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Raymond

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  1. pity he repainted it, the moldovan UB was super sexy in an eastern European way :D found a pic of the early 9.12 being loaded in B) the origin of this fulcrum is a little perplexing, could be moldova from storage
  2. got this pic form 2011 showing them in okish condition; im surprised they've tarpd' em its interesting to note these ones only carry tail insignia, aso some have a fatter type of aerial on the tail, that others lack: from my info there are ones at: Nellis Nellis (threat warning centre) dayton tyndall dayton and tyndall being of most interest to me :D
  3. hiya yea thats possible, though a lot seem to have been re numbered! eg '08' has '21' on the fin and is a 9-13! :wacko: a comparison to check:
  4. Woot!! this looks to be 9-12 give the straight down spine from behind the canopy!:D (had a profile of this ac calling it a 9-12 so great to have the pic!) :banana:
  5. hiya thanks for the info, it all helps! :D found this pic; wondering if the one on the right is a 9-12 ( as the spine dossn't go all the way to the aux intakes on the 9-13 on the left?)
  6. hiya! cheers for that, any photos are most welcome! :) the 9-12s from moldova are very early fulcrums; have no flare launchers and ventral fins on the tail booms, the only pic I have dug up is this: the 13s' were picked up to prevent sale to Iran, im curious as to the purchase of the 9-12s - Iran bought theirs direct from russia in the early 90s wondered if they were used as spares for the 4477th's fulcrums
  7. hiya! does anyone have pics of the 9-12 fulcrums purchased by the US from Moldova? cheers!
  8. may find this article interesting: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/25/afghanistan-taliban-missile-strike-chinook the unidentified rocket at the end is interesting; sa-2, 3 and 13 were used in astan
  9. true, im sure they will try though :D I guess turboprops have less of a threat from SAMs, I just wonder about ZSUs etc (thinking post coalition astan) as for the absence of sams, it is an interesting question; I guess there is the risk it comes back to bite donor countries later, not just from the US but from their own rebel groups on-selling to other rebels. A ton were used up after the soviet left during the infighting, then battling the Taliban, plus a lot of ruined stockpiles. when it comes down to it an RPG is better money spent than a sam I guess! *not to mention all the EOD work that
  10. I have great optimism for the afghan air force in that department
  11. lol, bet me to it fulcrum hopefully the Afghans get something, I do wonder how vulnerable these would be to sams or RPG even!?
  12. not that this is a bad thing; I don't believe having any of the major superpowers involved has proved particularly helpful, and if a solution is to be found it will be through regional multilateral diplomacy. given the involvement of the US/UK in Iranian history; notably the overthrowing the democratically elected government 1953 I do wonder if US/UK/RU/CN all backed off supporting their respective parties in the wider gulf whether then a real solution could be devised
  13. only the US could completely stop Irans nuke program; its so dispersed and numerous. youd need a lot to get everything. Ironically Iran seems to be following a similar historical pattern of Israel with its Dimona facility. A strike could have very mixed results; a lot of Iranians have no love for their government, though a foreign aggressor will almost certainly make even the most frustrated Iranian go very patriotic, not to mention many Iranians want the security of a nuclear deterrent against forgiven influence, most certainly accelerated by what's happened to its neighbours - sort of a dam
  14. if after war-action I think docu-drama format is far superior. there's a good series called 'special forces heroes' explores some important SAS missions. The re-enactments are good, veteran commentary fascinating, and explores the success and bungles in each mission; giving a really complete picture of the events. cat be watched on:
  15. unimpressed,I submit my entry: Warnography (warh-nog-ruh-fee)   noun 1. television shows, articles, photographs, etc., created to evoke or satisfy the excessive desire for actions affiliated with armed combat. Origin: 2012; by adaptation Related forms warno, noun warnographic, adjective * while I could moan about it glorifying war, creating cardboard cut-out enemies etc, ill take a different approach; the horrible screenplay cheapens the seals into epic levels clichedness while exploiting their real-world reputation of courage and valour in order to make a quick buck on what is a
  16. "product may contain traces of nuts, eggs, gluten and actual nazis" :D last movie that was a decent homage to movies of old was black dynamite oh, yea president palin - thats worth the ticket price alone :D
  17. god, I thought the MMRCA was going to outlive me!
  18. time to watch the half in the bag review: http://redlettermedia.com/half-in-the-bag-red-tails/
  19. Internet and paying? lol! this might of worked in 1996...
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