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Huh, wonder how much a .50 cal round costs? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Predator_and_Hellfire.jpg http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/320/0/0/Friendly_PREDATOR_MISSILE_by_adrak.jpg I love the picture, but its a Reaper, not a Predator |
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I like this one better. http://media.defenceindustrydaily.com/images/ORD_AGM-158B_JASSM-ER_from_B-1B_lg.jpg http://science.dodlive.mil/files/2013/09/LRASM-425x232.jpg View Quote That is cool. but do we really need a 500,000 per sortie bomber to do it? |
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If they can hit a bobbing dingy, they can hit a moving truck or tank. This is a test case, or a challenge, that stretches skills and technical requirements.
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If they can hit a bobbing dingy, they can hit a moving truck or tank. This is a test case, or a challenge, that stretches skills and technical requirements. yeah. we have been hitting moving targets for a while now. Small boats are much harder. |
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That is cool. but do we really need a 500,000 per sortie bomber to do it? Speaking of which... http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/09/17/retire-b-1-fleet-to-save-future-bombers-defense-experts/ |
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If they can hit a bobbing dingy, they can hit a moving truck or tank. This is a test case, or a challenge, that stretches skills and technical requirements. yeah. we have been hitting moving targets for a while now. Small boats are much harder. the laser thing on water is a good point and the more I think about it the more the counter measures (from the red side) start to come up. I was referring more to LGB noting that this is a work up to trucks and tanks. I was noting that its the other way around. we started with trucks. |
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the laser thing on water is a good point and the more I think about it the more the counter measures (from the red side) start to come up. I was referring more to LGB noting that this is a work up to trucks and tanks. I was noting that its the other way around. we started with trucks. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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If they can hit a bobbing dingy, they can hit a moving truck or tank. This is a test case, or a challenge, that stretches skills and technical requirements. yeah. we have been hitting moving targets for a while now. Small boats are much harder. the laser thing on water is a good point and the more I think about it the more the counter measures (from the red side) start to come up. I was referring more to LGB noting that this is a work up to trucks and tanks. I was noting that its the other way around. we started with trucks. Exactly. These boats are smaller, faster, more maneuverable and physics presents other challenges, one of which you noted. AH-64 brings a lot to this fight as well. |
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This seems adequate and significantly more cost effective than spending a $100,000s of dollars on b1 sorties. http://youtu.be/RVnpY8HhTwU View Quote Nice work. A handful of competent riflemen could make boarding that ship a real bitch. |
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Nice work. A handful of competent riflemen could make boarding that ship a real bitch. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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This seems adequate and significantly more cost effective than spending a $100,000s of dollars on b1 sorties. http://youtu.be/RVnpY8HhTwU Nice work. A handful of competent riflemen could make boarding that ship a real bitch. That's great for pirates. This test wasn't about pirates trying to board a ship. |
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If they can hit a bobbing dingy, they can hit a moving truck or tank. This is a test case, or a challenge, that stretches skills and technical requirements. yeah. we have been hitting moving targets for a while now. Small boats are much harder. I bet all the sailors say that. |
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That is cool. but do we really need a 500,000 per sortie bomber to do it? Speaking of which... http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/09/17/retire-b-1-fleet-to-save-future-bombers-defense-experts/ And why are still buying bombers? "when satisfactory ground to ground missiles become standard equipment, the need for both air to ground and air to air weapons will be definitely decreased. Of great importance is the long range ground to ground guided missile. This will be the strategic long range bombardment airplane of the future." Hap Arnold 1947 |
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.... Ummm.... I'm fairly sure that's a training bomb... Bomber pilots training to drop training bombs on training targets during training missions... Stop the presses! That's a pretty impressive hit, actually... Even with modern PGMs. I guess the author of that article doesn't understand that pilots need to train? And you might as well give them very difficult targets to train against. Doesn't get a lot harder to hit than a motorized fishing boat with a screaming engine. View Quote I would agree. This is more about a difficult training exercise and a demonstration of skill and technological ability than a policy decision. |
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I suspect it has to do with the .gov hatred of bass boats and is merely a continuation of Bush's War on Tourism. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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This is more about a difficult training exercise and a demonstration of skill and technological ability than a policy decision. I suspect it has to do with the .gov hatred of bass boats and is merely a continuation of Bush's War on Tourism. Fucking bass boats. (grumble, grumble, grumble) |
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At least with fiscal responsibility like this I have no worries about Social Security being around when I'm going to need it.
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Quoted: That image sums up our problems so well View Quote multi-million/billion dollar weapons platforms used against boats, mud huts, and goat-herders wielding AK-47's converted from shovels. It makes no sense. $16,000,000,000,000.00 |
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And why are still buying bombers? "when satisfactory ground to ground missiles become standard equipment, the need for both air to ground and air to air weapons will be definitely decreased. Of great importance is the long range ground to ground guided missile. This will be the strategic long range bombardment airplane of the future." Hap Arnold 1947 View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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That is cool. but do we really need a 500,000 per sortie bomber to do it? Speaking of which... http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/09/17/retire-b-1-fleet-to-save-future-bombers-defense-experts/ And why are still buying bombers? "when satisfactory ground to ground missiles become standard equipment, the need for both air to ground and air to air weapons will be definitely decreased. Of great importance is the long range ground to ground guided missile. This will be the strategic long range bombardment airplane of the future." Hap Arnold 1947 Because then ARFCOM would get all pissy when we smack a fishing boat with a MIRV. I'm kidding. I'm a believer that most of the USAF offensive capability should be pilotless and non-air breathing. |
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Because then ARFCOM would get all pissy when we smack a fishing boat with a MIRV. I'm kidding. I'm a believer that most of the USAF offensive capability should be pilotless and non-air breathing. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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That is cool. but do we really need a 500,000 per sortie bomber to do it? Speaking of which... http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/09/17/retire-b-1-fleet-to-save-future-bombers-defense-experts/ And why are still buying bombers? "when satisfactory ground to ground missiles become standard equipment, the need for both air to ground and air to air weapons will be definitely decreased. Of great importance is the long range ground to ground guided missile. This will be the strategic long range bombardment airplane of the future." Hap Arnold 1947 Because then ARFCOM would get all pissy when we smack a fishing boat with a MIRV. I'm kidding. I'm a believer that most of the USAF offensive capability should be pilotless and non-air breathing. There are huge problems with chucking ballistic missiles at enemies that are not technical in nature. |
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Because then ARFCOM would get all pissy when we smack a fishing boat with a MIRV. I'm kidding. I'm a believer that most of the USAF offensive capability should be pilotless and non-air breathing. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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That is cool. but do we really need a 500,000 per sortie bomber to do it? Speaking of which... http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/09/17/retire-b-1-fleet-to-save-future-bombers-defense-experts/ And why are still buying bombers? "when satisfactory ground to ground missiles become standard equipment, the need for both air to ground and air to air weapons will be definitely decreased. Of great importance is the long range ground to ground guided missile. This will be the strategic long range bombardment airplane of the future." Hap Arnold 1947 Because then ARFCOM would get all pissy when we smack a fishing boat with a MIRV. I'm kidding. I'm a believer that most of the USAF offensive capability should be pilotless and non-air breathing. Airpower is inherently offensive and strategic. |
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There are huge problems with chucking ballistic missiles at enemies that are not technical in nature. It doesn't have to be a ballistic missle. Then it gets very expensive very quickly. Recreating the human brain is not cheap. |
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There are huge problems with chucking ballistic missiles at enemies that are not technical in nature. View Quote especially when your enemy has the same capability. Its almost as if you would reach an equilibrium where direct conflict would be largely avoided and gains made through small, proxy wars that mostly concern challenges of influence over third parties. hmmmmmm. where have I heard this before? “To stop the aggressor nation from even planning the attack, through fear of retaliation. Air power should be seen not as a war fighting instrument but as an instrument of national policy. One capable of toppling the diplomatic balance and perhaps eventually creating mutual deterrence through terror between two nations both capable of power air actions.” Major General Andrews, commander of the General Headquarters of the Army Air Force in 1939 |
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That is cool. but do we really need a 500,000 per sortie bomber to do it? Well, if that $500,000 sortie carries 24 stealthy anti-ship missiles 9,000 miles to take out a Chinese carrier group I'd say that's a powerful argument to it's value. |
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Was just thinking the EXACT same thing. So much of this third world shit, just drop a big damn rock on it and you're good. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Would the bomb even need to explode to be effective? What if we put a smart bomb kit on a 2,000 pound chunk of concrete? Was just thinking the EXACT same thing. So much of this third world shit, just drop a big damn rock on it and you're good. Only if you hit it. Bombs throw off nice frag patterns if HOB is set properly. Close enough counts with a bomb. |
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Well, if that $500,000 sortie carries 24 stealthy anti-ship missiles 9,000 miles to take out a Chinese carrier group I'd say that's a powerful argument to it's value. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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That is cool. but do we really need a 500,000 per sortie bomber to do it? Well, if that $500,000 sortie carries 24 stealthy anti-ship missiles 9,000 miles to take out a Chinese carrier group I'd say that's a powerful argument to it's value. If the standoff is proper, you get the same effect with a P8. Stop asking for an airframe. |
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Quoted: Well, if that $500,000 sortie carries 24 stealthy anti-ship missiles 9,000 miles to take out a Chinese carrier group I'd say that's a powerful argument to it's value. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: That is cool. but do we really need a 500,000 per sortie bomber to do it? Well, if that $500,000 sortie carries 24 stealthy anti-ship missiles 9,000 miles to take out a Chinese carrier group I'd say that's a powerful argument to it's value. I'm all in favor of having some super-duper high end whiz-bang shit with all the trimmings. I'm not in favor of using them to kill dirt farmers with rusty Mosin Nagants in Afghanistan.
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If the standoff is proper, you get the same effect with a P8. Stop asking for an airframe. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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That is cool. but do we really need a 500,000 per sortie bomber to do it? Well, if that $500,000 sortie carries 24 stealthy anti-ship missiles 9,000 miles to take out a Chinese carrier group I'd say that's a powerful argument to it's value. If the standoff is proper, you get the same effect with a P8. Stop asking for an airframe. |
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Have you seen any of the liveleak videos posted here. A bunch of morons cheering the annihilation of some goat-herder with a million dollar missile. Then they can't understand why a few of his sons want to take some flight lessons.. Blow back...it...is...a...bitch. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xV16qje8prk/TVut9b1WHBI/AAAAAAAADXA/NZEYMONqU0A/s1600/alpacino019.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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That's not a jdam. Seems like overkill. Have you seen any of the liveleak videos posted here. A bunch of morons cheering the annihilation of some goat-herder with a million dollar missile. Then they can't understand why a few of his sons want to take some flight lessons.. Blow back...it...is...a...bitch. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xV16qje8prk/TVut9b1WHBI/AAAAAAAADXA/NZEYMONqU0A/s1600/alpacino019.jpg They would be fine with a B-52 caret bombing the entire village? That can be arranged. |
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That image sums up our problems so wellhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/files/2013/09/130904-F-XX000-023.jpg multi-million/billion dollar weapons platforms used against boats, mud huts, and goat-herders wielding AK-47's converted from shovels. It makes no sense. $16,000,000,000,000.00 http://www.usdebtclock.org/ View Quote You do realize the point was just to showcase capability, and they are not actually planning on sinking motor boats with B-1's right? |
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especially when your enemy has the same capability. Its almost as if you would reach an equilibrium where direct conflict would be largely avoided and gains made through small, proxy wars that mostly concern challenges of influence over third parties. hmmmmmm. where have I heard this before? “To stop the aggressor nation from even planning the attack, through fear of retaliation. Air power should be seen not as a war fighting instrument but as an instrument of national policy. One capable of toppling the diplomatic balance and perhaps eventually creating mutual deterrence through terror between two nations both capable of power air actions.” Major General Andrews, commander of the General Headquarters of the Army Air Force in 1939 View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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There are huge problems with chucking ballistic missiles at enemies that are not technical in nature. especially when your enemy has the same capability. Its almost as if you would reach an equilibrium where direct conflict would be largely avoided and gains made through small, proxy wars that mostly concern challenges of influence over third parties. hmmmmmm. where have I heard this before? “To stop the aggressor nation from even planning the attack, through fear of retaliation. Air power should be seen not as a war fighting instrument but as an instrument of national policy. One capable of toppling the diplomatic balance and perhaps eventually creating mutual deterrence through terror between two nations both capable of power air actions.” Major General Andrews, commander of the General Headquarters of the Army Air Force in 1939 So we build these systems that are too powerful for either side to use...don't we still need more conventional forces to act in the proxy wars since we can't use our doomsday weapons? |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlaIl9J14H4 Take that video with a giant grain of salt or two. All you guys that think a JDAM kit can be strapped to a chunk of concrete please stop. It's an entertaining idea that will do nothing more than waste the kit. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/07/world/us-wields-defter-weapon-against-iraq-concrete-bomb.html That's not the same idea, and you know it. That's a really old article, too. |
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I'd be a proud American if the next goat raper that tries to pull a USS Cole attack gets a 2,000 lb present from a B1B on his fucking head, directly.
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For Somali pirates I would use the AC-130. Good range and loiter and lots of ammo. I don't imaging the Somalis have much in the way of anti aircraft weapons.
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Wait, so if it's old that means it never happened? How is it not the same idea? Ok, I admit that saying "use a chunk of concrete" is simplified but I didn't want to type out "Take a GBU-24 practice munition, fill it with concrete and use it's guidance package to home in on the target." View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlaIl9J14H4 Take that video with a giant grain of salt or two. All you guys that think a JDAM kit can be strapped to a chunk of concrete please stop. It's an entertaining idea that will do nothing more than waste the kit. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/07/world/us-wields-defter-weapon-against-iraq-concrete-bomb.html That's not the same idea, and you know it. That's a really old article, too. How is it not the same idea? Ok, I admit that saying "use a chunk of concrete" is simplified but I didn't want to type out "Take a GBU-24 practice munition, fill it with concrete and use it's guidance package to home in on the target." Say what you mean then. When do you suppose a concrete filled bomb was last dropped in Iraq or Afghanistan? How many were dropped? |
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