warbird wednesday

"whoarder is tellurium" (whoarder) 01/21/2015 at 22:09 • Filed to: planelopnik

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Such Viper. Wow. Much SNIPER pod. Very Falcon

Dat F-16i tho...

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > whoarder is tellurium 01/21/2015 at 22:27

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Steve in Manhattan > whoarder is tellurium 01/21/2015 at 22:27

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Oh please. Get real:

Manuél Ferrari > whoarder is tellurium 01/21/2015 at 22:28

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Wouldn't a ton of these and a ton of Warthogs take out ISIS in 5 days?

The expensive F22s and F35s seem like total overkill for current threats

whoarder is tellurium > Steve in Manhattan 01/21/2015 at 22:30

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whoarder is tellurium > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 01/21/2015 at 22:34

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Amen. So much truth. 9.5/10

9.5/10 because did not mention SEAD capable. haar harrr.

whoarder is tellurium > Manuél Ferrari 01/21/2015 at 22:41

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Warthogs are indeed primo at taking out shit in the sandbox with that GAU-8 and low altitude/ speed ability. However, like all things - it cant last forever (unless its a BUFF) and the USAF has basically lost its mind. We're even using the B-1B for CAS.

Can other aircraft do CAS? Yes. Does the USAF even want to do CAS? From what I've heard: Not really.

The F-22 is meant for air superiority, BVR fights and etc. Not meant for CAS.

However, F-35... supposedly will do everything... including CAS. So we're set.

Manuél Ferrari > whoarder is tellurium 01/21/2015 at 22:48

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Can the F35 hold enough ammo for CAS against low-tech militias like ISIS? Or does it mostly use missiles? And are missiles worth the cost against low-tech (and cost) militias?

In any case I hope ISIS is wiped out SOON so we can go back to worrying about actual militaries. It's not that interesting to fight a bunch of assholes who stole money and arms from Syria and Iraq and are using it to terrorize the local populace and the world at large.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > whoarder is tellurium 01/21/2015 at 22:51

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The guys who wrote this are Viper pilots. Most of the time their lawn darts are on BINGO fuel, I can't blame them.

whoarder is tellurium > Manuél Ferrari 01/21/2015 at 23:03

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Im no expert...

However, from what I've read the F-35 will not hold sufficient gun ammo internally (and only on the F-35A Conventional model). The type of CAS the F-35 would engage in would involve smart bombs/missiles... if it even gets to that point in the future.

Sadly, I dont think ISIS cannot be taken out by (very expensive) air missions alone. That's a complicated one there but I'm fairly certain if we want to get the job done it requires competent ground forces.

Manuél Ferrari > whoarder is tellurium 01/21/2015 at 23:09

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I agree. It will probably take ground forces. Jets and Apache helicopters can assist. But boots on the ground will probably be needed, sadly enough