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re: AIM-9X Sidewinder (Air Force) - $472,000
Posted on 2/4/23 at 8:34 pm to AggieHank86
Posted on 2/4/23 at 8:34 pm to AggieHank86
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please tell us what weapon system could’ve done as you describe, at that altitude.
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The Eagle can be armed with combinations of different air-to-air weapons: AIM-120 advanced medium range air-to-air missiles on its lower fuselage corners, AIM-9L/M Sidewinder or AIM-120 missiles on two pylons under the wings and an internal 20mm Gatling gun in the right wing root.
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Ceiling 65,000 feet
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As of today, nearly 500 Eagles remain in service with the Air Force, operating in nearly every role available to a modern fighter jet.
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Posted on 2/4/23 at 8:35 pm to ItzMe1972
I’ll play devils advocate here and tell you what I heard as the reason why they didn’t brrrttt the balloon. The story is that brrrttt holes would not deflate the balloon fast enough and it still could have drifted into international waters, and make finding it for recovery more difficult. The shrapnel from the sidewinder instead shredded the ever living shite out of the balloon, making it drop instantly within US territorial waters and easy to locate for recovery.
This post was edited on 2/4/23 at 8:57 pm
Posted on 2/4/23 at 8:39 pm to ItzMe1972
I'm pretty sure the F-22 and some other planes could get to that altitude and use some guns, but there may have been worries about debris getting sucked into the engines or something like that.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 8:41 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
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Local witness said she counted 8 planes.
That she could see.
I'm betting a whole squadron was used when a pair (at most) would have been enough.
I went to a football game this weekend where 5 planes flew over the stadium. Let's not pretend now we care ha.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 8:42 pm to DMAN1968
Not the only things that matter…
Posted on 2/4/23 at 8:45 pm to ehidal1
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The Chinese get their info and Joe looks tough while giving a gift to the MIC
Win - win for the admin
Why the need for the ballon at all? Joe could have hunter give them anything they want, right?
It was a weapon of some sort. Nothing else makes sense.
This post was edited on 2/4/23 at 8:50 pm
Posted on 2/4/23 at 8:46 pm to ItzMe1972
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Half a million dollars to shoot a baloon down!
I don't have a problem with it. If you think that expensive you'll hate to see bill on a live fire training session. They shoot off a ton of rounds, ordinance. I just consider as training mission.
I've seen vid in Ukraine where Russia captures caches of Javelins. That's 200,000 a pop. They train on those, they miss their target, etc. I'm sure they are selling off some of the US arms.
"According to the U.S. Army's 2023 budget for missile procurement, the cost for a single Javelin all-up round – that is, one missile – is $197,884."
Posted on 2/4/23 at 10:43 pm to Jcorye1
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I went to a football game this weekend where 5 planes flew over the stadium. Let's not pretend now we care ha.
The disconnect of reality on display is stunning.
A football game vs a CCP spy balloon.
WoW
This post was edited on 2/4/23 at 10:44 pm
Posted on 2/4/23 at 10:51 pm to ItzMe1972
Time to equip some Blackbirds. Not sure how that high of an altitude would affect anything other than missiles, but the YF-12 would be fun to see with some guns.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 10:59 pm to ItzMe1972
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Half a million dollars to shoot a baloon down!
Your money and mine. And your and mine IOUs
Posted on 2/4/23 at 10:59 pm to TheFonz
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I’ll play devils advocate here and tell you what I heard as the reason why they didn’t brrrttt the balloon. The story is that brrrttt holes would not deflate the balloon fast enough and it still could have drifted into international waters, and make finding it for recovery more difficult. The shrapnel from the sidewinder instead shredded the ever living shite out of the balloon, making it drop instantly within US territorial waters and easy to locate for recovery.
Which means they could have brrrttt the ballon in Alaska or Montana and recoved it to see what it was doing, tech wise. If it isn't dropping fast enough from there send more brrrttt through it.
WHICH MEANS they didn't want to stop it before it's mission had been carried out.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 11:03 pm to ItzMe1972
They probably didn't want to risk missing it. Could you imagine the shite they would get for not hitting a balloon?
Posted on 2/4/23 at 11:03 pm to ItzMe1972
All of our current fighters could fly that altitude.
Let’s not forget that the Biden Administration knew about this balloon before it ever got to Alaska.
That means it could have been shot down over US coastal waters using a much cheaper munitions.
Let’s not forget that the Biden Administration knew about this balloon before it ever got to Alaska.
That means it could have been shot down over US coastal waters using a much cheaper munitions.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 11:46 pm to ItzMe1972
You’d think they’d want to capture the balloon to find out what it was doing?
This whole thing is complete bullshite. I don’t buy it for a second.
This whole thing is complete bullshite. I don’t buy it for a second.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 11:59 pm to riccoar
Got to be in a pressure suit when over 50k. Not something done or trained for routinely.
Posted on 2/5/23 at 12:19 am to SouthEasternKaiju
quote:this, exactly.
And do you believe the 'official' story
any reports from the white house should be fact checked multiple times and then compared with the latest scandal involving Joe Biden.
Posted on 2/5/23 at 7:20 am to ItzMe1972
As I’m not sure but would a drone been able to pop that balloon at 60,000 feet?
Posted on 2/5/23 at 8:10 am to ItzMe1972
Just imagine if the government took that money and gave it back to the people, every tenth person or so would get a penny. Such a shameful waste.
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