RIPTIDE Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 ^^ That Indian head. Isn't there a bit of history there going back to US pilots flying for the Frenchies in WW1? Is that where the insignia comes from? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
159th_Viper Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 Is that where the insignia comes from? Correct - Escadrille de Lafayette. 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......'
tflash Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 ED are good , they managed to have their advertising even on military planes jpm, are these pictures from Libya campaign? Is GBU-24 being deployed by the French in theatre? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted May 13, 2011 Posted May 13, 2011 jpm, are these pictures from Libya campaign? Is GBU-24 being deployed by the French in theatre? affirmative , Suda airbase , where the Mirage now operate from . taken from 05 to 12 may . during that period around 15 military vehicles (including 13 battle tanks) were destroyed (Adjabya) , around 6 artillery pieces (around Misratah and Yafran) , 2 command centers (around Syrte and Tripoli) and around 30 (ammunitions and vehicles) storage buildings (around Tripoli, Zintan, Syrte and Misratah) . more , enjoy : Jean Bart CDG @ Suda . probably to let the crew relax a bit SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 UK : Belgium : France : SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Eddie Posted May 20, 2011 Posted May 20, 2011 2 hours ago the RAF Tornado GR4 fleet hit the 2000 flying hours mark for Op Ellamy. Not bad for 7 weeks.
vanveken Posted May 20, 2011 Posted May 20, 2011 http://military.tomsk.ru/forum/download/file.php?id=16255&mode=view 11 Squadron Typhoon FGR4 ZJ919 DC back in Coningsby after Libia
mr.president Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Full out war ? It seems like the war against libya will go into the next stage. 12 helicopters were despatched to Libya on the French carrier Tonnerre on 17 May. Will they send real ground troops now? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13510395 2 Gaming Pc´s Desktop: win7 64bit i5 2100@3,6GHz 8gb kingston gainward gtx 460 glh Laptop: Asus G21Gserie win7 64bit T9600 6gb gtx260M maximum settings on both systems Now WITH Joystic:joystick: i dont play KEYBOARD anymore :D "Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless, like water. Now, you put water into a cup - it becomes the cup. Putting it into a tea-pot - it becomes the teapot. Look, water can flow but it can also crash. Be water, my friend." Bruce Lee
jpm1 Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 (edited) ground troops i don't think so , cause ground troops means a high risk of being killed for the allied . Gaddhafi is cut from everything , his last shield are the 1000 armored vehicles of his army . helos like apache or tiger are cheaper too operate than planes and can down lot of vehicles in one sortie . only risk is igla/stingers . Gaddhafi now being charged of crimes against humanity it's a good opportunity for the allies to try the helos card , a bit risk but it can pay Edited May 23, 2011 by jpm1 SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2011/05/22/01003-20110522ARTFIG00149-la-france-engage-des-helicopteres-en-libye.php (french) Gaddhafi warships have been destroyed , probably to let the Tonnerre operate close to the coast . helos will very likely enter the game within the next days/hours SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted May 24, 2011 Posted May 24, 2011 inside the Tonnerre (archive) SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 don't take your boats out when the british are around SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted May 28, 2011 Posted May 28, 2011 http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/149445/20110521/nato-libya-unite-state.htm SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted May 28, 2011 Posted May 28, 2011 naval facility urban area fighting SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted May 28, 2011 Posted May 28, 2011 (edited) Gaddhafi naval forces are completly annihilated . french participated too , destroying among others a koni class frigate (Al Girdabiyah) . another koni class frigate and few patrol corvettes are still working but now belong to rebels forces , as their crew defected since the beginning of the conflict . the US will lend 2 C2 greyhounds (with their crews) to the french too . to make rotations between Hyères AB and the CDG Edited May 28, 2011 by jpm1 SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
tflash Posted June 4, 2011 Posted June 4, 2011 UK Apaches strike Lybia from the HMS Ocean: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a7acae023-6355-4470-a579-9faa70284a2f&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted June 4, 2011 Posted June 4, 2011 first sorties are a success http://www.bfmtv.com/video-infos-actualite/detail/libye-helicopteres-de-combats-pour-otan-1335513/ SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
hassata Posted June 4, 2011 Posted June 4, 2011 With all the hardware and what they're doing with it, you'd think France was an emerging super power. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted June 4, 2011 Posted June 4, 2011 With all the hardware and what they're doing with it, you'd think France was an emerging super power. i don't think so . we're are trying to help people when we can , that's all . some say it's for democracy others it's for oil but well that's not the subject here . but as most of countries we have a pretty huge debt . the army is very sophisticated but smaller than before because of the cuts more helos pics : http://www.defense.gouv.fr/operations/autres-operations/operation-harmattan-libye/actualites/libye-engagement-des-helicopteres-francais-depuis-le-bpc-tonnerre SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted June 6, 2011 Posted June 6, 2011 Greyhounds on CDG here you have all the news about the french in Lybia (updated weekly) : http://www.defense.gouv.fr/operations/autres-operations/operation-harmattan-libye SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 (edited) french helos made 26 sorties so far , they destroyed 26 vehicles (2/3 of destroyed vehicles last week) . infos in the link above Edited June 9, 2011 by jpm1 SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
mig29movt Posted June 12, 2011 Posted June 12, 2011 http://www.natochannel.tv/?uri=channels/381662/1368702 At 11.15 you can see a SA-8 Gecko and it's missilie storage/loading vehicle being destroyed near a football pitch. The helos mostly operated near the town of Brega. Here is a video in german (Swiss TV) it shows the Berber people fighting on the mountain pass near the city of Nalut (between of Wazin and Zintan which are declared free of pro-Ghadaffi forces in the previous NATOchannel video) http://www.videoportal.sf.tv/video?id=a05e1704-1bc2-477d-b4d3-322066eebc87 and yes, those people have a good :smilewink: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Waiting to build a F/A-18C home-pit... ex - Swiss Air Force Pilatus PC-21 Ground Crew SFM? AFM? EFM?? What's this? i7-5960X (8 core @3.00GHz)¦32GB DDR4 RAM¦Asus X99-WS/IPMI¦2x GTX970 4GB SLI¦Samsung 850 PRO 512GB SSD¦TrackIR 5 Pro¦TM Warthog¦MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals
zakobi Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 DIY Weapons of the Libyan Rebels And, BAM! A F2000 (picture #25) 1
159th_Viper Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 Aahhh - the good 'ol 106mm rifle: Memories :) 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......'
zakobi Posted June 17, 2011 Posted June 17, 2011 Seems RDAF is having some precision issues with a few LGBs again. :( http://bit.ly/jTRnWA
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