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20th May 2013, 15:54

seahawk replied to a thread Stealth aircrafts have serious problem! in Modern Military Aviation

And you forget that those radars can detect a Stealth fighter, but can not target the Stealth Fighter or guide a weapon towards it.

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20th May 2013, 06:45

seahawk replied to a thread Stealth aircrafts have serious problem! in Modern Military Aviation

Being able to detect a plane does not mean you can target that plane.

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17th May 2013, 13:54

seahawk replied to a thread Could 617 destroy the Dams today? in Modern Military Aviation

4 1000 lbs LGBs, easily enough.

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15th May 2013, 17:30

seahawk replied to a thread Serbian Air Force has started lookig in to new fighters in Modern Military Aviation

And what interest would Russia have in a conflict with those countries sitting (and paying) at the end of all those gas pipelines built? US military...

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15th May 2013, 14:43

seahawk replied to a thread Why didnt Warpac states adopt MiG-23 en masse and still relied on MiG-21 by 1990? in Modern Military Aviation

It is not Top Gun that has to be looked at, it is the Ault Report. Capt. Frank Ault and hsi team analysed the performance of USN planes (systems and...

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14th May 2013, 15:00

seahawk replied to a thread Why didnt Warpac states adopt MiG-23 en masse and still relied on MiG-21 by 1990? in Modern Military Aviation

Taking a wild guess, we know that each course did take 4 weeks. 9-15 graduates, running over 2-3 years. Say around 240-300 frontline pilots. Which...

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13th May 2013, 18:07

seahawk replied to a thread Why didnt Warpac states adopt MiG-23 en masse and still relied on MiG-21 by 1990? in Modern Military Aviation

Would not solve the limitations of the airframe. Cockpit is cramped, swing-wing is expensive to maintain, turning capabilities would not be much...

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13th May 2013, 14:55

seahawk replied to a thread Why didnt Warpac states adopt MiG-23 en masse and still relied on MiG-21 by 1990? in Modern Military Aviation

Top-Gun graduate means a pilot who has been trained to a level that allows him to teach the tactics learned at Top Gun to the "Normal" fleet pilots....

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12th May 2013, 10:23

seahawk replied to a thread Why didnt Warpac states adopt MiG-23 en masse and still relied on MiG-21 by 1990? in Modern Military Aviation

By 1972 most USN F-4 pilots deployed to Nam had been through Top-Gun or similar DACT training. Some sources say all pilots, but I believe that there...

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11th May 2013, 16:12

seahawk replied to a thread Why didnt Warpac states adopt MiG-23 en masse and still relied on MiG-21 by 1990? in Modern Military Aviation

You might want ot educate yourself on the "500" series of exercises. It was the most demanding and challenging series of air-toair combat training in...

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9th May 2013, 13:24

seahawk replied to a thread Iraq 1991: Replace USA with USSR in Modern Military Aviation

The only thing the Soviets would lack are tankers. Apart from that it would be even more one-sided than the real conflict.

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8th May 2013, 19:50

seahawk replied to a thread Why didnt Warpac states adopt MiG-23 en masse and still relied on MiG-21 by 1990? in Modern Military Aviation

But if you go by the series production, this was the problem of the MiG-23 as a fighter. The first good solution was the MiG-23ML, while the MiG-23...

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8th May 2013, 14:35

seahawk replied to a thread Why didnt Warpac states adopt MiG-23 en masse and still relied on MiG-21 by 1990? in Modern Military Aviation

I agree on your comments about the MiGs but disagree on the SAAF example with the Mirages. Those Mirage III or Cheetahs were up-graded first and when...

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27th April 2013, 08:13

seahawk replied to a thread Sweden saved by Danish F-16 because no Gripen was able to take off in Modern Military Aviation

What void? Russia is naturally the dominating power in Eastern Europe and everything east of the German border belongs into the Russian sphere of...

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22nd April 2013, 15:11

seahawk replied to a thread Future of USAF F-15C/D and their replacement in Modern Military Aviation

But then would it not make more sense to up-grade the F-16s and buy more F-35 faster, than to have such a small sub-fleet of limited worth.

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