randy wrote:... with certain combinations of munitions and target sets it could be effective with "retail destruction" as well.
As opposed to 'wholesale destruction'? Haha.
F111 Belly Landing
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As opposed to 'wholesale destruction'? Haha.
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Yeah that would be the sunshine in a can.Denis wrote:randy wrote:... with certain combinations of munitions and target sets it could be effective with "retail destruction" as well.
As opposed to 'wholesale destruction'? Haha.
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When I was doing Conventional Weaponeering at CINCPAC I had a sign at my desk:Greg wrote:Yeah that would be the sunshine in a can.Denis wrote:randy wrote:... with certain combinations of munitions and target sets it could be effective with "retail destruction" as well.
As opposed to 'wholesale destruction'? Haha.
"Retail Destruction at Wholesale Prices!"
The Wholesale Destruction guys Greg alluded to were in another office up the hill from me.
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My parents' weekend place was somewhat near Camp Shelby in Mississippi. When we first got the place in the early-'80s it was USAFR F-4Es and Navy Reserve A-7Es zipping past at low level. Later it was A-10s and F/A-18s. The 'Hogs were especially impressive. Most unusual thing I saw flying overhead was one of the F-20 prototypes. I heard a jet, looked up & watched what looked like a gray F-5 fly over at low, but not treetop height. Unusual, and therefore cool. As it went past, I saw one big exhaust, instead of two small ones & realized what it really was.
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Best part of that whole F111 vid is the Squadron Leader's 'stache. No amount of ascot wearing finery by our Zoomies can ever touch that.
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I know that the E model's targeting system was particularly good for such things. The D models used something a little more primitive for iron bombs, yet still to great effect. The F model solved the iron bomb problem with the Pave Tack pod, but that negated the use of the internal munitions bay. I always wanted to see someone make the Pave Tack system smaller so you could mount it elsewhere on the airframe and get the extra space for munitions. Of course I also wanted to see them mount two 25mm Bushmaster-type cannons running down the underside of the plane for strafing the crap out of vehicle convoys, too. But there's no chance of improving it now...HTRN wrote:I thought loft tossing was mainly done with "physics packages"..randy wrote:It's called a Loft-Toss. Not the most accurate of deliveries, but for when close counts (nukes, cluster munitions, soft area targets ("soft pudgies in the open")) it can be effective at reducing exposure to the target's defenses. Not just an F-111 delivery method.
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They call that a Tornado.SoupOrMan wrote: Of course I also wanted to see them mount two 25mm Bushmaster-type cannons running down the underside of the plane for strafing the crap out of vehicle convoys, too. But there's no chance of improving it now...
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The Tornado carries about 12000 fewer pounds of ordnance, though.
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