Canada: We wanna look cool, so we'll buy 65 F-35's for 9 Billion
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[QUOTE=Fenriswolf;23436095]This plane has Vertical Takeoff and Landing.[/QUOTE]
The F-22 still looks way more badass.
[IMG]http://imgur.com/ZTNwT.jpg[/IMG]
[quote]"We need to ensure our fighter aircraft fleet remains the [b]best in the world[/b] to meet the threats of the 21st Century," defence minister Peter MacKay said.[/quote]
uh... You're gonna need more than 65 F35s
I thought the F-35's were in service?
Not in Prototype stage...
[QUOTE=Broseph_;23435129]Let me fucking get it, they just paid [B][I]$250 million [U]EACH[/U][/I][/B] for a Jet that's has been confirmed time and time again to be a [B][I][U]Downgraded [/U][/I]F-22[/B], who's [B]Unit Cost is only [I]$150.3 Million Dollars[/I][/B]
Canadia confirmed to be fucking retarded[/QUOTE]
No, we just have a largely conservative government at the moment.
FUCKING STEPHEN HARPER
[QUOTE=madmax678;23437000]I thought the F-35's were in service?
Not in Prototype stage...[/QUOTE]
To be introduced into service by 2014-2016.
[QUOTE=Tac Error;23437253]To be introduced into service by 2014-2016.[/QUOTE]But didn't i see one in Die Hard 4?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPxWKr_OD84[/media]
[QUOTE=madmax678;23437360]But didn't i see one in Die Hard 4?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPxWKr_OD84[/media][/QUOTE]
I also saw an autonomous stealth fighter in Stealth.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goPki_V34xA[/media]
[QUOTE=Savaril;23437202]No, we just have a largely conservative government at the moment.
FUCKING STEPHEN HARPER[/QUOTE]
He should have bought F-15s, the look good, and they are sexy as hell
I always thought the F-18 looked funny with the wings and tail so close to each other with that long nose sticking out
[QUOTE=Tac Error;23437376]I also saw an autonomous stealth fighter in Stealth.[/QUOTE]Ah, but we have got one coming out soon...
F-35s are badass planes.
[QUOTE=Broseph_;23437417]He should have bought F-15s, the look good, and they are sexy as hell
I always thought the F-18 looked funny with the wings and tail so close to each other with that long nose sticking out[/QUOTE]
F-15s are just that - air superiority fighters, not multirole aircraft. Besides, back in the 1970s the anti-military Trudeau government said that the F-15, F-14 and the Panavia Tornado were rejected due to their unit price. Hell, we almost got some F-14s by swindling Iran if it wasn't for us helping the Americans getting from hostages out.
'sup
Replacing the CF-18's is probably a good idea, they are going on 35 years old and the design is near 40
[QUOTE=madmax678;23437360]But didn't i see one in Die Hard 4?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPxWKr_OD84[/media][/QUOTE]
i saw a bunch of space stations and HAL 9000 in 2001: a space odyssey so where are those????
I dunno I think its necessary, we keep having security issues covering northern Canada. If we started putting money into tanks and shit then I'd get pissed.
[QUOTE=64fanatic;23438918]I dunno I think its necessary, we keep having security issues covering northern Canada. If we started putting money into tanks and shit then I'd get pissed.[/QUOTE]
We already put money into tanks. A few years ago we bought some Leopard 2s from Germany and the Dutch. Of course the only other tanks were had were 1960s vintage Leopard 1s which had already gone past their usefulness since 1979.
But for our Arctic territories and our Northwest Passage, we also need a strong naval presence as well. A few jet fighters aren't going to be useful against submarines and the like.
Well Canada has a piss poor Military compared to the amount of land it controls.
If it were ever to get attacked, the Military could do nothing about it.
Canada relies on the Americans for security.
[QUOTE=zombojoe;23439208]Well Canada has a piss poor Military compared to the amount of land it controls.
If it were ever to get attacked, the Military could do nothing about it.
Canada relies on the Americans for security.[/QUOTE]
Citation needed.
[QUOTE=zombojoe;23439208]Well Canada has a piss poor Military compared to the amount of land it controls.
If it were ever to get attacked, the Military could do nothing about it.
Canada relies on the Americans for security.[/QUOTE]
Uh, no. Bullshit.
Canada may not have a large army, but it's not like we're a bunch of hillbillies with rusted guns. We possess a well trained, well enough outfitted army. We could stand up to invasion from most countries and survive.
I don't get where people get this whole "CANADA COULD BE TAKEN OVER BY 1 AMERICAN GI" bullshit from. We aren't poor, we aren't weak, we just aren't retards who like to jump into every war.
Canada has a population of around 30 million last time I checked, how big do you expect the Army to be?
[QUOTE=Morcam;23439296][IMG]http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/partly-politics/america%27s%20hat.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
I feel insecure about another nation being a potential equal or being better in some aspects.
Instantly dismiss them because they don't spent 80% of their money on the military.
[QUOTE=Carbon Knight;23439343]I feel insecure about another nation being a potential equal or being better in some aspects.
Instantly dismiss them because they don't spent 80% of their money on the military.[/QUOTE]
Considering this is a military-oriented thread, and Canada could likely be beaten by North Korea, yes.
[QUOTE=Morcam;23439363]Considering this is a military-oriented thread, and Canada could likely be beaten by North Korea, yes.[/QUOTE]
Way to throw any credibility out the window.
How did Korea and Vietnam go for the Good Ol'American military industrial complex?
[QUOTE=zombojoe;23439335]Canada has a population of around 30 million last time I checked, how big do you expect the Army to be?[/QUOTE]
The size of a military has no bearing on its actual combat capabilities.
[QUOTE=Sector 7;23436612]uh... You're gonna need more than 65 F35s[/QUOTE]
65 fighters is more than any African, Middle Eastern, and even some european nations.
Most countries rely on helicopters.
[QUOTE=Morcam;23439363]Considering this is a military-oriented thread, and Canada could likely be beaten by North Korea, yes.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, and Spain can roll over the entire US military.
[QUOTE=Tac Error;23439390]The size of a military has no bearing on its actual combat capabilities.[/QUOTE]
That made lol.
:v:
[QUOTE=Carbon Knight;23439375]Way to throw any credibility out the window.
How did Korea and Vietnam go for the Good Ol'American military industrial complex?[/QUOTE]
I threw my credibility out the window by pointing out that Canada has a relatively minor military?
[QUOTE=Morcam;23439453]I threw my credibility out the window by pointing out that Canada has a relatively minor military?[/QUOTE]
By saying that North Korea could defeat Canada's military forces.
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