The Case for Canadian Super Hornets

Started by mirth, October 17, 2014, 08:18:23 PM

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mirth

"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

Mr. Bigglesworth

It's a good option, better than the F35. I would prefer drones for patrol, strikes. Supplemented with new F16s which seem to be the most bang for the buck.
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; "
- Shakespeare's Henry V, Act III, 1598

Centurion40

Any time is a good time for pie.

endfire79

Similar to the Humvee thread, which corporation has more friends on Parliament Hill? Boeing or Lockheed Martin? 
"I will return before you can say 'antidisestablishmentarianism'."

"A man may fight for many things. His country, his principles, his friends. The glistening tear on the cheek of a golden child. But personally, I'd mud-wrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock and a sack of French porn."

MIGMaster

#4
I'd love to see us go the Super Hornet route, but I suspect the current gov't is fixated on the F-35.... :uglystupid2:


Here is an interesting little peice I found in the Canadian Military Journal:

http://www.journal.dnd.ca/vol14/no4/page40-eng.asp

Windigo

I made this call years ago.... now we are going to throw 400 million at the existing fleet for what? 5 more years of service???

How many Super Hornets could we buy with that?

Although I like the idea of a whole shit pile of F35s with VSTOL up in the arctic archipeligo. Build a whole crap piule of small strips and play guess where they are now Ivan.
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My wife insists that it says dyslexia but what does she know.

Mr. Bigglesworth

I would rather play the same game with 500 drones, all with 24 hr loiter when needed.
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; "
- Shakespeare's Henry V, Act III, 1598

Windigo

My doctor wrote me a prescription for daily sex.

My wife insists that it says dyslexia but what does she know.

Centurion40

Quote from: Windigo on December 15, 2014, 05:32:23 PM
do we have enough pilots for that??

So long as we do not follow USAF rules for piloting drones.

But we wouldn't need 500.
Any time is a good time for pie.

mirth

"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

mirth

"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

MIGMaster

Looking forward to this competition. Probably only take 30 years  ;)

Windigo

Hey Migsy, how are things? Haven't seen your posts for a while.
My doctor wrote me a prescription for daily sex.

My wife insists that it says dyslexia but what does she know.

MIGMaster

Things are good Amigo - thanks for asking! The inability to peruse the site while on my "breaks" at work kinda curtailed my activities -Thank the Grogs we now have access once again :notworthy: . In the evenings, I find family priorities (aging parents,etc...) to be a real time consumer. I have also stuffed about two years of Warhammer 40K reading and guitar buying/playing in there. 

Once I retire - I'm hoping to have the balance just right !


Windigo

Retirement is starting to be a little more real... little more than 3 years to go. Starting to look at really expensive fishing boats....
My doctor wrote me a prescription for daily sex.

My wife insists that it says dyslexia but what does she know.