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All things MV-22 Osprey
- Thread starter Dave Shutter
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That is unfortunate. Did the other helicopters come in the same way?
Looking at some other footage, which I'm not sure was at the same demo site, there may have been a Phrog and a couple of Cobras. Those aren't nearly as windy as a V-22.
That thing really fucked those trees up! Damn!
Little more up close and personal perspective. Standby for updated demo LZ restrictions/parameters.
[video]http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ec8_1275337765&p=1[/video]
[video]http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ec8_1275337765&p=1[/video]
I can't stop laughing at this video! All the firemen, security, and the dudes with the stretcher! Plus all the kids screaming. That's some funny shit! You should have heard all the Osprey haters at work today. We all had a lot of fun at these poor pilots expense.
CWJones411
IRR
As long we only invade forested countries, maybe the Osprey doesn't even need a turret.
eurotrash
USMC SNA
Well it looks like we aren't getting one anyway.
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/community/opinion/marine_editorial_belly_gun_062110w/
Makes sense on the spacial-D of the crew chief. But how much do a pair of .50s stickin out of the waist of the Phrog or Shitter weigh? Seems comparable WRT deleting a few troops from the sticks.
What about lookin into this option again now that we have some theater experience to draw from? Why was this dropped in the first place; was it weight, CG, piss off skid guys, combo of all 3...? It also seems that this would eliminate issue of being able to fire while on the ground in the LZ.
It says the turret weight is 456#. 456<800.
I don't know why the idea was dropped. I'd suspect money and time, though. An integrated system like that is going to require a lot more development. It's a major airframe change, for one, and for another, the systems integration piece is what always bites one in the ass. A gun like that has to be tied in to a very complicated set of electronics.
Because a system like that would require the nose to be reworked, it would've had to have been integrated earlier in the development process. Since they were already behind timeline, they probably wouldn't want to wait to perfect a turreted gun.
I'd also speculate that such a gun would have an aerodynamic penalty, too.
I don't know why the idea was dropped. I'd suspect money and time, though. An integrated system like that is going to require a lot more development. It's a major airframe change, for one, and for another, the systems integration piece is what always bites one in the ass. A gun like that has to be tied in to a very complicated set of electronics.
Because a system like that would require the nose to be reworked, it would've had to have been integrated earlier in the development process. Since they were already behind timeline, they probably wouldn't want to wait to perfect a turreted gun.
I'd also speculate that such a gun would have an aerodynamic penalty, too.
Some Osprey updates from Afghanistan
LtCol Thomas responding to the Marine Times editorial on the Belly Gun.
Haven't really heard too much about the deployment lately other than that. Here's some articles.
http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/...lity-mv22-osprey-proves-itself-in-combat.html
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Afghanista...-attacked-marja-afghanistan/story?id=10973713
LtCol Thomas responding to the Marine Times editorial on the Belly Gun.
Haven't really heard too much about the deployment lately other than that. Here's some articles.
http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/...lity-mv22-osprey-proves-itself-in-combat.html
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Afghanista...-attacked-marja-afghanistan/story?id=10973713
GUN CONTROL
Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft lifts a 7,000-pound M777 Lightweight Howitzer with the help of Combat Logistics Battalion 46 during an airlift operation at Landing Zone Sandhill aboard the training area of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 10.(photo courtesy of Marines.Mil)
GUN CONTROL
Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft lifts a 7,000-pound M777 Lightweight Howitzer with the help of Combat Logistics Battalion 46 during an airlift operation at Landing Zone Sandhill aboard the training area of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 10.(photo courtesy of Marines.Mil)
Well...The triple 7 is "lightweight." If you can get the gun bunnies to agree to it, you can just use this as the belly gun.