Military Aviation History

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- My books -
Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com
STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com
German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/

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Chuck's Guides: https://www.mudspike.com/chucks-guides-dcs/
Ralfidude: https://www.youtube.com/user/ralfidude

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- Sources -
Alfred Price, To War in a Warthog, AIR FORCE MAGAZINE, August: 1993

David R. Jacques LtCol USAF (Ret.) & Dennis D. Strouble, A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) Systems Engineering Case Study, Air Force Center for Systems Engineering, Wright Patterson AFB: 2010

Eliot A. Cohen, Gulf War Air Power Survey Vol. V – Statistical Compendium and Chronology Washington: 1993

Fred Frostic, Air Campaign Against the Iraqi Army in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations, RAND, Santa Monica: 1994

James A. Winnefeld, Preston Niblack & Dana J. Johnson, A League of Airmen – U.S. Air Power in the Gulf War, RAND, Santa Monica: 1994

R.H.S. Stolfi et al, Combat Damage Assessment Team A-10/GAU-8, Naval Postgraduate School, January 1979

Richard P. Hallion, America as a Military Aerospace Nation: From Pearl Harbor to Desert Storm, in John Andreas Olsen, Airpower Applied, Naval Institute Press, Maryland: 2017

Perry D. Jamieson, Lucrative Targets – The U.S. Air Force in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations, Air Force History and Museums Program, Washington: 2011

United States General Accounting Office (GAO), Report to Congressional Requesters – Operation Desert Storm: Evaluation of the Air War, GAO: July 1996

United States General Accounting Office (GAO), Report to Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives – Operation Desert Storm: Evaluation of the Air War, GAO: June 1997

World Air Power Journal, A-10 Flighting Warthog, Vol. 16, Spring, 1994

- Video footage -
Department of Defense: The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.

Footage of moving targets filmed at: https://tankmuseum.org/

- Timecodes -
00:00 - Disclaimer
00:03 - Intro
00:35 - Topic of today
02:27 - The gun no one expected
09:27 - DCS: A-10 gun pass (Thrustmaster segment)
10:21 - DCS: A-10 gun pass
13:43 - The gun: dramatic but overrated?
16:04 - Desert Storm: The data problem
18:03 - Desert Storm: What did the A-10 (not) do?
23:28 - Desert Storm: Why the Mavericks matter
26:22 - Desert Storm: A-10 casualties
29:14 - The gun that became famous
34:29 - Stuff I'd like to talk about

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STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com
German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/

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Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/

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- Check out my books -
Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com
STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com
German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/

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- Museum -
RAF Museum London: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/

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- Sources -
Werkschrift 2087 D-1 bis D-8, G-1, G-2, H-1 bis H-8, Bedienungsvorschrift-FL, Teil II Flugbetrieb, Ausgabe Feb. 1944

- Audio -
Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound

Get your copy at: http://stukabook.com

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Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com
STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com
German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/

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- Timecodes -
00:00 – Intro
02:26 – Why: Stuka with 20mm cannons
05:12 – Throwing Dummy Bombs?
06:34 – Navalized Ju 87 + Torpedo
07:48 – Why not better machine guns?
09:49 – Stuka Reputation throughout war
13:00 – How important was the Ju 87 in France 1940
15:33 – Was dive recovery system unique?
16:22 – How did Ju 87 perform vs competitors
19:07 – Compare to other dive bombers
23:30 – Different loadouts of Ju87 – Why?
26:06 – Was the Ju 87 G a good tank hunter?
29:20 – Experiences of rear gunner
33:47 – Rudel input on Ju 87?
35:49 – Plans for retractable landing gear
37:05 – Did no one realise weakness of Ju 87?
40:50 – Costs of Ju 87
42:08 – Restorations of Ju 87s
43:36 – Reliability of Ju 87
46:10 – Different roles of gunner
46:26 – Training of air crew
49:22 – Special tactics vs ships
50:49 – Anti-partisan role of Ju 87
51:42 – Tanks kills: claims vs kills
55:18 – Any BDA for Ju 87 accuracy
56:42 – Stuka used after WW2
58:41 – Get the book 🙂

The Chinese Army Air Force (People's Liberation Army Air Force) has not been getting that much attention in the West compared to Russia. Here is why that might be a mistake.

- Expert -
Follow Justin Bronk on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Justin_Br0nk

- Check out my books -
Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com
STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com
German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/

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- Sources -
Justin Bronk, Whitehall Reports: Russian and Chinese Combat Air Trends: Current Capabilities and Future Threat Outlook, 30 October 2020, available at: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/whitehall-reports/russian-and-chinese-combat-air-trends-current-capabilities-and-future-threat-outlook

- Recommendations -
Andreas Rupprecht, Modern Chinese Warplanes: Chinese Air Force - Aircraft and Units, Harpia Publishing: 2018, https://www.amazon.com/modern-chinese-warplanes-combat-aircraft/dp/0997309261

- Pictures -
China Military
Department of Defense
Allen Watkin: https://www.flickr.com/photos/allenthepostman/
Crazlei: https://www.flickr.com/photos/leifeng/
Dmitry Terekhov https://flickr.com/photos/44400809@N07/
GB_NZ: https://www.flickr.com/photos/130275500@N02/
Gary Todd: https://www.flickr.com/photos/101561334@N08/
Jerry Gunner : https://www.flickr.com/photos/13722921@N06/
L.G. Images https://www.flickr.com/photos/145141267@N03/
Tomás Del Coro: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasdelcoro/
Robert Sullivan: https://www.flickr.com/photos/my_public_domain_photos/

- Timecodes -
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Expert: Justin Bronk
01:02 - The Chinese (Army) Air Force until uow
04:33 - Why should we care?
07:50 - The J-10: The Return of the Light-Weight Fighter(?)
11:13 - The J-16: The Best Flanker?
16:01 - The J-20: Stealth but not really?
20:52 - China overtaking Russia in basically everything?
27:22 - Crews and Command & Control
30:30 - How could China use their (Army) Air Force?
35:40 - Recommendations

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The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and China Military (CM) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD or CM endorsement.

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Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound

#militaryaviationhistory #chineseairforce #airpower

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Y'all gave me a fantastic list to work with on replacing the German Tornado fleet. Let's have a closer look at all the options. https://youtu.be/sGiZKLIBAJc

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Ju 87 Stuka book - http://stukabook.com
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German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/

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Get a sweet aircraft model here: https://airmodels.net/?aff=144 (Affiliate)

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- Museum -
Various scenes filmed at MHM Berlin Gatow
https://www.mhm-gatow.de/de

and Flugwerft Schleissheim
https://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/flugwerft/information/

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- Timecodes -
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Viewer buying recommendations for Germany
02:44 - What does Germany actually need?
05:40 - The selection
06:27 - F-16
08:16 - Tempest
09:44 - Chinese aircraft
12:29 - DROOONES
14:06 - F-22 p.1
14:22 - Affiliate segmet
14:44 - F-22 p.2
15:49 - New Tornados
17:02 - Super Hornet / Growler
19:59 - F-15EX
20:06 - Rafale
23:23 - Russian aircraft
23:29 - F-35
24:19 - Gripen
25:47 - FCAS, New aircraft, Eurofighter

- Audio -
Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound

#Germany #Rafale #Gripen

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