Comments by "verdebusterAP" (@verdebusterAP) on "BFBS Forces News" channel.

  1. That would be false The F-35s DAS combined with the AIM-9X allows the pilot to target without having to reorient the aircraft or even move his head The Eurofighter HMD to reorient the aircraft in target The newer models of the AIM-120D has higher off boresight capability The Meteor not so much
    3
  2. The SM-6 is designed to do far more than the Aster
    3
  3. Lets look at that what is China actually building? China's newest frigate Type 054A is a mere 4000 tonnes while the Type-31 is 5700 tonnes and Type-26 nearly 7000 tonnes so in just tonnage, the Chinese ship literally closer to the 1960s Type 21 frigate than the newer Type-31 or Type-26 The Type-054A primarily weapons is 8 YJ-83 While the Type 31 frigates will be fitted for but not with the Mark 41 Vertical Launching System, the Type-26 will have a 24 cell MK-41 VLS which gives the UK access to the LRASM, JSM, TLAM MST as well Missile de Croisière Naval (MdCN), so its kinda confusing that you are trumpeting the PLAN ships when they are literally jokes compared to their western counter parts
    3
  4.  @deadcell1  Vietnam was different time and different reality however remember that US traveled over 8000 miles to Vietnam and 7000 to Middle East Yet Russia who borders Ukraine cant seal the deal after 3 years
    3
  5.  @danielk1152  How about no Ukraine borders Russia , Russia didnt have to travel thousands of miles like the US . Go through diplomatic channels to stage their forces Ukraine is literally right next down and Russia cant do anything The list of Russia's tactical blunders in Ukraine is miles long but lets go with the simplest As you stated, Ukraine has been getting a lot western equipment yet Russia has done nothing to stop it What a superpower would have done is land its forces in Western Ukraine and established bases to cut Ukraine off from Poland, Slovakia Romania and Moldova With Ukraine cut off, there would be Abrams,. Bradleys, HIMARS, ATACMS. Storm Shadow F-16s , Advanced air defensed or even artillery , The whole list of weapons giving Russian forces nightmares wouldnt exist Now the US has cleared JSOWs for Ukraine which like ATACMS has single warhead and submunitions payloads and worst, the JASSM is in process Unlike the Storm Shadow, the US has thousands of JASSMs and parting with few hundred wouldnt be issue as Lockheed has ramped out production Russia not a superpower just a super joke
    3
  6. The J-20 has literally become useless over night As far countering tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR aircraft goes, the J-20 is pretty much becoming useless in that regard One of the unique features of the IRIS-T is that seeker is sensitive enough to allow it to be targeted against both air to air and surface to air missiles The Russian R-77 also claims the same performance ,able to down both air to air and surface to air missiles as well precision-guided munitions The AIM-120D FR3 currently adds that ability to target both air to air and surface to air missiles as does the AIM-260 JATM The F-15EX with AMBER can carry up 22 AIM-120s vs the J-20 load of just 4 BVR missiles ,even without AMBER, the F-15EX still carries 8 AIM-120 The J-20's ability to target tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR relies them attacking from outside defending fighters range,however its moot if the defenders can shoot down the missiles In order to protect the missiles, they will need J-16 EW to jam radar, without , those missiles won't get near tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR and they can't risk getting up close The J-16 problem is that the E-3 , E-2D and the E-7 would not have any issues with its jamming. Unlike the Russia, the US heavily invested in aerial jamming with the EA-18G, EC-130 Compass call and the newer EC-37B, AWACS. Training with these assets makes it easier for them to deal with the J-16s jamming as well EA-18G, EC-130 Compass call and the newer EC-37B counter jamming The J-16 last and by far biggest problem is the RC-135 Rivet Joint and Combat Sent which can read the J-16s jamming So J-20's role has been drastically reduce and only getting worst
    3
  7.  @pitmarkovic4545  incorrect The A129 predates the Tigr by nearly a decade. Yes there was initial involvement with other countries but as common with most EU programs, it didnt last long The A129 came first , the Tigr, then WAH-64/MK1 , and lastly T129 The A129 is being replaced by the AW249 Tigr is being upgraded to the MKIII , while Germany and Australia are retiring their Tigr WAH-64 is being replaced by the AH-64E for the UK as well Australia replacement for its Tigrs T129 is being replaced the ATAK-2 and T-629
    3
  8.  @alexlanning712  Exactly fools , yes men and crazies
    3
  9. @Mali Sharpe First The Ka-52 has ejections seats not ejectors seats ,secondly at the altitude helicopters operate, the odds of them having time to eject is virtually nil The Ka- has had a few accidents and ejections seats didnt save the crew Secondly the Ka-52 weapon load is exactly why no one is buying it. To arm fully the Apache, you need 30mm rounds, 70mm rockets, 1 ATGM and 1 AIM While the Ka-52 needs requires over 10 types of weapons so if you are on budget like most countries are , the Apache appeals to you in that area The US 70mm hydra has 6 different precision upgrade kits whereas the Ka-52 has zero The AGM-114 has upgraded successively since 1982 as well has decades of combat experience under its belt The Ka-52 9K121 Vikhr has never been used in combat and only been upgraded only just recently so basically the Ka-52 has very little combat experience and mosty unproven weapons. Russia has sent it to Syria but again thats not going rise interest The Apache raised interest during the Gulf war by flying nap of the earth and knocking out sams as well killing armor whole sale Then there is technology. the Apache greatest feature is the Arrrowhead also known as the Target Acquisition and Designation Sights, Pilot Night Vision System (TADS/PNVS) The pilot and gunner each have their own sights which means while the gunner is focused on the target, the pilot can look elsewhere. The KA-52 only has one sight so yeah just saying
    3
  10.  @Maliothemaster  Again its called ejection seats not ejector moron. Secondly, the system is only validated when it actually works and so far it hasnt worked versatile means moron that it can cover a wide range of mission types ding dong and again that has not being proven. The Ka-52 has extremely limited combat experience whereas the Apache has proven its versatility across decades hence why India brought Apaches instead of the Ka-52 The Ka-52 has been offered since the latest 2000s and to date only has one actual buyer The Mi-24 series has no problem finding sales as its proven like the Apache wheresa. The Ka-52 has one order outside of Russia and 30 for Egypt No one is interested in a unproven weapon system like the Ka-52 Upgrade kits allow the 70mm hydra to be used with the same precision as guided ATGM at fraction of the cost moron. kits increases the weapon capacity as high as four times depend on which kit is used. It allows the 70mm be used for most targets and hellfire saved for high value targets Again appealing to countries on budget as they can precision guided weapons much cheaper. As for the Ka-52 having more advanced sensors wrong moron The Apache's longbow system can simultaneously attack 16 targets while the Ka-52 can only attack 4 targets simultaneously. All the Apache has to do is rise the longbow radome to fire whereas the Ka-52 has to completely unmask to fire The longbow hellfire can be fired against targets behind obstacles whereas the Ka-52 Vikhr is line of sight only. The Arrowhead ding dong is the latest upgrade to the tads/pnvs system and it was rolled in 2005 while the Ka-52 was still ??? The Ka-52 only has one sighting system in the nose and nothin else
    3
  11. They are certainly taking their time
    2
  12. HenryDavidT the UK would have gone with CATOBAR if EMALS and AAG were ready at the time the QE was being built however neither was even right now, the AAG is still not quite ready The UK can interoperate with the US on its LHA/D class ships with the F-35B but not on CVNs like the French Rafale.  The root of the problem was the Eurofighter. If they had agreed for a carrier capable of the EF, France would have stayed in that project.The result would be a carrier capable EF that UK could have used for its QE class. It would have given the UK similar capability like the US and France and allowed UK planes to train and operate on US CVNs like the French do Hell right now , French and US is looking at 18 Rafales possibly operating of a US CVN while the De gulle is repair
    2
  13. Clumsy defines the KAAN design
    2
  14. Because the Apache is the gold standard for attack helicopters
    2
  15.  @solinvictus1234  Incorrect The Apaches MTOW is 23,000lbs while the AW249 is only 18,298lbs your math doesnt add up secondly the stubwing design is still the same as the A129 so it does not carry 16 atgm
    2
  16.  @solinvictus1234  Incorrect The Spike ER is IR/EO which allows A129 to fire and forget. The problem with using laser targeting with A129 is that laser designation is nose mounted which means it has to stay unmasked to maintain lock which for the A129 is not advisable. The Apache on the other hand has various options Sure it can not
    2
  17. That would be incorrect The US uses Paveway IV under the designation GBU-49 however its only intergrated with the F-35s When the F-35 first entered service, it had few available weapons. The US had no plans for the Paveway IV but as the F-35 already had it, They give it GBU-49 name and used it for early operations The F-35 is currently intergrated with GBU-54 now so the GBU-49 is on the back burner now
    2
  18. Lockheed isn't at FRP unit and the UK is still trying to figure what they want to do
    2
  19. Its by no means an answer to the Barret
    2
  20. That expensive stuff is combat proven whereas the AW249 is still very much a footnote The UK opted for AH-64E over WAH-64 MK2 was it was cheaper As part of the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP)., the AH-64 will receive the newer General Electric T901 which produces 3000 shp The AW249 T700 is 2503 shp Lastly , the UK uses the Hellfire, JAGM , Brimstone and Spike NLOS All of which are already integrated with the Apache The AW249 has 20mm cannon which the UK does not use. While WAH-64 and AH-64 both uses the same 30mm cannon and ammo Additionally AW249 would have to go through process of integration Hellfire, JAGM , Brimstone and Spike NLOS while its already done on the AH-64E As someone hilariously mentioned, the AW249 can use the Sidewinder and Stinger which the UK doesnt use The AW249 is not worth the problems for the UK
    2
  21.  @operator9858  No ATACMS would wipe out that line Ukraine is not going to win this fighting tactically they have to fight strategically Abrams holding the line does nothing In two ATACMS strikes, Ukrainian shredded two Russia airfields. The first strike destroyed 18 helos which cost Russia 10 KA-52s The damage from the second is still unknown but that also was home to Russian gunships That is the kinda of fighting Ukraine needs to do massive asset denial
    2
  22.  @AA-xo9uw  Incorrect its STOVL not STOBAR BAR in STOBAR stands for arrested landing which the F-35B does not do
    2
  23. Yeah no
    2
  24.  @SCscoutguy  The problem there is that if the NLOS was considered, it would go back to why not add the Brimstone instead of NLOS as far as the UK goes But then ,the brimstone's problem is that MBDA ability to met the scale the UK needs is has been issue In 2012 ,UK received its 500th Brimstone with production at 2000 missiles The US ordered 24,000 Hellfires just in 2012 The US Army isnt buying a massive order yet due to possible conflict with JAGM increment 2 and 3 which are supposed to do what the NLOS does
    2
  25. As far as we know it has none There are two options on the table they can consider The USMC is looking at equipped its F-35B with NJG pods so it can function as a jammer as needed The option which is the likely one is the MQ-9 The MQ-9 has several kits that can fill the roles that QE need
    2
  26.  @Chingon6969  30lb vs over 50lbs for the Horizon Even suppressed , the Barrett is easy to carry and use
    2
  27. Its good step but now move up to MQ-9 testing
    2
  28.  @MrCABman1972  No excuses ,simply facts Sweden is party to Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), they wouldnt be able to add cluster munitions to the JAS-39 or even allow it as that could be considered a violation Ukraine need AGM-88s and the JAS-39 cant use it Germany has refused the KEDP-350 So again Ukraine needs to find a weapon The F-16 is already weaponized for Ukraines need
    2
  29.  @MrCABman1972  Thats not how it works The aircraft would be Ukrainian use as they paid for them but they still need maintenance, support and logistics. Aircraft have to be supported by the manufacturer ,that universal for any deal and supporting JAS-39 equipped to use cluster munitions would be a violation of the CCM. There is no getting around that fact Ukraine wants the JAS-39 right now because they need to build up their air force numbers , hence why are also open to Mirage-2000-5 as well possibly F-18s They need western air craft able to do more than what they have
    2
  30.  @СерхиоБускетс-ф7я  The only ships able to carry the Zircon is frigate and subs, and that barely a combined total of 11 ships Secondly the US has already created its hypersonic weapons and they are both superior to Russia's junk The Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) has nearly 3 times the range and nearly double speed of the Zircon Russia has ran out of missiles The missile they are using are formerly nuclear cruise missiles with fitted with conventional warheads
    2
  31. Simple This is already built and available and in production Sure the UK could build its own but the bean counters would ask why build when you can buy
    2
  32.  @1chish  Lets see The F-35s aboard carriers would considerably closer. This would allow the US F-35Bs to use Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC)/ Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) capability with F-35s acting as sensors The UK already tested its Typhoons with the F-35 Multi-Function Advanced Data Link (MADL) with Babel Fish trials similar to the USN CEC/NIF-CA This would allow both US and UK F-35s to spread out and stealthly sweep the Yemen. The Houthis have radar sites but are moving them constant to avoid attacks The F-35s stealth and sensors would be ideal for this situation The GBU-39/53 and Paveway IV/GBU-49 also ideal if they come across a high value target, they can service it instead of waiting There is a lot the F-35 can do but most importantly , it goes back your point PRO -would say its great chance CON- would say you spent all that money for them just sit for them to set on sidelines because of cost
    2
  33. So basically V-2
    2
  34. Europe could in theory do it but highly unlikely Europe's problem is their shear lack agreement They disagree on everything if they could stop for a minute and actually agree, they would be able to fight without US help
    2
  35. Literally wrong on all counts there buddy All the upgrades for F-35s can be applied to any of the models. There only differences is weapons and engines. The F-35B can use the same weapons the rest but some weapons can't be carried internally. The STOVL mod for the F-35B also requires changes with the F-135 but they are still essentially the same engine There technology and avionics are the same Block 4 upgrades are applied to any F-35 model ,its simple user preference Some customers are fine with Block 3, others who want higher specs can ask for block 4 or buy F-35 Block 4 specs As for payload, again wrong The F-35B doesnt have internally cruise missile yet as the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) has been intergrated yet but JSM design to carried internally by all F-35s models Increasing the F-35B payload is simple investment The Powered Joint Direct Attack Munition (PJDAM) program turns a regular MK82 into cruise missile with 300 mile range and can be easily intergrated to the F-35B
    2
  36.  @teatime6597  Panstirs have been ineffective so far 8 TB2 is barely anything
    2
  37. The Type-45s lack of true land attack capabilities has been sore spot for the RN While the Type-45 has advantages over the US burkes, the Burkes VLS is universal allowing to carry missiles for land attack While US ships can respond with TLAMs almost immediately, the RN has to rely on the RAF for response Kinda why the RN is looking to equip the Type-83 with universal VLS so it has same flexibility that US ships enjoy
    2
  38. The F-16 was backed doored into the USAF as the Figther Mafia claimed that the F-15 was just another F-4 The F-15 performed beyond expectations so F-16 instead replaced the F-5, F-101, F-105 and other aircraft while the F-15 retain the air superiority role The USAF between 50s till the 70s had massive overlap with aircraft By the 80s it was F-15, F-16 and few . By the 90 F-15 and F-16s were the mainstay with the rest being retired There was some good from the F-16 As for the Su-27 It was different case, Till 2001 Mikoyan was top dog due the MIG 19/s-21s performance in the Vietnam and the Middle East However when the Teens series was introduced , Mikoyan rep went took a massive nose dive The last straw for Mikoyan was Serbia where MIG-29 got its ass handed to it yet again After that, Sukhoi took over as the mainstay for Russian forces
    2
  39. As far countering tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR aircraft goes, the J-20 is pretty much becoming useless in that regard One of the unique features of the IRIS-T is that seeker is sensitive enough to allow it to be targeted against both air to air and surface to air missiles The Russian R-77 also claims the same performance ,able to down both air to air and surface to air missiles as well precision-guided munitions The AIM-120D FR3 currently adds that ability to target both air to air and surface to air missiles as does the AIM-260 JATM The F-15EX with AMBER can carry up 22 AIM-120s vs the J-20 load of just 4 BVR missiles ,even without AMBER, the F-15EX still carries 8 AIM-120 The J-20's ability to target tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR relies them attacking from outside defending fighters range,however its moot if the defenders can shoot down the missiles In order to protect the missiles, they will need J-16 EW to jam radar, without , those missiles won't get near tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR and they can't risk getting up close The J-16 problem is that the E-3 , E-2D and the E-7 would not have any issues with its jamming. Unlike the Russia, the US heavily invested in aerial jamming with the EA-18G, EC-130 Compass call and the newer EC-37B, AWACS. Training with these assets makes it easier for them to deal with the J-16s jamming as well EA-18G, EC-130 Compass call and the newer EC-37B counter jamming The J-16 last and by far biggest problem is the RC-135 Rivet Joint and Combat Sent which can read the J-16s jamming So J-20's role has quite a hurdles to overcome
    2
  40. Basically there version of the US Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) teams however the advent of heavy lift helos like the CH-53 and CH-47 make it simpler for a heavy lift helo to external carry the helo back to base via trying to fix on the spot But there are some cases where fixing it on spot is the better option
    2
  41. While the Brimstone is awesome, its too much missile for Ukraine In order to exploit its full potential, it need advanced FCS to guide which Ukraine doesn't have The Hellfire is the better option because one, its laser guided and getting laser designation equipment to Ukraine is simple Two, the US military has a mountain hellfires to spare while the UK stock is limited The US ordered 24,000 missiles just in 2012 alone. 7300 missiles in 2019 While the Brimstone can simultaneously engage multiple targets, again you need advanced FCS Unless the Uk is planning on provided a mobile FCS or the Ukraine use the missiles in INS mode only
    2
  42. The RAF getting the F-35A was never in cards because it would have been a threat to Eurofighter procurement as well as the Tempest
    2
  43. Nope
    2
  44.  @dlmdee  Yet here we are two years later
    2
  45. Yes but they cant do it over Ukraine without directly engaging Russian aircraft
    2
  46. 7 months ago, the Russian military had respect 7 months later, the Russian military is literal joke
    2
  47.  @miikapekk5155  Patriot's key advantage is 1 launcher can hold up 16 missiles
    2
  48. ​ @1chish  The 14 that UK has wont have problems finding new homes The A400M has fixed its issue but there is no market for it Hell Spain is looking at canx its remaining orders The mistake that they made was asking the USAF to buy it They should have asked the USMC and likely would gotten sale The USAF has C-5,and C-17 so there was no need for the A400M The USMC relies on the C-130 as well as support from the USAF The A400M in theory would have reduced the USMC need for support from the USAF which is appealing EU companies are so focused on the USAF, they forget that USMC has unique position to buy things
    2
  49.  @meme4one  No indirect first with precision missiles its all precise targeting
    2
  50.  @1chish  Thats a sensible decision to use the Typhoon but the question is how long will take to develop the electronic warfare systems ?
    2