Originally posted by waynos
Well, only 20 B-2's were made weren't there? I'm sure someone so inclined could trace them from their serials, that would help. I don't go on Govt reports I tend to believe the BBC. They are world reknowned and frequently off the govts christmas card list because of their true reports. Their reports are so impartial that Fox called the unpatriotic in GW2.

You mean the news organisation, reporting from Iraq, that were assuring viewers that the Americans would never take Baghdad as Marines were driving up and down the street outside? Perhaps a slight exaggeration but still...

I haven't seen a lot of impartial reporting of the Iraq war. The mass media seems convinced that America will lose the war and run away with their tails between their legs. Other reports, especially from the soldiers on the ground, seem to indicate that America is making astonishing progress in building civilisation in the wake of Saddam. Now the indications seem to be that the WMDs that people were looking for ended up in Syria.

On the subject of stealth, as a concept it's brilliant, in execution it's been rather silly. F117, a subsonic fighter without any offensive weapons anyone. While you might have difficulty getting a radar lock on it, shooting it with a gun seems pretty simple.

Maybe that's why the Russians don't seem to have made a lot of progress with it. They haven't seen any major use for it.

I find the skepticism of stealth to be amusing. Of course the latest Russian radars, both by the "double diget" SAMS and newest airborne radars, can detect stealth. The thing is that the whole story is that the old one's can detect stealth as well. Heck, anything with a radar can detect the stealthiest aircraft or missile. The advantage of stealth is that it can get closer and detect the target before it is detected. If a F-22 flew right next to the SU-35 it would be detected. Fifty miles out though the F-22 lesurely launches a AIM-120-D at the SU and the SU would never know what hit it, unless the SU got within a couple miles at best. The S-400 will also detect the F-22, but not before the F-22 pilot launched it's SDB and turned around to head for the Officer's Club. Stealth isn't an absolute, just a tool to give a capable and deadly aircraft even more advantages and options. Combined with extensive training and tactic development, it gives a unbeatable advantage. If you really dont' believe stealth works,,,, well it makes more nice targets to shoot.

Originally posted by Freman


You mean the news organisation, reporting from Iraq, that were assuring viewers that the Americans would never take Baghdad as Marines were driving up and down the street outside? Perhaps a slight exaggeration but still...

A slight exaggeration? How about absolute cobblers?

I mean the news organisation that had a reporter (Ragi Omar) ON THE STREETS of Baghdad with the US forces, while the US networks were reporting on video feeds in their nice safe studios, and congratulating themselves on how great they were, didn't you see that?

I say it is most likely that the Russians at least had a prototype. The only really secret thing about stealth is the RAM material as far as making a “flying diamond” every one knows that is a stealthy shape. Given the Russians aren’t retards have picked up on this and atleat attempted it.

Yup, but if the S-400 can detect and engage the missiles then where does that leave you?

I'd expect such SAM systems to be integrated more like a layered carrier defence that would be able to resist at least some missile attacks

You can make whatever theoretical argument you want. You have no proof that this test was in any way flawed. Other simulations not done by the military, or even Americans have given far more impressive results. The F-22 was given a 10:1 kill ratio against SU-35's. Even if you count in inaccuracies in their simulations, it's still impressive.

I call BS.

One source says that F-15 vs F-22 is 5:1 the next source says that Su-35 vs. F-15 is 2:1 and now someone else says F-22 vs Su-35 is 10:1.

If it takes 5 F-15s to kill one F-22... How can it take 2 F-15s to kill one Su-35 when it will take 10 Su-35s to kill a F-22?

Actually (whether the argument is valid or not) those figures are not contradictory because however you break it doen 2 x 5 = 10.

So, if it takes 5 F-15s to kill an F-22 and 10 Su-35's to do the same it should take two F-15's to kill an Su 35.

Not saying the logic is sound, as I don't think it is. Only that the figures work.

duh, *slaps forehead* I've got it the wrong way round havent I. Muppet that I am

[edit on 16-2-2006 by waynos]

Originally posted by Russian

You can make whatever theoretical argument you want. You have no proof that this test was in any way flawed. Other simulations not done by the military, or even Americans have given far more impressive results. The F-22 was given a 10:1 kill ratio against SU-35's. Even if you count in inaccuracies in their simulations, it's still impressive.

I call BS.

One source says that F-15 vs F-22 is 5:1 the next source says that Su-35 vs. F-15 is 2:1 and now someone else says F-22 vs Su-35 is 10:1.

If it takes 5 F-15s to kill one F-22... How can it take 2 F-15s to kill one Su-35 when it will take 10 Su-35s to kill a F-22?

well actually russian it depends on what type of radar weapons etc the opposing plane its using and besides it wasnt done done with mockfights

o yea everheard of diamond back JDAMS they increase the range by over 3 times over 45 miles

besides how many interceptor missiles are areound the S 400 wat if those are destroyed then wat?

Originally posted by urmomma158
o yea everheard of diamond back JDAMS they increase the range by over 3 times over 45 miles

This is interesting, please link if you got one. I know the SDB has a range of over 60 NM which is quite impressive.

My question is if the JADAM kit can be fit onto a B-61, which would give that nuclear weapon some standoff capability, along with accuracy that would give it hard target hitting uses. *like missile silos.

[edit on 2-4-2006 by Sandman11]

Does anyone know where I might find a 'Gimp to English' dictionary?

I think the reason why other countries don´t develop the stealth technology is they don´t even think about it. ???

Smartest race on earth:

American (American came from Europe, and i thought among them, the smartest are Germany and Italian)

Russian

Jew

Chinese

others

Just kidding guys!

[edit on 04/23/2008 by Eastpolar Commander]