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It was actually with the C-295, since they stopped using CN-235s for paradrops before i got in and these were put to work with not-living cargo only, but yes, more or less. I was so happy with the C-130, and then "Hey, look, T.21s (C-295) are so comfortable, and jumping from the ramp is so much better than jumping from the side door" No issues with the boundary layer dragging your teeth across the fuselage. I had a watch with air superiority grey paint scratched from a C-130, so it was a legitimate concern. Well, screw ramps. The issue is i got scared shitless /air sick/ freaked out jumping from the ramp, even if i was perfectly OK hanging out in the side door waiting for the green light in a C-130. With the ramp, i would always flinch, then slip, fall on my ass, have my MG bouncing against my head, smash knees and elbows on the floor, or any combination of the former. Everyone else was cool, and they were better for the specific job in most senses than C-130, they could drop the sticks tighter, less incidents, more comfort, stability, you name it...it was just that i hated it.

I have some personal issues with this damn plane, but it would be great if it was available ingame so i could crash it into stuff. The thing is, objectively speaking, it is a very good plane.

Buddy didn't hug Thud Ridge, SAM did hug buddy At this point, I should probably have B-52s escort ME! Sorry, just trying not to get pinged by Kurnass

I got a first jab of AZ the day before they said they would stop using them. It was funny to find hear the news with the fever and so on. My gramps and sister got Pfizer, fortunately. Mom was concerned about Astra Zeneca, but i talked her into it. The risks seemed worthy, comparing to what Covid would make her.

Everybody listen to this man here.

A couple of "We wanted those but it wasn't meant to be" Portuguese F-5E Tiger II. If i got the story right, they were meant to replace F-86s, and the Portuguese Air Force even had T-38s to begin training, but A-7s were adquired instead for maritime strike, since NATO wise the Spanish Air Force and USAF were meant to provide air defense for the whole peninsula with the Portuguese being responsible for naval interdiction. Spanish F-4E. Our Air Force wanted these, but we ended up with surplus F-4Cs in real life because we are cheap. A much shorter story there.

Something i hadn't thought about before was...why western aircraft? By then the Sino-Soviet split was in full swing, how about some J-6s armed with Shafrirs? They would have had as bad a time as any other against SAMs, and range was reportedly an issue, but they were not bad at all if they needed something to replace Mysteres

That's not exactly right. All the MiGs in Vietnam, of course, could out-turn Phantoms, but that was the point of energy management. While it became formal in Vietnam, US fighters had always needed to fight with their advantages, that's how they could beat Zeros with Wildcats, however, the Phantom was deliberatedly made this way. And they performed well, there were tons of factors that made it so it didn't perform even better, in that situation, i can't think of any other fighter that would have managed to.

Not sure i understand. The F-4 could get updated ECM gear, while i doubt a Mirage could have been updated that way. Indeed, IIRC, the IDF used their Mirage and Neshers for air superiority, but that doesn't mean Phantoms wouldn't normally beat MiG-21s. On the other hand, Mirages can't carry as much explodey stuff for Air to Ground

I don't know if it could have been doable, but perhaps some sort of Mirage IVJ, or Jaguar J? Without the Phantoms, they would need something beefy to carry a lot of bombs and ECM gear. A Mirage 5 with the fuel tank/bomb rack convo could have helped, though. Edit: It would have been a very, very long shot, but imagine Viggens. Edit2: Also, G91s

Oh,sorry, i read the title and came to tell you they are called aircraft carriers. My bad.

Thanks a lot, will check them out right now

I've been using a "gun" to simulate the rockets in an F-102, and while as far as i know they didn't have proximity fuzes, i've been wondering if it could be done, "time fuze" doesn't seem to do anything, at least regarding targets locked on radar.

I have intercepts against pretty much everything on Germany, but if they are turning it takes them running out of speed and throwing the whole rack at them. Flew CAPs in Vietnam with the F-102, but it has the same bug as Bombers, the game CTDs when i tell them to go for a target or engage in general.

I just did, they do have Seeker Growl. for the MMHE1s On the other hand, i think the issues i was having with the rockets were actually not missing, but hits not causing damage, or enough damage. I tried an Escort mission (just so I skipped the interception part) and shot at friendly bombers, i got the "Check fire" call but it made nothing on the bombers, no holes, no fires, no damage until i put several rockets in. I just tried and changed the Gun Effect entry to "SmallMissileEffects" and it started working, with enough accuracy for aiming with the gunsight (or the radar, i guess) but the speed of rockets, and blasting Su-7s with a single hit.

Oops, had the F-89, put on the fake gun i had made for the F-102 thinking these would be ground attack only for the AI, will try those. Anyway, it wasn't so much about getting proximity fuses for simulating A2A rockets, i meant in general, mostly for AAA like ZSU-57s and KS-19s

I did, but they appeared as A-G, and while they had a proximity setting the only one that did explode was a direct hit, with several skimming off. I will take a look at the lightning, though, thanks.

Last minute save, strafed the radar right after launch The irony of using guns to strafe a target in order to save rockets, and scrape away a couple of full, brand new pods for going too low.

Sabre Leader "Noice kill" Sabre Wingman "Oi mate, you sure that's what the Yanks meant when they asked us to act as Aggressors?" Sabre Leader "Wot? This is aggressive" Meanwhile, in Thailand: Phantom Leader "Keep looking out boys, these Aussies are sneaky, we are getting some good training against them MiG-17s" Phantom No4 "So that's why they paint snakes on their tails?" Phantom Leader "You shut up"

1972, the Spanish Air Force sends its soon to be disbanded 104 Squadron to Vietnam in support of Operation Linebacker. Decals by Paulopanz, Textures by Wrench, Mistakes by me

VPAF F-5Es solving a dispute with PLAAF J-6s Should have gone medieval on the second one, but got lazy.

Kind of lite what if, USAF F-86Ks bounce a flight of North Vietnamese MiG-17s, 1965

I have to admit, over Germany, if there is any An-12 flying around, mission can wait, that big boy is going down. Not sure it would be the same with airliners though.

They are the stock ones, misunderstood the question. Would it be easier to make a "clone" with the same skins, and everything set to the other side?

I have C-47s appear regularly parked and flying about, i guess you could just give them a nation available in the map