Iran

[StarRaider]

Those planes are older than the band. and will be around for much longer delivering more hurt than anything else that flies.

as much as I love the A10, I would throw it away to make sure we kept the B.U.F.F.s

although I will say its a bit of a waste to fill it up with smart tech. those effers were made to drop metric tons of dumb stuff in a "too whom it may concern" approach.

those bombers were flying before Sam Phillips met Elvis

 

[hog88]

I'd go back in today to fly gunships.

As a grunt, having an AC-130 or A-10 overhead is just a comforting feeling.

 

[Orangeburst]

As a grunt, having an AC-130 or A-10 overhead is just a comforting feeling.

new CAS aircraft is the Skyraider II, and like typical procurement, built for the last war.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Do I hear an argument for Trump’s Big Beautiful Battleship ?

No, that is a proposal for a whole new class of „battleships“ armed with rail guns and missles. True battleships now only exist as museum pieces although the Navy is supposed to ensure that the four Iowa class battleships be preserved in such a state that they could potentially be called to service.

 

[Orangeburst]

we need the Iowas for when the aliens attack.

 

[hog88]

No, that is a proposal for a whole new class of „battleships“ armed with rail guns and missles. True battleships now only exist as museum pieces although the Navy is supposed to ensure that the four Iowa class battleships be preserved in such a state that they could potentially be called to service.

Unless we get invaded by aliens I just don't see how an Iowa class battleship would be used.

 

[Orangeburst]

Unless we get invaded by aliens I just don't see how an Iowa class battleship would be used.

 

[hog88]

we need the Iowas for when the aliens attack.

Jerk

 

[rikberry31]

Why does the Democratic Party's life depend on Israel?

The democrats are not cooked because of Israel, they are cooked because they champion every issue that normal human beings find abhorrent. They align themselves with enemies of America. They protest for terrorist and foreign invaders. They support the mutilation of children. They support the murder of unborn children. Bottom line is democrats hate America and they don't tolerate any opposing viewpoints and to most normal sane Americans they look bat shite crazy.
Other than that they are doing well.

 

[NashVol11]

 

[marcusluvsvols]

Noted lefties Alex Jones and Nick Fuentes.

Every Lefty on this board cries about Epstein daily...and Fuentes is a freaking Socialist loon. You cannot blame him on the Right. There isn't a Socialist on Earth that is a Conservative, nor to the Right on the political spectrum. Collectivism is a defining trait of Leftists. He just also happens to be a racist...so the Lemmings on the Left automatically assume racist=Right. Despite the fact that Liberal white women and some black folks are THE most racist people on the planet...that Democrats.founded the KKK...that all the Democrats voted AGAINST the Civil Rights Act etc.

Thats the problem with all the lies and incredible hypocrisy of the Dems...they paint themselves into corners all the time. When the party only cares about feelings instead of facts...and their entire political strategy right now is "the opposite of Trump on everything" you end up with complete insanity like trying to make a hero out of a career felon drug dealer, support a brutal Socialist dictator in Venezuela despite millions of people there celebrating his arrest in the streets, pulling for the old regime in Iran which sponsors more terrorism than anyone on Earth and murders tens of thousands of its own citizens....the list is endless.

 

[marcusluvsvols]

The democrats are not cooked because of Israel, they are cooked because they champion every issue that normal human beings find abhorrent. They align themselves with enemies of America. They protest for terrorist and foreign invaders. They support the mutilation of children. They support the murder of unborn children. Bottom line is democrats hate America and they don't tolerate any opposing viewpoints and to most normal sane Americans they look bat shite crazy.
Other than that they are doing well.

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[85SugarVol]

I'd go back in today to fly gunships.

They don’t even put guns in the gunships any more

 

[marcusluvsvols]

they wouldn't use the Aegis system at that range. the Phalanx or whatever the sea version is would kick in. BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT no more missile. bullets are a lot cheaper and plentiful than missiles.

fwiw, I still think Iran could effect a blockade like status without actually being in the water, just pointing out Aegis isn't the only line of defense.

Those Phalanx systems are so ridiculous. All different kinds of rounds too depending on what you want it to take out. Imagina mounting something like that on an armored ground vehicle with solid rubber tires or tracks. Wouldn't be surprised to see something of the sort developed soon for taking out anti personnel drones and anti vehicle drones

 

[marcusluvsvols]

Hey they are a decent alternative rock band but I think they're a little too old to be useful in war

I always wanted to go to the Love Shack. She was pretty hot back in the day

 

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

Guys listen to this. The independent media is basically confirming what I've been saying this entire time. The United States is prioritizing the interests and protection of Israel above everything else. Even to the detriment of our soldiers and army bases.

 

[InVOLuntary]

I've been watching these guys a little. They have a live stream every night and seem to know what they're talking about. They claim to be non-political.

 

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

You really are bat **** crazy to argue that Iran is on the good side of history here.

Iran has been on the good side of history before. Check out what the Ayatollah said in 1979 about female and black American hostages being released.



Iran isn't what we've been told they are.

 

[marcusluvsvols]

Those planes are older than the band. and will be around for much longer delivering more hurt than anything else that flies.

as much as I love the A10, I would throw it away to make sure we kept the B.U.F.F.s

although I will say its a bit of a waste to fill it up with smart tech. those effers were made to drop metric tons of dumb stuff in a "too whom it may concern" approach.

They were so effective carpet bombing even in the jungle of Vietnam that we could have easily won the war if we continued that approach. Look up Linebacker1 and Linebacker2 in Vietnam. The only reason we didnt was politics and the MIC not wanting the war to be over. There isn't a country on Earth including ours that could make it through continued bombing of B52s once the air defenses are taken out. They can simply kill and destroy everything in a fairly large area sortie after sortie. Hopefully we never see that level of destruction and loss of life again. Once the SAMs and AAA are gone, and we are flying big slow bombers and tankers over someone's airspace...its all over but the crying. I am glad that we are using smart bombs though and targeted attacks to minimize civilian casualties as much as possible. We have no quarrel with the people of Iran, and are simply trying to help them win their freedom from their oppressors.

 

[marcusluvsvols]

I'd go back in today to fly gunships.

AC130s (J model?) Are so ridiculous. I have watched a lot of videos of them in CAS where our troops were surrounded or pinned down and the Herc showed up and laid down just unimaginable firepower "danger close" to our good guys on the ground. Flying those or an A10 would be so incredibly fun.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Unless we get invaded by aliens I just don't see how an Iowa class battleship would be used.

It would be used to sit in the strait of Hormuz ready to rain down about 20 tons of high explosive steel on any Iranian battery that dared turn on their targeting radar.
Add to that the fact that whatever the Iranians shot AT an Iowa Wouldn’t even dent the armor belt

 

[purp]

Iran has been on the good side of history before. Check out what the Ayatollah said in 1979 about female and black American hostages being released.



Iran isn't what we've been told they are.

Just because they were at some point does not make them right now.

What exactly is Iran right now everyone else is missing?

 

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

female circumcision

Female circumcision is an African practice found mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa among Africans that are also Christian. Eritrea and Ethiopia are both about 65% Christian and have among the highest rates of female circumcision in the world. Also you have Africans who practice traditional religions like the Maasai in Kenya that have high rates of female circumcision.

While in Iran its unheard of among the majority Shia community. And in most of the Middle East (outside of Egypt) is rare. Interestingly its common in Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa because its a tradition that dates back to the Ancient Egyptians and has no true association with Arabia or Islam.

 

[hog88]

It would be used to sit in the strait of Hormuz ready to rain down about 20 tons of high explosive steel on any Iranian battery that dared turn on their targeting radar.
Add to that the fact that whatever the Iranians shot AT an Iowa Wouldn’t even dent the armor belt

Good point. I'm sold, I like the idea of being able to send a 2000lbs round down range.

 

[volfanhill]