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Dinuk
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 13 Dec 2006 17:37:26 GMT Report for Abuse
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SU33
Theres nothing weird about it.. ;) i've seen many Females who engaged with military.. but i dnt knw abt pilots though.. :) anyone? |
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13 Dec 2006 19:17:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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Dinuk
There are some surprises awaiting you .. if you thought 'military aviation' is only for men.
While doing a web-search recently, I came across a soul-stirring story - of a woman-aviator (USAF), who responded to a call for 'close air support' .. from US ground-troops caught up in a major fire-fight, in Iraq (believe, at the beginning of the Iraqi Campaign). She and her companion (male) responded to the call .. flying out of Kuwait in two A-10s, to provide much needed assistance to the trapped US Army soldiers. Having done all they were expected to do .. having suppressed a number of enemy gun-positions, and whilst making a final 'pass', Ms Campbell's aircraft (woman-pilot I am referring to), got 'hit'. A missile destroyed most of one rudder .. and she lost all hydraulic system pressure. She would have been justified in flying to the nearest 'safe area' and ejecting .. abandoning her a'cft. However, she was made of sterner stuff .. she elected to fly back to Base in Kuwait .. flying all the way in 'manual control' mode (no hydraulic-servo assistance). Would have been tiring work, just flying it back, all that distance .. anyway, to top it off, she landed the a'cft - wheels up - with minimum damage. She was given a magnificent accolade for her bravery and skill .. she was also invited to speak at the Smithsonian Institute .. where her battered A-10 (after repair & refurbishing), will probably find a final resting place.
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Dinuk
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Wow! Look Like I've Learn something today ;).. even i've seen a article regarding women pilots in Srilankan Airlines? wonder if there anyone at our airforce? |
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Thank you mig 29c for your reply.
It seems that the cannon in the mig-27 will be very useful in taking out the mobile mortar units of the terrorists.
i have another question for you mig-29, I will put this down even thought we have to wait for sometime to get your reply.
Is there any possibility of mounting more of those canons in other hard points that are designed to carry rocket pods and bombs.....other than direct tactical air strikes....the cannon can be more useful in Close Air Support Roles. Am i correct mig-29? Specially in taking out enemy mortar units and troop reinforcements...i guess they are cheaper than employing bombs.
Another question :-)....
can you explain capabilities of the fire finder RADARS that our Army is using. I think we bought them from Raytheon.
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 14 Dec 2006 05:56:35 GMT Report for Abuse
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Hello everyone,
Here is a good clip that highlights the velocity of shrapnel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKOcEPHmQ2g
I think this video highlights the limited effectiveness of fire finder radars. On this occasion the insurgents have plenty of time to vacate the area, and the return fire is not very accurate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x19aRBijwe4 |
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SenaM
There are also 'hidden' or, not so obvvious gains to be had from a dynamic domestic arms production program. The skills & know-how (as well as tools and equipment), are made available at the next stage for investing in other industrial activity.
That's precisely it. With the lathes to produce the 100mm D10T for the T-55, we could conceivably use that and some other metalworking equipment to produce some smaller artillery pieces. Likewise, the T-55 chassis is widely used for a number of applications, besides the BTR-T, there is also the ZSU-57-2... quite useless in the anti-aircraft role, but against an ltte bunker line... Most importantly the equipment and experience gained would be a huge leap.
That Pucara idea is interesting, only thing is have them slaved to the Army, but part of the Air Force, because otherwise we'd have to create an Army Aviation Corps and it's whole paraphernalia of bureaucracy. Only other question I'd have is spares, are those Pucaras airworthy/how long can they be kept airworthy?
Biggles,
Interesting idea old boy, if we could find those ships... well with a few tons of Gelex, what else could you expect eh? I don't think intelligence is capable of this though... it's a pity, the ltte is really an international organisation, we should have beefed up our foreign intelligence capabilities years ago, rather than waiting for tipoffs from 'friendly countries'. |
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GreyFox,
Pretty much by definition a OPV is a lightly armed, slow vessel capable of reasonable endurance, mainly meant for patrol work, and not really expected to see combat. Once you rearm it with something like a 76mm Oto Melara or AK-176 and re-engine it to achieve 30-40kts, what you really have is a corvette/frigate sans the missiles and designated as a OPV. Also, re-engining would have to be done carefully since it might end up reducing endurance. Personally, I think we might as well shelve this for the time being, because I don't think we are going to get a local vessel for quite some time, not until Colombo Dockyard is free to build it anyway/
With the land vehicles, I don't think we have 65 MBTs anymore. I think our total inventory 25 T-55 + 40 T-55AM2 + 2-5 Al-Khalid (plus ARV). We lost some the other day, at Muhamalai, which looked like T-55AM2s (had 'brow' armour). Taking into account previous battle losses and the SOS to Pakistan, at a guess, the MBT fleet probably stands closer to 30-40 tanks.
If you want a wheeled vehicle, I would suggest buying the technology and tools for a BTR-series vehicle (Buy Russian, it's cheaper and does a good job), add Schürzen for the wheels (usually not used these days for good reason, but it would be good to protect the wheels and the tigers use mostly LAW anyway) and add slat armour on top of that. This can be given either BMP-2 or BMP-3 style armament (BTR-90) although I don't think the BMP-3 type BTR-90 is in service with the Russians. |
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Dinuk
Re- Daring A-10 (Warthog) Woman-pilot ..
Her name: Capt Kim Campbell, Call-sign 'Killer-Chick' ..
(You can see her picture at the web-site below - Possible to say - 'She has 'killer' looks !).
You can read more about her at - http://www.warbirdforum.com/chick.htm
Edited By - SenaM - 15 Dec 2006 14:02:51 GMT |
Su33
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Thanks for letting Dinuk know of 'killer chicks' SeNam :-)
I too was going to post about girl Sri Lankan air pilots. It was on last weeks Sunday Island with a couple of pictures of 2 pilots. Its not only aviation, if one wonders about Colombo these days you'll see plenty of 'STF killer chicks' wielding M16s. Tough luck guys! Don't even think of flirting with them :-P
Season's greetings to all. |
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