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2012-06-25 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Venezuela supplied Iran with F-16 to prepare for possible strike

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Posted by Besoeker 2012-06-25 08:44|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 plastic jets from venezuela

Posted by j 2012-06-25 11:13|| 2012-06-25 11:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Are we limited to F-16s and not F-117s?

Posted by gorb 2012-06-25 12:03|| 2012-06-25 12:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Not a huge deal. The export version of the F-16 uses off the shelf radar, tracking and jamming equipment. Iranian "calibration" would only hurt them as the military US grade stuff would laugh at the attempt and still blow their asses to Narnia.

Posted by DarthVader 2012-06-25 12:29|| 2012-06-25 12:29|| Front Page Top

#4 In most cases if the aircraft are equal the better pilot wins. How good are Iranian pilots?

Posted by Deacon Blues 2012-06-25 16:19|| 2012-06-25 16:19|| Front Page Top

#5 How good are Iranian pilots?

If they are even half as good as their "navy" claims to be, we're doomed.

Posted by gorb 2012-06-25 18:34|| 2012-06-25 18:34|| Front Page Top

#6 Kinda like the 9/11 assholes: you can fly for a short bit - don't worry about landing

Posted by Frank G 2012-06-25 18:55|| 2012-06-25 18:55|| Front Page Top

#7 Once they get airborne, landing will be the least of their worries.

Posted by SteveS 2012-06-25 19:27|| 2012-06-25 19:27|| Front Page Top

#8 The 117's are retired, but I think a nice surgical strike should be undertaken to wipe out any of OOgo's remaining F-16's.
Surely the Great Warrior that single-handedly took out Osama Bin Forgotten can get past Cancerbreath's Sopwith Camels or whatever he has for an air farce.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2012-06-25 21:20|| 2012-06-25 21:20|| Front Page Top

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