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  • January 25, 2006 at 4:30 pm in reply to: F-18 E/F performance report #2601246
    Petros
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    I agree with you about the practical operational value of such a weapon nowdays with advanced ecm’s outnumbered oponents etc.. . But the though only that your oponent can launch his weapons long before you can launch yours is devastating!

    January 25, 2006 at 4:04 pm in reply to: Airborne Laser Completes Laser Ground Tests #2601261
    Petros
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    Isn’t there some treaties against the use of energy weapons like lasers against human idivinduals ?

    January 23, 2006 at 12:43 pm in reply to: Hellenic Navy (News & Views). #2065417
    Petros
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    I looked again, there are NO “winglets” at the initial images. I am refereing to the endings of the hydroplanes! Mayby it’s something HDW adopted during the 1st type 214 tests. I presume they have to do either with noise reduction measurements or, ofer beter hydrodynamic behavior…

    January 22, 2006 at 5:35 pm in reply to: The Albanian AF and its future #2602515
    Petros
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    I angree and I, as a Greek would be very pleased to know that Albania and all of my neighbours would have strong economies and developed countries with well educated citizens which guarantee the security, growth of our region! There I think you sould invest and not in arms. You simply waste your money then with no actual payoff!

    January 22, 2006 at 5:23 pm in reply to: The Albanian AF and its future #2602524
    Petros
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    Please! lakerdar123 do you realy think that Serbia or Greece is going to invade Albania????? And do you actually think that the any benefits from the whatever economical growth, should be spend to buy 2-3 more hellicopters or even a sqd of used f-16s instead of infrastructure or even increasing the salaries (do you know how they are rated among the Balcan countries?) of the people…. interesting! Even then what’s the use of that “modern albanian army” in the face of let say hypothetically Greece? none!

    January 22, 2006 at 4:32 pm in reply to: Hellenic Navy (News & Views). #2065495
    Petros
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    thanx Orko_8, I was just curious because of their endings. Haven’t noticed them again in any Type 214 image…

    January 22, 2006 at 4:05 pm in reply to: The Albanian AF and its future #2602566
    Petros
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    Yes but you must not forget that unfortunately Greece has the “advantage” to neighbour with an extremly “peaceful” nation, Turkey… Thats why Greece so desperate supports the acceptance of Turkey in the EU! Maybe then it will at last concentrate to the prosperity of it’s people and stop dreaming how to occupy it’s neighboor’s territory!

    January 22, 2006 at 3:40 pm in reply to: The Albanian AF and its future #2602576
    Petros
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    Why Albania needs an army anyway? To fight over who excactly?

    Albanias army is to be a modern peace keeping army and able to defend itself.

    Now that’s ridiculous! Defend itself from who? FYROM or Serbia or maybe Greece?

    it is obvius that for at least 20-30 years Albanian economy can’t afford it! It’s better to try organize and develope the economy, health, education and work hard for a true deep democracy. The only goal should be one: A peaceful coexistence with it’s neighbours

    January 20, 2006 at 12:48 pm in reply to: JASSM vs STORM SHADOW/SCALP EG vs TAURUS KEPD 350 #1820450
    Petros
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    MBDA is the manufacturer of the missile. Matra BAe Dynamics-UK is the main UK contractor and Matra BAe Dynamics-France the main French contractor. The two parts of the same company handled the international co-operation work, reducing project management overhead. Practically Storm Shadow/Scalp EG is based on the french Apache missile. The two parts of Matra BAe Dynamics act as separate Prime Contractors and hold the individual Storm Shadow and SCALP EG contracts for their respective national Governments.

    January 18, 2006 at 6:05 pm in reply to: Nice video with some S-300 shots. #1820549
    Petros
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    Here is a HAF video with Patriot PAC-3 shot demonstreting a straight-down direct hit also…
    http://www.haf.gr/media/patriot_launch1.wmv

    January 18, 2006 at 5:34 pm in reply to: JASSM vs STORM SHADOW/SCALP EG vs TAURUS KEPD 350 #1820552
    Petros
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    Look at the size of this thing!

    January 17, 2006 at 11:58 am in reply to: JASSM vs STORM SHADOW/SCALP EG vs TAURUS KEPD 350 #1820615
    Petros
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    Hasn’t the US protested against the sell of Black Shahines (a SCALP/Storm Shadow derivative) to the UAE cause it did break some 300km+ range cruise missiles non-proliferation agreement?

    The same thing happened with Greece

    January 17, 2006 at 11:46 am in reply to: Hellenic Navy (News & Views). #2065972
    Petros
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    Anyone knows what’t the use of the “canards” in the frond of the Type214? Are they hydroplanes?

    January 16, 2006 at 7:22 pm in reply to: JASSM vs STORM SHADOW/SCALP EG vs TAURUS KEPD 350 #1820660
    Petros
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    the unitary warhead of scalp is probable more compact than the multiple single /submunition payload of JASSM. Dead space can’t increase the weight 😉

    January 16, 2006 at 6:24 pm in reply to: JASSM vs STORM SHADOW/SCALP EG vs TAURUS KEPD 350 #1820663
    Petros
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    And how much of that is airframe and how much fuel? There’s no reason AT ALL to believe they have similar fuel fractions.

    Well I think the “not reason at all” is an exaggeration. It is propably quite indicant about their fuel fuel capacity too…

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