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True dat.Yup, but funny and appropriate.
True dat.Yup, but funny and appropriate.
I'm not sure how successfully they'd survive an environment where we don't control the airspace.I think A-10 drivers have been wearing drool cups for a few years now.
If NATO goes to war with Russia, we will control the airspace.I'm not sure how successfully they'd survive an environment where we don't control the airspace.
I think that's exactly what they were designed for. The Fulda Gap was not going to be a fun place when the Russian/W. German tanks began to roll.I'm not sure how successfully they'd survive an environment where we don't control the airspace.
MANPADS would also be an issue for A-10s. At the moment, neither side operates manned aircraft at the front.If NATO goes to war with Russia, we will control the airspace.
Eventually, absolutely. I was referring to the idea that they would have been useful for the last couple of years.If NATO goes to war with Russia, we will control the airspace.
VERY TRUE.Eventually, absolutely. I was referring to the idea that they would have been useful for the last couple of years.
I just ran across a Japanese news report about the Swedish Gripen. Sweden might be sending Gripens to Ukraine.
I just ran across a Japanese news report about the Swedish Gripen. Sweden might be sending Gripens to Ukraine.
That's one of the virtues of the Gripen, it's designed around minimal and mobile logistics and support crew.And how long to train the pilots on the Gripen? Plus setting up the proper logistics to support the aircraft.
Last I heard the F16 training is still not complete. Expectation is between May and August of this year.
You won't find many current or ex jet fighter pilots who would argue that the Gripen isn't the best 4+ gen fighter available for Ukraine's current needs.
I agree. We might also want to send them some Cesnas.
And that's just for the first "wave" of pilots that already spoke English. There's rumored to be a following wave of pilots that started on ESL training before starting on the F16 specific training.And how long to train the pilots on the Gripen? Plus setting up the proper logistics to support the aircraft.
Last I heard the F16 training is still not complete. Expectation is between May and August of this year.
So Russians are now using chemical weapons, Chloropicrin in particular:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68941220
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