Nesher 628 Posted April 25, 2013 (edited) an F-16 intercepted a UAV coming from the north https://www.facebook...70831305&type=1 Edited April 25, 2013 by Nesher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted April 25, 2013 Are they sure there wasn't a tiny pilot inside? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 628 Posted April 25, 2013 pretty sure haha :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+ST0RM 145 Posted April 25, 2013 Are they sure there wasn't a tiny pilot inside? Yeah, maybe a tiny Iranian pilot. Opposite of their "stealth" jet. They are always switching tactics to keep us on our toes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted April 25, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22298359 Press reports: Israel says the latest aircraft was detected and monitored while still over Lebanon, and it was shot down by an air-to-air missile fired from an Israeli F-16 fighter jet, at an altitude of about 6,000ft (1,800 m) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr.Viper 131 Posted April 25, 2013 That's some mighty bug spray you've got there. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derk 265 Posted April 26, 2013 (edited) Well, from the north... must have originated in Sweden or Norway then.... Edited April 26, 2013 by Derk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,289 Posted April 27, 2013 Same source, other picture. To point 2: An Israeli is the No 1 Top Ace of the World? Wow. And i stupid boy thought, that already Richthofen had more kills in WW1 than Giora Epstein. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,557 Posted April 27, 2013 And Erich Hartmann was a pure fantasy character... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted April 27, 2013 Ha - I suppose that figure might hold post Korean War. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted April 27, 2013 I believe that's jet kills, not props. #3 is wrong, they need a rocket to do it!! #5 is a non-issue. Israel has a west coast, but not an east one. To launch sats in the "right" direction the boosters would fall on inhabited countries, so they launch the other way. This does reduce the size of the sats they can launch for a given booster, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derk 265 Posted April 27, 2013 (edited) Point 5:not strange at all. they are reading the other way too ......... apart from that they are top notch professionals and I don't need this propaganda nonsense stuff for that. Edited April 27, 2013 by Derk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted April 27, 2013 I believe that's jet kills, not props. hmm well even if you assume its jets only - according to the great wiki - USAF pilot Joseph McConnell has 16 x MiG-15 claims Giora Epstein claimed 16 Jets and 1 x Mi-8 - so that's more a joint world record you could say.....based on dubious claims that you could never verify anyway......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+CrazyhorseB34 937 Posted April 27, 2013 I thought the highest scoring jet ace was McConnell too. Oh well. Epstein is still a badass. His Dogfights episode was one of the best in the series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B52STRATO 215 Posted April 27, 2013 I suppose that about the #3 point, it could be possible while using a Jericho II or III ICBM ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,289 Posted April 28, 2013 I thought the highest scoring jet ace was McConnell too. Take Pepelyayev or Sutyagin with 19 and 21 kills in Korea as soviet jet aces. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+CrazyhorseB34 937 Posted April 28, 2013 There is doubt to some of those claims but yes Pep and Sut ( shortened for fear of misspelling) do deserve mention if not the title of "Greatest Jet Ace." Anyone know if it was shot down with Python 5 or not? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted April 28, 2013 Take Pepelyayev or Sutyagin with 19 and 21 kills in Korea as soviet jet aces. Interesting page - concludes Pep may have got 14 as the top ace http://acepilots.com/korea/yevgeny.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 628 Posted April 28, 2013 Anyone know if it was shot down with Python 5 or not? this info wasn't released, but I guess not.. no reason to deploy such sophisticated weapon on a "Home made" UAV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted April 28, 2013 Maybe the pilot held a picture of Muhammad up to the UAV's camera and it self-destructed in anger? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,289 Posted April 29, 2013 this info wasn't released, but I guess not.. no reason to deploy such sophisticated weapon on a "Home made" UAV They will have used the standard weapon for QRA planes. If they are armed with Pythons, then they will have used them. You cant store a guided missile for a very long time. So its better to use one if neccessary and buid a new one instead to scrap it when the time of usefullness is over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+CrazyhorseB34 937 Posted April 30, 2013 The last one was shot down by Python 5, so just guessing. The previous incident got the USAF to buy a small number of Python 5's for testing, specifically to use against the "small UAV" threat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
