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TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
Here's the rub. The MI 17 is more versatile. a Chinnook is just a transport. A Hip however can become a attack platform. The Chinook is a good bird but Afghanistan is high territory and not all of it is suitable for her. Hip has a slightly better altitude range.
Your are onto the big secret here Kwai, not only is the USAF becoming "feminized, it is on a mission to punish the masculine nature of fighter pilot/pilot culture, it astounds me that no one in the USAF defended the F-22, in spite of its total domination of any air-combat engagement it has entered. To put it in perspective one on my former church members was a Marine during Korea, his younger brother wrote and asked his Marine brother which service he should join,,,,,,,"Join the Air Force, they're the only ones not doing anything over here".
My point is the Air Force is one of the few places in the military where there are lots of opportunities for women to succeed, which they have, and in the process the service finds many of the non-combat leadership roles filled by women, nice women, smart women, well organized women, in a military that is bending over backward to promote women, the Air Force wins the prize. So there is this politically correct, overly sensitive psyche, that will over-flow into other "offended" groups, and "welcome the "victims" of discrimination????? of every stripe, the only group who will be excluded from this preferential treatment will be those "horrible, bigoted, Christians", who defend the second amendment, personal liberty, and Biblical values such as traditional marriage, they are on a "witch hunt", they have been very successful, and who will question their sensitivity??????
We do have solutions the Afghans could use.
But, I admit the Mil-17 is not a bad solution for them. But if that is the solution they want over our own...then they can buy it. Not the US taxpayer, and particularly, IMHO, not at this time and not for this Afghani administration.
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
I agree in Principle with the Caveat That if The US does not have it then we offer something from one of our close partner allies like the UK for Example.
In the Case Of Afghanistan the Attack Hip need would be reduced once the LAS A29 Super Tucano is delivered assuming no more finagling in 2015. As yet however it seems to me that if The Chinook is not available the Retiring USMC SeaKnights could be a option particularly as Ospreys Squadrons grow and push the SeaKnights out of service.
Sounds like a...pardon the pun...watered down COTS version of ASDS.
The ASDS was a good concept vessel, but stretched the limits of underwater technology for that type of vessel, particularly in battery power. It was a larger vessel and carried the two naval operators (drivers) and up to 16 SEALs. This one sounds like a 2+6 version of the same.
Being smaller, it will be able to go further on the same type of charging system. Another of the real issues the ASDS faced was the ability for the vessel to take the stress associated with its missions for prolonged periods and through many cycles. Most of these COTS vessels are not meant to be exercised like a SpecOps vessel will be.
I hope it works out. The SEALs and SpecOps need a dry sumbersible, allowing LI/LO capabilitiy to the sub to ferry them from the SSNs or SSGNs to shore in such a way that those billion dollar+ cost vessels can stand off at good distance and in good depth.
Yes, FORBIN, USNS Flint is out of service as of August 2013.
The USS Flint, AE-32 was one of eight Kilauea Class ammunition supply ships. It was launched in 1970 and commissioned in 1971. It was decommissioned in 1995 and transferred to the Military Sea Lift Command and became USNS Flint, T-AE-32, and was operated by a largely civilian crew, with a small US Navy detachment conducting communications and operations. The Kilauea Class displaced about 10,000 tons, were 564 ft. long, had an 81 ft. beam and a 39 ft. draft. They cruised at 20 knots.
In August 2013, (Story by Military Sealift Command). She was taken out of service after 42 years.
Her specific role has been assumed by the newer, larger USNS Alan Shepherd, T-AKE-3, which was launched in 2006 and commissioned in 2007. The USNS Alan Shepherd is one of fourteen new Lewis and Clark Class dry cargo replinishement ships the US constructed from 2006 through 2012. They cruise at 20 knots, diplace over 40,000 tons, are 690 ft. long, have a beam of 106 ft. and a draft of 30 ft.
Actually RECO, that's the new Kenmore Extra Capacity Neptune, front loading washer, retails for 2495.00 US at your local Sears and Roebuck.
With mine, hers, and ours we have nine kids, so I know these things, check their Winter2013-14 catalog!
Those fans are for the clothsline, it is a little tough to get into the basement, call 12 of your closest friends, or just have a block party????
Brat
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