Originally Posted by Training Risky
I am temporarily resident at the big Purple Learning Centre in Swindonshire, and we have been discussing this exact attitude displayed by the Army. ie: they don't know, or even give a t0ss, about air power unless it's directly over their heads or taking them home.
'Joint' begins with 'A' and ends in 'rmy'
If you are Joe Grunt then that is exactly where you want your air power - overhead and giving the bad guys the good news. Which is why AH and GR7 are doing so well for the blokes in the 'Stan. The Army has a limited view at the lower levels for a very good reason - they are the ones with the bayonets, they are the ones being SVBIED'd all the time. They want help getting out of the sh1t.
One has to ask from the green viewpoint - what exactly will 232 Typhoon bring? THIS IS A RHETORICAL QUESTION AND NOT DESIGNED TO DISAPPEAR DOWN A RABBIT HOLE OFTEN VISITED IN THIS FORUM!
Anyway, anyone can list the roles of Air Power from the doctrinal publications. No-one has actually yet agreed (or stated) what the pointy ones are doing - less 8 GR7 in AFG, F3 in FI and some GR4a in Qatar. How about the other 200?
Goldcup - any time we wanted FJ presence over Al Amarah, the USAF came along. Don't know why them and not RAF. Maybe that was only when I was there.