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i've got a few photos in the archives myself. Anything in particular on your shopping list? spent some real "fun" times flying off of boats in the Northwest Pacific. HF is High Frequency. DF is Direction Finding. the elephant cage measures the time of arrival of a signal at each element and derives the bearing from that. The various sites are all linked and the bearings can then be used to compute the location. Lots of those around operated by quite a few operators of various political persuasions. The Soviets operated quite a few and linked them with their site in Cuba to get the cross bearing. We have, one or two, around as well......

right on, shipmate! but didn't we already beat their, uh, mule? :yes:

got some very nice photos from Elmendorf today which I'll post as soon as they are released by the PAO guys. First F-22 intercept of Bears.

standard HF DF site

I don't recognize those fin flashes, but this site has some info; http://gonavy.jp/AirWingsf.html I think the RA-5C as an airframe was probably the best because of its high sustained speed. It could leave anything in the dirt. But the avionics and recon equipment were not anywhere near what what is available now. but in my estimation the best recon platform was a KH and a number...... "Hey Rube" - sounds like a call for something - don't recall that one off the top.

an arctic deployment appears to be building........

FC, This is AWESOME. I tried it out last night, (although to limit the heresay I made a copy of the SU-27 into an interim SU-30 for the this mod.) Works great. question for you. How do you get the missile to work so well? I've been trying to get the AS-4 and AS-6 to have some reasonable representation of their awesome range and devastation, but nothing seems to work. Unless I just about drop it on the target, they don't get the range. I'd like to learn how you do these and apply that to the older weapons in the weapons packs that just don't quite get out there as they should.

??? An Su-22 was an Su-17 with less avionics in it for export to the Warsaw Pact. Externally they were almost identical.

either - or, not both. The RA-5C's deployed as a full squadron (of 4), not a detachment. We also carried RF-4s on the Midway after the F-8's went away because the RA-5C and the F-14 could not be operated from that class of ship. The picture above with the AG fin flash by the way was CVW-7 which I was in at the time in VAW-117.

that is flat out outstanding!!!!! a lot like Pensacola.........

except that the mission altitudes appear to be msl and don't take terrain into account. They just plow into the mountainsides......

viggie on the Melbourne?! (shudder.....) it was the most impressive bird in my opinion launched from the carrier. Watching from the island when one of those turned up was one of the most awesome sights and SOUNDS on deck!

truer words have not been spoken

good info, thanks. TK's flight model was way too easy on the stall spin but without any real rhino drivers it has been difficult to know exactly how to implement this. The stall spin seemed right to me but without any experience in the Phantom its hard to judge. This version does a roll into the stall and tucks in hard which is what has been described to me. If you put aileron in when in the stall the result is quite exciting! Actual recovery technique when under 10k is to pull the yellow striped handle.....

some misconceptions raging above. The Kuznetsov absolutely can launch aircraft with bombs. but their original mission was to provide fighter cover for their surface fleet and SSBN operating areas. Not go toe to toe with the USN carrier fleet. The Su-27K is a pretty sweet aircraft and does operate quite nicely from their deck. The Kuz has been active of late working up their airwing. The Russian bomber fleet does not worry someone above, it does worry some of us! They have been active with upgraded electronics and cruise missiles. They have been flying northern operational patrols regularly all summer and we have had fun in the Arctic playing tag with them. Those handful of bombers with cruise missiles does have the capabilty to incinerate North America and once the cruise missiles are in the air, not a whole lot we can do to stop it. Just hit back...... They do build good stuff and have been operating what they have a lot more. They are becoming once again a force to be reckoned with.

"I have included an experimental Barlock_data.ini file. It's a beta test of using the Barlock as a EW radar for the SA-5/Square Pair system...allowing for possibly VERY long engagement ranges for the SA-5. Just copy into your Objects/Groundobject/Barlock directory. Use at your own risk!!" I like that last part - Use at your own risk!! this thing really kicks @$$!! outstanding work!

I think the operational concept is to do just that, send in one with the strike package and another as a stand-off.

concur. Standard loadout in CVW-5 and 7 was centerline tank with 4 plus 4, no wing tanks.

really?

by AS do you mean Air to Surface or Anti-Ship? the answer to both of course is - YES! and both NORAD and NATO have been kept busy all summer intercepting these aluminum overcasts!

in development........

ok, if I get time, I'll build some strike missions. Germany? Bering Strait? Libya?

sweeeeet!

sweeeeeeet!

is cool. as I said, I'm looking forward to trying it out and writing a few missions for it.