mroz
Flying Officer
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Post by mroz on Nov 21, 2011 3:09:37 GMT 12
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Post by flyjoe180 on Nov 21, 2011 8:59:27 GMT 12
Smoothing things over with the neighbours before planting Marines in North Australia perhaps? Or ensuring pesky Russian machinery doesn't get selected? Better to know the machines you could potentially end up having to fight with I guess, than to not be 100% sure about how to stop them.
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Post by skyhawkdon on Nov 30, 2011 20:34:34 GMT 12
Interesting alright. I wonder if anyone in Gov't here has taken notice (unlikely)! Upgraded C/Ds are quite a step up in capability from the Block 15 A/Bs Indonesia already has and NZ was getting way back in 1998.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Dec 1, 2011 14:52:09 GMT 12
Our benign environment is sweet as Don, relax.
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Post by Calum on Dec 1, 2011 20:50:04 GMT 12
Smoothing things over with the neighbours before planting Marines in North Australia perhaps? . That's certainly part of it, just like the C-130 gifting. |
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Post by corsair67 on Dec 3, 2011 13:33:54 GMT 12
Smoothing things over with the neighbours before planting Marines in North Australia perhaps? Or ensuring pesky Russian machinery doesn't get selected? Better to know the machines you could potentially end up having to fight with I guess, than to not be 100% sure about how to stop them. So, maybe New Zealand should start acting 'offended' about the USMC coming to Darwin, and then they too can have a couple of squadrons of F-16C/Ds?  |
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Post by skyhawkdon on Dec 3, 2011 16:36:45 GMT 12
We tried that Craig and they offered us 28 F-16s for next to nothing but aunty Helen turned them down!  |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Dec 4, 2011 10:43:56 GMT 12
We should try it again. Things have changed. A gift might be accepted now.
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Post by adzze on Dec 4, 2011 10:54:49 GMT 12
A dozen high tech companies thrown in to make it tax-neutral would be perfect |
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interesting years ahead.... (roll on superbug Block III and Lightning II )
interesting years ahead.... (roll on superbug Block III and Lightning II )
