harmonica
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..what are the signifcant advantages of the Ka?Yes. And they will have countermeasures to the Apache, too... What countermeasures will be more effective?....whatever, the US will have countermeasures for the Ka...Does it matter if we are comparing helicopters?.....CIVIL war???!!!?? in the UK?? who is fighting who??!! ...the Scots vs the Brits? can you at least make the scenario believable/sensical.....like maybe conflict in Bosnia or something....'''equal weapon'' -- what does that mean?Yes. Sure. But lets try to imagine the abstract situation. Year 2025, there is a Civil War in the United Kingdom. Both sides are equally trained, motivated, have equal weapon.1. the Ka was developed after the Apache
2. attack heliocopters are part of a military system-that help protect/enhance each other--an example is the AWACS exponentially enhances ALL the military systems involved
3. the Russians high tech systems were defeated in Afghanistan and the US high tech systems were ''defeated'' in Vietnam
the US high tech systems were victorious in PG1/Iran Jan 2020/etc
high tech SEALS failed in Grenada and Panama
high tech SEALS were victorious killing Osama
4. pilot, troop, unit, and military training also effect the effectiveness of a weapon
..a mediocre wepon in the hands of a trained motivated soldier/Marine/etc is just as
effective [ if not more ] as a high tech weapon in the hands of a mediocre soldier/etc
..I wish I had the link, but I think an Israeli was asked if they would've been as OVERWHELMINGLY victorious in the Syrian Air War if they [ the Israelis ] had the outdated MIGs instead of the F15s----he said it's not the weapon, it's the pilot
..I was in the USMC for 8 years..training/motivation/etc is very critical
...training exercises involving the different units-air/land/sea ---are very critical
no--it's not obsolete
You is a leader of one side, and you have to choose, what helicopters you will buy - 12 units of AH-64D or 12 units of Ka-52. What would you preffer if it is not a political question?
...the US will have whatever weapons systems that are necessary
Formally, there is a war between two main forces, two heirs of the throne - Prince Henry and Prince William. In fact its just a mess of too many groups - Russians, Radical islamists (both Sunni and Shia), Scots, Irish, Respublicans (former Labour Party), pro-EU and pro-US militants et cetera....
All foreign forces (including USA, Russia and China) don't want to invest in the victory of one side and get profit from post-war England. They want to sell weapon to all sides and get profit from the in-war Kingdom.
Something like modern Syria, you know.
I very doubt that copters are fighting against copters. Both of them will fight mostly against former British Army units and half-trained local militants.are you saying the Ka will go head to head with an Apache?
Yes. That's why I don't suggest Cobras for this competition... I was in the USMC and had Cobras around alot...we also did an exercise with the Army and they had an Apache overhead ...very awe inspiring