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Re: Does any one see a problem with this?
No, those assult rifles must be much more deadly weapons than an F16. According to the experts here, an F16 is pretty much a piece of junk only suitable for crop dusting.
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Re: Does any one see a problem with this?
sam h is right.
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Here is what Rummy REALLY said.....
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Re: Does any one see a problem with this?
Then you better check with Sam H. and see how Israel destroyed the Iranian nuclear plant, since they used useless F16s on that mission.
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Re: Does any one see a problem with this?
"According to the experts here, an F16 is pretty much a piece of junk only suitable for crop dusting."
************************************************** ******* No....You just need to read a simple one page article on the F16 before you make silly claims about the plane. |
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Re: Does any one see a problem with this?
Sure. Here is some of its air-to-surface capabilities. No reason why missles couldn't be tipped with small nukes.
Air-to-surface missiles carried on the F-16 include Maverick, HARM and Shrike missiles, manufactured by Raytheon, and anti-ship missiles include Boeing Harpoon and Kongsberg Penguin. The first guided launch of the new Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) was successfully carried out from an F-16 and the F-16 was the first USAF aircraft to be fitted with the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) in April 2000. The F-16 can be fitted with Lockheed Martin Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD), which provides precision guidance for CBU-87, -89, and 97 cluster munitions. The system corrects for launch transients, ballistic errors, and winds aloft. The F-16 will be the first aircraft to use the USAF's new weapon rack, the Edo Corporation BRU-57. The BRU-57 is a vertical ejection rack which doubles the aircraft's capacity for precision-guided weapons like JDAM and WCMD. |
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Re: Does any one see a problem with this?
Jeez...earth to Cardcounter.
Are you there? These countries ALREADY have planes that can carry nukes. Selling F16s will not make a nuclear war more likely between these countries. And the primary mission of F16 is as a fighter. F = Fighter (eg F14, F15, F16, F22) B = Bomber (eg B1, B2) |
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Re: Does any one see a problem with this?
Maybe you would understand a picture better:
General Characteristics: Primary Function: Air-to-surface Standoff from Point Defense (SOPD) weapon for use against a variety of targets. Contractor: Raytheon Co. Guidance: GPS/INS (Global Position/Inertial), Terminal IR Seeker (AGM-154C unique) Length: 160 inches (4.1 meters) Diameter: box shaped 13 inches (33.02 cm) on a side Weight: From 1,065 pounds (483 kilograms) to 1,500 pounds (681 kilograms) Wingspan: 106 inches (2.69 meters) Aircraft Compatibility: Navy: F/A-18 C/D, F/A-18 E/F, AV-8B, F-35 Air Force: F-16 Block 40/50, B-1, B-2, B-52, F-15, F-117, A-10, F-35A Range: Low altitude launch - 15 nautical miles (27.78 kilometers), High altitude launch - 65 nautical miles (120.38 kilometers) Warhead(s): BLU-97 - Combined effects bomblets, BLU-108 - Sensor fused weapon, Broach multi-stage warhead Unit Cost: AUPP AGM-154A, $148,000 AGM-154C, $198,000, based on PB04, BY$(1990) Date Deployed: January 1999 |
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Re: Does any one see a problem with this?
So?
And your point is? These countries already have planes that will carry nukes. So excuse me if I don't join you in your sky-is-falling panic attack. |
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Re: Does any one see a problem with this?
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Basically, Pakistan is already capable of conducting a large nuclear strike against India and selling them a few more F16s won't change anything. [/ QUOTE ] Indeed, and this bodes well. This is all part of Zeno's World Domination Enterprises that I have posted about before and I am happy to see things moving towards fruition. India and Pakistan should be at each other’s throats in a big way by decades end. Let the mushroom clouds fill the sky. Le Misanthrope |
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