WTF said anything about me being right wing????

I have no idea where you are from, geographically or socially, though it really doesn’t matter.
As a proud blue collar American, I can tell you that in this instance, “they” have it right.
The average working family IS having to pay more taxes, in part due to illegals who DON’T, IS dealing with increased crime, again, due in part to illegals with no respect for either the law or the country that is providing them with a living, and IS having to fight for jobs against illegal immigrants who shouldn’t be here in the first place.

As far as the United States of North America: Sure, as long as either EVERYONE or NO-ONE plays by the rules. Doesn’t matter to me whether it’s Marquis de Queensbury, or a bar brawl. Just level the playing field.

MAtt

Garry- I understand the “why” of the side x side, and approve of it’s use, esp on a long ranger striker like the Fullback. It just seems that the smaller russian side x side’s always remind me of a spoonbill or some bottom feeding fish :diablo:

As far as the PGM’s, I always envisioned the Fullback providing time-critical, high priority strike. Yeah, if your target is a bunch of rebels in a Toyota, a LGB might be overkill, but I think the Fullback’s comparably small payload suits itself for compact and highly effective weapons, ie: PGM’s or, in another timeline, tactical nukes.

I’m not going to argue tactic’s, I don’t know enough to put myself in a Russian commander’s shoes anyhow.

MAtt

I must admit to a soft spot for the Tu204 but I could live without the awful turquoise cockpit.

I understand the logic behind it, but PLEASE tell me that there is something easy on the eyes that is, well, easier on the eyes.:dev2: :dev2:

Matt

“Alcohol and pills, it’s a crying shame
You’d think they might’ve been happy with the glory and the fame
But fame doesn’t take away the pain, it just pays the bills
And you wind up on alcohol and pills” Fred Eaglesmith

It’s a sad case, for sure.
I hope everythign works out well for the baby.

Matt

Regarding carrying 4 torpedos, it would be quite rare to have such a low opinion of ones own torpedos. You are very unlikely to detect and track 4 submarines on one mission and needing to use 4 torpedos on one sub suggests a super sub or a crap torpedo.

A load of 4 anti ship missiles on the other hand makes a bit more sense as overwhelming the defences of a target is a normal and sensible attack option.

It would seem to me, 3 or 4 torpedoes, if they could be carried with an adaquate supply of sono-bouys, would be ideal, given the limitations of ADT’s vs. thier tube launched cousins.

Once the sub is located, use the Helo’s speed advantage to pen the sub in with three drops, preventing any attempt to simply outrange/outrun the torps.

Overwelming the defences is ALWAYS a normal and sensible option, whether the target is a submarine, airplane, or fixed target.

Matt

Or the ‘Filton’, following the tradition of naming transport aircraft after towns, and saluting the Bristol plant’s contribution to Airbus over the years. I would say ‘Bristol’ but then there’d be hell to pay if two of them pitched into the circuit and landed on a bumpy runway.

“There’s a nice pair of Bristols bouncing along…..”

Ok, call me an ignorant American, but :confused:

Matt

Wonder what would have happened if that Tomcat had inhaled a boatload of fuel.

Back in my university days I had an instructor who was in the USAF on KC-135s. He said they had one mission abort so the tankers had to dump their gas to land. 16 KC-135s dumped 100,000lbs of fuel EACH over Los Angeles. 😮

What kind of mission would have 1.6 million lbs of fuel orbiting LA???

Matt

Hopefully, the F-111 will never or at very rarely get into a WVR Fight…….:eek:

Of course, that depends on your perspective, from the seat of a ‘Vark it may be BVR, while it’s WVR of the Mig-21 that’s after it :dev2: :dev2:

Matt