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  • Big bloody aircraft in Bal' this morning, unfortunately I was playin in the traffic and got no details...
    "We will hold out until our last bullet is spent. Could do with some whiskey"
    Radio transmission, siege of Jadotville DR Congo. September 1961.
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    • Originally posted by The Usual Suspect View Post
      Originally posted by Turkey View Post
      Big bloody aircraft in Bal' this morning, unfortunately I was playin in the traffic and got no details...
      Think the above visited recently.
      For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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      • Originally posted by EUFighter View Post
        The Hungarians seem to be going for some top notch kit, first Loepard 2A7's, them Puma IFV's and now KC-390's. Not too shabby, see also the Lithuania has also just ordered 6x UH-60M's.
        Not Pumas, Lynxes, which is a much more sensible IFV.

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        • Does the C-295 have a useful range for us? With deployments to Mali and stuff? 2000nm with 6 Mg payload, which is not enough to reach Beirut from Dublin.

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          • Originally posted by Graylion View Post
            Does the C-295 have a useful range for us? With deployments to Mali and stuff? 2000nm with 6 Mg payload, which is not enough to reach Beirut from Dublin.
            Not really, nor is it design for such missions, it is a tactical in-theater transporter. For Mali it would be useful for transporting troops in-country but not for getting them there. For that a minimum would be something of the C-130/C-390 size.

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            • Unfortunately, you can't do that with a C-295 - which gives an indication of its usefulness....

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              • Originally posted by ropebag View Post
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                Unfortunately, you can't do that with a C-295 - which gives an indication of its usefulness....
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                Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.

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                • Originally posted by madmark View Post
                  invalid links or linky no worky
                  The crap software on this site is really getting on my tits...

                  It's three pictures of a Toyota Hilux driving into a Merlin/EH101 - no mods, no bits taken off, driven up the ramp, strapped down and then driven off.

                  A C-295 could do that with a quad bike...

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                  • Originally posted by ropebag View Post
                    The crap software on this site is really getting on my tits...

                    It's three pictures of a Toyota Hilux driving into a Merlin/EH101 - no mods, no bits taken off, driven up the ramp, strapped down and then driven off.

                    A C-295 could do that with a quad bike...
                    A bad worker always blames his tools....
                    For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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                    • Originally posted by na grohmiti View Post
                      A bad worker always blames his tools....
                      This is a pretty bad piece of SW. @Dev, would you consider moving this to Tapatalk?

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                      • Originally posted by EUFighter View Post
                        Not really, nor is it design for such missions, it is a tactical in-theater transporter. For Mali it would be useful for transporting troops in-country but not for getting them there. For that a minimum would be something of the C-130/C-390 size.
                        Then why on earth are we talking about buying more?

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                        • c 295 vs c130

                          c295 vs kc390

                          yes both c130 and kc390 have a higher MTOW but the range is quite similar unlike the price per unit
                          Last edited by madmark; 22 November 2020, 17:52. Reason: wrong link
                          Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.

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                          • Originally posted by Graylion View Post
                            Does the C-295 have a useful range for us? With deployments to Mali and stuff? 2000nm with 6 Mg payload, which is not enough to reach Beirut from Dublin.
                            Yes, it has a useful range. The new C295W MPA's will require just one fuel stop if flying to Beirut, Damascus or Bamako, as opposed to the current CASA which would require two stops. If flying a leg without pax or cargo the C295 could potentially do it nonstop.

                            Originally posted by EUFighter View Post
                            For that a minimum would be something of the C-130/C-390 size.
                            I highly doubt a C-130 could fly the same routes with a full load of pax or cargo without fuel stops.

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                            • Originally posted by Graylion View Post
                              This is a pretty bad piece of SW. @Dev, would you consider moving this to Tapatalk?
                              I’m not an admin

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