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    Kirkhill replied to the thread A-10 Warthog.
    But does your weaponized tilt-rotor require a person on board? And what advantages do tilt rotors have over this pair? V-Bat - $500...
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    Kirkhill reacted to ytz's post in the thread A-10 Warthog with Like Like.
    Tank buster and even during the Cold War those guys only expected to survive two weeks. They were going to sacrifice themselves...
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    Kirkhill replied to the thread A-10 Warthog.
    So where is the manned advantage on the battlefield? If any.
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    Kirkhill reacted to FJAG's post in the thread A-10 Warthog with Insightful Insightful.
    Having done that job from the back of an L-19 and the side seat on a CH-158, I can tell you that you do not need a human in the aircraft...
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    Kirkhill reacted to lenaitch's post in the thread The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement) with Like Like.
    Sounds like a win-win for LM. Taking a page from the John Deere ag playbook.
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    Kirkhill replied to the thread A-10 Warthog.
    Unless there are other systems available to reduce tank numbers and there are a host of new targets that those tankbusters can be...
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    Kirkhill replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.
    The key words there are never and some. I disagree on never. I agree on some. The some gets masked by all of the possibilities that...
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    Kirkhill reacted to Brad Sallows's post in the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged with Like Like.
    Never, unfortunately. Some of what is emitted becomes policy. People whose jobs depend on eking advantages by making accurate...
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    Kirkhill reacted to Colin Parkinson's post in the thread Who needs sailors anyway? with Like Like.
    The next opposed amphibious assault, the first wave might be fully autonomous landing craft depositing UGV's, covered by unmanned drones...
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    Kirkhill replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.
    I agree with both of you. Now ask yourselves if that could be exploited by his own establishment. Not the people that showed up for...
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    Kirkhill replied to the thread A-10 Warthog.
    Which is why I was arguing for the F35 as a Recce Strike platform whose stealth capabilities, advanced all aspect sensor suite heavy on...
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    Kirkhill reacted to ytz's post in the thread A-10 Warthog with Like Like.
    The Iran War is very much vindicating the F-35. We're seeing just how survivable legacy aircraft are and what happens to the mission...
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    Kirkhill replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.
    At what point does the signal emanating from Trump become noise?
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    Kirkhill reacted to Infanteer's post in the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged with Like Like.
    <yawn> give it a day and he'll be posting about negotiations with the regime.
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    Kirkhill reacted to McG's post in the thread Future Armour with Like Like.
    What's old is new?
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