F-35b

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Well all I can say it can be done, there was enough of that going around above and below the water to make it more then urban legend. I can say off the coast of a certain continent VERY close to a country now minus one recent dictator a certain sub sailor I knew was "inside" a couple of Cold War adversaries anchorages where the "hand grenade" was the excepted signal "to cut that out and you need to leave now" so he said and saw out the scope. What can I say I trust the source. I'll raise you one COMSUBRON SIXTEEN, COMSUBDEVRON TWELVE, COMSUBGRU TWO, SIX and TEN; I think that gives me a full house!?!

Right now it's looking like 2018 at the current rate of funding and the articles I posted in the Jets thread. Though Japan has recently just approved the procurement of the F-35, some of the countries have decided to research and fund their own stealth programs or reduce their commitments based on the increased costs that have gone up again in the 2012 and 2013 defence budgets where the U.S. has reduced their buy levels or pushed them out further. It could be that only the U.S. gets this by games end. Like the ALTAY, FMBT the F-35 could literally become last minute game time decisions for this game at the current rates of development. As you know I've been following these for a couple of years now and expect to for the next few years, even ARJUN MK II looks like it'll need to be pushed back two or three years from what was reported and is in the game limited production being the main cause (See the recent BROADSWORD posts in the MBT Thread.) about to make this the 2nd most expensive tank in production in the world VERY closely behind the latest ABRAMS. Though I get some criticism for you just can't ignore the impact economics is having on these programs I don't write these articles I just report and post them. Anyway there's your short answer!?!

What am still doing up! Have a good night!!!

Regards,
Pat

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Originally Posted by FASTBOAT TOUGH

Well all I can say it can be done, there was enough of that going around above and below the water to make it more then urban legend. I can say off the coast of a certain continent VERY close to a country now minus one recent dictator a certain sub sailor I knew was "inside" a couple of Cold War adversaries anchorages where the "hand grenade" was the excepted signal "to cut that out and you need to leave now" so he said and saw out the scope.

Don't get me wrong (once again sarcasm turns to bite me in the arse) I have no doubt at all such things were done ... more a matter of never letting a bubbleheads head swell too large to fit the hatches.

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No it didn't. How do you think we plug any large holes underwater to prevent flooding!?! Also allows us to store more oxygen while making an emergency assent, after all we are;
multitaskers!

Regards,
Pat

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To the F-35 see the Jets and Planes...Thread Posts #37 and #41 these I believe will answer all your questions. With
#41 Item #3 for the unintended bleed over this has caused for a plane that should have been about ready to be fielded by now. These posts are still relevant. USAF fielding still pending at 2018. The F-35B might be 2020 due to the current two probation it was put under by the DOD that info is also in that thread somewhere within a couple of pages of the above Posts, look for the led in before the refs for it. This is one case where even my agreed upon two year window will be reduced to a year or year of fielding as with the MBT's already mentioned on this mornings post. It's impractical at this time due to all the uncertainty with these programs to do otherwise in my humble opion useless the current situations change drastically. I haven't recently checked the in game status but at the current pace several countries won't see them at all, but I'm not ready again to recommend any either, so for now enjoy them while you have them.

Regards,
Pat

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First off I think Don did this on purpose, and knew this would happen!?! And it's not even Aprils Fools Day! This is from part of my saved info for the Jets and Planes Patch info I've been saving now put off until "next year". When the time comes I would like to compare notes. Use them in order just trust me on this, note in the 3rd ref. about 6 paras down the funny reference to Austrailia getting their F-35's in 2013, normally their sites are kept up to date pretty well, maybe they've thrown their hands up in the air as well on those planes!?! For the HARRIER see my Jets and Planes Thread plenty there to keep you busy.
F/A-18:
http://www.military-today.com/aircra..._ac_hornet.htm
http://www.military-today.com/aircra...per_hornet.htm
http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/fa18/
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...ntracts-06392/
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...pgrades-06717/

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F-35 housekeeping:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-1...-s-world-.html

Though my reach will be a little more global this is all you get from me on F/A-18 Just like a Marine to hitch a ride from a Sailior, so here you go!?!
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Regards,
Pat