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WAPOL want a new chopper to work with the old Polair 61:
Range - 1852km
Max Speed - 241km/h
Passengers - 10 (6 TRG Officers and a marksman)
Features - Electro-optic Infrared Camera; ability to tap into Blue Iris System
Max Cost - $24 million
Possible a Bell 412
New WAPOL Chopper
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Re: New WAPOL Chopper
Gosh what is this now, the 3rd? 4th time that a new chopper has been "announced"? At this rate the current one will need to fall out of the sky before a new one arrives
Although if they are finally getting there act together, top stuff
Although if they are finally getting there act together, top stuff
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I can tell you: if those are the specs... its not a Bell 412scoreed wrote:Page 16 of Todays West
WAPOL want a new chopper to work with the old Polair 61:
Range - 1852km
Max Speed - 241km/h
Passengers - 10 (6 TRG Officers and a marksman)
Features - Electro-optic Infrared Camera; ability to tap into Blue Iris System
Max Cost - $24 million
Possible a Bell 412
Bell 412 cant break 226 Km/Hr - and will be dry before hitting 700 Km
Compared to their Current Chopper: 278Km/Hr limit, and 685 Km range
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Marksman.... i cant imagine wapol sniping someone from a chopper.
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Re: New WAPOL Chopper
Just because you can't imagine it happening doesn't mean they shouldn't plan for it, bearing in mind that's what they need to do when purchasing expensive equipment such as a chopper. While it's unlikely to happen there may occur a hostage situation where an airborne sniper is handy to provide assurance even if he doesn't fire off a single round.
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If only there was somewhere in Perth where they could safely practise sniping from a chopper.
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scoreed wrote: Passengers - 10 (6 TRG Officers and a marksman)
Do the TRG's guys need lap banding too ?
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Either that or they need a calculator.VK6ZMS wrote:Do the TRG's guys need lap banding too ?scoreed wrote: Passengers - 10 (6 TRG Officers and a marksman)
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robbage wrote:Either that or they need a calculator.VK6ZMS wrote:Do the TRG's guys need lap banding too ?scoreed wrote: Passengers - 10 (6 TRG Officers and a marksman)
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Re: New WAPOL Chopper
Airborne sniper practice. Perhaps they could practice it at an ADF (Australian Defence Force - Army, Navy, Air Force) range/training area somewhere. There should be a few near Perth.
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Re: New WAPOL Chopper
don't they already!!!SJANT wrote:Airborne sniper practice. Perhaps they could practice it at an ADF (Australian Defence Force - Army, Navy, Air Force) range/training area somewhere. There should be a few near Perth.
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I'd assume they work very closely with ADF special forces. But that's just an assumption/opinion. Was just commenting on robbage's post about if only they had somewhere to practice.
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I was using the old internet même "if only there was xxxx so you could yyyy"SJANT wrote:I'd assume they work very closely with ADF special forces. But that's just an assumption/opinion. Was just commenting on robbage's post about if only they had somewhere to practice.
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The new helicopter has recently arrived at Jandakot
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Is it the new one or the temp one for sneezeimeanCHOGM?
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