. To get around this, it is typically...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Aug 2013, 20:18
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Agreed, 500N. And what on earth would they gain...

Agreed, 500N. And what on earth would they gain by attacking Cyprus? IF the West go in, they will have plenty to deal with without smacking a random, Mediterranean island.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Aug 2013, 19:52
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

No idea whether it's true, justified or...

No idea whether it's true, justified or otherwise, but that is a great answer.



Well, that's the Germans for you.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2013, 16:34
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Air Pig, Re Post 421, I quite agree. And I...

Air Pig,

Re Post 421, I quite agree. And I think you make my point quite well in that the decission to involve or ignore was based on factors other that people getting hurt. Where we go with...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2013, 12:13
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

I'm not arguing for or against involvement, but...

I'm not arguing for or against involvement, but your remark does make me wonder. I see that sentiment stated around here a lot these days. I would love that our boys and girls didn't have to be put...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2013, 22:55
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

For all the predictions of doom here, it's pretty...

For all the predictions of doom here, it's pretty obvious that the politicians are doing everything they can to find excuses not to get involved. I think many of you are jumping the gun. B O'Bama...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2013, 10:00
Replies: 2,582
Views: 647,390
Posted By Courtney Mil

Captain Radar, Pinpoint pupils for nerve...

Captain Radar,

Pinpoint pupils for nerve agent, indeed yes. But those casualties had been treated with atropine, which has the opposite effect. I was once treated with atropine and the effect is...
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