| Re: Australia's northern air bases 'vulnerable' |
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Group: aus.aviation · Group Profile
Author: Stealth PilotStealth Pilot Date: Feb 10, 2008 05:00
On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:31:43 GMT, David Moss
mail.connect.usq.edu.au> wrote:
>In article news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
>nothanks@dontwantany.com writes...
>>> I don't think anyone is in favour of the Saddam school-of-thought. But
>> losing most of your capability because you were caught with your pants down
>> and your jets were parked in little more than the family car port isn't
>> viable either.
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>Last time I went down the hill the carport was still in use at Amberley.
>A long time ago I watched them get the F111s out of it in a hurry. They
>can do it quite smartly. The carport works pretty good for that.
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>No doubt there would be some aircraft parked in the carport if things
>got hot. Others would be at camouflaged dispersal points. we ought to
>take a leaf out of the Serb manual and have a bunch of dummy aircraft in
>camouflaged dispersal points too. The Serbs managed to preserve most of
>their armour from US air raids with that technique.
>
>DM
the original poster who suggested concrete bunkers was living in the
past.
it would be more effective to plant trees densely in a 20 mile radius.
the next war if it ever occurs will be fought out of rapidly moved
assets and with a force that can strike from a distance and come from
anywhere. just look at the way we use the lrdp's now in overseas
stuff.
bases north of the tropic of capricorn would more likely need to be
rapid deployment areas that could be staffed by guys flown in by
chopper for a repair job.
refuelling would be by tanker from the back bases.
only an idiot would leave expensive resources parked in harms way.
the gaffa is a uniquely australian tactical weapon not a hinderance.
we should be making full use of the desolation as a tactical
mechanism.
...which raises the question. why would anyone attack the north?
surely a few devastating raids on the southern capital cities would
get the merino nation into submission pretty quickly?
I fly over one of the capital cities on a regular basis and it always
amazes me how defenseless and vulnerable it always is.
Stealth Pilot
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