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  1. So...no Exp 3?

  2. AN/ALE-40 installation on Phantoms

    macelena replied to macelena's topic in Military and General Aviation

    Thanks a lot. I wasn't sure how much of an issue would have been to get the whole wiring part done.
  3. I've been wondering how quickly could those packs be installed on Phantoms (or any other aircraft, but i was thinking about Phantoms specifically) in case these had to be rushed to a theater, and at which level of maintenance echelon it could have been done, as in, could it be done by the crews that service the aircraft routinely or should they have been sent back/higher up to be retrofitted?

  4. Strike Fighters 2 vs War Thunder jets?

    macelena replied to Chugster's topic in The Pub

    Something about trebuchets on a cathedral and stained glass...
  5. It sure helps that the 106 is so nice to begin with. I mean, it would be criminal to botch a portrait of Scarlett Johansson.
  6. I stand corrected A little VPAF raid on Da Nang, good old Ma Deuce kissed us goodbye. Meanwhile, a Lawn Dart earns his moniker after an over enthusiastic interception
  7. Novalogic terrains ported by gerwin (while Menrva took design decisions on matters such as target areas, terrain surroundings, water maps, etc.) are great for getting nostalgic and solving some grudges
  8. I think I've broken off Crusader wings from over G, but IIRC that was using an updated ini.

  9. Strike Fighters 2 vs War Thunder jets?

    macelena replied to Chugster's topic in The Pub

    I know Mad Max is a big thing down there, but perhaps you guys should take it down a notch or two.

  10. Strike Fighters 2 vs War Thunder jets?

    macelena replied to Chugster's topic in The Pub

    I would play WT, and did with tanks a few years ago, but i can't stand the grinding. I would also prefer a little more historical context over the way it is now, as oriented for MP balanced competition, but the models look great and there is a bit of soft realism. To be honest, I just envy some of the aircraft they have been getting for the Cold War era. Having stock flyable F-86s, F-5s and F-104s, let alone all the commie stuff, would have been great. Not that it is so much of an issue with mods, anyway.
  11. I meant the electronics used by the IDF for IFF, I kind of refered to Hamas EW, among other things, when i mentioned the noise in the evironment
  12. Too little margin of error. They might have the fighters and the SAMs integrated via datalink, but have lag, more so if there is a lot of EM noise around, or have interrogators in each targeting radar, but they could take a while to hail the fighter, have the fighter IFF recognize the call, answer, and discern it over different echoes, since there could be rockets in the air at the same time, with a lot of automation involved. Could be that Iron Dome was not designed to work in a tactical environment with friendlies on flight, but then they could hit airliners even more easily. Either way, i guess most of the electronics involved in this would be Israeli.

  13. The Corona Virus Thread

    macelena replied to Wrench's topic in The Pub

    Well, I got it. Had my two shots of Astra Zeneca, but looks like I became part of Delta!! Well, the good thing is it has been quite minor, I'm just tossing biohazardous boogers and staying at my room, playing Total War, Mass Effect and Strike Fighters all day.

  14. RF-4C 1990 porn

    macelena posted a topic in Military and General Aviation

    To put it in context, Ala 12 (12th Wing) is based in Torrejon and at the time, had two Hornet Squadrons (121st, 122nd) and an RF-4 Squadron (123rd)

  15. Just saying Hi!

    macelena replied to ST0RM's topic in The Pub

    Welcome back!! I had been away for a while too
  16. I need to get a haul of those, just went to self-isolation.

  17. NovaLogic Terrains

    macelena commented on Menrva's file in Full Terrains

    This video tells more about my feelings towards this pack than I can just writing it.
  18. If you ever feel useless, remember I was meant to escort B-58s with this.
  19. Well, it was hard, but at least I never got tracked with so much ECM power
  20. I thought he shot after the other F-102 exploded, while the MiGs were pulling out. If it was the way you say, it would be even more of a failure.
  21. One would have thought since they already had "borrowed" the Phantom from the Navy, the Air Force brass or whoever made the call shouldn't have been so concerned about using the same model of Sidewinder and just fund the same program. I think Maj. Bruce Gordon, former F-102/106/100 pilot and senior Youtuber, commented that AIM-4s themselves were great, but weren't properly integrated in Phantoms. I don't know what to make of it, for what I'm concerned, if the USN already had something that worked well why bother trying in the middle of a war. I think an F-102 managed to shoot several AIM-4s without against MiG-21s that had just bounced his wingman, but from what i read they had to be already far and getting away, and of course it seems too little of a sample to find out.
  22. The new ones. I have the K alone right now, but i had both the D and L and i also had the feeling they flew great, it was just harder with the rockets. Still managed to get a few kills just by sticking to their tail and throwing them all close enough to poke them with a lance thanks to how well they handled. I got outclimbed (on a K) and outturned by a MiG-17F over the which i had a serious energy advantage (on his six, 400ish knots vs his 250ish, 1000 ft above him) when he hit the burner, pulled up and started turning and reversing, but other than that, it was great.
  23. Ingame, they fly great, and I think they were also supposed to IRL, however i can't make much sense of it. By every source I've seen, they are quite heavier than daylight F-86 variants, with a higher wing loading and lower thrust to weight despite the afterburning engine, yet they can outclimb them and accelerate faster, and at least in game, they are as good at turning. Does anybody know about how they actually handled IRL? Am I missing something?
  24. I didn't know AIM-4s were carried that late, that would be certainly a bump in difficulty ingame when AIM-9Js become available.
  25. I think when it comes to Vietnam, the all-Chaff loadout makes sense. While i edited both AIM-9B and R-3Ss to be 180º rear aspect, it seems SAMs are still much more of a concern.
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