Yes, that's for ground game, a part of whole fire fighting strategy. Air game is missing too

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Yes, that's for ground game, a part of whole fire fighting strategy. Air game is missing too

Author: Eli (9093 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 3:19 pm on Jan 14, 2025

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, especially considering CA politicians don't want to build more reservoirs and bring more water to southern CA and coastal CA. Then the only way is you need large planes to scoop water from sea nearby to fight wild fire.

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Replies to: "Yes, that's for ground game, a part of whole fire fighting strategy. Air game is missing too"

What is missing in California's current fire fighting? - Eli - 2:52pm 1/14/25 (21) [View All]
- You don’t think they use air assets to fight fires?… - Domer From Hell - 3:32pm 1/14/25
  - And California has the largest aerial firefighting fleet in the world. [NT] [LINK] - Domer From Hell - 3:39pm 1/14/25
    - Are they electric, and have the pilots been made properly diverse? [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:18pm 1/14/25
      - I couldn’t care less if they’re electric or if the pilots are trannies… - Domer From Hell - 6:49pm 1/14/25
        I’d care if the person was picked for being a trans rather than for his skill/merit. But hey…. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:11pm 1/14/25
        Well, if your house in scUM land is threatened by fires or any other… - Domer From Hell - 8:23pm 1/14/25
        Intentionally obtuse. This is a big diff between you and I… - BaronVonZemo - 8:53pm 1/14/25
        I know your idiocy is involuntary, but at least try to make sense… - Domer From Hell - 9:10pm 1/14/25
        You avoid. I'm a merit over characteristics guy, while you're a characteristics over merit he/him. - BaronVonZemo - 9:23pm 1/14/25
        Where in this thread made any mention of that? - Domer From Hell - 9:54pm 1/14/25
  - That's why you need Be-200. Those helicopters are just toys under CA costal wind. - Eli - 3:38pm 1/14/25
    - Nobody wants shit Russian technology other than treasonous cunt Chicoms… - Domer From Hell - 3:44pm 1/14/25
- Re: What is missing in California's current fire fighting? [NT] [LINK] - Frankx - 3:10pm 1/14/25
  - Yes, that's for ground game, a part of whole fire fighting strategy. Air game is missing too - Eli - 3:19pm 1/14/25
    - Was just throwing that out there, I agree with you [NT] - Frankx - 3:45pm 1/14/25
- It's Beriev Be-200, a jet-powered amphibious water-scooping plane made by Russia. [LINK] - Eli - 3:02pm 1/14/25
  - Is there fresh water where this plane can scoop nearby? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 5:03pm 1/14/25
    - Air plane's salt water won't affect fire fighters on the ground who can still use fresh water with - Eli - 7:35pm 1/14/25
      - No dumb ass… - Domer From Hell - 8:29pm 1/14/25
  - Later locals in CA wanted to lease Be-200. Only $8 m per fire season or $12 m/yr. Very affordable [NT] [LINK] - Eli - 3:17pm 1/14/25
  - In early years Beriev Be-200 was planed to build in US [NT] [LINK] - Eli - 3:08pm 1/14/25