| Main Forum Page | Start new Thread | Edit your AD | Search ForumCope India Please Read Wednesday, February 7, 2007 (3:52 AM)
Posted by Foxhoundx13 (5) Edit | RE: Cope India Please Read Posted: February 14, 2007 (12:20 PM) | I've read the same or similar story, with respects to Cope India 04. There is many on-line, some conflicting. The one I generally use, is from Flight Journal magazine. Which, the reporting in general is as unbiased as can be found. Foxhound. |
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Posted by Rediculous (15) Edit | RE: Cope India Please Read Posted: June 21, 2007 (11:44 AM) | Sorry to bust your bubble guys, but like I keep trying to tell you, COPE India was for the benefit of the Indian AF not to showboat USAF airpower: "The reasons for the drubbing have gone largely unexplained and been misunderstood, according to those based here with the 3rd Wing who participated. Two major factors stand out: None of the six 3rd Wing F-15Cs was equipped with the newest long-range, active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars. These Raytheon APG-63(V)2 radars were designed to find small and stealthy targets. At India's request, the U.S. agreed to mock combat at 3-to-1 odds and without the use of simulated long-range, radar-guided AIM-120 Amraams that even the odds with beyond-visual-range kills." -http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1237790/posts So yea USAF outnumbered 3-1 and restricted to shitty radar and sidewinders. |
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Posted by Sukhoy (488) Edit | RE: Cope India Please Read Posted: June 26, 2007 (3:36 PM) | Good point, I knew about that, but from same source : "Brought in for the exercise were Sukhoi Su-30s (but not the newest Su-30 MKIs)" USAF are used with weak real enemy, so they were surprised: ""The outcome of the exercise boils down to the fact that> they ran tactics that were more advanced than we expected," Snowden says. "India had developed its own air tactics somewhat in a vacuum. They had done some training with the French that we knew about, but we did not expect them to be a very well-trained air force. That was silly." |
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Posted by Rediculous (15) Edit | RE: Cope India Please Read Posted: June 27, 2007 (7:48 AM) | That is excellent for India, I'm glad they had a good showing. I hope next time they bring out their MKI's and the US brings out the raptor. |
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