Comments by "verdebusterAP" (@verdebusterAP) on "Task & Purpose" channel.

  1. There is no doubt that USAF started working on the B-21 right after the B-2 was completed Commonly that how it goes, they keep rolling from program to program so when the contract becomes official they are already ahead of the game
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  2. The CM-32 takes advantage of the fact that China's ability to land hand heavy armor is very limited so medium to light armor they can land can be easily dealt with a 105mm gun
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  3. What Ukarine has shown is that armor without protection and support is basically useless The US military has heavily invested in protection and support to make sure that its armor doesn't get shredded as easily as Russia tanks
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  4.  @somedudeonline-i3t  Lay off the potato their ivan China likes to say DF-21 and DF-26 but fail mention that CVNs can easily operate outside their range and still strike China and its ship When you fire DF-21 and DF-26s at CVN, long range works for the US because in order for missiles to stay on target, require constant updating By jamming their communication, its harder for China to control missile and even harder for it to stay on target DFs are over 30,000lbs in weight. Thats 15 tons of material per missile, can only use them sparely As for Russia Ukraine has already shown enough about the Knzhal that no one is worried about it and has even fewer assets able to use ZIrcons As for the US the US has several defenses options in work but the most substantial is testing F-18s as missile carriers with SM-6s An air launch SM-6s would give the US a massive advantage in countering missiles using aircraft
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  5. The F-117 proved the concept of stealth can work and also proved the limitations of stealth
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  6. No, Ukraine is showing the superiority of the Apache to Russian gunships 3 simple facts First, the Apache is designed to carry the longbow radar. The longbow allows to the Apache to search for target with minimal exposure The KA-52 has to fully unmask completely to search for targets as its radar is mounted in the nose This allows the enemy to spot them easier One Apache can act as sensors while others as shooters. Secondly The Hellfire missile thanks to constant operations has undergone several upgrades The newer models be can launched while the Apache is still in concealed position again minimal exposure when engaging targets The videos of KA-52s and others have all been running and gunning with unguided weapons. Apache is designed to strike precisionly Note that when the KA-52 started using LMUR and striking more precisely, their effectiveness went up Lastly, the Apache has advance datalinks that allow the view real time video from UAV as well as the ability to control them UAVs can push ahead and look for potential threats ahead of the Apaches Also remember that Apache has the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) plus 6 other options for precision kits for its 70mm rockets Those kits allow the Apache to engage more targets precisely and preserve the Hellfire for high value targets The only things that the Apache need for future combat is EOTS/IR/Longbow combination in the mast so the Apache passive view targets as EW is advancing to where the enemy may be able to detect its radar emission and longer range and speed
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  7. Thats not surprising that there some disagree but ultimately you have realize that 5.56mm has gone as far as it could go
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  8. Ukraine having Patriot, NASAMS and IRIS-T is why you dont see the Su-57 trying its luck The Patriot already embarrassed the Kinzhal Russia sending its Su-57 against the Patriot and it getting smoked in the process would be a massive humiliation For them, its not worth the risk especially when so far Su-57s are operational
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  9.  @Patson20  I wouldnt say that The USMC has made some smart calls recently as well no so smart ones but they are getting there The F-35B needs an cruise missiles with 300 mile and 500lbs warhead that can be carried internally The ACV needs 105mm heavy guns variant The Corps needs to adopt the Spike NLOS for the Cobra as well as Tomcar 8 pack launcher that can be carried internally by the CH-53K Lastly, they need to sit down with the Army and agree on either the Archer or RCH 155s as Ukraine has shown that Towed arty is too vulnerable now
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  10. One quick point Them capturing a few Javelins is just water in the bucket The US supplied Ukraine forces with fully expecting at some point some missiles would be captures The Lockheed and Raytheon are currently working on FGM-148G which is new completely new system The Ukraine forces were likely give block 0 Javelin so Russia forces capturing them is moot
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  11. Russia's losses with the KA-52 and Mi-28 are due to tactics and weapons Every video of the Apache we see is it striking precisely 9/10 of ten times from stand off range With Ka-52 and Mi-28s its been running and gunning with 30mm cannons and unguided rockets Basically making themselves easy targets for MANPADs
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  12. If the US was attacking EA-18G would be suppressing while F-16CJ with HARMs knocks out the Panstir S-1 and Tunguska with 4 F-15Es loaded with 28 GBU-53s or 15 GBU-38s for the initial attack with 4 A-10s for the secondary attack with F-22s in top cover All in All The US would end that convoy in under a hour or less
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  13.  @maxmagnus777  The issue here is that Russia APS as well as made lofty claims about its tanks "During a reported test conducted by the Russian military in 1999 the T-90 was exposed to a variety of RPG, ATGM and APFSDS munitions. When equipped with Kontakt-5 ERA the T-90 could not be penetrated by any of the APFSDS or ATGM used during the trial" Yet Russia armor is getting smashed with ease
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  14. Not really North Korea despite all its blustering , wouldnt but last a few days. South Korea has some key weapons that would blunt NK forces First SK has the Spike NLOS mounted on Sand Cats. That are many ways to hurt NK with that. Additionally they also have ATACMS But most important and nightmarish is the F-15E North Korea prizes itself on number and F-15E can easily thin those numbers out
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  15.  @Taskandpurpose  France in reality can perform a limited scope strike and bring things to screech halt in Ukraine The Rafale lacks similar capability to the AGM-88 but a dozen Rafales carrying Storm Shadows can simultaneously strike key targets and E-2 guiding Rafales with Meteors can take the tables on Russian aircraft I can see Ukraine exposing the Rafale's short comings and France buying weapons from the US to make up for it
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  16. Well interesting to see how this plays out
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  17. Fortunately for the Army, the Marine Corps will be there to do all the heavy lifting
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  18.  @CheekyMenace  No the F-117 was a lot of lessons for the USAF The F-117 was designed for maximum stealth so it lacked a lot EW and ECM the F-22 and F-35s has It also highlighted the USAF/USN shortcomings with SEAD Serbian defense survived because the AGM-88 at the time could only home on actively transmitting radar The newer models of the AGM-88 can home even if the target is cold. Additionally it can track moving targets as well target items beside the radar The EA-18G has datalink so it can transmit target info to closer assets. Thanks to better targeting pods technology, those assets can engage targets up close and at long range Both stealth and SEAD has advanced a lot from the F-117s lessons
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  19. 55 tons for AFV/IFV way too much they need to keep between 20-30 tons C-17s can carry one 70 Abrams or two 30 ton Bradleys or three 18 ton Stykers At 55 tons, you would be depending more on C-5s for air borne lifting than C-17s and considering the USAF only has 52 C-5s vs 200 plus C-17 thats seems like digging yourself into a hole 30 to 40 tons is far better range
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  20. if the Su-57 is sign of Russia's capability then their 6th will be that much funnier The PAK FA/ Su-57 has been a giant nothing burger The US developed the technology, then built to prototype and push production Russia built the prototype, pushed production and then developed the technology The problem for Russia is that the technology they were trying to develop took longer than they expected So long that program went from credible to a joke over time
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  21. Russia doesnt want to try its luck
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  22. Not exactly correct. The TB2 is highly mobile system. The command truck is mobile and the drone it self can be carried on trailer Realistically, all you need is 3 trucks to support it. the command truck, one carry fuel and parts and one carry weapons and additional equipment Now truth be told, its mobililty comes at the cost of payload but tactics can work around that
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  23. Given their enemies are supplied with ATGMs, you need something like the Namer that well armored and to take a beating Plus sharing parts with the Merkava makes it very cost effective to operate
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  24. Submarines remain the carriers and surface ships one true problem but we are starting to see the first generation of hard kill torpedo defenses Hitting a torpedo with another torpedo is the easy part. The problem is that sensors are not accurate enough yet to distinguish between ocean and torpedo Active sonar can easily do so but keep ing active sonar on is like ringing the dinner bell says come and get it. So the trick is passive system able to distinguish between ocean and torpedo so active sonar use limited to targeting similar to aircraft. Only used when they need to lock on Newer torpedo likes subs are getting quieter but it can be done
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  25.  @Birdylockso  More like highly unlikely Carriers are moving targets In order to hit a moving target, its seeker has to lock on which is first vulnerability Jamming the missile itself In order to counter, the missile has data link which allows China to put the missile on the right target which again goes back to jamming communication so its datalink can't be used In order to counter, China equips the missile with Digital Scene Matching Area Correlator (DSMAC) which has picture of CVN and missile seeker looks for the CVN The CVN uses smoke generators to conceal itself On the US side The USN is testing SM-6s carried by F-18s F-18s carrying a pair SM-6s would be able intercept hypersonic long before they reach the fleet
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  26. The key for Ukrainian forces is if the US supplies them with TOW-2B which is the top attack variant of the TOW If they get the TOW-2B, it will be bad day for any Russian armor going to toe to toe with Bradley
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  27. Its simple First ,Ukraine is taking the fight to them. Second, Russia is less likely to use the full force of its weapons on its own soil. The third and most important road to Moscow is Kursk, Oryol , Tula How much of a flex would it be for Ukraine to lay siege on Moscow While Moscow would easily defend against it, the fact that Ukraine was able to penetrate their territory to deeply and reach Moscow would be a massive propaganda victory for Ukraine and massive humanization for Putin
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  28.  @AyOuB.God-soldier  The Javelin costs more but you also get more with the Javelin The Javelin has multi-purpose warhead (MPWH) which can be used in any model A through F. The MPWH has both anti-material and anti-personnel capability in one missile whereas the Kornet needs multiple missiles to engage various targets. So if you have Kornet with HEAT loaded but are suddenly faced with personnel You either need to unload and load Thermobaric or Blast Fragmentation or have another launcher loaded Thermobaric or Blast Fragmentation Whereas the Javelin can simply engage the threat without having to change missiles Second the Javelin has soft launch capability which allows to be fired from enclosed spaces , The Kornet can't be fired from an enclosed space They can literally open up window and shoot. As the missile is soft launch, its harder for the enemy to track it launch position but most importantly, the Javelin is fire and forget. An ATGM can immediately displace whereas the Kornet has to remain stationary So those 29 missiles in the end can't do much
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  29. If Army was smarter, this could have been wheeled and weighed considerably less The Stryker MGS was a good idea but poorly executed Instead of scrapping the MGS, they should have looked at the Japanese Type 16 MCV only weights 26 tons ,105mm with 40 rounds Very easy to adopt the design
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  30.  @luigimrlgaming9484  The B-52 continued service is due to massive cancellations with the B-1 and B-2 The B-1 original was supposed to be 240 planes, the B-1B ended up with only 100 The B-2 was supposed to be 165 planes , ended up with only 21 The USAF between 1954 and 1963 received 742 B-52s Because the B-1 and B-2 were never deployed in significant numbers The USAF had to successively upgrade the G and H to maintain a credible bomber force The B-52 low speed, hefty payload and long range has proven to be incredibly flexible for modern warfare Ironically, the B-1 is great for time sensitive missions, the B-2 against advanced defenses or mission whereas stealth is needed The B-52 is good for pretty much everything else The mix of the 3 have been very useful but still expensive
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  31. They want the F-22 as test bed for NGAD tech
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  32. Tawian has number of MIM-72 Chaparrals with AIM-9s and Avengers with Stingers for countering an aerial invasion The CM-32 with 105mm takes advantage of the fact that China has extremely limited resources for landing heavy armor by air What China armor can deliver by air is easily dealt with by 105mm. Even if the paratroopers are armed with ATGMs, without armor or air support, they wont last long Tawain can simply box them in and pound them with arty Tawian has a lot highly mobile air defense just for denying China an air assault
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  33. The Namer is an excellent transport but at 60 plus tonnes, thats hard to move around the battlefield
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  34. The B-21 does not sacrifice anything You forgetting what weapons have greatly advanced which reduces the need for bombers to carry massive payloads Air launched cruise missiles have gotten lighter and longer range The AGM-86C weighed 3150lbs carrying 1200lbs warhead 700 miles The AGM-158 weighs 2250 carrying 1000lbs warhead 600 miles Other weapons have also gotten lighter as well
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  35.  @marcopalazzo9349  The critical assets that US provided to the UK which was key in them retaking the Falklands was 2 million gallons of fuel and access to US SATCOM The UK had no assets able to deliver the fuel needed to support their operations, the US diverting a supertanker allows them to refuel both ships and aircraft allowing the UK to conduct sustained operations without having to worry about fuel. Access to US SATCOM allowed the UK to better coordinate with their assets in the area allow the UK to have a much more effective battle plan Because they communicate were able their subs in real time, it allowed the HMS Conqueror to sink General Belgrano which in turn caused the Argentine Navy port their carrier ARA Veinticinco de Mayo. That allowed the UK have to complete naval supremacy Without those two assets UK would have never retook the Falklands
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  36.  @angelmario7085  Again goes back to the lofty claims Russia claims that its EW can neutralize UAV, yet its not happening Russia claims that its upgraded Pansitr , Tor, and Tunguska can deal with UAV, again not happeniing Mobile gun systems like the Tunguska should be able to down UAV with its 30mm cannons but again not happening?
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  37.  @Birdylockso  The Asia times seriously In 2016 SM-6 Dual I missiles launched from USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) against a “complex, medium-range ballistic missile target” at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Kauai, Hawaii. As far back as 2015, the USN has been testing the SM-6 against complex threats Second The SM-6 missile uses an explosive warhead to defeat ballistic missile threats, differing from other missile defense interceptors, such as the Standard Missile-3, which use non-explosive hit-to-kill technology” read the MDA statement. The SM-6 carries 140lbs warhead so it doesnt need to be hit to kill it just need to get close enough
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  38. The winner will be the first one that puts an EO/IR/AESA mast on their aircraft Just as the longbow does sneak and peak with the radar, the EO/IR/AESA mast would allow to do the same without RF emissions modern vehicles are being equipped with SAL and RWR which allow them to detect laser and radar targeting An EO/IR capability in the mast allows it passive track without giving away its position till it fires It also allow to coordinate attacks with Apaches As Apaches are using the longer range SPIKE NLOS The FARA could attack as spotter, providing battle damage assessment or terminal guidance If the Army adds in the right capability like EO/IR/AESA it will pay major dividends in the long run for them
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  39.  @midgetman4206  That would be false about the F-35 interchangeability. The original goal was close to 80 percent , however its closer to 30-50 percent. Engines, radar, cockpit and sensors are the same, the major differences is the air frame The problem with the F-35 program is the A and C. The F-35B was always to going to be different from the rest. The problem is that F-35A and F-35C ended up being too far apart The only difference between the A and C should have been landing gear , strength air frame for carrier operations and folding wings Instead they specialized the F-35C too much The F-35A has more in common with the F-35B than the F-35C The common sense thing would be roll the FARA and FLRAA into one program and take a few pages from fixed wing aircraft Targeting pod allow aircraft to guide precision munitions but can also function as ISR The solution for rolling the FARA and FLRAA into would be removable equipment or fixed equipment an EO/IR/AESA That can function for both attack and ISR Instead of having two aircraft you have one, that you can equip with ISR equipment as needed or configured for strike missions
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  40.  @tainechen1634  The whole point of Taiwan getting hardened bunkers and highly mobile assets is for that exactly reason Secondly their strikes doesnt change the fact that one solider with MANPAD can easily bring done Y-20
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  41. Tankers are relatively safe now The newer generations of to air to air missiles seekers are sensitive and accurate enough to target incoming missiles like the R-37, PL-15 and PL-21 When you have F-15EXs with CFTs and 22 AIM-120DFR3/AXE or AIM-260 paired with powerful radar and networked with AWACS The threat to tankers, AWACS and other C4ISTAR assets is greatly reduce Lockheed has also delivered laser weapon for aircraft With the advent of all that tech Protecting assets is much easier to do and harder for the enemy
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  42.  @oskrm  Russia's saving grace is that Ukraine did not get JAS-39 If they had Gripen, they could easily decimate that convoy Russia knows the US capabilities and would never leave a convoy open like against the US as it would be eaten alive Russia knows Ukraine's capabilities and knows they lack the ability to destroy completely, the best they can do is peck away at it Ukraine's Su-25 are extremely limited on what they can do The MIG-29s Poland is giving are not optimized for multi role only the MIG-29M and later models Same with the Su-27 again not optimized for multi role
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  43. its paper tiger for a reason
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  44. MRAPs have certainly become the mainstay of military protected vehicles
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  45.  @cgilby9925  Your comment asks the major question about Russia's touted EW capability From the understanding, it should be able to jam the drones or geo locate it so aircraft can attack the site but neither is happening
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  46.  @douginorlando6260  How about no
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  47. The Brahmos doesnt have range or flexibility of the Typhon
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  48. No, its simple limitations The Swedish Archer Artillery System and German Pzh-2000 are the fastest 155mm systems in use Even with extended range munitions that get their range out 40 miles, At the end of the day, they are limited by range and ability to be in position When artillery is there and in position, its preferred simplly because it only takes minutes With JDAM ,it depends on what assets are available on station Ukraine is showing the limitation of 155mm and mortars and shows why air support so important
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  49. Its not about range its about armor Body armor has become common place and easy to get for basically anyone 5.56 rounds are ineffective 7.62 is slowly becoming ineffective 50 cal will penetrate any body armor as well light to medium armored vehicles but 50 weapons are extremely heavy 338 is a happy medium because its powerful enough to defeat armor and damage light armor but still light enough to be carried by squad level on down
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  50. The TB2 has proven itself as potent weapon in the Ukraine conflict due to its light weight and high mobility but that comes at the cost of payload The MQ-9 definitely makes tanks obsolete due to its considerable payload and available weapons
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