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To Muse: Sure the statements are vague and not very good. Still, the US media has been asking about the location of Bin Laden for years. That was my point, no more, and no less. The administration says it does not know, and there is no evidence to point to it knowing. At this point suggesting...

On the question of a B-52, yeah, in US military parlance, the B-52 is the "Bomb Truck". It wouldn't last 10 minutes in any type of modern anti-air environment, but when all the enemy air technology newer than say ~1950 has already been eliminated, it works wonders. It is also has a unit cost of...

Shouldn't this go in the Geo-Politics forum? Talk of sovereignty and air-space and whatnot?

The "Elite" Republican Guard did have some T-80's, but the majority of Iraqi tanks were T-72's and T-55's. Anyway, do the PA tanks still have issues with the autoloader, or did the Ukrainians fix that? Also, was there not some new tank project going on with the Chinese? What ever happened to it?

The question "Do we know where Bin Laden is hiding?" is such a regular feature in US press conferences, that it gets boring to hear it. The answer is always "No, but intelligence has lead us to believe he might be in the border area of Pakistan" The last question may have some merit, but I...

Sir, Sub-Sonic ammunition is loud as well if it is not fired from a silenced weapon. Although "Breaking the Sound Barrier" is a significant contributer, I think any study of firearms and suppressors would reveal the "Ballistic Crack" effect is actually responsible for only a portion of the...

What questions precisely do you think the US media is not asking that it should?

For those advocating some type of open conflict with coalition forces, I point to these statistics. Country ||Millitary expenditures In Billion Dollars per year United States 335.7 Japan 46.7 United Kingdom 36 France 33.6 China 31.1 Germany 27.7 Saudi Arabia 21.6 Italy 21.1 Iran 17.5...

All well and good they are great etc, etc. But does anyone have substaintiative information about the selection process? Drop-out rates, injuries and deaths in indoctrination training, general philosphiy in selection? Are they looking for the technically proficient, those with the "Killer...

Is the T-80UD related to the "Export" version? I seem to recall that those were called "48 tonne coffins" in Iraq. The external fuel takes exploded because of artillery shrapnel occasionally. The Autoloaders were about 1/3 the speed of a trained tank crew in an Abrams, and they sacrificed Armor...

I know a little bit about the selection process for the US Marine Naval Aviators, and it seems to get rid of malingerers pretty well. The solution, treat them like Infantry officers through Candidate school and The Basic School. Give them lots of chances to get kicked or leave throughout this...

On a side note: "The altitude record is held by a Rüppell's griffon Gyps rueppelli, a vulture with a 10-foot wingspan. On November 29, 1975 one was sucked into a jet engine 37,900 feet above the Ivory Coast in West Africa. The plane was damaged but landed safely. What the bird was doing up...

As for the multipane on the earlier fighter canopies, it is to protect against "Airborn Organic Material", like MuradK said. The reason f-16 and later don't feature it is merely materials technology. The new canopies deform on impact and slowly go outward again without interference. I seem to...

Sorry, given that the number was not in the quote, I thought the refrence was for a different subject.

Last time I checked, the PAF operated 35 block 15 fighting falcons with a service ceiling of greater than 50,000 ft. More than able to take out a B-1. Not that it would make it past any type of fighter escort with BVR missiles, but still.... Also, the service ceiling of the J-7 is also in the...

Interceptor, could you give a link or reference?

Your language structure would seem to identify you as a non-native American English speaker. This of course could be entirely false, so I will not comment further. If you have ever sworn an oath to defend the citizens of the United states, I apologize for the presumption. Nor will I speak any...

Don't worry, my panties are not all in a twist. I will get a little defense as a US citizen when I hear statements that could be interpreted as calling for the death of those I am sworn to protect. But yeah, I just have to much time on my hands at the moment, and spend it making longwinded...

Note the fact that I mentioned it was from a "Sketchy" source. And that is a "net worth" I.E all land and investments sold at current market value. I have no idea what they are really making, as that information is difficult to find. My estimation for a salary was something in the $50,000 range...

The highest possible salary for a US 4 star general with 40+ years serving is $173000. That is quite a tidy sum of money, but I would imagine that PA generals make about the same when ajusted for PPP(Purchasing Power Parity). So...Complete off-the-wall guess...Something like $50,000? EDIT...