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| City Hunter | Feb 24 2006, 02:17 PM Post #91 |
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The Russian equipment that I want our AFP to consider would be that Yak designed strike aircraft. It would be a good replacement for our S.211s. Another item that would be great to have would be the MTLB. Just like our M113s. |
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| Gasmal | Mar 2 2006, 11:40 AM Post #92 |
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Hmmm why people always looking for Russia why they need to buy cheap equipment for their army?.. Just look at Ukraine, Slovak, South Africa, Ex-Warsaw also can offer good equipment with cheaper $$. |
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| spraret | Mar 2 2006, 02:40 PM Post #93 |
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^^ Because most of the countries you mentioned above make weapons they cloned from the Russians. So its better to buy directly from the original manufacturer although I would say that the Polish improved derivatives are as good or better than the Russian originals. |
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| page mcney | Mar 6 2006, 12:57 PM Post #94 |
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i agree sir dancing fire!  also, for example, these russians has also developed a new improved RPG that can defeat tanks with improved armor, no other nation has ever copied it yet, even their new shoulder-fired SAMs is more effective than the older typed as well as the copies of other ex-warsaw-pact states and even china and north korea...... also, its a win-win solution because we also help the russian economy as well as good diplomatic relationship with russia. its not bad to do trade with them, they're not our enemy now, the cold-war is over... |
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| falcon_eagle | Jun 3 2006, 11:24 AM Post #95 |
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do you think this tank would be too haevy and not suitalbeto our needs and terrain |
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| CarlosDJackal | Jun 25 2006, 10:21 PM Post #96 |
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That's too heavy and not practical for our environment. IMHO, the Stryker (LAV-25) would be a more practical solution. It's very modular and it can handle the roughest terrain. http://www.army.mil/features/stryker/default.htm |
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| page mcney | Jun 26 2006, 12:45 PM Post #97 |
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but the cost... the stryker is too expensive, better buy more LAV-300s than buy 1 or 2 stryker units... |
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| MSantor | Jun 26 2006, 01:17 PM Post #98 |
 
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Yeah, Good point. So what if Uncle Sam's defense industries are upset if the AFP doesn't consider US equipment. Why buy overpriced toys when you can buy similar equipment at bargain prices that can do the same job. The Malaysians and the Cubans are pretty happy with their MiG29s. As are the Indians with their Su30s. So are most of the former East bloc nations who are using Russian equipment or their own copies of those equipment lines. |
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| Marschall | Jun 29 2006, 08:29 PM Post #99 |
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We should also focus on Russian air- and costal defense missile systems and mobile radar systems.Imagine e.g. the Pag-asa island with at least 3 medium-ranged SAM systems and anti ship batteries... Modernizing our navanl vessels with Russian missiles would also be a good start. We have old ships but the platform really doesn't matter--it's the equipment and weapons that count ;-) 
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| Zero wing | Aug 12 2006, 12:34 AM Post #100 |
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ya pero wla b backfire ng russian made weapons? 
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