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Not if reaper doesn’t have a heated, internal weapons bay, will they carry and drop torpedos.
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Thanks, that was a misspeak on my part.
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What’s the range hit if they stay at a low enough altitude?
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According to wiki, the Reaper weighs 4,901 lbs, has a max take off weight of 10,494 lbs, and can carry 4000 lbs of fuel, leaving 1594 lbs for payload if it is carrying max fuel (wiki also says it can carry up to 3800 lbs of payload, which would leave it with only 1793 lbs of fuel.)
A Mk-46 weight about 500lbs, so in theory it could carry two of them and still carry a full fuel load.
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OK. But the concern SKT raised was internal storage and heaing for the weapon. So, the question is, how badly is the range affected if you carry the weapon externally and fly at a lower altitude?
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The only question is: what does work?
Corollary: how many do I need to ensure I have one working when I need it?
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The only question is: what does work?
Corollary: how many do I need to ensure I have one working when I need it?
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AW101 Merlin.
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Depends what you want to do with it and where.
Certain operational environments are tougher on equipment than others, so you would want to have more airframes to ensure X are available.
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Agreed. Have you talked about that to any accountants recently?
I love explaining that you can still make money with 10% efficient systems.
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Norway Now Demands €2.8B For 14 Troubled NH90 Helicopters Initially Bought For Just €0.5B | Defense Express
Norway offsets NH90 costs by factoring in both operations and buying new U.S. helicopters as replacements
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The only question is: what does work?
Corollary: how many do I need to ensure I have one working when I need it?
the Norwegians run 101s for SAR which our upgrade is to be based on
they have also replaced the NH90 with MH-60s
but are buying the type 26
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I'm a landlubber but from what I have gleaned from other places isn't the 46 a bit light? Just asking cause a torpedoman I ain't
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46 is a LW torp. You’re not putting a Mk48 torp in a bird to drop.
48’s are shipkillers, while the 46’s are really just ASW.
