tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5471431248198268502..comments2024-03-28T09:32:13.767-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Day of the HogOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62831750902816099432021-10-21T16:44:26.449-07:002021-10-21T16:44:26.449-07:00Not quite, but that IS funny!Not quite, but that IS funny!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15052781430654874102021-10-21T16:12:20.466-07:002021-10-21T16:12:20.466-07:00(Don McCollor)...I remember hearing the legend tha...(Don McCollor)...I remember hearing the legend that the A-10 takes bird strikes from the rear...Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14315563576580364072021-10-21T03:20:08.129-07:002021-10-21T03:20:08.129-07:00Well, the A-10 isn't the fastest bird in the s...Well, the A-10 isn't the fastest bird in the sky. Now I have to figure out who would win a straight race, the Hoover or the Hog?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82296036468137028272021-10-21T03:18:19.210-07:002021-10-21T03:18:19.210-07:00lol no - Not really.lol no - Not really.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52379332175591240722021-10-21T03:17:46.828-07:002021-10-21T03:17:46.828-07:00Tuna - Bingo!Tuna - Bingo!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85740773030216662852021-10-20T21:41:32.778-07:002021-10-20T21:41:32.778-07:00Tuna, you're looking at this all wrong. The ph...Tuna, you're looking at this all wrong. The phrase you seek is "target rich environment". Sorta like the guys who mistakenly surround paratroopers. "Those poor bastards"... (NOT the paras, I mean) ;)lol nohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335617988091342172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90170322836430040082021-10-20T19:27:07.734-07:002021-10-20T19:27:07.734-07:00Sarge, you know this, but the A-10 and the Mighty ...Sarge, you know this, but the A-10 and the Mighty War Hoover (S-3B Viking) share the same engines. Although the USAF burns them hotter and a little faster than we do.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41895158154569889342021-10-20T19:25:50.492-07:002021-10-20T19:25:50.492-07:00And our over-reliance on tech means we can't a...And our over-reliance on tech means we can't afford very many. Quantity has a quality all of its own as the saying goes. The ChiComs may not have the best stuff, but they sure have a ton of it.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29410941064294098942021-10-20T16:52:35.761-07:002021-10-20T16:52:35.761-07:00Ya might say fishy!Ya might say fishy!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9248792061164553772021-10-20T16:10:49.620-07:002021-10-20T16:10:49.620-07:00It dies seem odd, how she just appeared.It dies seem odd, how she just appeared.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6054181040110379872021-10-20T12:16:16.583-07:002021-10-20T12:16:16.583-07:00To me the sound of those engines is scary, makes y...To me the sound of those engines is scary, makes you think about what's coming!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33007032008859447842021-10-20T12:11:49.700-07:002021-10-20T12:11:49.700-07:00First aircraft I saw/heard after 9/11 air shutdown...First aircraft I saw/heard after 9/11 air shutdown was a pair of A-10s. Very distinct sound. Used to have a DCMA QAR who had been a maintenance chief for a squadron of A-10s. He had some interesting stories. Would not want one of those aircraft mad at me.FeralFerrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052035175222525103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10783536231737398632021-10-20T11:55:04.006-07:002021-10-20T11:55:04.006-07:00Ah yes, the sand seekers, I had forgotten that ter...Ah yes, the sand seekers, I had forgotten that term. 😂OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67129340725094637392021-10-20T11:53:20.581-07:002021-10-20T11:53:20.581-07:00Hahaha!Hahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45998680673942013392021-10-20T10:32:45.368-07:002021-10-20T10:32:45.368-07:00He makes invertebrates look stiff.He makes invertebrates look stiff.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84608647433917494052021-10-20T10:03:15.950-07:002021-10-20T10:03:15.950-07:00When I flew the Deuce at Itazuke AB, we occasional...When I flew the Deuce at Itazuke AB, we occasionally had a missile that needed firing. It was probably during an ORI or something. I recall that a high percentage of them were "sand seekers". The 2.75 FFARs always seemed to work and were a lot more fun to fire. The missiles were mounted internally on racks that extended once the doors opened during the firing sequence. The rockets were inside the doors on either side. Most of the time it seems like we used the missile bays for carrying the wooden bowls and velvet paintings we bought at Clark AB on the occasional trip down there to stand alert for their squadron of drinkers.<br />The Phantom was something else. As an IP, I sat in the backseat quite often to observe Sparrow shots. I'm trying to remember whether every stud got a missile to fire at the end of the course. The Sparrows always came off the aircraft, they didn't always track, however. I can remember flying the T-Bird too, as the tow for the target. It was amazing how often the O-6's came out to fly when there were "clean" Phantoms on the schedule. 45 minute mission - off, out, shoot, ACM your way back to George.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91125569818528195452021-10-20T09:52:41.241-07:002021-10-20T09:52:41.241-07:00Control the sky, control the fight.
Until the gor...Control the sky, control the fight.<br /><br />Until the gorram politicians give it away.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3575774469149864912021-10-20T09:51:33.084-07:002021-10-20T09:51:33.084-07:00Napalm sticks to protesters. Just sayin'...Napalm sticks to protesters. Just sayin'...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10707328404649597022021-10-20T09:41:00.432-07:002021-10-20T09:41:00.432-07:00Since the American Civil War, he who controls the ...Since the American Civil War, he who controls the sky controls the ground. Little known is the roll of observation balloons used for, well, observation and spotting of artillery as early as 1862, and the roll of said balloons in the success at Vicksburg and other sieges.<br /><br />Something that the American Military immediately wanted to forget after the war. Idiots.<br /><br />Glad the ChiCom commander sees the ways of reality. Unfortunately his family is now dead even if he is repatriated. The ChiComs don't allow failure to go unpunished. They are much like Mexican cartels in that respect. (We used to call a semi-load of seized drugs 'dead Mexicans' because you know whole families would get wiped out over a big load being confiscated. Sad but true, and dark humor is the only way to really survive it.)<br /><br />Also glad someone decided to get interested in Ye's credentials. I hope she's real. And I hope the Republic of China lasts.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66409611506127694132021-10-20T09:35:38.655-07:002021-10-20T09:35:38.655-07:00There are always those annoying holdouts. And the...There are always those annoying holdouts. And the annoying politicians.<br /><br />And, well, would love to see an Antifa/BLM peaceful protest receive some Brrrt. Or a cluster bomb. Or both.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28370759484584906622021-10-20T09:35:30.901-07:002021-10-20T09:35:30.901-07:00Indeed.Indeed.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29136898054375968772021-10-20T09:34:58.308-07:002021-10-20T09:34:58.308-07:00Pretty ducking fumb actually.Pretty ducking fumb actually.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49216913342810242021-10-20T09:34:36.221-07:002021-10-20T09:34:36.221-07:00As covered in "Debt of Honor" by Tom Cla...As covered in "Debt of Honor" by Tom Clancy, as the aged Phoenix missiles mostly worked. It is a problem. Buy expensive missile without refurbishing them, and they tend to go bad. Buy them during war-fighting and they get used, so you don't need refurbishment. Buy missiles with a refurbishment program and you can't buy as many missiles. And that's before politics gets involved, and one state builds the missiles, another refurbishes them, another stores them, another controls the transportation of them, and many many congresscritters and lobbyists and senior 'Gon officials line their pockets.<br /><br />If it is more complex than simple solid ammo, you've got to have a refurbishment system in place.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82521473990151139702021-10-20T09:34:30.465-07:002021-10-20T09:34:30.465-07:00🤣🤣OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27818511087060325552021-10-20T09:34:08.535-07:002021-10-20T09:34:08.535-07:00The Hog and the Reapers kicked some serious Chicom...The Hog and the Reapers kicked some serious Chicom ass.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com