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KMy personal view is that she was appointed to ensure a lid was kept on expenditure and that was the reason for the delay in releasing...
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GMy personal view is that she was appointed to ensure a lid was kept on expenditure and that was the reason for the delay in releasing...
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KNo, a single aircraft of any type short of a B-21A or larger isn’t going to deliver “much” strike. At best the RNZAF by itself might be...
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I'm fairly sure that even with under wing tanks, a C-130J still can't do Christchurch -> On top McMurdo, socked in can't land ->... -
KSupporting the worlds largest terrorist organisation - the Chinese Communist Party - at its 3rd September military display showing off...
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AADMk2 replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.The M242 25mm Bushmaster in Australian service has no programmable or proximity fused ammunition natures, which certainly doesn’t...
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Guys some 28 major projects were announced last year (2025-2029) and on top of existing projects that were already underway. I'd hazard... -
Todjaeger replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.IIRC the M242 25mm Bushmaster has an effective range of ~3km, about twice the effective range of the Mk 15 Phalanx 20mm CIWS. From my... -
spoz replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.25mm Bushmaster in Naval implementations has a secondary role against slow(ish) moving aerial targets - 200 rpm is fine for helos and... -
MMARKMILES77 replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.S Speartooth seems to be making great strides without all the hoopla of Ghost Shark. Perhaps a production order is not far away...
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SStampede replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.Suggest any medium gun based system must handle the full range of inner threats. Therefore separate phalanx / bushmaster type...
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Sswerve replied to the thread Military Aviation News and Discussion.There's a large Somali diaspora, probably a lot better off & better educated than the residents of Somalia itself. Doesn't mean they'll...
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SStampede replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.I think the naval 30 mm will be the longer 173mm round compared to the 113mm on the Apache Not sure if they are interchangeable , but...
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I understand the reasons, but the reality is, in four years or less, unless something changes that (partial) homogeneousness ceases to...
