Aaron Fox
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The current battlefield reality is that, well, the Warthog is DoA because every AA piece from MANPAD up will rip it to shreds (as its lack of stealth features will be like a giant beacon with a side order of a giant neon sign saying 'FREE MISSILE KILL!' pointing at it) while the Apache (and our Orca) will have to stay behind the front lines because all it takes is one MANPAD and it's dead.With modern tech, I'm surprised no one's tried to replicate an Orca; a couple of the engines they use on the F-35s could probably do the trick and already have the VTOL capability.
It would be a worthy compliment to the Warthog and Apache.
The Warthog is likely going to be replaced -in the grand scheme of things- by the F-35 and likely an F-111 successor because the combat environment is going to be that deadly for anything without any sort of stealth between anything resembling peer/near-peer powers. In addition to the fact that NATO SEAD/DEAD tactics were proven impudent with even a micron of competence...
... anything that relies on flying NoE is going to have to use stuff like N-LOS Spikes and stay behind friendly lines or get ripped apart.
For simplification purposes, from my understanding GURPS has LNG in its liquid form. Same with, say, hydrogen.That came from a game and isn't physically possible.
For one thing: propane is not liquid at room temperature and less dense than kerosene is even when it's liquid.
That's just the first "this is a pipe dream" thing I noticed.