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Yup they did... But why not the, from what I heard the JF-17 isn't that bad a plane. Its probably easier to maintain though possibly requiring more maintenence per flight hour than a western jet. Cheaper and until someone matches it up against an F-16 (aka the bellybutton seems everyones got one it used to be the Mig-21's byline) and I am sure thats going to happen soon with the Pakistani Air Force and the data is let out. Seems like a good deal also it does come without the western restrictions that are sometimes imposed. Its like buying a VW or a Skoda why buy a VW for the price of a VW you can buy a new Skoda and you get all the toys with the Skoda... So the badge isn't too shiny (I am not being disrespectful there to anyone)...

Remember as well that the Nuke was a weapon... and as it was total war at the time any weapon that could be used was used. If the Japanese had a nuke they would have used it no question. Also the Japanese where still in for the fight. I have studied enough military history to realise this the Japanese were not going to surrender quietly until after the nukes had been dropped. As has been said the Japanese still had a large standing army with which to repel an invasion. Dropping the first Nuke was simple expediant of using the weapon they had the second was to state we can do this again and again and again. Also it was a warning to Stalin. And as William T Sherman said (I may be wrong) "War is Hell"... Wikipedia can be edited by anyone and some of what I have read on there has made me laugh in its inaccuracy...

And there was me thinking Bruce was born to live... oh well... New pilot I am working on is for SF2 Nato 4+ with a minor modification 3 More Red Air Squadrons and 1 Spainish C-15 Squadron... along with an A-7E Squadron for the carrier and I am looking at updating the A-6E out of ODS to SF2 to park on the carrier deck... as well along with the Tomcat and Corsair... Always was my favourite line up on the US Carriers...

Now thats a nice Skyraider...

Anyone got DOS??? Thats when I was last truly happy with an OS!!! At least the crashes I caused...

Many thanks this should help me when I get back to flying in my trusty Strutter...

XP... makes sense as everything I run works just fine on it...

Thanks for the reply... this is going to get interesting... need to get a few hours to one side to do this... as to the drop tank thanks for the heads up on that one...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/defence/7931465/RAF-to-shrink-to-World-War-One-levels.html Looks like the UK will not have a military left to fight with at this rate... even though these cuts look are only a possibility it is still a complete mess... The RAF are to take the brunt of the cuts... by possibly losing the entire Strike force of Tornado's!!! Oh and losing about 40 more Eurofighters. The last time the RAF had these numbers it was 1914!!! Also looks like a lot of programmes that have cost a lot of money ie Nimrod MRA4 and thats Billions could get binned as well. Politicians want the military when it suits them and even then don't fund them correctly, doesn't help that the politico's try and force the military to buy equipment that isn't up to the job... ie AH9 Wildcat why when we could have a fleet of SH-60's/H-60's for half the price or even get twice as many for the price... Type 45 get 2 Arleigh Burkes that work for the price... because it saves jobs here. What about the people given the equipment trying to do the job first of all!!! Or even build the kit here... And then when the military is no use anymore shove it back in its box and be surprised when the next time you require it that it can't do the job!!! Sorry Rant mode off... Just this sort of thing annoys the hell out of me...

Forgot that was there... and thanks... okay will have some fun moving it across...

Reminds me its breakfast time before going to work...

Has anyone done an A-6E Intruder ? I am wondering as I would like to be able to do a full range of missions from the Carrier that has been added to SF2 Nato IV+ to go with the Tomcat campaign as I have already added a setup for A-7E and the F-18C... And I am planning on doing a mod to the 1979 version as well and I might add the USN to all the campaigns to see how they do... Be rude not to invite the USN to at least some of the party...

Well I am back flying in SF2 didn't know my Laptop have been experimenting as I wasn't too sure if the Laptops Video card could handle it... and I have to say I love this mod... Even more so now I get the Tomcat... oh and the AV-8B from the Tarawa nice addition and as to Mr SAM what happened there they are mean lean and hungry!!! I did a practice sortie in the F-4G on a SEAD sortie and I was fired at by over 40 SAM's it was interesting to be fired at by an entire SA-3 battery firing 5 SAM's at me... on my nose. Wish I had time to get a screenshot but I was also dodging from an SA-8 battery at the time... I didn't survive... It's great fun... and my thanks again to everyone involved... :drinks:

Not a fan of the BMV but it does look good in white... I will admit. Me I am a biker my ZZR Expire last year and due to changing countries this year with work I havn't had time or the finances to getting a new bike... but I am looking at either a ZZR1400 or a ZX-9 as I dont fit the ZX-10 also I am looking at an Aprilia just for something different, possibly a good thing!!! But I will also need a 250cc crosser living in Austria for playing in the snow...

There are a few problems with the Type 45... At present the SAM system doesn`t work they still havn't fired a missile from a Type 45 and the last 2 test launches from the test barge both failed!!! For the same cost the RN could have purchased AEGIS or even the latest Block Arleigh Burkes which would have been cheaper carry more SAM's and have already got the integration for Tomahawk's etc... As she sits she would need to have the ASTER system VLS replaced to carry Tomahawk... They have finally relented and are giving the ships a pair of Phalanx guns as she was originally designed without them... Also they carry no ASW Torpedo Tubes!!! Apart from that when they get all their kit working and on board they will be a good boat but for the same money an Arleigh Burke Flight 2 would have been a better buy... So for the final cost of the 6 Type 45 DDG, each carrying a total of 48 SAM'S, the RN could have had 12 Arleigh Burke's each carrying 96 SAM's. I know and this from an Englishman terrible...

:blink: Okay lets look at this either a you give the Afghans a new Helicopter that they have no experience with or you give them what they know answer to that is easy... This isn't for the US Navy its to train the Afghans on how to use and operate their own Helicopters which if I believe is the Mi-8/17 series not the S-61... Also I bet you can buy more Mi-17's than S-61's...

Yes they did but from a military point of view it does make some sense... CSAR is one of them... also it can take a few hits and also they work out a lot cheaper than an Apache...

Banana Bombers are go...

Well singing helps to raise morale... I must admit my first parachute jump was me singing... my second was more the WTF am I doing the third James Brown I feel good... 4 Pink Floyd Learning to fly...

Oh they had 2500ft left to fall plenty of room... time to light the cigar think about life and still be able to pull out... though not enough time to open the bottle of Red wine and allow it to breath... hmmm maybe they should have opened the wine just before the stall... WikiLeaks... who's owner thinks he's so wanted by the feds the CIA the KGB (Sorry old habit FSB), Mossad, Shin Bet and everyone else... NOT!!!

It is true that the Helo has been qualified to fly etc... I think its just that Rostovol are just bad mouthing as they didn't get the job as from what I understand the Algerian Military is very happy with the Fugly bird... I tell you this much the Hind was ugly to start with and after this nose job it gets a 10 out of 10 in the Fugly awards...

Okay best advice to you at present is make sure everything is up to date... Vista....

I love that Carling Advert it always makes me smile... no matter what... and yes I sad enough to have it in my bookmarked links...