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Yytz replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.Just wanted to share. Great article on how the war is actually making the regime richer even while the Iranian economy is getting...
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Yytz replied to the thread A-10 Warthog.And in that environment their life expectancy was something like 2 weeks: They basically planned a suicide mission in the event of...
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Yytz replied to the thread A-10 Warthog.I would have agreed with this years ago. Trying to kill the A-10 during GWOT was flat out dumb. But as everybody moves to near-peer...
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Yytz replied to the thread A-10 Warthog.Reality is that the A-10 replacement is some combination of F-35 for a high threat environment and F-15EX for lower threat environments...
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Yytz replied to the thread A-10 Warthog.That's what modern rotorcraft are for. An MV-75 has a 280 kt cruise, substantially longer endurance and about 70% of the payload. It's...
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Yytz replied to the thread A-10 Warthog.At least 1. And that's in a relatively low threat environment where they're only assuming MANPADS at this point. And where they are...
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Yytz replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.It's like watching a car crash.... There's something macabre and curious watching a superpower undermine itself in the dumbest way...
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YIsrael struck South Pars again, so...
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YThat's the rub, if you are asking for protection money, you kind of need to deliver. The US also needs to quietly bang KSA and UAE...
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YAs long as the US can deliver on the safe passage, companies would pay.
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Yytz reacted to Deleted member 175000's post in the thread Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ??? with
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The inherent gap is one aspect- but I think the bigger issue is one of skill. He's spent decades operating in an different arena... -
YI’m afraid we’re too late
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Yytz replied to the thread A-10 Warthog.I said every pilot loves that kit. I stand by what I said. People are biased to what they operate. But put the dude in front of a map...
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Yytz replied to the thread Iran Super Thread- Merged.At this point just enjoy the show.
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Yytz replied to the thread A-10 Warthog.I'm not trying to shift goalposts here. The USAF has tried to retire it for years because they know it's not survivable in a near-peer...
