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 Post subject: Rafale in Libya
PostPosted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 2:15 pm 
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Finally, Gaddafi got Rafales...


According to French TV, Rafale are flying over Libya right now.

I'm waiting for confirmation and updates.

AFP : they are doing some recon. I guess Rafale are carrying the Reco NG.
BFMTV : they will shoot if libyan troops move.

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 Post subject: Re: Rafale in Libya
PostPosted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:52 pm 
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11h00 :4 Rafale took off StDizier this morning at 11h (interception). One refueling near Corsica while on the way to, and another is planned on the way back.
11h10 : 2 Rafale follow, one carrying a Reco NG pod.

14h30 : 2 Mirage 2000D and 2 Mirage 2000-5 left for the exclusion area too.

14h40 : 2 Rafale left with strike ammunition.

Detection by Jean Bart and Forbin frigate, 1 E-3 AWACS.
6 tanker flights.


Tomorrow, the Charles de Gaulle will leave with the 12 F (Rafale), 14F (Super Etendard Modernisé) and some E-2.


It is now 17h50 in France, we have received no report of any engagement.

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 Post subject: Re: Rafale in Libya
PostPosted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:09 pm 
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French pilots are free to fire at will.


According the Le Monde, at 17h45, the MoD revealed that our fighters have opened fire on a military libyan vehicule.

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 Post subject: Re: Rafale in Libya
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2nd firing revealed by BFM TV.

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 Post subject: Re: Rafale in Libya
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A total of 4 tanks have been destroyed up to now according to Al'Jazeera.(but 2 of them aren't confirmed by our MoD).

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 Post subject: Re: Rafale in Libya
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I didn't see the information with my own eyes, but several people have seen or heard that our MoD claimed to have used 14 Scalp-EG cruise missiles.

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 Post subject: Re: Rafale in Libya
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French attacked between 5 and 7 hours in the morning and destroyed about 40 military libyan vehicules and 4 to 5 tanks at 40km away from Benghazi.

Operations are going on.


The Charles de Gaulle just left Toulon and should reach the libyan coast tomorrow afternoon.

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 Post subject: Re: Rafale in Libya
PostPosted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:40 pm 
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Here are some nice mid air shots of the Rafales on their way to Libya.
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... ad/page412
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 Post subject: Re: Rafale in Libya
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Thanks. Interestingly, only one guy onboard those twin seaters.

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 Post subject: Re: Rafale in Libya
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Here comes a nice vid from the CdG leaving its habour and the aircraft arriving and being launched.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhrjzo ... aulle_news
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