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help meeee !!!
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I want some information about bombs , aircrafts , gbu 10 , 12 and ... can anybody help me by sending emails or introducing useful sites I have searched sites already , but I want something interesting and strange about gbu 10 and aircraft , I need information , please help mee my email adress : please mail me |
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Is GBU-10 as such even in use in the US military any more?
Please, correct me if I'm wrong, but my feeling is that the Paveway I systems are not in service; at least I haven't seen any being loaded on US or NATO aircraft in the last four years. Paveway IIs and Paveway IIIs, on the contrary, are very much still in service. But, the GBU-10s were used - between others, also on Iranian F-4Ds, in conjunction with the AVQ-9 Zot Box, and especially during the first weeks of the war against Iraq, in September/October 1980.... Tom Cooper Co-Author: Iran-Iraq War in the Air, 1980-1988: http://www.acig.org/pg1/content.php and, Iranian F-4 Phantom II Units in Combat: http://www.osprey-publishing.co.uk/t...hp/title=S6585 |
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Tom Cooper writes:
But, the GBU-10s were used - between others, also on Iranian F-4Ds, in conjunction with the AVQ-9 Zot Box, and especially during the first weeks of the war against Iraq, in September/October 1980... We sold the Shah lots of F-4Ds, and lots of IR avionics to go with it. I sure as hell wouldn't want them to know *anything* about current weapon systems, not that a 25 year old F-4D which hasn't been maintained properly is a threat. Dave http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html |
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"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message ... Tom Cooper writes: But, the GBU-10s were used - between others, also on Iranian F-4Ds, in conjunction with the AVQ-9 Zot Box, and especially during the first weeks of the war against Iraq, in September/October 1980... We sold the Shah lots of F-4Ds, and lots of IR avionics to go with it. I sure as hell wouldn't want them to know *anything* about current weapon systems, not that a 25 year old F-4D which hasn't been maintained properly is a threat. Dave http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html Dave, don't know if you want to know, but they bought only 32 F-4Ds (and 177 F-4Es) - and these were supplied without any IRST-systems (their Phantoms had no housings under the chin). Their F-4Ds were delivered between 1968 and 1970 so are now actually between 34 and 35 years old. Some 15 have survived the war with Iraq, and remain very much in service. In fact, instead of GBU-10s they are now armed with indigenious Iranian Sattar-1/2/3 laser-guided missiles (a mix of (US) GBU-10 and (French) AS.30L technology), the Noor (an Iranian version of the 160km-range C.802K-2 anti-ship missile, directly comparable in capabilities to the Harpoon), and R-73/AA-11 Archer air-to-air missiles (the last in addition to the usual Sparrows)... Tom Cooper Co-Author: Iran-Iraq War in the Air, 1980-1988: http://www.acig.org/pg1/content.php and, Iranian F-4 Phantom II Units in Combat: http://www.osprey-publishing.co.uk/t...hp/title=S6585 |
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Tom Cooper writes:
Dave, don't know if you want to know, but they bought only 32 F-4Ds (and 177 F-4Es) - and these were supplied without any IRST-systems (their Phantoms had no housings under the chin). Hi Tom. Scary. I retired from the Navy in 1976 and went to work as an engineer at a large well known company on RT 128 outside of Boston. I specifically worked on the AN/AAD-5 system, and our customer was the Shah of Iran for use with the F-4s bought from us. I imagine they are now obsolete. Their F-4Ds were delivered between 1968 and 1970 so are now actually between 34 and 35 years old. Some 15 have survived the war with Iraq, and remain very much in service. In fact, instead of GBU-10s they are now armed with indigenious Iranian Sattar-1/2/3 laser-guided missiles (a mix of (US) GBU-10 and (French) AS.30L technology), the Noor (an Iranian version of the 160km-range C.802K-2 anti-ship missile, directly comparable in capabilities to the Harpoon), and R-73/AA-11 Archer air-to-air missiles (the last in addition to the usual Sparrows)... Tom Cooper Co-Author: Iran-Iraq War in the Air, 1980-1988: Very scary, but if there is only 15, I suspect they would be called "turkey meat" if they challenged F-14s, 15s, 16s or 18s. You seem well informed -- so, what *do* they have that would be a challenge to us.? Dave http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html |
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"Tom Cooper" wrote in message ...
Their F-4Ds were delivered between 1968 and 1970 so are now actually between 34 and 35 years old. Some 15 have survived the war with Iraq, and remain very much in service. In fact, instead of GBU-10s they are now armed with indigenious Iranian Sattar-1/2/3 laser-guided missiles (a mix of (US) GBU-10 and (French) AS.30L technology), the Noor (an Iranian version of the 160km-range C.802K-2 anti-ship missile, directly comparable in capabilities to the Harpoon), and R-73/AA-11 Archer air-to-air missiles (the last in addition to the usual Sparrows)... Tom, I hope everyone else will forgive me for approaching this from a modellers point of view, but a Phantom with a mix of Archer and Sparrow missiles sounds like a must-build to me. Are there pictures showing how these are carried either on the web or in one of the books you mention? Thanks Rob |
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On 11/6/03 10:58 AM, in article ,
"Tom Cooper" wrote: Is GBU-10 as such even in use in the US military any more? Absolutely is... Please, correct me if I'm wrong, but my feeling is that the Paveway I systems are not in service; at least I haven't seen any being loaded on US or NATO aircraft in the last four years. Paveway IIs and Paveway IIIs, on the contrary, are very much still in service. Currently Paveway II is stan. Paveway III is GBU-24. But, the GBU-10s were used - between others, also on Iranian F-4Ds, in conjunction with the AVQ-9 Zot Box, and especially during the first weeks of the war against Iraq, in September/October 1980.... Tom Cooper Co-Author: Iran-Iraq War in the Air, 1980-1988: http://www.acig.org/pg1/content.php and, Iranian F-4 Phantom II Units in Combat: http://www.osprey-publishing.co.uk/t...hp/title=S6585 |
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Yes - I can help. The preferred method for testing aircraft bombs is
to get yourself a really big hammer - 8 lb. ball-pean type hammer should work. Walk up to the bomb and strike it just as firmly as you can on the pointy end - thats the opposite end from the fins. Do this repeatedly until you here Allah telling you the bomb is OK to use. Then go to the next bomb and repeat. If we can be of any further help, please don't hesitiate to ask. Regards, On 6 Nov 2003 00:57:31 -0800, (Hamid) wrote: hello , I want some information about bombs , aircrafts , gbu 10 , 12 and ... can anybody help me by sending emails or introducing useful sites I have searched sites already , but I want something interesting and strange about gbu 10 and aircraft , I need information , please help mee my email adress : please mail me |
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Charlie Wolf writes:
Yes - I can help. The preferred method for testing aircraft bombs is to get yourself a really big hammer - 8 lb. ball-pean type hammer should work. Walk up to the bomb and strike it just as firmly as you can on the pointy end - thats the opposite end from the fins. Do this repeatedly until you here Allah telling you the bomb is OK to use. Then go to the next bomb and repeat. If we can be of any further help, please don't hesitiate to ask. Regards, On 6 Nov 2003 00:57:31 -0800, (Hamid) wrote: hello , I want some information about bombs , aircrafts , gbu 10 , 12 and ... can anybody help me by sending emails or introducing useful sites I have searched sites already , but I want something interesting and strange about gbu 10 and aircraft , I need information , please help mee my email adress : please mail me Only one thing wrong, Charlie. Old Hamid lives in the Stone Age thanks to the Eye-ah-tollahs. They don't have hammers. Would a large rock do the job? Dave http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html |
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