 V-22 Gunship?, Yes, Please. |
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 Mar 22 2006, 12:10 AM
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Creating a god with his own hands  Group: Members Posts: 1,405 Joined: 30-September 02 From: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 Member No.: 3,364  |
V-22 Escort Version?
Helicopters are too slow, jets are too fast. so they're turning the V-22 into a multirole fighter?? as a gunship I could understand, fast on-station, and the ability to loiter, in addition to manueverability. but why the air to air capability? don't the marines have F/A 18s for a reason? in any case. I want one. |
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Mar 22 2006, 12:17 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 775 Joined: 31-March 05 From: florida Member No.: 7,273 |
technically yes they do, however there is something to be said about something that is able to engage the jets and helos on station while defending the V-22, Personally i think its a crock of drek and that they should simply modify the V-22 like the did the C-130 to make them gunships and leave the air to air stuff to the F-18's and F-35's. But hey thats me.....as for having one, I made one for in game use using the vehicle shop download from dumpshock.
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Mar 22 2006, 12:23 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 944 Joined: 19-February 03 Member No.: 4,128 |
I see those sidewinders being intended for other gunships rather than migs.
I also would not be surprised to see the option to replace sidewinders with 2 tube Stinger launcher. In the dustoff game, Stingers and Sidewinders may be like Sidewinders and AMRAAMs in the fast mover game. |
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Mar 22 2006, 09:25 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,528 |
One should not forget rugged stuff like SU-25, Pukera and similar ground attack crafts as potential targets. Those can be rather hard for the man portable air defence systems and might actually require the beefier Sidewinder warhead. Quite interesting on the linked side where the talks about mating the V-22 Fuselage with another body (War in 2020's M-100 anyone 8) ) and about the alternate "Stopped Propeller" tiltrotor. What's next, an X-Wing Composite helicopter that goes over the Mach? :D |
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Mar 24 2006, 02:49 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 944 Joined: 19-February 03 Member No.: 4,128 |
Speaking of armed V-22s, Dale Brown wrote a book called _Hammerheads_. It features armed Ospreys used for customs enforcement duty. It had a 30m chaingun one one side and a stinger rack on the other.
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Mar 24 2006, 03:01 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,528 |
Those worked out well due to a health dose of: "The Mac" McLanahan J.C Powel (J.C as in ...help me or ... he is crazy) and a lot of ugly drones. But the armed V-22s (That appear in quite a few of his novells) are "nice". The third best thing after an Old Dog and a Cheeta. |
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Mar 24 2006, 03:16 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,283 Joined: 17-May 05 Member No.: 7,398 |
Anyone actually read the article? They're not arming V-22s, they're creating entirely new aircraft to escort them.
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Mar 24 2006, 04:29 PM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
Great. It'll be ready about the same time they retire the first generation of Ospreys in 20-30 years.
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Mar 24 2006, 05:32 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 140 Joined: 26-July 05 From: Calgary Alberta, CANADA Member No.: 7,519 |
All Helicopter gunships currently deployed in the US and British Militaries have the capability to defend against airborne threats. Its just a way they can protect themselves from air superiority threats until the cavalry can arrive. Generally they are armed with A-A capability until air superiority has been established. |
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