Henry240:


I really don't like the design.

Does it have a gun? 30 or 25mm?

Henry240:


I really don't like the design.

Does it have a gun? 30 or 25mm?

ssaengine:


Armed version has a 20 mm cannon plus the usual rockets, guided missiles etc. Cannon in nose...difficult to spot immediately.

ssaengine:


Armed version has a 20 mm cannon plus the usual rockets, guided missiles etc. Cannon in nose...difficult to spot immediately.

Xbee007:

According to Wikipedia, it has;
Guns: GI-2 20 mm cannon
Hardpoints: 6 with provisions to carry combinations of

Missiles: Mokopa anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM),
Bombs: Mk 81 250 lb. or Mk 82 500 lb. general-purpose bombs

Xbee007:

Is the cockpit armored?
Does it emergency parachuting system?

ssaengine:


Both front and rear seats are ejection seats. If there is any armour below the crew it would most probably be very basic. The canopy itself is just that really, a canopy.

61mech:
They must have been de-bussed. VBCI's look like they only have superficial damage. Modern 8x8's can take a hell of a punch from exterior explosions.
We had Ratels take 120mm mortar rounds to the roof without penetrating, so I don't see that vehicle taking any casualties from VBIED's unless they're absolutely massive.

Henry240:


I really don't like the design.

Does it have a gun? 30 or 25mm?

Henry240:

OK, thanks.

It's armament is pretty standard, like what you have in other modern light attack/utility aircrafts.

newafricaken254:
kenya police airwing helicopter fleet will eventually number 11,they are await two more helicopter.my suspicion is most of this crushes are likely human,kenya airforce has bought both chinese and russian helicopters and soon after lost one of those choppers.afterward there has always being claims that those choppers were inferior or secondhand.but i have come to conclude this was due to poorly experienced helicopters.considering the high level of nepotism among security apparatus,this has to be the issue.also consider most african militaries source ab initio training from abroad and soon after required the pilot to fly a helicopter.which he/she isn't type rated to fly

Henry240:
Crashed KDF Huey

patches689:


According to USAF experience the C-27 is more expensive to run than the C-130, and has more limitations.

No one in their right mind should buy them

newafricaken254:
so an American says an Italian aircraft is bad but an American aircraft is good !

jln115:

20mm cannon.... Same one as on the Rooivalk

Also what don't you like about the design!?

newafricaken254:
so an American says an Italian aircraft is bad but an American aircraft is good !

newafricaken254:
so an American says an Italian aircraft is bad but an American aircraft is good !

Henry240:

patches689:






"They dont know that the C-27J was developed in a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Alenia Tactical Transport, or that the USAF was one of the first and biggest operators of the C-27J with over 140 units ordered. They also dont know the story of the G.222 in US military service"

Another excellent example of the mind numbing ignorance of this board.

Henry240:

It doesn't dispute anything.

"LMATTS was dissolved when Lockheed Martin offered the C-130J in 2006 as a contender in the same U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) competition in which the C-27J was competing".

The Americans went for an out and out Lockheed Martin aircraft over the partly built lockheed Martin aircraft.

What's the change?

patches689:


Your initial assertion was that the Americans were criticizing an Aircraft due to its nation of origin and not because of its technical aspects.

This has been thoroughly debunked, and that being so, has illustrated your poor general knowledge.

Read more, argue less.

patches689:


Your initial assertion was that the Americans (specifically Congress) were criticizing an Aircraft due to its nation of origin and not because of its technical aspects.

This has been thoroughly debunked, and that being so, has illustrated your poor general knowledge.

Read more, argue less.

PS: The C-27J is now built by Boeing.

Henry240:

No sir, that wasn't my assertion. If it was, can you prove it?

In what world in a US Army tender will Leonardo win an aircraft tender over Lockheed Martin?