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Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2023, 12:16
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

Not if they are active participants in a war,...

Not if they are active participants in a war, they don't. See the Argentine hospital ship that used its searchlights to illuminate a British raiding party during the Falklands. London warned Beunos...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2023, 15:16
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

The Israelis have to fight on however many fronts...

The Israelis have to fight on however many fronts present themselves. It's never proven to be a problem for them before, I doubt it will cause them too much concern this time around.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2023, 14:12
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

The British were not officially at war with...

The British were not officially at war with Argentina in 1982, but after the Argentine hospital ship ARA Almirante Irizar used its searchlights to illuminate a British raiding party the government in...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2023, 15:41
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

Can't speak for the reporter, but that would be...

Can't speak for the reporter, but that would be quite a specific guess.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2023, 12:30
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

They harboured the Taliban leadership while the...

They harboured the Taliban leadership while the UK was fighting in Afghanistan.



Nixon rushed military aid to Israel so quickly during the Yom Kippur war that donated F-4s were being flown by...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2023, 12:40
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

I get that reference. ​​​​​​​I think...

I get that reference.



​​​​​​​I think that was kind of my point.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2023, 10:15
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

Where does the air war begin and end? There's a...

Where does the air war begin and end? There's a reason for every bomb dropped and a consequence for it also. Surely those are both part of the 'air war' as much as the act of dropping the bomb. If...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2023, 14:43
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

​​​​​​​Fallujah enters the chat.

​​​​​​​Fallujah enters the chat.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2023, 06:42
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

When the ground war starts, are we allowed to...

When the ground war starts, are we allowed to comment on that? Asking for a friend.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2023, 17:21
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

It's not rocket science (pardon the pun). The...

It's not rocket science (pardon the pun). The solar panels are likely facing south (Gaza being in the northern hemisphere). The debris thrown out from the hole in the ground gives the direction from...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2023, 14:59
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

How people are viewing the evidence is heavily...

How people are viewing the evidence is heavily dependant on their initial prejudices (myself included), but one fact that can't be disputed is that a week on not a single bomb fragment that might pin...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2023, 14:39
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

Which way do solar panels in the northern...

Which way do solar panels in the northern hemisphere usually face?

Not so sure about Channel 4's objectivity on this. In the initial aftermath they reported the Israelis denial, immediately...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2023, 14:08
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

As Mogwi previously pointed out, the image of...

As Mogwi previously pointed out, the image of the 'crater' in the car park posted earlier in the thread indicates that the projectile came from the south west, so inside Gaza. Scroll up and look for...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2023, 08:31
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/17154560...

https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1715456054128193770?t=Mmfmb9QghX-Vnl-1qO49rQ&s=19
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2023, 11:47
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

I'm sure the Israelis would be more sympathetic...

I'm sure the Israelis would be more sympathetic to that viewpoint if the Palestinians didn't keep trying to murder them at every opportunity. (Note to mods, I'm answering a point that someone else...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2023, 12:39
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

Similarly, will be interesting to see how Qatar...

Similarly, will be interesting to see how Qatar will be able to crew as many as 168 new combat aircraft (not to mention new helicopters, etc) with a citizen population of about 300,000.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2023, 10:53
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

Given how small Gaza is, why would any Israeli...

Given how small Gaza is, why would any Israeli jet need to over fly it, or even to put itself within range of SAMs/MANPADSs? Even dumb munitions could surely be dropped from far enough away.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2023, 07:38
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

Would be a neat trick, as the Israelis haven't...

Would be a neat trick, as the Israelis haven't flown Cobras for about a decade.

All this talk of helicopters taking down paragliders is predicated on one very important element that was missing on...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2023, 14:35
Replies: 462
Views: 132,093
Posted By melmothtw

How close do you have to be, because the guys sat...

How close do you have to be, because the guys sat at the front of the paragliders had AKs?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F72HMSbXsAAAPw8?format=jpg&name=small
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