Typhoon Ground Attack

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J0hn
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Typhoon Ground Attack

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I'm sure some of you will know this - but some won't:

http://www.key.aero/view_news.asp?ID=30 ... n=military

Bye bye Tornado?

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Harry Basset
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I read on another site that the cannon is now operational but has only a 55 round capacity. Is there a high tech sighting system so this ammunition capacity is viable?

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55 rounds at like 1200rpm?
Error 482: Somebody shot the server with a 12 gauge.

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Chris Sykes
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The Typoon has been able to drop bombs for quite a few years, it was a good 4 years ago when i saw one on Wainfleet range, seemed to turn out it was doing pickling of 5 bombs...

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Well, my line of thinking was, when these cretin politicians see how effective the Typhoon no doubt will be at ground attack, they are bound to start asking why we are bothering to keep the Tornado going... 8)

On past form, that is.

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Might be wrong, but I could swear I read some place that it wasn't supposed to be cleared for ground attack roles for another couple of years yet, till they've shaken down the software etc or something *-)
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