Worst air force in all of human history
- Thread starter Petike
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Frankly, they only have an Air Guard, since they have no standing army.
Now, Guyana's air wing, while not awful, used to be a lot better than its currently is. At least in terms of inventory and how the aircraft are actually used. I read some laments of Guyanese citizens that the AB-212s are often little more than glorified government taxis these days, despite being primarily meant for SAR or small-scale troop carrier operations.
There are probably some small Third World country somewhere with an air force but no actual machine that can fly.
Apparently there was an incident just like this in the West African country of Benin in 1987.....don't know how accurate this story is, though:
http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=67900
But then again, the Robesonian says it was all just a joke:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZrE_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=MlcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4288,361360
So, who knows? Maybe it was a real incident that had since turned into an international joke.....it's a possibility.
Apparently there was an incident just like this in the West African country of Benin in 1987.....don't know how accurate this story is, though:
http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=67900
But then again, the Robesonian says it was all just a joke:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZrE_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=MlcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4288,361360
So, who knows? Maybe it was a real incident that had since turned into an international joke.....it's a possibility.
Ah, so it was a joke. OK, I got....whats that word that looks like prawns?
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Nick P
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I'd suggest the current RNZAF. They might have some good transport aircraft and a few helicopters with side mounted machine-guns but no strike force or fighter force.
Even the Irish Air Corps can put bombs and cannon on their fast prop trainers for a light strike role.
Not sure we can find something to match the OPs needs though! Every time I think of a country that might match, it turns out they did rather well in small wars with what they had. Such as Macedonia, Cambodia or Somalia.
Does anyone have Latin American Air Wars by Dan Hagedon? Might be some good info there.
Even the Irish Air Corps can put bombs and cannon on their fast prop trainers for a light strike role.
Not sure we can find something to match the OPs needs though! Every time I think of a country that might match, it turns out they did rather well in small wars with what they had. Such as Macedonia, Cambodia or Somalia.
Does anyone have Latin American Air Wars by Dan Hagedon? Might be some good info there.
Tajikistan did lose all of the fixed wing aircraft it inherited from the Soviets to crashes; nowadays they're down to a few helicopters and a single VIP transport. That I wouldn't want to fly in, mind you!
... a Google search finds that they've since acquired some Czech training aircraft, but this was true for a while.
For the love of God, if you're going to add to the necroing of this thread, please at least read the OP for requirements of an example. I said an air force that is constantly malnourished and/or badly managed, not any random air force that you regard as having a bad current status.
The RNZAF was certainly not such a force throughout its history. Don't diss it just because you find their current structure or inventory weaker than it used to be. And, to be frank, I think the current status of the RNZAF is OK, because it actually reflects the current needs of the country. Why would present day New Zealand need a fighter force ? It's completely useless. The only reason it ever kept one after WWII was the Cold War.
I think some of the examples already given (e.g. the Chinese warlord state air forces) fit the bill pretty well.
Macedonia is certainly not an example (particularly not in terms of practicality). Cambodia and Somalia have their history of domestic air force ups and downs, with instances of their air forces even ceasing to exist in any normal operational capability.
I'm fairly sure all the angels in heaven would outperform whatever we can throw at the Pope.
Except our P-3s, which can (though doesn't as standard) carry bombs and missiles.
Agree.
The only reason why I even checked this thread was I was absolutely certain at some point in time, some silly billy would cite us. Good work on explaining why he was wrong!