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Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2023, 19:11
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,687
Posted By uxb99

So it's just sabre rattling? I thought only the...

So it's just sabre rattling? I thought only the Ruskies did that.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2023, 18:31
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,687
Posted By uxb99

Is close escort a valid tactic on the modern...

Is close escort a valid tactic on the modern battlefield? WW2 close escort was seen as relatively ineffective. Escorts preferring to be way out in front to counter any threat rising to meet the...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2023, 22:13
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,687
Posted By uxb99

Knock out a few thousand of those and saturate...

Knock out a few thousand of those and saturate the enemies defences.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Mar 2023, 18:19
Replies: 17
Views: 1,884
Posted By uxb99

That's very sad news. I visited in 1998. It...

That's very sad news. I visited in 1998. It wasn't so much the racing I remembered. That seemed to be happening quite far away. It was seeing all those customised and gaily painted Furies, Mustangs,...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2023, 11:49
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,687
Posted By uxb99

What Ukraine needs to do is have sufficient...

What Ukraine needs to do is have sufficient suppression and air superiority to start to attrit Russian pilots.
Yes they will loose pilots and craft in the process but eventually the Russian crews...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2023, 11:45
Replies: 280
Views: 109,230
Posted By uxb99

What would be the repercussions if the reaper...

What would be the repercussions if the reaper defended itself and downed the Su27?
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2023, 15:59
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,687
Posted By uxb99

Why are cluster munitions banned but cluster anti...

Why are cluster munitions banned but cluster anti armour munitions are not?
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2023, 11:57
Replies: 280
Views: 109,230
Posted By uxb99

I don't think there is a lot of fuss over this....

I don't think there is a lot of fuss over this. No one I know is talking about it. We are because we are aviation geeks.

Trying not to get political, start a flame war or drag this thread too far...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2023, 11:49
Replies: 280
Views: 109,230
Posted By uxb99

Having reviewed the footage I think it was `cock...

Having reviewed the footage I think it was `cock up` by the Russian pilots behaviour that brought down the drone.
I believe he was trying to bring it down but his closure rate was way too fast. Hew...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2023, 04:43
Replies: 280
Views: 109,230
Posted By uxb99

Q. "Would you honestly want to live in a nation...

Q. "Would you honestly want to live in a nation that was not terrified of a nuclear war?"
A. I do live in a country that ISNT terrified of nuclear war. Terrified implies that it consumes our every...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Mar 2023, 21:28
Replies: 124
Views: 27,006
Posted By uxb99

Can I add into the mix the worst change of any...

Can I add into the mix the worst change of any military museum ever. The blocking out of the beautiful and bright glass roof at IWM Lambeth with a concrete floor and adding dark, dingy pillars to...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 19:21
Replies: 280
Views: 109,230
Posted By uxb99

What sort of fatigue life, flying hours do these...

What sort of fatigue life, flying hours do these modern jets have? I would imagine this war is using them up rather quickly at the moment.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 19:19
Replies: 280
Views: 109,230
Posted By uxb99

I wonder if Russian `Rules of engagement` if...

I wonder if Russian `Rules of engagement` if there is such a thing prevents them doing so?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 19:11
Replies: 280
Views: 109,230
Posted By uxb99

Terrified is not the appropriate term to use...

Terrified is not the appropriate term to use here. Neither the USA nor Russia is `terrified` of war with each other. It would be more appropriate in my opinion to say both countries, but certainly...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 19:04
Replies: 280
Views: 109,230
Posted By uxb99

Irrelevant in this discussion. It's still a valid...

Irrelevant in this discussion. It's still a valid combat tactic to down a drone with fuel if that works. After all Spitfires and Typhoons used their wings to destroy V1's and were given those V1's as...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 18:48
Replies: 280
Views: 109,230
Posted By uxb99

Q"What? By what stretch of warped imagination do...

Q"What? By what stretch of warped imagination do you work that out?"
A"The US said it brought down the damaged drone (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64960384) after it became "unflyable"...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 18:33
Replies: 280
Views: 109,230
Posted By uxb99

These Russian jets were obviously harassing the...

These Russian jets were obviously harassing the drone. I suspect deliberately trying to bring it down (they succeeded).
What would be the ramifications of downing the drone with gunfire? Result is...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 15:07
Replies: 280
Views: 109,230
Posted By uxb99

but killing a drone is a valid combat tactic as...

but killing a drone is a valid combat tactic as demonstrated by Russia.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Mar 2023, 13:42
Replies: 0
Views: 717
Posted By uxb99

Blades gone now Yak team ceases flying

Shape of things to come.
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/23387308.bournemouth-air-festival-yak-display-team-stop-flying/
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 12:40
Replies: 280
Views: 109,230
Posted By uxb99

I wonder how far you would go if the aircraft was...

I wonder how far you would go if the aircraft was manned. Destroying a drone is not as politically sensitive as killing a crew.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 12:31
Replies: 280
Views: 109,230
Posted By uxb99

F111 could dump, then burn.

F111 could dump, then burn.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 12:29
Replies: 280
Views: 109,230
Posted By uxb99

Do we know if the drone has any inbuilt evasive,...

Do we know if the drone has any inbuilt evasive, defence measures? Surprised the drone didn't just evade the jets. It must be considerably slower and more nimble.

As an aside I remember hearing a...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2023, 21:36
Replies: 280
Views: 109,230
Posted By uxb99

Definitely a win in the Russian column though.

Definitely a win in the Russian column though.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2023, 17:25
Replies: 280
Views: 109,230
Posted By uxb99

Bbc news reporting Russian jets dumped fuel in...

Bbc news reporting Russian jets dumped fuel in front of the drone and damaged its prop forcing it down.

Are the Russians planning something? US Escorts for the drones?
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2023, 14:14
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,687
Posted By uxb99

Looks similar to a V2 crater. 1000kg?

Looks similar to a V2 crater. 1000kg?
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2023, 15:32
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,687
Posted By uxb99

This update is kindof "Meh". Like Putin cares....

This update is kindof "Meh". Like Putin cares. Russia knows what's happening and cannot change that fact. No one cares (in Russia) if the lesser Russian is being killed in favour of the Elite. They...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2023, 12:01
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,687
Posted By uxb99

Russia has lost 10 times more tanks than Germany...

Russia has lost 10 times more tanks than Germany at Kursk. Almost 90 battalions. At what point does the Russian armoured arm of the military cease to exist?
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2023, 19:36
Replies: 9
Views: 2,106
Posted By uxb99

Not Polish but Czech. A very good film. Dark...

Not Polish but Czech. A very good film.
Dark Blue World - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Blue_World)
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2023, 19:25
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,687
Posted By uxb99

"You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors...

"You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2023, 18:48
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,687
Posted By uxb99

I wonder if a simple net quickly erected around...

I wonder if a simple net quickly erected around or over a vehicle could prevent these attacks?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2023, 17:54
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,687
Posted By uxb99

When she says "The only countries that will work...

When she says "The only countries that will work with us now are African" sounds a bit like the UK. Perhaps Rishi can do a deal with Putin over Rwanda?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2023, 15:59
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,687
Posted By uxb99

Probably. But either way it's a bloody war of...

Probably. But either way it's a bloody war of attrition.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2023, 11:01
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,687
Posted By uxb99

The West doesn't want Ukraine to win. It wants...

The West doesn't want Ukraine to win. It wants Ukraine to drain Russia of men and materiel in a bloody war of attrition.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2023, 08:53
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,687
Posted By uxb99

On the news today "NATO weapons stocks at...

On the news today "NATO weapons stocks at dangerous levels. Could take 10 years to restock".
Can someone explain why 10 years and why we can't just make more now?
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2023, 08:45
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,687
Posted By uxb99

It's also known as an attack on a NATO country.

It's also known as an attack on a NATO country.
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