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Forum: Military Aviation

4th Aug 2017, 17:37

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Pilot from CVN77 who shot down the Syrian SU-22

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Posted By KenV

Oh my. I wrote: Essentially every US land...

Oh my. I wrote:
Essentially every US land airbase in Vietnam was "taken out" with the stroke of a pen in 1973. The same thing happened to all the US airbases in the Phillipines in 1991.

Please...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Aug 2017, 17:19

Replies: 40

Pilot from CVN77 who shot down the Syrian SU-22

Views: 18,036

Posted By KenV

How much use was Kandahar when the war was in...

How much use was Kandahar when the war was in "nearby" Syria?! How many bombs were dropped on Syria by Kandahar based aircraft? If Kandahar's claim to fame is its "efficiency", just how "efficient"...

Forum: Military Aviation

1st Aug 2017, 14:59

Replies: 40

Pilot from CVN77 who shot down the Syrian SU-22

Views: 18,036

Posted By KenV

Gotta love it....."Lose the war." FYI, there was...

Gotta love it....."Lose the war." FYI, there was no war in the Phillipines and not a shot was fired when the US lost its largest oversees airbase with the stroke of a pen.

Forum: Military Aviation

1st Aug 2017, 14:55

Replies: 40

Pilot from CVN77 who shot down the Syrian SU-22

Views: 18,036

Posted By KenV

We can always count on glad rag to attempt a...

We can always count on glad rag to attempt a personal dig. :)

Forum: Military Aviation

1st Aug 2017, 14:53

Replies: 40

Pilot from CVN77 who shot down the Syrian SU-22

Views: 18,036

Posted By KenV

Let's be honest? The claim that a single ASM can...

Let's be honest? The claim that a single ASM can hit never mind take out a carrier is not anything approaching honesty. And honestly, how many land bases have been "taken out" without a single shot...

Forum: Military Aviation

31st Jul 2017, 18:21

Replies: 40

Pilot from CVN77 who shot down the Syrian SU-22

Views: 18,036

Posted By KenV

Aaaah! I missed your point. You were comparing...

Aaaah! I missed your point. You were comparing land based vs sea based operations. My bad.

May I ask, of those "dets flying combat ops", how many stayed in Kandahar for 7 months at a stretch? ...

Forum: Military Aviation

31st Jul 2017, 15:34

Replies: 40

Pilot from CVN77 who shot down the Syrian SU-22

Views: 18,036

Posted By KenV

"7-days a week ops" for 7 straight months is...

"7-days a week ops" for 7 straight months is absurd. I deployed twice to the Persian Gulf aboard a carrier. Conducting combat operations for 7 months straight would be impossible and attempting or...

Forum: Military Aviation

31st Jul 2017, 14:46

Replies: 40

Pilot from CVN77 who shot down the Syrian SU-22

Views: 18,036

Posted By KenV

Actually, that's pretty damn "efficient". To put...

Actually, that's pretty damn "efficient". To put this in perspective, in WW2 it typically took four to five months for a B-17 to rack up 25 missions, or roughly 1 mission per week. Further, a...

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