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Re: Current US Military

Post by Xenophon » Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:08 pm

Smitty-48 wrote:
Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:06 pm
Xenophon wrote:
Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:02 pm
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the fault was not with the F-35 nor the GAU-22 gun

the fault was with the ammunition, the ammo exploded prematurely under the jet

the cartridge was a PGU-32/B SAPHEI-T made by General Dynamics
I see. Is this common? My gut tells me that this happens constantly, but with the f-35 being a money pit, I could see someone trying to frame it in an anti-f-35 way.

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Re: Current US Military

Post by Smitty-48 » Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:12 pm

Xenophon wrote:
Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:08 pm
Smitty-48 wrote:
Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:06 pm
Xenophon wrote:
Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:02 pm
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the fault was not with the F-35 nor the GAU-22 gun

the fault was with the ammunition, the ammo exploded prematurely under the jet

the cartridge was a PGU-32/B SAPHEI-T made by General Dynamics
I see. Is this common? My gut tells me that this happens constantly, but with the f-35 being a money pit, I could see someone trying to frame it in an anti-f-35 way.
trashing the F-35 is a Woke media narrative, all part of trashing America in general

the F-35 is a huge project, all defense projects this size are fraught with conplexity

but what are you comparing F-35 to ?

the reason all the allies are buying F-35 is not because it is perfect,

it's just better and cheaper than the actual alternatives
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Re: Current US Military

Post by SuburbanFarmer » Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:33 pm

Just found Smittys new favorite band.



Most of their catalogue is anti-commie or nuclear related bluegrass. :)
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Re: Current US Military

Post by Smitty-48 » Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:36 pm

ultimately F-35 is dominating the market because it is in fact a theater thermonuclear counteforce option

you can buy the French jet, but the French won't sell you the tactical nuclear bombs to go with it

F-35 is full spectrum dominance, does it all, up to and over the threshold of nuclear war

two B61-12 delivered internal with the stealth for a preemptive strike
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Re: Current US Military

Post by SuburbanFarmer » Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:38 pm

Smitty-48 wrote:
Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:36 pm
ultimately F-35 is dominating the market because it is in fact a theater thermonuclear counteforce option

you can buy the French jet, but the French won't sell you the tactical nuclear bombs to go with it

F-35 is full spectrum dominance, does it all, up to and over the threshold of nuclear war
Now why would I ever use a jet for a nuclear strike? It can’t be more stealthy or elusive than a missile...
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Re: Current US Military

Post by Smitty-48 » Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:41 pm

SuburbanFarmer wrote:
Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:38 pm
Smitty-48 wrote:
Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:36 pm
ultimately F-35 is dominating the market because it is in fact a theater thermonuclear counteforce option

you can buy the French jet, but the French won't sell you the tactical nuclear bombs to go with it

F-35 is full spectrum dominance, does it all, up to and over the threshold of nuclear war
Now why would I ever use a jet for a nuclear strike? It can’t be more stealthy or elusive than a missile...
the F-35 is more stealthy and elusive than a missile

it's not efficient to make a stealth missile, it's too expensive for a single role platform expended downrange

F-35 does it all, theater thermonuclear counterforce is simply its ultimate operational threshold
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Re: Current US Military

Post by Smitty-48 » Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:48 pm

the F-35 is about America replacing its own teen series fighters,

while dominating the overseas markets at the same time

it replaces F-16/F-18 at the same inflation adjusted cost

it replaces the F-117 stealth counterforce option

it does everything America's allies need it to do too

it keeps those allies within the American supply chain

and it does it for cheaper than the actual alternative options
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Re: Current US Military

Post by Smitty-48 » Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:51 pm

the Woke media trashes F-35, they have F-35 Derangement Syndrome

why ?

because they hate America and F-35 is a symbol of American dominance

all Woke media F-35 trashing stories are fake news, just saying
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Re: Current US Military

Post by Smitty-48 » Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:56 pm

the F-35 is no different than Trump

the F-35 is kicking ass, the Europeans are losing market share

those European competitors than feed a "dossier" against the F-35 Trump to the American Woke media
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Re: Current US Military

Post by Smitty-48 » Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:02 pm

you will note that China is not trashing F-35

China is desperately trying to steal the F-35 technology to field their own version

they are finding that to be difficult however, Stealth & Sensor Fusion are easier said than done
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