Re: Airscouts (was Level of Detail?)

[ElevenMike@aol.com]

Joe-
In a message dated 97-04-15 12:11:21 EDT, you write:

>Interesting point.  You know, we suspected Japan might attack, yet at
>Pearl Harbor we kept all of out planes out on the runway in neat little
>rows--ostensibly to make it easy for the guards to keep an eye on them
>and make sure they weren't sabotaged.  You can see that this is most
>likely what would happen in the Free State (at least at first).
>

   I figure you could pull it off several times, just because the AirScout is
so poor of an attack aircraft.  Just spread out the attacks, do other things
to draw attention away from the Air Bases, then like Burt Reynolds said in
"The Longest Yard", "Well, it worked once....."

>
>>>There is no substitute for helicopters for ground support.  Give them
>fusion
>>>(electric) engines, and they are fantastic.
>>
>>   Agreed, though I prefer the A-10 Thunderbolt II if I'm the one
>needing air
>>support.  Failing that, then an AH-64 Apache.  Unfortunately, the
>Project's
>>inventory of these is low at the moment.  I hear that the Air Force is
>trying
>>to get rid of the Thunderbolt again, though.  You never know....
>

>I hate to disagree with so many people, but I doubt the Project EVER
>wanted to have ground attack aircraft.  I do not think the Project was
>supposed to be a paramilitary force of the level many people have
>suggested.  If it was EVERYONE would be in bulletproof vests and helmets,
>and they'd be driving Sheridans and Chaffees, NOT V-150's and Rangers. 
>So IN MY OPINION they would not have stuff like that.  Hence the Airscout
>with it's minimalist (but usable) capabilities.

   Understand, I'm fiarly satisfied with the AirScout.  Some of my comments
are intended for humor.  (Overstatement)   A C-130 or C-123 is a great
support plane.  I lve High Explosives.  Drop them from on high if you really
need air support.  I'm reminded of the Hand-to-Hand supplement.  "...  Look
around you,  are you sure you can't find a way out of this? (fighting)"

   The AirScout's greatest utility is long-range aerial recon for small
teams.  If you've (not you, Joe, others reading this) ever had this, and then
lost it, you know just what you've lost and are probably crying your eyes
out.  I would be.

Thanks :o)

Scott Hann