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Hercs used for anti-ship bombing by Argentina
On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:33:52 -0800, Matt Wiser wrote:
On Jan 17, 12:11Â*am, bill wrote: On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:20:44 -0800, Matt Wiser wrote: "a425couple" wrote in message ... Yes, a Herc was used for anti-ship bombing. You gotta love people who improvise in wartime!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Ward "the Argentinians had been using a C-130 to attack merchant ships re-supplying the task force by simply pushing a bomb out of the back of the aircraft as it flew over (one bomb struck a ship, but bounced off to no effect)." from my follow up reading from "Guy" -- wrote in message... I have just re-read Sharkey Wards 'Sea Harrier over the Falklands' and was amused to read, at the end of the book a 'discussion' between 3 of his officers (801 Sdn) and a Herc pilot fresh from Lyneham, Don't forget the VNAF: they used Hercs as bombers during the final days in '75 against the advancing NVA. Pakistani AF Hercs were also used as bombers in '65 and in '71 reportedly. So the record shows that if you use C130's to drop bombs you get a serious thrashing. And so the moral is...? -- William Black Free men have open minds If you want loyalty, Â*buy a dog...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - If you don't have real bombers at your disposal, improvise, Even if it's a losing effort, do the best you can. Depends. If your targeting is so bad that you **** of a super-power you'd be better off not even trying... -- William Black Free men have open minds If you want loyalty, buy a dog... |
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