joey45 Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 The UK MOD making a mess of it really. First the harriers scraped after just being upgraded, .... They scraped the Jag just after they upgraded it... The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45
robmlufc Posted April 19, 2011 Author Posted April 19, 2011 Gee, I don't know, operate the four tiffies that they have stationed there already? Aslong as they have enough spares down their to keep them serviceable, they are having enough trouble keeping the squadrons stocked up! The main deterrent to the Argies around the Falklands would be the British sub that may or may not be lurking in the waters. The Argentinian Navy would need to strap on a pair if they wanted to risk losing another major warship. There is also two more biggish Harrier mods bought and paid for sitting in boxes in the corner of a hangar ready to be fitted to the jets.
Succellus Posted April 20, 2011 Posted April 20, 2011 Aslong as they have enough spares down their to keep them serviceable, they are having enough trouble keeping the squadrons stocked up! The main deterrent to the Argies around the Falklands would be the British sub that may or may not be lurking in the waters. The Argentinian Navy would need to strap on a pair if they wanted to risk losing another major warship. There is also two more biggish Harrier mods bought and paid for sitting in boxes in the corner of a hangar ready to be fitted to the jets. England also lost some vessels. I don t know how much an exocet would work nowadays, not agaisnt subs obviously... HaF 922, Asus rampage extreme 3 gene, I7 950 with Noctua D14, MSI gtx 460 hawk, G skill 1600 8gb, 1.5 giga samsung HD. Track IR 5, Hall sensed Cougar, Hall sensed TM RCS TM Warthog(2283), TM MFD, Saitek pro combat rudder, Cougar MFD.
RIPTIDE Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Just to state... Argentinian isn t a so far treat. 1) Argentina is in Crisis, military show off is good for public diversion; 2) Uk is at its lowest military prompt for long range crisis; 3) Argentinian think they coud have win Falklands, but they loosed due to bad stategy only, and they wouldn t make the same mstake again, and they knew at the time who was screwing, or so they say on Brazilian military forums and military south american events. Or at leat endure so that ONU would come in and ONU would probably decide for Falklands to be argentinian again or so they believe, by the way that was they intetion in the 80. 4) Peru and other nations including Venezuela and probably Bolivia, (equador?) would support Argentina with material, logistic and personnel. All for the Bolivarian revolution. 5) Russians would die to show off material capabilities, obviously; 6) theres an armamentist renewal /veiled run for modernization in the continent. The Argentinian Forces were in a better state at the onset of the Falklands War than they are in now. With a few Typhoons down in the Falklands, its enough of a deterrent + the sub that might be wandering around. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
RIPTIDE Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Wow what a cluster%$#@. . . . Nothing new for the MoD. They had stores of Choppers that couldn't fly because of some minor technicality (I forget the exact details, maybe someone can fill in the blanks), all the time while there was a chronic shortage in A'stan. Bureaucratic fail. :doh: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
joey45 Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 ^^ I believe it was software related.. The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45
tflash Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 ^^ I believe it was software related.. It was surrealistic really. The HC3 was meant to have digital avionics supplied by British companies. Everything worked, only the software was developed to a standard that was not compliant with MoD's procedures. It was really some unfit-for-fight bureaucrat that held up these capable helo's while British soldiers were incurring risk on the ground in A'stan. The MoD is surely one of the few forces in the world capable of both sinking the Royal Navy and grounding the RAF. The MoD prevails where illustrous armies, navies and air forces in the past have failed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7434205.stm [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
ED Team JimMack Posted August 22, 2011 ED Team Posted August 22, 2011 (edited) Look at this carefully........... it is brilliant, and a true example of British Humour!! The British government has scrapped the Harrier fleet, and on their farewell formation flypast over the houses of Parliament they gave the government a message. Lean back a bit from your computer monitor and squint. Now I do not know if this is genuine, or a photoshop job (probably the latter)! Edited August 22, 2011 by JimMack Having problems? Visit http://en.wiki.eagle.ru/wiki/Main_Page Dell Laptop M1730 -Vista- Intel Core 2 Duo T7500@2.2GHz, 4GB, Nvidia 8700MGT 767MB Intel i7 975 Extreme 3.2GHZ CPU, NVidia GTX 570 1.28Gb Pcie Graphics.
mikoyan Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Nice catch! is that stuff real? if so; those guys are bad ass!
Heli Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) 4 kills by AIM-9G? http://www.f-16.net/f-16_armament_article1.html The two Vulcan/Phalanx anti-missile gun systems (for Illustrious) were delivered on 14 May; the first 100 Sidewinder (AIM-9L) missiles were delivered directly to Ascension Island the same day. https://books.google.ru/books?id=BEjOdVzx9UcC&pg=PA328&lpg=PA328&dq=100+AIM-9L++falklands+14+may&source=bl&ots=a_aTkftG6T&sig=j_lZvzo63LMI39q4EbP6OIEPWxo&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiGwqbhk8LKAhUBjSwKHQOzAVMQ6AEIJzAC#v=onepage&q=100%20AIM-9L%20%20falklands%2014%20may&f=false four Argentina's jets shot down on 1 May were destroyed AIM-9G? Edited January 28, 2016 by Heli
Holbeach Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 http://www.f-16.net/f-16_armament_article1.html four Argentina's jets shot down on 1 May were destroyed AIM-9G? The missiles used were AIM-9L. The 2nd Mirage on the list was damaged by missile, then finished off by Argentine AAA when he tried to land. .. ASUS 2600K 3.8. P8Z68-V. ASUS ROG Strix RTX 2080Ti, RAM 16gb Corsair. M2 NVME 2gb. 2 SSD. 3 HDD. 1 kW ps. X-52. Saitek pedals. ..
Dudikoff Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 is that stuff real? if so; those guys are bad ass! Sadly, no. Heads would roll over this. If you look at the picture, it is obvious it's just a copy/paste job. i386DX40@42 MHz w/i387 CP, 4 MB RAM (8*512 kB), Trident 8900C 1 MB w/16-bit RAMDAC ISA, Quantum 340 MB UDMA33, SB 16, DOS 6.22 w/QEMM + Win3.11CE, Quickshot 1btn 2axis, Numpad as hat. 2 FPH on a good day, 1 FPH avg. DISCLAIMER: My posts are still absolutely useless. Just finding excuses not to learn the F-14 (HB's Swansong?). Annoyed by my posts? Please consider donating. Once the target sum is reached, I'll be off to somewhere nice I promise not to post from. I'd buy that for a dollar!
Heli Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 The missiles used were AIM-9L.. source pls in the book written - 14 May when received the very first batch AIM-9L?
Basher54321 Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 source pls in the book written - 14 May when received the very first batch AIM-9L? AIM-9Ls were delivered to Acension Island and picked up by the fleet on the way to the Falklands - not sure on the date but can probably be worked out. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sea-Harrier-Over-The-Falklands/dp/0304355429
Holbeach Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 source pls in the book written - 14 May when received the very first batch AIM-9L? The only AIM-9G missiles were on the alert aircraft on the Atlantic Conveyor. All those in the fighting were AIM-9L. Here is a blow by blow account for each Harrier. https://www.scribd.com/doc/221841207/SAM-Modellers-Datafile-11-the-British-Aerospace-Sea-Harrier. .. ASUS 2600K 3.8. P8Z68-V. ASUS ROG Strix RTX 2080Ti, RAM 16gb Corsair. M2 NVME 2gb. 2 SSD. 3 HDD. 1 kW ps. X-52. Saitek pedals. ..
Emu Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 The 2nd Mirage on the list was damaged by missile, then finished off by Argentine AAA when he tried to land. .. One shouldn't laugh.:doh:
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