Shaman Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 (edited) Iraq and Afghanistan wars have the weakest media coverage ever. We are not being informed what is going on there, and even when we do the information is distorted or incomplete. The only relevant sources of information are private individuals or free media covering these conflicts in the Internet. The list is quite long. What's very worrying is the number of incidents not caused by hostile fire. (two thirds of total) Edited November 10, 2009 by Shaman 1 51PVO Founding member (DEC2007-) 100KIAP Founding member (DEC2018-) :: Shaman aka [100☭] Shamansky tail# 44 or 444 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 100KIAP Regiment Early Warning & Control officer
Vekkinho Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 (edited) More amazing is the friendly fire (Patriot and Roland SAM) list of kills! ...and lot's of Apaches downed by enemy fire... Edited November 9, 2009 by Vekkinho [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Zulu Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 More amazing is the friendly fire (Patriot and Roland SAM) list of kills! ...and lot's of Apaches downed by enemy fire... I believe only the incident with the Patriot SAMs where friendly fire where as the incident with the Roland SAM was enemy fire. The Iraqis still had some left over when they were still friends with the West. To INVENT an Airplane is Nothing. To BUILD One is Something. But to FLYis EVERYTHING. - Otto Lilienthal [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
EvilBivol-1 Posted November 9, 2009 Author Posted November 9, 2009 Just a warning - no politics. - EB [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Nothing is easy. Everything takes much longer. The Parable of Jane's A-10 Forum Rules
mvsgas Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) A-10 Thunderbolt II's prepare to launch from the runway during RED FLAG-Alaska 10-1, Oct. 9, 2009, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise poised at giving aircrews their first 10 flights in simulated air-combat conditions. The A-10's are assigned to Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz) A pair of F-16 Fighting Falcon Aggressors fly over Eielson Air Force Base during RED FLAG-Alaska 10-1, Oct. 8, 2009. RF-A provides participants 67,000 square miles of airspace, one conventional bombing range and two tactical bombing ranges containing more than 400 different types of targets and more than 30 threat simulators. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz) An F-15 Eagle from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force sits on the runway during RED FLAG-Alaska 10-1 Oct. 6, 2009, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and allied Forces to fly under simulated air combat situations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz) The first big snowfall of the winter season collects on B-1B Lancers at the Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., flightline Oct. 29, 2009. The B-1 serves as the supersonic component of the Air Force's long-range bomber force, along with the subsonic B-52 Stratofortress and B-2 Spirit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Corey Hook) Lighting strikes behind A-10 Thunderbolt IIs on the Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flightline during an early morning thunderstorm Oct. 20, 2009. The 442nd Fighter Wing maintains a fleet of 27 A-10s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston) A CH-46E Sea Knight dispenses infrared countermeasures during a multiplatform countermeasure effective test conducted by the Army, Navy and Marine Corps at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. All aircraft used were hosted at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M, including the UH-1Y Venom, CH-53E Super Stallion, MV-22 Osprey, CH-47 Chinook, UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache. More than 1,500 infrared countermeasures were dispensed from the aircraft under various test conditions, providing valuable information to be used in theater. (U.S. Marine Corps photo) Edited November 10, 2009 by mvsgas 1 To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
Zulu Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 V-22 Ospery Oryx Landing Inside a Waterfall Cheetahs & Tornados Gripen D's conducting dumb bomb training Cheetah C and Hawk Mk120s To INVENT an Airplane is Nothing. To BUILD One is Something. But to FLYis EVERYTHING. - Otto Lilienthal [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
zakobi Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Give me this in DCS! :) Damn that thing is big... let's not hope it tips over :D
159th_Viper Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 3 Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......'
mvsgas Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 IELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Senior Airman John Tranum, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party, uses a PRC-117 Multi-band Tactical Radio to communicate with the aircrafts during an exercise May 29 on the Pacific Alaska Range Complex. 3rd ASOS members coordinate, request, and control close air support, theater airlift, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder) EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alask - An A-10 Thunderbolt 2 from the 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaksa performs a target practice exercise with their 30mm gatling-gun using practice rounds at the Blair Lake Bombing Range on June 20, 2006. After the A10 fires the gatling-gun, sensors in the ground where the target is located counts how many bullets hit and sends the information to the Air Traffic Control Tower. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Jonathan Snyder) To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
topol-m Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) 3 types of submarine structure diagram and 3 nice pictures of the Ula class Norwegian submarine: Edited November 10, 2009 by topol-m [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
rhino Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Good aspect...impressive [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Win7 Home Premium 64bit, Intel Core i5-760 (2.8-3.33), GigaByte GA-P55-USB3, be quiet PurePower BQT L7 530W ATX23, CoolerMaster CM690II Adv, LG GH22LS, HD 500GB WD5001AALS, 6 GB Kingston 1333-999 Blu, Sapphire 1GB HD5850 Vapor-X OC, Scythe Yasya SCYS-1000, display LG E2350VR-SN 23"
Maximus_G Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 "Black box" may provide data on reasons of the crash only if recovered withing 36 hours! Exposure to salt water for a longer period would make it busted! That's not true, a journalist got something wrong.
topol-m Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 It`s probably more like the batteries needed for transmitting signal don`t last that long. It really doesn`t sound plausible the black box to be waterproof for just 36h. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
topol-m Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Eurofighter, F/A-18, Avro Vulcan: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Flаnker Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Attack plane of Su-25 in the Chechen Republic Мои авиафото
Lucas_From_Hell Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 (edited) Thanks for the video, Flanker! Some excellent footage you have there. It inspired me. Maybe I'll give the Rook a try again :D. Edited November 11, 2009 by Lucas_From_Hell Spelling
104th_Crunch Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Attack plane of Su-25 in the Chechen Republic Interesting to see how when a rocket is launched off the rails, the whole plane yaws in the direction of the of the launched rocket. Nice find.
Vekkinho Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 (edited) ^^^^ Probably, however even battery capacity for 36h of transmission is poor! It sends a beacon every 60 minutes, it doesn't transmit constantly! I'll say again, it's the obsolete technology mixed with years of no or very limited activity and exposure to Siberian weather that really made most of these planes unreliable. Now with Russian comeback on the political scene and long range aviation got active things like this mishap are very possible! Edited November 11, 2009 by Vekkinho [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Vekkinho Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Russian Navy 2007 Maneuvers: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Recommended Posts