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Skriven 2005-12-20 11:36:29 av Roy Witt (1:1/22)
  Kommentar till text 19239 av Ward Dossche (2:292/854)
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19 Dec 05 20:01, Ward Dossche wrote to SHANNON TALLEY:


It'd be very easy for anyone with the intent to "make a precision delivery
run over unfamiliar territory" flying any aircraft within range, non-stop
and be capable of finding their target, hit it and then either use it
as a bomb or ditch it. All they need to do is buy any GPS unit and while
on the ground in a place they'd like to bomb via the air, just note the
longitude and lattitude. Then go to wherever they keep the airplane full
of bombs and fly to those coordinates.

 WD> Shannon,

 >> Note that Iran already has several long range delivery systems;  they
 >> have long range aircraft...!   Between us and the Russians, they've
 >> acquired MANY different types of aircraft.  Although the Tomcat is
 >> 'not' considered long range, the C130's & P3's are, and several
 >> different types of MiG's... As I've pointed out to others here, all
 >> they need is a low slow flying aircraft.  Hell, I'd bet my bottom
 >> dollar that Syria would give them (air or ground) tanker support too
 >> :)

 WD> You know that is nonsense and I know that is nonsense.

 WD> As with all military aircraft delivered by the US a few parts are
 WD> missing, ECM for example. The Russians did the same. Meaning those
 WD> Tomcats and Migs are sitting ducks. Good enough to harass their
 WD> neighbours but that's where the fun ends.

 WD> A Tomcat nor such a Mig fighter-bomber can reach such a far away
 WD> destination, for more than one reason.

 WD> First, there'd be no logistical support. From the last friendly base,
 WD> let's assume that'd be Syria, they can never even get half-way to the
 WD> discussed target, let-alone unnoticed. And I won't discuss the major
 WD> discomfort for the pilots flying these craft over such a distance.
 WD> The P3's of the Iranian air-force idem-dito.

 WD> I'm not aware of Iranian C130's but I'd really be surprised they have
 WD> modern avionics to fly "VOLTAC" non-stop to the Netherlands and find
 WD> it.

 WD> Quite recently there was an Iranian UN-delegation who flew with an
 WD> Iranian business jet with an Iranian crew to the US for a session of
 WD> the UN. They landed at Kennedy airport, stopped on the runway,
 WD> turned-around, started backtracking straight into an oncoming Kalita
 WD> Air cargo-747 who could go-around and avoid distaster. The Iranian
 WD> pilot hardly understood English and had no idea what the tower told
 WD> him.

 WD> So you expect such guys to make a precision delivery run over
 WD> unfamiliar territory flying 2,526 nautical miles averaging 10 hours
 WD> one way for a C130, non-stop of course (that's more than New York-Los
 WD> Angeles), remain unnoticed, find their target, hit it and get back?

 WD> That kind of Iranian C130, Shannon, still has to be invented.

 WD>  \%/@rd

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