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Originally posted by Sparky42 View PostStrange that it was two Blackjack's instead of the Bear's. Given how few of them they have left flying them just for demonstration seems stupid.
one of the big things we've learnt from watching sustained Russian air/naval combat ops is actually how limited they are - they have a thin crust of operational effectiveness, but it has little depth, and it takes months to regenerate it once its been used.
this is Vlad the Invader trying desperately to prove he can do two things at once, when actually he can't.Last edited by ropebag; 9 February 2017, 17:59.
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Originally posted by Brian McGrath View PostI see that 2 Russian Bombers were intercepted by RAF Typhoons this morning off the West Coast
Royal Air Force (RAF) jets were scrambled to intercept Russian bomber planes nearing British and Irish airspace.
http://news.sky.com/story/raf-jets-s...space-10761505
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Originally posted by ropebag View PostYou keep talking about 'three' or 'a handful' of this or that- do you have any actual understanding of how many airframes and aircrew it takes to keep even a single aircraft at some form of readiness?
Surely there is some understanding there of what exactly it takes to keep one airframe ready to go.Last edited by Brian McGrath; 10 February 2017, 02:22.
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According to this there are primary radar units in Dublin, Cork and Shannon
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Originally posted by expat01 View PostAccording to this there are primary radar units in Dublin, Cork and Shannon
http://iaip.iaa.ie/iaip/Published%20...ENR_1_6_EN.pdf
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Originally posted by Graylion View PostThanks! Do we know what kind of units they are? And does this make our conversation about primary LR radars moot?
Page 4 shows primary radar coverage (ie will detect aircraft even if transponder is off)
Page 8 shows secondary radar coverage (ie aircraft must have transponder turned on)
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Originally posted by ropebag View Post.......- effectively that each type is used [I]en - they have a thin crust of operational effectiveness, but it has little depth, and it takes months to regenerate it once its been used.
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According to this its a done deal that the RAF have got the gig. http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irel...24004-Aug2016/
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Originally posted by danno View PostAccording to this its a done deal that the RAF have got the gig. http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irel...24004-Aug2016/
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