Arroyo presses Air Force on attack choppers (possible Cobra attack helicopters)

[leonell]

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What about ballistics, biochemical weapons, nukes, planes, battleship?

The army needs a total make over...........

[AntitaniC]

basin... pun-an pud nig maau ang presyo... para maka kurakot napud... hmmm..

[personalmgt]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong here, but never in the history of the Philippine Air Force has a Huey been hit by an "RPG" or some other form of missile/rocket, guided or unguided. I believe most PAF Huey crashes or crash-landings / emergency landings are either due to small arms fire or malfunction. Which kinda makes you wonder why some people think RPGs are a "threat" to choppers in our locality.

-RODION

Obviously, they're watching too much TV

What about ballistics, biochemical weapons, nukes, planes, battleship?

The army needs a total make over...........

You know that the Geneva Convention condemns that kind of warfare including UN.

well for me I'd rather suggest buying new AC-130 Gunship and retro fitting our current C-130's, make it into an AC-130 Gunship. the AC-130 Gunship has 25mm Vulcan Cannons, 40mm Cannon and a 105mm Howitzer Cannon. and very untouchable unless the enemy uses guided surface to air missiles and airplanes.

the is the link for the AC-130 Gunship.

AC-130 Gunship Link

AC-130 is a feasible option however with the terrain in Mindanao, you can hardly see those little enemies when they are covered or camouflaged in foliage

[Tarmac]

A-10's, take out the 30mm (they are not shooting at tanks or apc or hardened bunker) sling 2 or 4 gun pods with small caliber..even smaller than the 20mm.. 2 or 4 cluster bombs.. maybe some precision guided bombs if needed..

SiQ, question: if that humongous 30mm is taken out, do you suppose the A-10 will still fly right? They practically built the aircraft around it.

[Tarmac]

AC-130 is a feasible option however with the terrain in Mindanao, you can hardly see those little enemies when they are covered or camouflaged in foliage

You're right. Even the US military admitted this. Years ago, the CIA flew a Schweizer RG-8 Condor spy plane over the jungles of Basilan to look for the kidnapped Burnham couple. Later on it was P-3 Orions. Even a NASA DC-8 flew "watershed mapping" missions south of Zamboanga. Gnat AUVs (the precursor of the Predator) were also used.

Even with all the advanced sensors on these aircraft, they had difficulty spotting signs of life through the thick jungle canopy. Or so they said.

Even if you do spot signs of life, such as campfires and the like, how do you know it isn't innocent civilians? You still need boots on the ground to verify and call in an air strike.

[joshua259]

AC-130 is a feasible option however with the terrain in Mindanao, you can hardly see those little enemies when they are covered or camouflaged in foliage

hehehe but that's not a problem. the AC-130 Gunship can coordinate with ground troops. ground troops can just give coordinates to enemy bases or camps even though they are camouflaged. and the AC-130 Gunship is equipped with a 105 mm Howitzer Cannon which can destroy a tank with 1 round.

[Tarmac]

The US Special Forces may already have a lot of aerial assets at their disposal but they are adding yet another. They're leasing (not purchasing) armed versions of the Embraer Super Tucano turboprop trainer/light attack aircraft.



Under a program dubbed "Imminent Fury", the Super Tucanos will be equipped with the latest infra-red surveillance, tracking and targeting sensors coupled with laser and GPS-guided bombs, rockets and a 50-cal machine gun. It can also tie in to UAV surveillance videos. With its 5-hour endurance, the Super Tucano can stay over an area of operations much longer than a typical fast mover.

The first of the Super Tucanos are probably supporting Navy SEAL operators in Afghanistan now.

Brings back memories of the A-1 Skyraider "Sandy", a single-engine prop-driven relic from just after the Second World War that excelled in the close air support and combat search-and-rescue roles in Vietnam (check the movies "Flight of the Intruder" or "BAT-21", the mottled camouflage plane that does low-level strafing runs on foot soldiers closing in on the good guys)

Perhaps an aircraft like this can also be of use to our men in uniform? It should also cost a lot less to operate than a Cobra. And comes a couple of million dollars cheaper. Most importantly, it can loiter over the battlefield much longer than helicopters. Very important to our troops in a protracted engagement.

Seal Plane

Blackwater, the shadowy private security contractor, is said to have ordered a few COIN versions of the Super Tucano for use in Iraq.

[r0mm3L]

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basta kana raba mag cge ug ingon nga "watching too much (put title of the movie here)" kay samot pod raba nang nabuang ug tan.aw

laliman ka inig ingon nila anang "watching too much (put title of the movie here)", naka remember dayon silas ilang gi tan.aw

[Tarmac]

What about ballistics, biochemical weapons, nukes, planes, battleship?

The army needs a total make over...........

Battleship? Nobody uses battleships anymore.

[elvandesantos]

oldschool na kaau na ang battleships.. aegis ug carriers na gamit karon