Japanese Fighter Jets Damaged by Tsunami
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Japanese Fighter Jets Damaged by Tsunami
Just saw this video. I would imagine saltwater and debris can't be too good for these birds. Anyone want to venture a guess if they are salvageable at all?
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Anything can be salvaged given money. The problem with electric jets is they don't like water and who knows what problems would follow. Time to bring on the attrition buy I'd say.
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Obviously the JASDF need to improve their "scramble for survival" times.....
. Surprising thing though is that they didn't have a SOP to do so when the tsunami sirens sounded - 30 minutes granted is not a lot of time but ought to be enough to get some ac (and especially helos) out of harm's way.
Brought back memories of tacevals in the 1980's and usually heralded endex.....
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. Surprising thing though is that they didn't have a SOP to do so when the tsunami sirens sounded - 30 minutes granted is not a lot of time but ought to be enough to get some ac (and especially helos) out of harm's way. Brought back memories of tacevals in the 1980's and usually heralded endex.....
MB
Change all the digital stuff and avionics, replace all the looming, replace all the contaminated metal and repair all the bent stuff - and there you go! Good as new.
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The human cost
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It's not the damage to the jets we should be worried about here. The personnel and the families of the JASDF who work and live around Matsushima Air Base, as well as all the people in the surrounding area, are what we should be concerned about. From recent experience, they are some of the most professional, hard-working and friendly people I have ever met. My thoughts go out to all the Japanese Service personnel who will be working tirelessly to try and get their wonderful country back on it's feet, and to the wider Japanese population.
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It's not the damage to the jets we should be worried about here. The personnel and the families of the JASDF who work and live around Matsushima Air Base, as well as all the people in the surrounding area, are what we should be concerned about. From recent experience, they are some of the most professional, hard-working and friendly people I have ever met. My thoughts go out to all the Japanese Service personnel who will be working tirelessly to try and get their wonderful country back on it's feet, and to the wider Japanese population.
Bigwindy
