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2006-09-13 India-Pakistan

Two P-3C anti-sub aircraft reactived for Pakistan "to fight terrorism"

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Posted by john 2006-09-13 17:52|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hey, if I had a nickel for every time a P-3C Orion helped me win a game of "Harpoon," I'd have a lot of nickels. Although exactly how the Pakis plan to nail Osama with a full load of sonobuoys and Mk-48 torpedos is a mystery to me.

Posted by WhiteCollarRedneck 2006-09-13 19:50|| 2006-09-13 19:50|| Front Page Top

#2 This can't be making our Indian friends happy.

Posted by DanNY 2006-09-13 19:58|| 2006-09-13 19:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Heh, this is prolly the payoff for the permission for certain US forces to operate in Pakiland...

Posted by DanNY 2006-09-13 19:59|| 2006-09-13 19:59|| Front Page Top

#4 IIRC, the P3c's combination of ON BOARD sensors (Radar, IR, visual) that were designed to independently search and sift data from large areas were successfully used to locate, classify, track and kill targets in Afganistan. Although expensive to own and operate, they do work.

Posted by Angineter Theater7747 2006-09-13 19:59|| 2006-09-13 19:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Low cost JSTARs?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-09-13 20:04|| 2006-09-13 20:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Although exactly how the Pakis plan to nail Osama with a full load of sonobuoys and Mk-48 torpedos is a mystery to me.

Didn't play around with the load-outs in Harpoon? You can put Harpoon missiles on an Orion.

Yeah, they finished off a few fleets for me, too.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-09-13 21:23|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-09-13 21:23|| Front Page Top

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