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The Staff of SOH
RAF urged to cut new jets for cheap propeller aircraft
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JorisVandenBerghe
Charter Member 2010
'Cold war jets'...the Typhoon ?! The actual predecessor (EAP) of the Typhoon made it's first flight back in the 1980s, but calling it a real Cold War jet 
...it barely took over the UK's QRA role...
I agree though that for wars like Afghanistan aircraft like a AT-6B or (Super) Tucano, are better suited than a Typhoon. The best one for such wars is the Thunderbolt (A-10, which are currently being upgraded to A-10C IIRC) in my opinion. Or a Harrier...along with some Chinooks and AH-64D's.
The advantage pure jets enjoy is the pure speed which may be needed if something has to be done urgently and IFR/AAR - the aircraft can stay around as long as the crew is still capable of flying the machine and as long as it still has some sort of offensive capability (a cannon, simple unguided rockets or bombs, AGM's,...).
I believe the US uses F-15Es for shows of force against the Taliban etc, no ?
...it barely took over the UK's QRA role...I agree though that for wars like Afghanistan aircraft like a AT-6B or (Super) Tucano, are better suited than a Typhoon. The best one for such wars is the Thunderbolt (A-10, which are currently being upgraded to A-10C IIRC) in my opinion. Or a Harrier...along with some Chinooks and AH-64D's.
The advantage pure jets enjoy is the pure speed which may be needed if something has to be done urgently and IFR/AAR - the aircraft can stay around as long as the crew is still capable of flying the machine and as long as it still has some sort of offensive capability (a cannon, simple unguided rockets or bombs, AGM's,...).
I believe the US uses F-15Es for shows of force against the Taliban etc, no ?
kilo delta
Charter Member 2015
'Cold war jets'...the Typhoon ?! The actual predecessor (EAP) of the Typhoon made it's first flight back in the 1980s, but calling it a real Cold War jet
I agree though that for wars like Afghanistan aircraft like a AT-6B or (Super) Tucano, are better suited than a Typhoon. The best one for such wars is the Thunderbolt (A-10, which are currently being upgraded to A-10C IIRC) in my opinion. Or a Harrier...along with some Chinooks and AH-64D's.
The advantage pure jets enjoy is the pure speed which may be needed if something has to be done urgently and IFR/AAR - the aircraft can stay around as long as the crew is still capable of flying the machine and as long as it still has some sort of offensive capability (a cannon, simple unguided rockets or bombs, AGM's,...).
I believe the US uses F-15Es for shows of force against the Taliban etc, no ?
The Typhoon's (EAP) design phase harks back to the early 80's (maybe before?)......and yep....the Cold War was still in full swing then. In fact we came very very close to WWIII on a number of occasions during the 80's.
Typhoon was never designed for operations in combat theatres such as Iraq and Afghanistan. It's primary role was as an interceptor tasked with downing as many inbound bombers as possible that would be coming from the former WarPac countries.
The Harrier is more suited to the CAS/COIN role although it's extremely expensive to operate...and rather unreliable (at least in it's earlier marques). Unfortunately the RAF's funds are at an all time low and while aircraft such as Super Tucano, PC-9, etc are more suited to today's combat roles ......what's to say that the goal posts will not shift in the near future?
Henry
Retired SOH Administrator
but they would have to buy broadband detector vanstax the broadband at more than the 6 quid their gonna to. That should save them enough money to buy themselfs a new sodding buck pond!
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ndicki
Charter Member 2016
Oh dear... Look at Russia. Look at the way Putin (the Prime Minister!!) is posturing and sabre-rattling. We are still in a sort of cold war, I'm afraid. Admittedly the ex-Sovs are a bit under-par compared to the good old days, but they've learnt some solid lessons in Chechenya and are improving the quality of their armed forces quite successfully, I understand. So let's put all our cash in Tucanos and other Co-in stuff, scrap the Typhoon, cancel our subs and carrier(s), and sell all our Challengers, Warriors and light armour to the Gulf States. Brilliant. Nothing is more likely to encourage the ex-Sovs to get stroppy than total weakness on our part. It's bad enough as it is. I remember when the Argies invaded the Falklands, we had to hand over our choppers, 66s and Carl Gustavs, night-sights, Lannies, grenades, most of our GPMGs and half our SLRs even - and nearly all our ammo - to the Task Force. The Sovs must have been pissing themselves... Or at least, pissing themselves almost as much as when we were trying to be mechanised Infantry in Osnabruck with 432s that couldn't even run for one day without all breaking down. It was pathetic! But there were more of us then. Now, they still have the guts and the training, but they are so few... And always with the wrong kit for the war in hand. We need Typhoons, if only so we don't have to use them...
but they would have to buy broadband detector vans
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nah their just gonna tax anyone with a landline, because obviolsy if you have a phone you have broadband!
JorisVandenBerghe
Charter Member 2010
While the design may be of 1985 and it's original requirement by the RAF dates from as early as 1971, in my opinion it's not a Cold War jet.
The actual first flight of a real Eurofighter (the prototype) was in 1994 - I was three years old at the time.
Consequently, calling it a Cold War jet seems the same to me as calling the 'Spad' (the Skyraider, not the WWI SPAD) a WWII fighter bomber, since it was designed in 1944...in my humble opinion.
But I'm just a post-Cold War nearly 19-year old...others may have a different view on this.
Perhaps they could use some still flying T-28's and Skyraiders in Afghanistan
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And I hate to see defence budget cuts...
The actual first flight of a real Eurofighter (the prototype) was in 1994 - I was three years old at the time.
Consequently, calling it a Cold War jet seems the same to me as calling the 'Spad' (the Skyraider, not the WWI SPAD) a WWII fighter bomber, since it was designed in 1944...in my humble opinion.
But I'm just a post-Cold War nearly 19-year old...others may have a different view on this
.Perhaps they could use some still flying T-28's and Skyraiders in Afghanistan
.And I hate to see defence budget cuts...
kilo delta
Charter Member 2015
Hmmmm i wonder if they have thought about Mossies
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If things get any worse they'll have to draft in the services of the BBMF!
JorisVandenBerghe
Charter Member 2010
Exactly what I had been thinking about
If things get any worse they'll have to draft in the services of the BBMF!
. Would be funny to see the Spits and Hurricanes head to Afghanistan and Iraq...fitted with flare dispensers, HUDs and AGM's under the wings .kilo delta
Charter Member 2015
kilo delta
Charter Member 2015
Exactly what I had been thinking about
Maybe they could re-activate the mothballed Jaguar's too.
Matt Wynn
Charter Member
having been in Afghanistan i want A-10's nothing scares he with sandals, a herd of goats and a cigarette hangin out his mouth more than a 'hog overhead see helicopters are still crucial out there, need ones that can deal with sand AND altitude, they sent Lynx's originally, not very good out there... and limited combat load, more nooks ooh yes please
back on track, i remember watching Farnbrough '97 on TV, with Eurofighter 2000 as it was then (wasn't even called Typhoon) fly set to Robert miles - 'Children' song... good days, and we need the jets, i personally wouldn't want to be in a tucano when johnny-rag head decides it's a special occasion and digs out a MANPADS
nothing scares he with sandals, a herd of goats and a cigarette hangin out his mouth more than a 'hog overhead see helicopters are still crucial out there, need ones that can deal with sand AND altitude, they sent Lynx's originally, not very good out there... and limited combat load, more nooks ooh yes please back on track, i remember watching Farnbrough '97 on TV, with Eurofighter 2000 as it was then (wasn't even called Typhoon) fly set to Robert miles - 'Children' song... good days, and we need the jets, i personally wouldn't want to be in a tucano when johnny-rag head decides it's a special occasion and digs out a MANPADS
Bjoern
worst developer ever
i personally wouldn't want to be in a tucano when johnny-rag head decides it's a special occasion and digs out a MANPADS
Makes no difference to mud-moving Typhoons either. ;P
Do it and replace 'em with a *real* tank for once.
Bjoern
worst developer ever
leaopard is a can opener, Challenger is a can KILLER
Right, right...
Typhoon has 1 advantage a tucano doesn't.... Towed Decoy, oh and speed
I don't think a MANPAD cares whether the target is fast or not.
cheezyflier
Charter Member
downsizing the military (any branch) is a bad idea. see tom clancy's "debt of honor"
