Harrier low pass

[the lancaster kicks ass]

duely corrected pD...........

why are you so certain the Harrier would get shot down, NATO obviously aren't, Britain isn't, even your beloved America isn't, oh, no, wait, i forgot, you're smarter, more wise and have more combat experience than all of them combined..........

 

[syscom3]

I suppose your aircraft are protected by invisible shields. I should have suspected that.

Do your pilots also wear tinfoil over their heads too?

 

[plan_D]

No, syscom, but the Royal Navy has some of the best pilots in the world. And the Harrier took part in air-to-air combat against Argentine aircraft throughout the Falklands War and it wasn't always against fully-laden or retreating Mirages.

The Harriers were not invincible, three were lost to ground fire. But your implications that no Harriers have survived when ground fire has been encountered is an insult to the British forces.

"Good only when its not being shot at."

The Harrier did a remarkable job over the Falklands, Gulf and Iraq. And is currently upholding the air offensive over Afghanistan. All theatres saw the plane, and pilot, shot at time and time again.

The poorly equipped Argentine military on the Falkland Isles was defended from air attack by this:

601st Air defence artillery group.
1 Cardion TPS-44 long range radar.
1 Roland SAM system.
3 Tigercat SAM triple launchers.
6 Skyguard fire control radars each controlling 2 Oerklikon GDF-002 35 mm twin cannons.
3 Rheinmetall twin 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.

B Battery, 101st Anti-Aircraft regiment.
8 30 mm Hispano Suiza guns.
10 12.7 mm machine guns

Airfield defence group.
1 Westinghouse TPS-43F long range radar.
1 Superfledermaus fire control radar.
1 Elta short ranged radar
3 Oerlikon twin 35 mm guns.
9 Rheinmetall twin 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
A number of SA-7 man portable short ranged SAMs.

No. 1 Marine Air Defence Battalion:
3 Tigercat SAM triple launchers.
12 Hispano HS-831 30 mm anti-aircraft guns

Hardly a small amount of AA to contend with. Since most of the equipment would have been centered around Port Stanley.

 

[pbfoot]

probably being the only one here that can actually say they've seen the best at lo flying the USAF and USN/USMC are not even in the game the RAF are very good at the lo end of things