Would propeller airplanes still make a difference in today's

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>>34426138
This is an OV-10 during operation against Isis in marawi,philippines.

You tell me

>>34426138
>Your enemy is foreign backed
sounds like they would have infantry anti-air?

http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/light-attack-aircraft-the-super-tucano-the-at-6-and-the-blue-kool-aid/

http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2010/01/is-the-super-tucano-a-practical-option-for-the-raf/

http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/news/a25400/air-force-lightweight-fighter-oa-x/

ok, the end of the thread

>>34426138
no. today's battlefields don't even make a difference desu senpai. we're being outbred and subverted through mass immigration and replacement. nothing short of dropping a MIRV on Mecca and Beijing will stop it.

>>34426138
If by "today's battlefield" you mean yesterday's battlefield (i.e. NATO vs USSR roflstomping it out in the Fulda gap) or tomorrow's battlefield (i.e. USN vs PLAN dunking each other in the SCS) then no, fuck that shite.

But.

If by "today's battlefield" you mean the conflicts happening right now, today, in the various spots of the world, then sure, prop planes could be useful.

For instance, I'd imagine that a Cessna with a half-decent GPS and a guy with binocs and some knowledge in trigeometry (and maybe an arty brigade some 30 klicks away) could really fuck up Jihadi John's day down in Syria. Or maybe Independence Ivan, up in Ukraine. And there's still Cocaine Carlos over in the Latin Americas... didn't the Brazilian Air "Force" recently buy a bunch of Tucanos for COIN purposes (i.e. strafing drug runners)?

So yeah, I can totally see prop birds pulling their weight when you need a low-cost, low-maintenance, rugged(ish) air support. However, as soon as you're up against a reasonably compentent enemy that actually has an airforce of it's own, you're better off leaving them on the ground and let the pros handle the situation.

>>34426302
>MIRV on Mecca and Beijing
All it takes is some assassinations and lynching all across USA and a few of the MIRV's on Israel.
Job done and 80% of the Earths problems disappear

drones have props

>>34427941
China and the dunecoons are problems too by sheer weight of numbers.

>>34426646
>Ukraine
Donbass has some pretty significant anti-air capability, they downed several helicopters, some Flankers, transports and an airliner before the Ukis stopped flying over the ATO.

>>34426646
wouldn't cartel groups have anti air equipment? i thought they were trained by special operation groups and have access to latin american military equipment...

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>>34426246
>http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2010/01/is-the-super-tucano-a-practical-option-for-the-raf/
>Armed Breechcraft King Air 350

That is actually a cool idea. I like it.

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>implying prop planes aren't currently the front line in the War On Terror

>>34426207
Considering the Flips still haven't won, no. Not very effective.