"Paul J. Adam" wrote:

:In message , Fred J. McCall
writes
:"Paul J. Adam" wrote:
::
::Out of interest, what are the USN SH-60 detachment doing at Neptune
::Warrior 063 this month? They've come to work with our Lynxes on
::Objective 6.2.2... "low slow fliers".
:
:Why, they're making you look bad, of course.
:
:id they not get your memo that there was no reason for them to get
::involved?
:
:No need to get shirty, Paul. This sort of remark is what gets your
:feelings bruised when I bat it back at you in return.
:
:No need to get defensive, Fred -

It's not defensive to note you making one of your usual ****ty little
comments, Paul. It's merely an attempt to maintain comity.

You see, I suspect that like most arrogant ******s, you simply don't
realize quite what an absolute ass you frequently are.

:it's not the first time you've made
:statements that proved to be bold, sweeping and wrong.

Talk about irony....

Just don't get your nose out of joint when I slap you back, boyo.

:"Hint: Helicopters aren't used as interceptors." - unless the contact
:is low and slow, like many types of UAV, in which case helicopters *are*
:used as interceptors.

No, they aren't. Interceptors carry WEAPONS, Paul.

Gee, not so wrong after all, I guess.

Now go read the story about the ostensible Iranian UAV. The claim is
that after 25 minutes the carrier 'scrambled' 2 helicopters and 4
fighter jets.

That may sound reasonable to you, but I live on planet Earth.

:What air-to-air weapons do you think a USN SH-60 carries?
:
:For this, the optional door gun should suffice nicely (that's what the
:Lynx would be using, after all).

So you think a guy standing in a doorway over iron sights using a
weapon never intended to fire at anything but the ground is going to
hit one of these things but a purpose built machine designed to take
on air targets is going to be unable to?

Yeah, that could happen!

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