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| datu | Aug 30 2005, 03:41 PM Post #51 |
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Honestly, F-5s for patrol? For one thing F-5s arent well known for their range and loiter time, and another thing, the radar for the $100 South Korean F-5 is the Mk.1 eyeball, so any recoinasance these planes will undertake will only be within the pilot's visual range. F-5 for patrol? For the time being, the governement will be better off than bringing back mothballed Fokker-27 or Islanders or atleast bring back more BO-105s for patrol NOT F-5s. There is talk about the Polish giving a loan to buy military equipment, including planes i think? They might be M-28Skytrucks or even better M-28Bryza MPA. The PAF also is looking for more Fokker-27, might be reverted back to MPA? And for plans the original PAF plan for MPA/surveilance aircraft was for the PAF to buy C-130s and convert these to MPA aircraft, which in my opinion is not a good idea. |
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| eagle1 | Aug 31 2005, 12:56 AM Post #52 |
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no insult intended but that is why i mentioned a squadron of newer mrf planes. hopefully it would be something like the f/a-18d, optimized for maritime strike. two strike packages, each one with one hornet and 5 to 6 f-5. i'm just using the f-5 as an example but it could be an f-86f with ir capability. the f-5 at one point carried sidewinders and my guess is the koreans most likely mounted a -9L on those wings. we are not talking crossing the pacific here so by the time an enemy is spotted (with the help of us sats), intentions verified, warned, etc, we maybe talking less than 100 miles at intercept. now with the f-18 radar and ir systems, you have both active and passive detection capability. add to that , you can use something like a maverick which has both radar guided and ir versions. better and cheaper would be what i call the "hydra de ville". told opus about this one a while back. it is essentially a 5 inch hydra rocket which uses the ir (night viz) camera used on the cadillac de ville. testing showed it is more accurate and more robust than the mav. now once the invading fleet is located by the hornet, fired its longer range radar guided ordy, the f-5s can go in closer and use their ir munitions. the -18 can just hang back since it is a very valuable asset compared to the f-5. i know the argentinians lost but follow their example on this one. lost two frigs and the atlantic conveyor loaded with harriers to cheap airplanes... |
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| datu | Aug 31 2005, 03:19 AM Post #53 |
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Thats different if youre talking about Maritime/Surface Strike Aircraft. But nearly fell off my chair when i read using jets just for patrol rather than ships or atleast mentioning MP/surveilance aircraft. Now that would be an expensive mistake.
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| eagle1 | Sep 1 2005, 04:46 AM Post #54 |
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why not use them for patrol? pilots need to get hours and hone in their skills on terrainless navigation. also give the pilots a good camera and a hand held gps so they can take pictures and mark areas of interest. these pics can be analyzed on landing. the flights are to be secondary to dedicated mpa functions and should not take their place. pilots might as well practice intercepting commercial airlines flying through phil airspace without paying the fee.... btw, why the 9L (see prev post)? when the AIM-9B were upgraded to the 9J followed by the L,M,P and so on, the aircraft systems where also upgraded. pretty much they made the planes compatible with a lot of other weapon systems. this is why (i think) one does not see a paf f-5 with an upgraded sidewinder... |
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| possible | Sep 1 2005, 04:51 AM Post #55 |
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don’t exactly agree with the means given, but the concept laid-out by eagle1 makes perfect sense: why waste resources using ships for 24/7 EEZ surveillance when other platforms can do this more efficiently? posted on the SURFACE WAVE RADAR thread
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the most cost-effective means of 24/7 surveillance aren’t ships, it’s ground-based radar stations and MPAs, as datu pointed out. the most operationally-effective means of turning-back intruders isn’t ships, it’s MRFs, as eagle1 said – so who needs ships for 24/7 surveillance or long-range external defense missions? what I'd like the PN inventory to look like 2-3 subs 2-4 frigates 12 or more corvettes/littoral combat ships 12 or more specialized ISO small craft no OPVs: the PN needs combat vessels – why? because what the PN has been losing all these years of neglect isn’t only ships per se, it’s the capability to perform true external defense-relevant missions like ASuW, AAW, and especially ASW, so the PN needs most of all training to restore/acquire those skills, can’t train while you’re patrolling (except if you’re in a sub) and you can’t train for ASW on an OPV. give the OPVs to the Coast Guard, give real warships to the PN. which are: subs are the most expedient way to real deterrence, and they also happen to be more effective surveillance platforms than surface ships, from the SUBMARINES thread
frigates are needed for their size, which allows mounting electronics, weapons, and other equipment that wouldn’t fit on smaller vessels (like large towed arrays, longer range radar, 5-inch guns, and larger ASW helos - basically, a package like this Italian beauty brings to the table - though an affordable version of edwin's LCS would be great long-term). but as argued in the SECURING THE LITTORAL thread, we don't need so many large and expensive-to-run ships, and the rest of the PN need not be so sophisticated: what the A69 (“AVISO” isn’t the type name, just French for “corvette”), MINERVA, DESCUBIERTA posted on datu’s OPV thread, and the POHANG-class corvettes posted here, share in common is economy (else how can you afford to train extensively) and crucially survivability since all are true warships built to military standards, get a few of these to get the PN’s training on-track then get a local shipbuilding program going as soon as possible (smaller designs like israeli's FLYVEFISKEN would be ok, but this licence-built-in-UAE-by-way-of-France corvette is also interesting). as for ISO the PN and PMC need versatile platforms like this Turkish product (but not necessarily identical to the one pictured!) which can pursue terrs, patrol places like Western Minda efficiently, and deliver SF teams stealthily. the only non-combat vessels necessary: LSTs like the ENDURANCE-class, plus support vessels. that's all. |
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Now that would be an expensive mistake.
8:33 AM Jul 11