fallenphoenix1986

Pretty sure I've got this on DVD somewhere:

& Very Very Frightening

"When the last B-2 flies off to the boneyard they'll send a B-52 to pick up the crew."

So apparently its a Crud... new on on me, thought the "Crud" was referring to the crappy weather and the fact Mondays are just kinda crappy in genera One not so Cruddy Crud landing:

Need I remind you that It was YOU that expanded the discussion away from the shoot down when YOU brought up the IL-20, Soyuz, Ka-52 and SSJ-100 incidents... not me... Again, you made a series of dumb remarks and you've been called on it.

You made a stupid remark and were called on it... this is not a uniquely Russian phenomenon, and its not an argument. There is no more of a tendency for this sort of incident in Russia than there is anywhere else: A USN F-14 shot down a USAF F-4. A US destroyer shot down an airliner. Both Airbus and Boeing have built planes that are capable of overruling the crew with dire consequences. There have been more blue on blue incidents involving western air power since the firs Gulf war than I can honestly remember at this point. British submarines went through a phase of mounting every rock and island they could find. USN surface combatants seem to have been experimenting with ramming tactics against merchant vessels over the last couple of years. Embarrassing screw ups happen all around the globe... I also never said that I don't believe the 31 on 31 kill happened... I didn't actually comment on it at all...

Phinest in the Phleet

And as we all know no western pilot has ever F'd up at any point in history... there is not a single recorded incident anywhere of a live fire accident involving American, British, French, German forces... oh... wait...

I imagine they were saying exactly the same thing about us

I seem to have misplaced Edinburgh:

Risking incurring wrath for violating the no quoting screenies policy, but it is for a reason... We can drop individual tanks? I've been playing this game since 2000-and-dot and didn't know this

Rarely, usually only during exercises as a one off. However a Rafale M squadron embarked on an American carrier a year or so back while the CdG was in refit, and a USMC F-35B squadron will embark on the Queen Elizabeth's first cruise as the RAF/RN wont have enough jets in time. With that said the USN and USMC were the only Hornet operators with access to carriers, no other nation operating the type trains for carrier ops.

As much as I have a soft spot for the 104... the Mirage just makes so much more sense for Germany.

Reminds me of the "MiG-15's" from "The Hunters"

Check the upload date

Those Amraam stations look surprisingly plausible

Worth a look... of to Amazon I go. Probably be a while before I get round to reading it though... my current reading list is taller than my fiancee

Fair enough on the A-4's... though when were the planing to convert Israeli pilots to the F-8?

Too early to be a B-21?

I only said it as a joke due to the volume and frequency of new Tonkas... certainly wont be trying to talk you out of it BTW, you might find this interesting:

This has been stuck in my head for 2 days... Badger... Badger... Mushroom Mushroom Ahhh... a Snake (Viper)

First combat use by the US: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-marine-corps-f-35b-makes-first-air-strike-in-afg-452259/ First deck landing on the Queen Elizabeth: Incidentally the same pilot made the last Harrier deck landing by the RN. Can't find any articles yet but pics have started circulating on aviation forums: https://forum.keypublishing.com/forum/modern-military-aviation/147967-2018-f-35-news-and-discussion/page36 https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/uk-prepares-for-f-35b-carrier-trials-452238/ First crash (pilot got out unharmed): https://www.cbsnews.com/news/military-plane-crash-beaufort-county-south-carolina-live-updates-2018-09-28/

The green RedTops are a nice touch