F3/Typhoon to Georgia?
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F3/Typhoon to Georgia?
With current developments and Georgia formerly declaring 'WAR' on Russia this morning international sanctions seem ever more likely. Seeing as the UK & US are acting as International police everywhere else in the world do you think it’s likely we'll deploy some AD assets to enforce a No Fly Zone?
A chance for the F3 to prove its worth once more before the fleet disappears?
Or
Yet another Op that we're not scaled to deal with?
Comments/Discussion welcomed.
A chance for the F3 to prove its worth once more before the fleet disappears?
Or
Yet another Op that we're not scaled to deal with?
Comments/Discussion welcomed.
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Yep i think we need another theatre of war for our servicemen and women to hone their operational skills in. After all each year they spend 5 months in Afganistan, 5 months in Iraq that means theyre sat about for 2 months of the year on leave !!! im sure they could squeeze in another conflict best value and all that ! ( ill get my coat !! )
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It seems I might be the Station Duty Fish today. Oh, go on then, I'll bite.
In my humble opinion .....
..... ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ah ha ha ha ha ..... no chance.
UN resolution?
NATO involved too? (Georgia wants to join. But they ain't in yet)
Host nation?
And Russia supplies the UK with most of our gas.
In my humble opinion .....
..... ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ah ha ha ha ha ..... no chance.
UN resolution?
NATO involved too? (Georgia wants to join. But they ain't in yet)
Host nation?
And Russia supplies the UK with most of our gas.
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Our colleagues could easily get drawn into this.
There are currently 7 UK mil officers serving as UNMOs in UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) - at least one of these will be RAF (another post is rotational RAF/Army).
UNOMIG operates in the Abkhaz/Georgian ceasefire line not in South Ossetia; however, BBC is reporting possible Russian bombrdment of Georgian positions in the Kodori Gorge (where UNOMIG patrols) and the de-facto Republic of Abkhazia has also mobilised its reserves. As an aside the Russian bombing of Poti could also be linked as it was from here that Georgia mounted an Amphibious Op in the early 90s to retake Abkhazia - this was only defeated with the (denied) assistance of Russian forces. In 2002, Russia offered the inhabitants of South Ossetia and Abkhazia Russian citizanship; Russia also provides the peacekeeping forces (under the guise of the CIS) on the GEO/ABK Ceasefire Line - so the 'defence of our citizens' rational for Russian involvement in Soth Ossetia could easily be applied to Abkhazia.
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There are currently 7 UK mil officers serving as UNMOs in UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) - at least one of these will be RAF (another post is rotational RAF/Army).
UNOMIG operates in the Abkhaz/Georgian ceasefire line not in South Ossetia; however, BBC is reporting possible Russian bombrdment of Georgian positions in the Kodori Gorge (where UNOMIG patrols) and the de-facto Republic of Abkhazia has also mobilised its reserves. As an aside the Russian bombing of Poti could also be linked as it was from here that Georgia mounted an Amphibious Op in the early 90s to retake Abkhazia - this was only defeated with the (denied) assistance of Russian forces. In 2002, Russia offered the inhabitants of South Ossetia and Abkhazia Russian citizanship; Russia also provides the peacekeeping forces (under the guise of the CIS) on the GEO/ABK Ceasefire Line - so the 'defence of our citizens' rational for Russian involvement in Soth Ossetia could easily be applied to Abkhazia.
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Ahh...
Yes, very likely that the AD fleet will get to go to Georgia this summer - nice weather, southern belles, and some decent golf courses (eg, Augusta).
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Thats one opinion of course.
Was the F3 designed as a 'dogfighter' or as a means of carrying a fair few missiles and a decent radar aloft, loiter for a fair while and pick off targets at range?
Would such an ability be useful in say, enforcing a no-fly zone and do the F3 fleet have any previous experience of this (hint, yes they do)?
Whilst many of us love to knock other fleets the F3 is pretty good at what it was designed to do.
Was the F3 designed as a 'dogfighter' or as a means of carrying a fair few missiles and a decent radar aloft, loiter for a fair while and pick off targets at range?
Would such an ability be useful in say, enforcing a no-fly zone and do the F3 fleet have any previous experience of this (hint, yes they do)?
Whilst many of us love to knock other fleets the F3 is pretty good at what it was designed to do.
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I personally think UK QRA is more important. Let the Typhoon get on with, what would be, a long job.
30 years, might not cover it.
Our best course of action at this point...... might be extreme caution.
Regards,
Advo
30 years, might not cover it.
Our best course of action at this point...... might be extreme caution.
Regards,
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Even if the UK did send a few F3's & Typhoons to Georgia, (Which I very much doubt), their first choice would be the Typhoon, the F3's would probably be kept back like they were in the first Gulf War. But the F3 now is a different beast, better than what it was back then.
Anyway, its their problem, if they're big enough to start a war with each other, then they're big enough to finish it themselves. Let them sort their own problems out.
Anyway, its their problem, if they're big enough to start a war with each other, then they're big enough to finish it themselves. Let them sort their own problems out.
Even if the UK did send a few F3's & Typhoons to Georgia, (Which I very much doubt), their first choice would be the Typhoon, the F3's would probably be kept back
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Y'awl need not worry about the F3 v Flanker match up. If the balloon goes that high the F22 will be there.
What would the spotters say?
Are you sure? They don't want to go and get the airshow Queen dirty now do they?
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hehe! if only the geography would allow it
it will probably be over before military intervention from any other country:
Georgia
Total personnel: 26,900
Main battle tanks (T-72): 82
Armoured personnel carriers: 139
Combat aircraft (Su-25): Seven
Heavy artillery pieces (including Grad rocket launchers): 95
RUSSIA
Total personnel: 641,000
Main battle tanks (various): 6,717
Armoured personnel carriers: 6,388
Combat aircraft (various): 1,206
Heavy artillery pieces (various): 7,550
it will probably be over before military intervention from any other country:
Georgia
Total personnel: 26,900
Main battle tanks (T-72): 82
Armoured personnel carriers: 139
Combat aircraft (Su-25): Seven
Heavy artillery pieces (including Grad rocket launchers): 95
RUSSIA
Total personnel: 641,000
Main battle tanks (various): 6,717
Armoured personnel carriers: 6,388
Combat aircraft (various): 1,206
Heavy artillery pieces (various): 7,550
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Georgia Equipment from Wiki is more substantial
Equipment
Main battle tanksAIFVs/APCs
Main article: Georgian Air Force
The Georgian Air Force consists of the air force and the air defense.
The main missions of the air forces are: to control and defend air space of Georgia; conduct air intelligence and surveillance; provide support to the Armed Forces other Services; conduct air evacuation and search and rescue operations; air movement of personnel and military cargo transportation. The strength of Air Forces is 1,813 military and civilian personnel.
Equipment
AircraftHelicopters Air Defence
Equipment
Main battle tanksAIFVs/APCs
- BMP-1 - 80 units
- BMP-2 - 120 units
- BTR-80 - 75 units
- MT-LB - 64 units
- BRDM-2 - 17 units
- Otokar Cobra - 100 units
- 2A36 Giatsint-B - 12 units
- 2A65 Msta-B - 18 units
- 2A18 (D-30) - 120 units
- 2S7 Pion - 12 units
- 2S19 Msta-S - 3 units
- 2S3 Akatsiya - 26 units
- VZ 77 Dana - 24 units
- M-87 Orkan - 4 units
- RM-70 - 48 units
- BM-21 Grad - 120 units
- LAR-160- 15 units
- M-63 Plamen – 12 units
Main article: Georgian Air Force
The Georgian Air Force consists of the air force and the air defense.
The main missions of the air forces are: to control and defend air space of Georgia; conduct air intelligence and surveillance; provide support to the Armed Forces other Services; conduct air evacuation and search and rescue operations; air movement of personnel and military cargo transportation. The strength of Air Forces is 1,813 military and civilian personnel.
Equipment
AircraftHelicopters Air Defence
- 15 SA-11 GADFLY
- 38 SA-3 GOA
- ?? SA-5 GAMMON
- 18 SA-8
- ?? SA-7A/B GRAIL
- ?? SA-14 GREMLIN
- ?? SA-16 GIMLET
- 35 ZSU-23-4
- 15 S-60
- 40 MT-LB with towed ZU-23-2
- 30 Grom launchers with 100 missiles[5]