FA-18
And while the HVA escort missions were tedious and uneventful, I submit to you that we freed up other coalition assets to join the fight.
That is a very good point. I am sure the deployed force played a significant role.
Ozbiggles
In regards to the MRH 90 I think if it had delivered what it promised we would all be happy now. I think the logic however of buying off the shelf American would have made far more sense, particularly as they are the ones we are going to play with and the support in country that would provide.
Yeah, I think we must be on the same page.
500N
Absolutely! Para load follow, either dropping boats on CEPs or as Bundles is still the go. Great fun too
Doors off
Glad to hear the Tigers are operational. I was told they'd be signed off after TS11, but then heard that they hadn't been due ongoing problems. It would be great to see these machines deploy.
Apologies for the rant, I have very strong views on the subject.
A former colleague recently told me they will struggle to make the MRH operational except as a rear-ech asset, and believes an FMS sale might be on the cards. Apparently the floor problems and lack of a position for door guns presents a problem which will require a very expensive engineering fix. So far there is no solution. I will say, however, that my former colleague is not posted to that type at the moment.