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Forum: Military Aviation

21st Dec 2019, 04:50

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ADF Fire fighting

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Posted By Ascend Charlie

As said before, their job is usually to start...

As said before, their job is usually to start fires, not put them out.

I was at a Firepower Display at Puckapunyal many years ago, and one of the tank rounds bounced off the target and disappeared...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Nov 2019, 00:56

Replies: 56

ADF Fire fighting

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Posted By Ascend Charlie

Go one step better and do what Forrest Trump...

Go one step better and do what Forrest Trump suggested, dropping Nookular Bombs to blow out the flames.

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Nov 2019, 05:20

Replies: 56

ADF Fire fighting

Views: 18,026

Posted By Ascend Charlie

This is exactly the point. Pressing the tit opens...

This is exactly the point. Pressing the tit opens the hook and drops whatever is on it. If you have a bucketful of water on the hook, you don't want to drop the whole bucket as well. It requires...

Forum: Military Aviation

15th Nov 2019, 04:29

Replies: 56

ADF Fire fighting

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Posted By Ascend Charlie

"Aid to the Civil Power" requires a lot of...

"Aid to the Civil Power" requires a lot of justification. All the civil avenues of performing the task have to be exploited, otherwise somebody will bleat that the Army has taken his job on the fire...

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