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Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2012, 07:39
Replies: 127
Views: 24,856
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Oh they tried. Many times.

Oh they tried. Many times.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2012, 20:31
Replies: 127
Views: 24,856
Posted By Pontius Navigator

I was going to try and articulate this before. I...

I was going to try and articulate this before. I have lost count the number of times that SA or feeling in the water have paid off. just some examples:

1. Looking for the Malin AGI believed to...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2012, 13:36
Replies: 127
Views: 24,856
Posted By Pontius Navigator

And the last time any MPA dropped a torpedo in...

And the last time any MPA dropped a torpedo in anger was?

The possibility that an aircraft carries weapons has a deterrent effect all its own. V-bombers, Canberras and Buccaneers could all...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2012, 18:03
Replies: 127
Views: 24,856
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Graham, detect to kill solution might be measured...

Graham, detect to kill solution might be measured in hours as the datum is refined and the kill system is accurately positioned. OTOH you might have only minutes between detect and a kill shot - 6...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2012, 14:22
Replies: 127
Views: 24,856
Posted By Pontius Navigator

DD, RP touched on part of it so I shall expand. ...

DD, RP touched on part of it so I shall expand. Time late at datum, drawing at the wrong end of a field a high speed dash at 400k came in very handy. Covert radar search, did it still exist,...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2012, 19:27
Replies: 127
Views: 24,856
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Duncan, I think you know what I am getting at,...

Duncan, I think you know what I am getting at, like the ability to minimise time to datum etc.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2012, 18:29
Replies: 127
Views: 24,856
Posted By Pontius Navigator

What sort of speed can these maritime UAVs...

What sort of speed can these maritime UAVs achieve?
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2012, 14:18
Replies: 127
Views: 24,856
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Oddly enough this happened with the Mk 1 and...

Oddly enough this happened with the Mk 1 and early on with the Mk 2 Nimrods. The vertical cameras were withdrawn as their utility versus their maintenance costs made them ripe for a cost saving. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2012, 11:42
Replies: 127
Views: 24,856
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Interesting economic argument here. Do we buy a...

Interesting economic argument here. Do we buy a very small number of 100% all singing all talking systems like the Type 45 or Nimrod or Challenger 2 (?) or nuclear boats or alternatively lots of...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2012, 12:56
Replies: 127
Views: 24,856
Posted By Pontius Navigator

It was only pie at ISK. Down south it was...

It was only pie at ISK. Down south it was pasties. If it was to be at the major ISTAR base then it would be pork sausage rolls.

But for drone crews get flight rations?

Thinking back to pies,...
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