Is the CV-22 overrated?
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The V-22 Osprey may look cool, but it is indeed overrated and is at this time, a waste of hard-earned US taxpayers’ money. It is one of the many gold plated fly boy toys being developed by the military-industrial-congressional complex.\n\n1) The Pentagon concluded in Sept  2005 that the V-22 is “operationally suitable” and is “compatible with flight and hangar deck operations.” However the report also provided evidence that in the 17 years since its first flight, the V-22 still does not work and faces many challenges that will get many US servicemembers killed, especially in combat.\n2) The V-22 has been developed for about a quarter century, missing deployment to Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq.\n3) The V-22 explores aerodynamic unknowns because of the combining of helicopter and aircraft capabilities and a transition from helicopter rotors to tilt-props. The danger is illustrated in the fourth crash of the V-22 caused by a vortex ring state.\n4) The maximum descent speed allowed for the V-22 is 800 ft/min (9.1 mph)… to prevent vortex ring state (implying more crashes) from occurring. This speed is too slow and makes the V-22 an easy target in the sky. The VRS (vortex ring state) problem caused by the V-22’s design will be very difficult to solve, if solvable at all.\n5) On March 2006, the V-22 displayed a problem with flight control software when it took off by itself and crashed, losing a wing in the process.\n6) The V-22 has severe downwash, knocking over two Marines in one incident and causing a pilot to hit the water in another.\n7) The V-22 is missing a defensive-gun and personnel hoist. Poorly placed cabin windows prevent crew chiefs from being able to see many potential threats.\n8) The V-22 was not tested for RPGs, which are common weapons used by Al Qaeda and insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. Other survivability-related testing has not been done.\n9) One V-22 costs 70 million dollars and billions are still being spent to keep the program running. The money used for a single V-22 can equip an entire division of our warriors with top the line Dragon Skin body armor from Pinnacle Armor Inc. (superior to the Interceptor Body Vest used by US military currently)
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I'm no expert, but from what I've read:\nThe Bell SuperCobra has been a mainstay for years; a very good aircraft!  It's older, but still in use...that tells you something right there about it's adaptability and reliability.  The Apache is far more advanced...but also has far more reliability and technical issues.
266755
In my opinion, it is tremendously overrated.
331253
WMV undoublteldy.\n\njust take it at zero loss.
790465
He is kinda overrated. He is a very good central midfielder. He can score goals, he can create pretty well, and his range is very good. \n\nBut I do agree that almost every show or a lot of fans judge him as the greatest. The hype begins to cloud the real player.
209736
Not that much attractive still lot of scope to improve.\n\nCannot find any thing good. \nIt lacks goog quality pictures. There are lots of better websites and discussion forums available.
828006
It's a great toy. A 60mm aperture (2.4") won't gather much light (which also determines the amount of detail you can make out at higher magnifications). Is this a refractor? Cheap models suffer from various distortions produced by inferior coatings, poor collimation, etc.\n\nYou can see a long way (moon, mars, stars, etc), but thre real question is how good the image is (fuzzy, dim, etc)\n\nTry the following website (page goes to a celestron 760 mm refractor - a decent instrument. Lots of description.)\n\nhttp://www.telescope.com/jump.jsp?itemID=116608&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2%2C4%2C13&KickerID=699&KICKER
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At first I hated the new vette. How ever its one of those things that kinda grow on you. Now I think they are sharp but still prefer the old style more. If I had my choice I would take a viper anyday.
256461
yes. why spend all the money developing it if your not going to use it. also in order for a military to be affect it needs the latest technoligy.
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Unhappy.\nHowever there are many different and important factors to keep in mind. The 556 is a small round. Its actually a 22 caliber round.  It is very light weight. Much less then the 7.62x51 (308 winchester). However the 556 is meant to be fired at full auto. The 7.62x51 (by which i will refer to as the 308) is much heavier much more powerful and has too much recoil for full auto. The 308 is still used as a sniper round, even though several others are much better, such as 30-06, or several other (e-mail me and i will tell you why they use the 308) and the 308 is the ammo used for the M240 light machine gun. the 208 is the perfect round for the light machine gun. Say any different and my brother will mix words with you. \nWhatever the government says, the 556 was designed to penetrate soviet body armor. It mushrooms when passing through body armor and actaully has more shock value (due to increased surface area) despite going through the armor. It takes too many hits to take down an opponet and wastes too much ammo. Its really a shame, because there are civial loads of 556 (teachnically 223, because they are on the civilan market) that have much heavier bullets and have far greater stopping power.\n\nthe 6.8 is too dangerous.  Say you are a Marine Force Reacon guy, or Amry Ranger and you are shooting these great 6.8 bullets and killing every enemy. No problem, right? But wait.... You have run out of ammo. you can not resupply from friendly troops, and no one has 6.8 anywhere. You are screwed.  \n\n6.8 is battering M16's to death too. its way too powerful for the gas operating systems and the recievers.\nIf we had new guns built to stronger tolerances then 6.8 would really be great.
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I disagree with the previous poster about Cold War Weapons?  \n\nThe Egyptian Air Force has 220 F-16, making Egypt the 4th largest F-16 operator in the world.\n\nThe Egyptian Air Force also uses US E-2C Hawkeye AWACS aircraft for battlefield Command and Control.\n\nThe Egyptian Army flies AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopters.\n\nThe Egyptian Army is beginning to replace its aging M-60 Main Battle Tanks with New M1A1 Abrams.\n\nThe Egyptian military is looking more and more US than any other country in the world.\n\nAs far as really great fighters, that is another story.  Technology can only go so far.  You need traning and strategy.  One would hope that the Egyptian military has learned from the mistakes of the past.  Traditionally, they have not fared well in combat.  Equiped with the latest US hardware and good training?  They could challenge Isreal as the major power in the region if it weren't for that whole nuclear weapons thing.
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I dunno, I think Tom Hanks is WAY overrated. I can't believe he got $70,000,000 for Forrest Gump. The best actor in the world is not worth that much and he is NOT the best actor in the world in my opinion. \nI think Ralph Fiennes would have been a much better choice.
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very overratted an overpriced!\n\nair jordons are still better
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Yeah, he's a decorated "war hero"....coughbullshitcough....  Yeah, he's demonstrated that he can pull out of a fight when his unit needs him with the best of 'em.\n\nI've gotten the elitist impression from him before, but this "study hard or you'll wind up in Iraq" BS is just over the top.  I was 10 friggin' points from qualifying for the triple nines (that's way over being just a MENSA) & I was a Marine infantryman.  If I was still in the corps, you know where I'd be?  That's right, Iraq.  Study hard, students, or you'll wind up becoming a whack-job elitist left-wing politician.
1005755
both have their good points but they are really different in design. the AK is built to require very little care and still shoot. it is not overly accurate and had perhaps the worst safety selector in the world. the thing is awkward and very noisy. the magazine requires an odd rocking motion to install or remove which can cause problems. the curvature of the mag and the length of the larger ones can cause problems as well. but the damn thing will always shoot and its easy to maintain. the M16 is designed as a more precise weapon. it requires more care and cleaning but is also fairly easy to maintain. its more user friendly to fire and points better. the round is somewhat less powerful at longer ranges but its also lighter so you can carry more ammo. today it and its clones are perhaps the most issued rifle in the world but there's still millions of AKs around. personally i would not feel underarmed with either for the most part but i prefer the M16 as the better of the two
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i totally agree it is over rated, but still good fun tho
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well, it depends, I prefer the shape and weight of the P-90 over the design of the MP7.\n\nFor me it's the P90 for the simple reason it is a better weapon,  compact for a full size SMG, it ammunition is not unique purely to itself, the five seven psitol uses the same ammunition type, has high armour penetration and spalls in the target to prevent overpenetration and in a CT environment that is a very good thing.\n\nThe other element I like about it that the fact it is fully ambidxterous due to the downward eject and a cocking mechanism on both sides and the location of the safety, larger magazine, and the ease to clean due to the small ammount of parts. And i like bullpup styled weapons, and its shape, however the tech specs made my desicion beofre the appearence.\n\nTHe MP7 on the other hand seems to be a recalibred and resized MP5, and i am not a fan of their SMG's.