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Propagandalf posted:The real mindfuck is seeing former CIS hardware with deactivated weaponry, in civilian colors. http://www.controller.com/list/list.aspx?ETID=1&catid=10072&Manu=MIKOYAN&setype=1
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Groda posted:Not call you on this, but what were these incidents? What was "highly radioactive"?
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NosmoKing posted:Never heard of these things. Is it just a set of fuel tanks with a warhead in the front? That's almost like the pod under the B-58. Integrated wet and weapon station for the underwing hardpoint on the A5?
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Miso, that was a class post. Thanks! I'm in Texas for the weekend, and what do you know? There is a cold war air museum. Ha. loving score.
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:The Tornado isn't a cool aircraft at all. The RAF senior officers have such a hard-on for it that they've sabotaged Britain's entire force projection capacity by ditching the Harrier early, just so they can keep that useless swing-wing shitbird in service a while longer. They could always hit Dassault up for some carrier variant Rafales.  I also see SAAB was getting speculative with a carrier variant of the Gripen at one stage. I guess if the UK carriers ever get commissioned and it happens before the JSF outcome is known, then theyhave no lack of options for building an effective strike wing. Though I fully expect the Fleet Air Arm will take 24 super hornets as an interim "gap plug" and keep them in service for the lifespan of the carriers because "LOL JSF budget". Mirage 2000 porn: http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/phi729/2422/
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A hundred feet over hell by Jim Hooper is a great book. The author also happens to be a photojournalist who covered a load of anti-communist conflict. http://www.jimhooper.co.uk/imagegalleries.html
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mlmp08 posted:Well, there are ways to make them far, far quieter and SOCOM has done this and it's not a secret, really. Also, they may be loud, but masked helicopters are very hard to hear because of the hill/mountain/whatever in the way. If you can hear a chopper, it is at VERY close range relative to air defense systems. The only chopper that comes to mind that is distinctly loving loud and has led to me hearing it before I see it is the Huey. That thing "slaps" something fierce. I got buzzed by an entire squadron of CSH-2 Rooivalks recently. That's 12 of them. By time I had pulled my iphone out, unlocked it and tried to focus for a picture, I was looking at the last one disappearing from site. Which theoretically may indicate I'd get a shot at one with a MANPADS, but I'd have been a sitting duck for ages if they were hunting with the Mokopa missile. There is no way you'd hear them.
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Flikken posted:According to Wikipedia you got buzzed by all of those choppers in existence Yes, it was all of the completed airframes in active service. I think, given their flight path they were coming from weapons integration testing at Denel Dynamics. It's the only plausible explanation I can come up with, since they were flying clean. mlmp08 posted:Exactly. When the US uses MANPADS they are on an alert system varying from something like being ready to fire in an hour, which permits them to sleep, do hygiene, eat, whatever, to having the MANPADS on their shoulder, fully deployed with both members of the 2 man crew actively scanning the sky.
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Yeah, apparently they're moving over to the Starstreak VSHORADS - I'd like to believe it's a supplement to MANPADS, but there has been no mention of this, and I am not sure how far along that program is. The initial purchase was a low volume, near portable multiple launch system back in 2000 with a variety of integrated acquisition systems added in. A month or so ago another order was placed, but no details of the launch platform were included. I'll wager it's just a missile restock.
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Vatek posted:Did somebody say low pass? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nltc_dq_VXI
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Gun camera imagery. Impala Mk2 taking out a Hind.  The Impalas were used to dissuade heliborne operations during this particular phase of the bushwar and accounted for 6 helicopter kills in two days - a mixture of Mi-24 and Mi-17. Helicopters were never used against UNITA/SADF again. In fact, all heliborne ops were forbidden except to evacuate soviet advisors from certain death. iyaayas01 posted:You need to post more stuff from the Bush Wars, because I was unaware the SAAF had those aircraft until I looked it up, although it didn't surprise me. In the meantime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ev3gurrys The only thing special about that clip is that it's an F1 with a Klimov RD-33 shoehorned into it. ming-the-mazdaless fucked around with this message at 20:26 on Jun 25, 2011 |
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I took some pictures today. Continuing with Cold War CAS from another part of the world. The Alpha-XH1, the prototype proof of concept for a chin turreted tandem gunship.  Derived from the Alouette III, later test beds would be based on the far more powerful Puma Medium Lift Helicopter. These would become known as the Puma-XTP models. Recognition for outstanding efforts supporting ground troops - Korea.  Aermacchi MB-326K aka Impala MkII.  Buccaneer Gunpack.  Business end of an Mi-25 chin cannon.  Mig CAP with Kill. Mirage F1.  I am hoping our resident munitions man can shed some light on this...  The aircraft carrying the dual stores. Atlas Cheetah, based on the Mirage III. Development heavily influenced by the Kfir.  23mm 
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iyaayas01 posted:Awesome pictures...what museum is that? The SAAF Museum? They're prefrags, there are two bombs fixed to the drop tank. It's just the mounting seems a bit odd I guess. I was trying to figure out the workings. RSA-3  RSA-3 
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Part 2 of the low flying Harvard (taken at Saldanha). Click for bigger. 
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Not exactly cold war but I thought some folks may get a kick out of this: http://ahrlac.com
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NosmoKing posted:Those little 70mm rocket launchers are compatable with the new generation of guided 70mm rockets, right? You don't exactly need a Hellfire to blow up a panel truck . New generation hellfires come in a variety of different flavours don't they? They aren't all tank busters if I am not mistaken, and not all missions are panel truck recycling. Besides, I believe it's slated for Mokopa integration first up, which if claims hold up, gives this lightweight a 10km stand-off capability. Not an entirely useless feature in any number of mission profiles. I'm fascinated by the concept, and would really like to see what comes of this.  grover posted:So, it's kinda like a manned predator/reaper, but with less payload and loiter time? Exactly. A lot cheaper though, given the infrastructure required for an adequate drone system. I don't believe the intent is to be a drone alternative though. ming-the-mazdaless fucked around with this message at 23:37 on Nov 23, 2011 |
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grover posted:So, it's kinda like a manned predator/reaper, but with less payload and loiter time? Sorry to re-quote, but while looking at contemporary offerings in the AHRLAC's market, I came across this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_Attack/Armed_Reconnaissance Obviously someone thinks less payload and loiter time on a manned platform has some validity. An entry into the competition, yes it's a crop duster: 
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TheNakedJimbo posted:Speaking of books, this one looks hilariously self-aggrandizing, and I plan on getting a used copy once the price comes down: It can't be "self-aggrandizing" if it was written by someone else. AJ likes to dine on combat cock. Ellis and Marafono are straight Gs. The few times I've seen him (Ellis) around Freetown, he was a humble and very cool guy. I have also not heard anything to the contrary from anyone who knows him personally.
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Also of interest in the fixed wing vs attack helicopters argument: http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_183.shtml Cold war fixed wing gun kills on hinds.
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Cyrano4747 posted:Uh, you understand that when things are designed these days they generally aren't just thrown together on blueprints by an engineer and then some other engineer figures out how to put it together, right? Usually it's a whole process of basically designing the finished product and the industrial processes and tooling to build it simultaneously. Given the advances in rapid prototyping and the like, I am pretty sure creating tooling from a valid reference point like a working, in-service aircraft isn't impossible. Certainly not cheap, but gosh, considering technological advances since the 70s not impossible. You only have to look at the proliferation of computer aided design tools and skills to get some notion of how much potential is out there. A few hotshit engineers, CAD monkeys and tool makers and they should be able to turn something out.
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Hoping iyaayas01 will weigh in on this with his informed opinion... I've been wondering why there hasn't been a major effort to rework weapons dispensers, particularly for attack helicopters? For instance, the Mi-28 can carry 8 ataka-v missiles on a single outer pylon, yet the Apache is limited to 4 Hellfires per pylon. Is there any plausible reason that a review of the hellfire/hydra launch systems may result in a combination launcher that would enhance the capability of a system like the Apache?
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Phanatic posted:I wouldn't expect it to be as simple as just reworking the dispenser, you're probably talking about some significant structural mods to the Apache airframe, which means additional weight on a type of aircraft that's already notoriously weight-limited. And if you're doing structure mods, you're talking about a flight test program, and there is essentially zero budget for rotary-wing R&D. And...for what benefit? Even if the Apache's got enough power to double its Hellfire loadout from 16 to 32, what capability does that give you to justify the cost? Increasing effective range for sea based applications is the first practical benefit I can think of. Utilize inboard pylons for fuel tanks and use the outer for an enlarged weapons station. Yes, I realize the USN or USMC don't operate Apaches, but the UK does and they sea base them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M6wuZ_2Kfo Giving a combo launcher improves options on load outs for hot/high limitations, where its the one or the other. 2 Hellfires and Hydra on a single pylon may just be something worthwhile. And seriously, why would you need more than 4 in most hot high war zones? They'll probably be thermobaric Hellfires anyway and with a stack of Hydra it would suit a CAS profile quite effectively I think.
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grover posted:At some point, you just have to trust your people. That's why they do increasingly deep background investigations, polygraphs, etc- to ensure you can trust people. The trick is knowing who to trust and who is a risk... Yes, they are, but you don't give unchecked access. If there is a need to transport information there is software that will encrypt the media and allow decryption on an authorized terminal. It's bullshit to imply you should have unchecked USB and you know it.
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Snowdens Secret posted:This really depends on who and what scale you're talking about. Big boys like Google/Amazon have hardened and redundant networks that would make most governments jealous (complete with on-site black-start power) and while they're quieter about it I'd expect most of the banks do too. Do you work for google or amazon? Or just drinking the kool aid?
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Smiling Jack posted:The first documented emp attack against a financial target that I know of was back in the '80s. They've taken steps. The steps taken probably equate to an entry in the risk register and gently caress all more than that.
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Snowdens Secret posted:The absurd lengths that Google/Amazon go to on these three points are well documented - hell, you can Google them - and don't require launching an appeal to authority.
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Psion posted:This has nothing to do with ensuring data integrity, which was the point being made. Yes, DNS and several other structural underpinnings of the internet are extremely vulnerable to attack or even one mistake in the wrong place, but Google can't - at least not this week - rewrite the entire foundation of how the internet works. Psion posted:Temporarily blocking access to and destroying data held by are two very, very different things. You don't say?
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Smiling Jack posted:The Sourh African chem/biological weapons were intended for use on their own population, the nuclear weapons were intended as a deterrent against the Cubans and other Soviet sponsored forces. Weaponized MDMA? Hardly. Basson was supplying a Civil Co-operation Bureau operation manufacturing high quality MDMA and Methaqualone and selling it on the streets to dissident students and the like, it certainly drove a significant amount of so-called third force activity in the run up to 1994 but Coast was nothing more than a weak excuse. It was really good MDMA too. Weaponized crowd control agents used by the apartheid government: CR, Denoted as Super Doom in the units fielding it. A play on words for the local bug spray called Doom Super. Came in a black spray can with a red high volume nozzle. That poo poo was devastating enough without the inventive "open mouth for baas" style that it was used in. CN, CS and BZ were also manufactured. All of the above were far better, quicker acting and easier to deliver than MDMA. As far as the delineation on on-shore biochem weapon use, there was none. Biochemical and nuclear options were both external options. ming-the-mazdaless fucked around with this message at 11:16 on Mar 7, 2014 |
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Koesj posted:^^^ Lmao my mom still calls every insecticide ever 'Doom'. Yeah; god, it's annoying. On the subject of riot control in the days of Apartheid, those with any interest should get: http://www.galago.co.za/CAT1_035_b.htm
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Integrated or black units serving under poo poo white South West African leadership. 32nd 31st or 201bn. 33rd or 701bn. 34th or 202bn, 35th or 101bn. QRF 36th or 203bn. 37th or 102bn. 41st or 901bn Swingforce. 61st RRF 911bn Reserves Logistics Brigade SWA Military School 1st SWA Specialist Unit at Otavi Other Field Artillery
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Bacarruda posted:Sorry about the broadness Don't forget the RAF Museum in London.
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No love for Warriors? http://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Barrett-Tillman/dp/0553287354 Israel nukes KSA because Saudi F-20s kill Israeli Eagles too well. I seem to remember another WWIII milporn jerk fest that had many US M-113s being lit up by Iranian forces with AP loads in their service rifles, but cannot recall the title. I would like to read it again, because I remember it being truly awful.
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Sjurygg posted:Were the M-113's flown underneath A-10's by any chance? gently caress that guy in every way possible. In fact, let him fly a loving shipping container into a contested LZ.
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Cyrano4747 posted:Someone refresh my memory really quick - which lovely cold-war era African conflict was it that featured E. German and/or Cuban advisors? I know there was at least one good example of that but I'm completely blanking right now. Very relevant to your question, Piet Nortje recently released his latest book The Terrible Ones. It's a complete history of 32 Bn. I haven't finished it, but it's remarkably neutral thus far, considering the author. A great deal of time seems to have gone into validating the Angolan, i.e. MPLA side of it, as well as the Soviet and Cuban views. http://www.bdlive.co.za/life/books/2012/12/11/book-review-the-terrible-ones
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Groda posted:I'm going to be super vague now: It was widely held that Cuban forces were bordering on inept during the early phases of the war, but they were certainly nearing par in terms of paper capabilities by the 80s. I know at least one Honoris Crux citation during 75/76 Angolan ops (I want to say it was an Eland 90 commander but I don't have the book on hand) mentions Cuban soldiers had a huge appetite for the local Sativa. POWs captured hand filled their uniform pockets with as much grass as they could hold.* *Honoris Crux - At Van Wyk MassivelyBuckNegro posted:ZIPRA/ZANLA declined direct involvement from USSR/West Bloc/China. ZIPRA was funded and mentored by the Soviets and their associates. Well funded at that given the fact that Rhodesia was, as Zimabwe is today - A nothing shithole incapable of being anything more than a giant money eating welfare baby. See the shooting down of RH827 and RH825, the Soviets were supplying Strela units and training to ZIPRA. ZANLA was always Eastern friendly. This continues to this day with the ZANLA political descendant, ZANU-PF. Their tactics were inspired by successes FRELIMO's fight across the Eastern Rhodesian border, and subsequently you see the ZANLA success carving out a greater slice of the electorate through the use of People's war tactics. See also, Fifth Brigade and the Gukuruhundi. Mzuri posted:Most of the liberation wars across Africa featured communist advisors, but the most likely candidates, in order, are: Add to the list: Tanzania - Soviet and Chinese support. Algeria - Cuba supported the NLF. Soviet advisors Congo - Cuban support… Che with a Afro-Cuban soldier in the Congo, 1965. Courtesy of Wikipedia. 
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