No. But if they were at scale then I assume I'd see more noise about it in the news.
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Russia/Ukraine conflict
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No. But if they were at scale then I assume I'd see more noise about it in the news.
Looks like the oil/gas terminal by St. Petersburg struck by Ukrainian drones a few nights ago will be at reduced capacity from some time:
A new class of drones. Sanction enforcement drones.
Very nice. Hope to see more of it.
Very nice. Hope to see more of it.
navguy12
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SwedishAdvocate
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Erdoğan has been postponing this for quite a while by now... Let's just say that I'm not getting my hopes up. And as I understand it – Erdoğan himself must also sign it... It wouldn't surprise me one bit if he just doesn't for whatever reason... And even if the Turkish parliament and Erdoğan ratifies Sweden, then that still leaves Hungary and Orbán...
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I’m concerned anyone else pretends to know better than Ukraine what’s best for Ukraine.
Ukraine’s somehow managed to clear up the Black Sea for shipping; anyone following the news can see they’re effectively eviscerating Russia’s’ air superiority. I’d LOVE to see Warthogs ripping through Putins remaining outpost and weapons of war.
Seems like quite the sharp decline in Putler the Russian Dictator's missile strikes recently.
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Either Russia is hoarding their current production for a massive wave of strikes coming, or they are having production problems. Hard to know which is the case.
They may be working on that. The Biden administration is very quiet about anything going on until they have to reveal it.
A-10s would be toast if used the way they were originally intended - picking off enemy tanks with the 30mm cannon. But used like the Su-24s and Su-25s are launching weapons from behind friendly lines, they would be a good "delivery truck". The A-10 has lots of hard points and can carry a massive amount of ordinance. It would probably be best to remove the cannon from these planes. It weighs a lot and is useless in this role.
FielderJones
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You probably don't want to change the C/G of this aircraft by removing the cannon.
Yep. A-10 is literally a flying GAU-8. It was designed around it. Remove it, you compromise the airframe.
I flew a plane designed around heavier diesels retrofitted with lighter lycoming IO-360’s and it was severely compromised in range, performance, and passenger occupancy.
CG too far forward: plane flys poorly
CG too far aft: plane only flys once
True. Though there are things that can be done to rebalance the aircraft. Might not be possible with the A-10 though.
Buckminster
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Well this goes without saying. Elon is obviously going to dedicate a substantial portion of his resources reengineering a 50 year old war plane.
The simplest fix for the A-10 would be to remove the gun and replace the gun with some kind of ballast. It wouldn't save any weight, but a rounded housing in place of the gun would improve aerodynamics.
Seems like quite the sharp decline in Putler the Russian Dictator's missile strikes recently.
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Just thought of one reason Russia may be holding back missiles. There is a lot of talk of Ukraine's F-16s going active soon. They may be holding back the missiles to attack the F-16 fields when they start operations.
Ukraine will just LOVE all of our committee-modified A-10's with V12 FSD!
SwedishAdvocate
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NATO Signs 1.1 Billion-Euro Contract For Artillery Ammunition
NATO has signed a 1.1 billion-euro ($1.2 billion) contract for 155 mm artillery ammunition, the alliance said, with part of the shells to be supplied to Ukraine after complaints a shortage of munitions was hampering its war efforts.
www.rferl.org
NATO struck the deal on behalf of several allies who will either pass on the shells to Ukraine or use them to stock up their own depleted inventories. Bulk buying ensures lower prices.
SwedishAdvocate
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Why haven't the many Western homes & property used by the wives & children of Putin, Lavrov & Peskov been confiscated? It would send a clear message that while Putin expects the Russian people to suffer, his & his cronies families live in pampered luxury.
twitter.com/GlasnostGone/status/1749430328077189576
twitter.com/GlasnostGone/status/1749430328077189576
