Australian Air Farce - Unarmed & dangerous(?)

HS · May 1, 2000, 08:51 AM

Well it looks like the right to self defense has even crept into our Military !

Wonder what the Army's using, same as me...?
Harsh words & a big stick !

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Hard Ball · May 1, 2000, 10:43 AM

If RAAF senior officers will look closely at the F18As in their five fighter squadrons they will find a 20mm Gatling gun capable of firing 100 shots per second in each plane. Of course, to make it work, you must put 20mm ammunition in the gun's feed system, but I'm sure the manual which came with the plane will tell them how to do this.

Libertarian · May 1, 2000, 11:42 AM

Flying around in warplanes with no ammo is as stupid as running around with an empty pistol (and harder to make a tactical load under fire). This is simply stupid. Like the US requiring our troops to keep all weapons cleared until contact is initiated or orders are given to L&L. Stupid!

Don Gwinn · May 1, 2000, 12:19 PM

Hard Ball owes me a monitor and a Cherry Coke. First class mail will be fine.

HOW much does an F-18 cost again? What kind of moron buys these multi-million-dollar fighters and sends them out unarmed? Do these idiots drive their new cars through their city's worst neighborhoods with big gun-control stickers in the back windows???

For that matter, why buy fighters at all? What's the point of having that incredibly fast, agile, well-sensored plane if it's unarmed? Why not buy some Cessnas and Pipers and save some cash?

Bam Bam · May 1, 2000, 09:22 PM

Did anyone else read the Wall Street Journal article outlining the sale of F-16s to the United Arab Emirates? The fighters to be sold will be more advanced electronically than the USAF's. AND if our own Air Force were to use them we would have to pay a royalty to the UAE for each plane our own Air Force buys.

George Hill · May 2, 2000, 04:29 AM

I think Indon needs to get Splashed.

Bruce in West Oz · May 2, 2000, 07:51 AM

George:

I was just reading your post and going "Yayyy!" when three RAAF jets (it's dark; couldn't see what they were; sounded suspiciously like Hornets), went directly over my house and due west out to sea at an estimated 500 feet ASL and approx. Mach 0.8. Man, they were rumbling!!!!!!

Something put a flea up their bums -- hope it wasn't the Indons!!!

B

George Hill · May 2, 2000, 08:13 AM

I used to live between Ft Lewis and McCord (sp?) AirForce Base in Washington State... Thats the Washington with the Seattle in it for those who don't know it...
Anyways - while living there I learned to ID EVERY air craft that flew in BY THE SOUND of them... From C130's and 131's to the Eagle and Falcons... to the Hueys and Cobras (that was hard - they sound very similar, but the Cobras didnt sounds as if they were beating the air quite as hard) (Blackhawks were not in service then.)

I loved seeing a line of 131s taking off nose to tail with Eagles all about like flies around the cattle...

May 1, 2000, 08:51 AM	#1
HS Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 1998 Location: Brisbane.....Australia Posts: 1,258	Well it looks like the right to self defense has even crept into our Military ! Wonder what the Army's using, same as me...? Harsh words & a big stick ! ------------------ "The Gun from Down Under !" http://www.para1911fanclub.w3.to/ E-mail [email protected] ICQ # 68806935

May 1, 2000, 10:43 AM	#2
Hard Ball Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 1999 Location: California Posts: 3,925	If RAAF senior officers will look closely at the F18As in their five fighter squadrons they will find a 20mm Gatling gun capable of firing 100 shots per second in each plane. Of course, to make it work, you must put 20mm ammunition in the gun's feed system, but I'm sure the manual which came with the plane will tell them how to do this.

May 1, 2000, 11:42 AM	#3
Libertarian Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 1999 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 2,117	Flying around in warplanes with no ammo is as stupid as running around with an empty pistol (and harder to make a tactical load under fire). This is simply stupid. Like the US requiring our troops to keep all weapons cleared until contact is initiated or orders are given to L&L. Stupid!

May 1, 2000, 12:19 PM	#4
Don Gwinn Staff Emeritus Join Date: March 9, 2000 Location: Virden, IL Posts: 5,917	Hard Ball owes me a monitor and a Cherry Coke. First class mail will be fine. HOW much does an F-18 cost again? What kind of moron buys these multi-million-dollar fighters and sends them out unarmed? Do these idiots drive their new cars through their city's worst neighborhoods with big gun-control stickers in the back windows??? For that matter, why buy fighters at all? What's the point of having that incredibly fast, agile, well-sensored plane if it's unarmed? Why not buy some Cessnas and Pipers and save some cash?

May 1, 2000, 09:22 PM	#5
Bam Bam Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2000 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 842	Did anyone else read the Wall Street Journal article outlining the sale of F-16s to the United Arab Emirates? The fighters to be sold will be more advanced electronically than the USAF's. AND if our own Air Force were to use them we would have to pay a royalty to the UAE for each plane our own Air Force buys.

May 2, 2000, 04:29 AM	#6
George Hill Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 14, 1998 Location: North Carolina Posts: 11,546	I think Indon needs to get Splashed.

May 2, 2000, 07:51 AM	#7
Bruce in West Oz Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 1999 Location: Western Australia Posts: 995	George: I was just reading your post and going "Yayyy!" when three RAAF jets (it's dark; couldn't see what they were; sounded suspiciously like Hornets), went directly over my house and due west out to sea at an estimated 500 feet ASL and approx. Mach 0.8. Man, they were rumbling!!!!!! Something put a flea up their bums -- hope it wasn't the Indons!!! B

May 2, 2000, 08:13 AM	#8
George Hill Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 14, 1998 Location: North Carolina Posts: 11,546	I used to live between Ft Lewis and McCord (sp?) AirForce Base in Washington State... Thats the Washington with the Seattle in it for those who don't know it... Anyways - while living there I learned to ID EVERY air craft that flew in BY THE SOUND of them... From C130's and 131's to the Eagle and Falcons... to the Hueys and Cobras (that was hard - they sound very similar, but the Cobras didnt sounds as if they were beating the air quite as hard) (Blackhawks were not in service then.) I loved seeing a line of 131s taking off nose to tail with Eagles all about like flies around the cattle...