Just wondering if anyone on here is in the Air Force, Navy or Army??? If you are whats your rank and what base are you at?
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Just wondering if anyone on here is in the Air Force, Navy or Army??? If you are whats your rank and what base are you at?
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there would be a few i know of, plus many ex Navy etc
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im only a dependant at the moment. Dads at RNZAF Auckland. I'm going to join up on the air force undergrad scheme once im at uni, hopefully on my road to be a pilot.
and before anyone says, yes new zealand does still have an air force, and yes they have planes!!!
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crappy planes though. How about a helicopter pilot?? They are new zealands only real airbourne offensive weapon these days, SH-2G Seasprite
chuck us a pm if you want some info on the uni schemes the Navy offers, they are seriously alot better than the other two services in what you get and there is a fair bit of flexibility in the course you can undertake.
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Ya can take the "force" out young falla since the combat wing was disbanded. :disapint: (Ex-RNZAF grumpy gunny Sgt hereOriginally Posted by gareth_d
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stayed the night in bulls at a mates married quarters on sat. had a few drinks with a some of the airforce boys.
they get wild when media call the choppers army choppers even though they have airforce in white block lettering.
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Planes, yes. Force, no. Would be better renamed as the Royal New Zealand Aero Club. It is shameful to think that Warbirds has more collective strike power than the RNZAF...
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i'm looking at the navy as an option... as you train with the airforce for the flying component im sure there is an oppurtunity to switch to the air force at a later date. With the air force getting new choppers soon (they just need the final ok) we will most likely have attack capable choppers (MRH-90 or a variant of).
As for the "force" thing, the orions can carry bombs, as to what extent of a payload im not sure, tho i know that our depth charges are homemade - a 500lb bomb with a depth timer on it! rich aye
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Enough to make our enemies quiver and flee. You can chuck grenades out the window of a Cessna too!
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The MRH90 is a troop-lift helicopter primarily and could only be called "attack capable" in the sense that the Iroquois is. Given the NZ government's propensity not to invest in any kit that the Aussies use (with the possible exception of the ANZAC "frigates"), I would think it unlikely that they go down this road and will probably purchase the helicopter equivalent of a LAV3...
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That'll be the gubmints next plan...
provided they can find enuff cessnas, we could have a bomber squadron
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my dad currently works on the Joint Engineering Management System Project, a tri-force replacement for existing parts and engineering systems. One of the blokes he works with wrote up the requirement plan, the new Huey model is too small, the UH-60 aint for us, the AB-319 is too small, in the end the EH-90 (base model) was the only thing that fitted or exceeded requirements. I think it can carry 24 troops, and also has a medium-heavy lift capability. The requirement is for 12 aircraft.
As far as i can remember im pretty sure the MRH-90 has a similar capability to the UH-60 or huey gunships, in that it can be loaded up with rockets and miniguns
they (air force) have said what they want, as far as i know they are just waiting for the money and finalisation of the order.
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and dont forget that the herks are almost up for replacement (in the next decade or so), the C-130J isnt what we need, and it has too many problems. Looks like the A-400M for us, or considering those heavy fucking LAV3's need to get overseas we might need C-17s, but thats just wishful thinking
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