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2007-03-23 Europe

The REAL reason the Phrench deployed their Carrier

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Posted by Brett 2007-03-23 14:30|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This was mentioned a while back; however, just because one reason has been given does not mean that other reasons do not exist.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-03-23 17:54|| 2007-03-23 17:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Until MAy 6 it is ~~friend of Saddam~~ Chirack who decides where the French ships go and for what purpose.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-03-23 18:20|| 2007-03-23 18:20|| Front Page Top

#3 A good reason the French Dodo I mean F2 is is not selling is 1) price shock well over 100mill a pop then things like also mentioned in the article they are not even equiped with everything to allow self targeting so they are going to require old Mirages so light the target while the F-2 cargo planes the bomb in.

Posted by C-Low 2007-03-23 19:34|| 2007-03-23 19:34|| Front Page Top

#4
Convert the A380 into a Spectre Gunship and they could sell a few.

Posted by Master of Obvious 2007-03-23 19:37|| 2007-03-23 19:37|| Front Page Top

#5 So they want to show this thing off in combat.... I can understand that. What I can't understand is where they are going to find combat in that region. I don't see them firing at anything in the area.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-03-23 20:26|| 2007-03-23 20:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Rafale still can't use its 30mm cannon for strafing ground targets, until a vibration problem is cleared up. The Rafale has not yet been fitted with a laser designator, so that function will have to be provided by Mirage 2000Ds, which are also based in Tajikistan.

Makes you wonder when they can't use the gun due to vibration. See the full article at Srategy Page

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20070321.aspx

Posted by Throger Thains8048 2007-03-23 20:40|| 2007-03-23 20:40|| Front Page Top

#7 The Rafale, like the Eurofighter, is a big 'ol piece of shit. That is the only reason the countries selling jets are the US, Russia and Sweden.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-03-23 21:37|| 2007-03-23 21:37|| Front Page Top

#8 Darth

Ouch that maybe a little harsh. I would agree with the Rafale which sounds more like corporate welfare project but for the Euro fighter I have read some pretty decent stuff. I believe the Euro fighter is rated a shade better than F-15/F-16 on par with the Super Hornet and a sight less than a F-35 (which explains why most of the EU is buying F-35's as thier high side of the high/low mix), F-22 hehe not even in the same realm.

Posted by C-Low 2007-03-23 23:14|| 2007-03-23 23:14|| Front Page Top

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