di1630 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 The USAF can't even outfit the A/G fighter with pods continuously.......how are they gonna get 177 for Eagles. Any 15C model guys know if/when this will happen? http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/10/air-force-f-15-upgrades-aim-double-service-life-102912w/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Noonin Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Guard money. AD is tagging along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialD Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Take them away from B-1s and stop using them for CAS. Boom...more pods and save tons of $$$$! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Take them away from B-1s and stop using them for CAS. Boom...more pods and save tons of $$$$! And A-10s. Even more pods.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilEagle Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Yup, paid for (initially) by guard $$. We should have the first round of pods in the guard next summer/fall. AD at least a year later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 And A-10s. Even more pods.... Amen. We don't want or need more pods. We should stick with the zero sum mindset. The smartest thing in the world would be to stop putting pods on Hogs and start putting them on the Zambonis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busdriver Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Long range VID? Ain't no way in hell the B-word is making its way to the Eagle community.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brabus Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 The sniper has some awesome A/A capes, hence C-model interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialD Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Ain't no way in hell the B-word is making its way to the Eagle community.... Let's hope not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busdriver Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 The sniper has some awesome A/A capes, hence C-model interest. Meant more as a joke brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slander Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Let's hope not! Ask them about high angle strafe...it's happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Long range VID? Ain't no way in hell the B-word is making its way to the Eagle community.... It has all ready been there since the 1970s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Let's hope not! Why not? Lets get some work out of that iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
di1630 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 Ask them about high angle strafe...it's happening I witnessed it in 2006. Haven't heard much on it since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magellan Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 So the F-15C will now be able to take the role of a Predator, Reaper, MC-12, etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Ask them about high angle strafe...it's happening F-15Cs? On the range or downrange? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialD Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) Why not? Lets get some work out of that iron. What? We're getting use of the iron...these videos just don't make themselves! So the F-15C will now be able to take the role of a Predator, Reaper, MC-12, etc? Edited October 31, 2012 by SocialD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Would've been nice to have enough Snipers to go around in Libya... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busdriver Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Just bring back Eagle Eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilEagle Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 F-15Cs? On the range or downrange? Just on the range. We're qual'ing everyone but no one thinks (including us) that it'd be anything other than last ditch for us to strafe. However if we ever did have to shoot down a slow mover (let's not talk about ONE details here, that never ends well) it would be much more like strafe than a/a gunnery. We do a week of strafe at least once per quarter, its only fam.Would've been nice to have enough Snipers to go around in Libya...different pots of money man. Big blue isn't buying any snipers for AD - yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Noonin Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 no one thinks (including us) that it'd be anything other than last ditch for us to strafe. C-models strafed (and successfully blew shit up) in WW-Storm. It was a pick up game but it happened. There are lots of good reasons to get serious about strafing in the Mighty Mighty. But anything to do with slow moving aircraft (did you really say that?) is not even remotely why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busdriver Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I was working with my boss at OSK when I was at Kadena to push strafe packaged with limited initial on-scene commander training. The Eagle push was to make the gun actually work to force maintenance to make it work, my push was to introduce the fighter guys to CSAR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy pilgrim Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 C-models strafed (and successfully blew shit up) in WW-Storm. It was a pick up game but it happened. A patch wearer in a previous squadron used to say strafing and droping bombs were like shooting free throws. The target is not moving, it's not all that hard. I will caveat that with the fact that I've never strafed a target on the ground. Maybe it is cosmic, but somehow I think a jinking / aware bandit would be more difficult. Maybe some multi-role pilot could clarify. The Eagle is way over due for a dedicated infrared sensor - the F-14 had one... I really hope this happens for the CAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
check6 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I will caveat that with the fact that I've never strafed a target on the ground SHOT AT THE ENEMY IN COMBAT. Maybe it is cosmic, but somehow I think a jinking / aware bandit would be more difficult. Maybe some multi-role pilot could clarify. When you shoot a free throw in basketball, you're standing still. Flying airplanes with guns on them is different, and sometimes the targets ARE moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backseatdriver Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 (edited) A patch wearer in a previous squadron used to say strafing and droping bombs were like shooting free throws. The target is not moving, it's not all that hard.. Good thing guys never do either to moving targets. And thankfully there's never friendlies nearby or anyone trying to kill you to interfere with the easy task of strafing or bombing a target. I wonder what it's like having this epic of a level of cluelessness? Edit to add: And as far as "jinking / aware bandits" go, those muj squirters tend to jink quite a bit once we start shooting 40 and 105 at them. Unfortunately for them they just die tired. Edited November 1, 2012 by backseatdriver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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