Timeline for Minimum force needed for an air strike against a wind farm?
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| May 7, 2021 at 14:27 | history | edited | Monty Wild♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 7, 2021 at 14:14 | history | edited | Monty Wild♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 26, 2021 at 22:20 | comment | added | Fattie | Writers, the Bounty is in play ... | |
| Apr 26, 2021 at 17:28 | comment | added | RBarryYoung | The big question I think, is whether cluster bombs would be effective against the wind turbines. If so, then they would probably be a better load out. | |
| Apr 26, 2021 at 13:24 | comment | added | Paul TIKI | @Mark well yeah the fragile stuff is all upstairs, but if they fall from a height of 100 plus feet they are going to be pretty severely banged up. The foundation is very robust and consequently very hard to repair and you will tear up the critical parts. Get thos concrete footings and they have to replace the entire tower, not just the fiddly bits at the top. The tower itself is built in sections, usually. A fall from the base will damage all of the sections. | |
| Apr 26, 2021 at 1:17 | comment | added | Monty Wild♦ | @Graham The OP requested that the costs of operating the aircraft not be considered. Additionally, the cost of 30mm ammunition for the A-10's GAU-8 cannon is much higher, is overkill for something as fragile as a wind turbine, and A-10s may be needed elsewhere. | |
| Apr 25, 2021 at 20:55 | comment | added | Graham | Don't forget cost in the air too. According to Reuters (reporting figures from the Pentagon), an F-16 costs 25k an hour to fly. The AH-64 is £3.5k per flying hour according to the UK government, which is around $5k. Even allowing for taking longer to get to the target and back, that's significant, even before you look at the greatly increased air-to-ground capabilities of the helicopter. | |
| Apr 25, 2021 at 20:45 | comment | added | Graham | If you're thinking cannon, why not something where the cannon has a reasonable number of rounds and where air-to-ground cannon fire is a key role? Helicopters would seem the more obvious choice, or A-10s if you really need a fixed-wing aircraft. | |
| Apr 25, 2021 at 14:35 | comment | added | Fattie | What a great answer - awesome! | |
| Apr 25, 2021 at 0:38 | comment | added | Mark | @PaulTIKI, the upper parts are where all the fragile stuff is. The tower, and especially the base, is a rather robust target. | |
| Apr 24, 2021 at 17:25 | comment | added | Paul TIKI | Destroying the upper parts of the windmill is one option, hitting the base of the tower would be better. If you destroy the foundation the fall will kill the nacelle and the vanes as well as making it necessary to rebuild the foundation before setting the tower and the nacelle and the vanes. BTW good job on doing the math on the cost of ordinance. | |
| Apr 24, 2021 at 10:44 | history | edited | Monty Wild♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 24, 2021 at 10:31 | history | answered | Monty Wild♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |