#3755337 - 03/22/13 06:04 AM
Re: Apaches in Afghanistan
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Gordo_Viper
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I would think so.... I would be suprised if not an option - radar. Not all of those models are fitted with them anyways last time I checked. But why on earth would the UK ones bother with the radar still installed........totally useless. Just greater cost if lost + more weight. Useful for their Air to Air Mode (deconflicting with other helo's and Fast Air) and also useful for finding ground convoys (friendly) and the odd Taliban 4WD that they'll use for transport/ motorcycle scouts etc
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#3755394 - 03/22/13 10:17 AM
Re: Apaches in Afghanistan
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Ibex
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I would think so.... I would be suprised if not an option - radar. Not all of those models are fitted with them anyways last time I checked. IIRC I spotted at least a couple of IDF/AF AH-64D 'Seraf's flying without radar last time I was i Tel-Aviv.
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#3755579 - 03/22/13 03:40 PM
Re: Apaches in Afghanistan
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Squirrel
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I would think so.... I would be suprised if not an option - radar. Not all of those models are fitted with them anyways last time I checked. But why on earth would the UK ones bother with the radar still installed........totally useless. Just greater cost if lost + more weight. Useful for their Air to Air Mode (deconflicting with other helo's and Fast Air) and also useful for finding ground convoys (friendly) and the odd Taliban 4WD that they'll use for transport/ motorcycle scouts etc There's also a terrain mode for low vis flying, I think.
It freaks me out when I think about how big the universe is. Just so big and growing bigger, exploding outward constantly in all directions, so no, I don't care how fast I was going, officer.
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#3755983 - 03/23/13 03:20 AM
Re: Apaches in Afghanistan
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I don't recall seeing any longbow radar domes on the apaches while I was in Afghanistan.
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies." - Groucho Marx
“One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” -Milton Friedman
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#3756620 - 03/24/13 06:11 AM
Re: Apaches in Afghanistan
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rockhpi
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Oops-sorry any British friends. I should have known it was not the RAF - I'm reading the book! I will blame it on the raging headcold I have right now I will try and make it up to the British by highly recommending Macy's book. Maybe I will order the Hasegawa AH-64D and leave the longbow radar dome off.
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