On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 14:49:48 +1100, "L'acrobat" wrote:


"Hobo" wrote in message
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"Dave Kearton" wrote:

You have to pick your wars carefully. Whichever engagement uses
our
F-111s will probably use all of the remaining airframe life.

I think the potential use the Aussies want to save the F-111 for is to
sink an Indonesian invasion fleet by air launching Harpoon missles.

Most Americans don't know this, but the Indos believe it is their
manifest destiny to absorb Australia.

Its pretty unlikely that Indonesia could put together a credible invasion
force in the next 10 years or so.

Even if they could its faster and cheaper to buy/build cruise missiles/ASMs
than it is to buy/build an invasion fleet.


You need boots on the ground. Cruise missiles, etc, can help, but the cannot
invade. Australia is (IMHO) counting on the US to come to the rescue. That
is not a bad assumption, as we would not let the Indos take Oz.

Al Minyard