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One can dream!
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Steel Soldiers now has a few new forums, read more about it at: New Munitions Forums!
So, any chance F14’s might be back in the menu after “current events”???
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We've actively been shredding and demil'ing them for years so Iran wouldn't have a parts source. It's for the best if they all get shredded.
And I say that with pain as I have a fondness for the tomcat.
And I say that with pain as I have a fondness for the tomcat.
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I’m aware of that exact history Patracy, BUT what amazing aircraft!
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I once flew the Tomcat simulator at Williams AFB before it was closed.
Holy s--t, Batman!
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Holy s--t, Batman!
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It would be incredible to have that opportunity!
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I had a close friend that worked for a division of Singer Inc. (yeah, sewing machine company), and he did simulator service for the USAF. I was in flying classes in a 152 then, and said he was sure I could get some time in that sim.
It was crazy by comparison to my fledgling piloting skills. Needle Ball & Airspeed was not near enough in that beast, it took a good half hour before I even had it off the runway.
When my time ran out, we moved to another room.
This was the A10 Warthog sim. By comparison, it was a lot easier, but a pig to fly. A very powerful pig.
However, flying an airborne M1 Abrams with full munitions load was indeed a wet dream. I destroyed lots of buildings between Dateland and Yuma, AZ. Wheee!
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It was crazy by comparison to my fledgling piloting skills. Needle Ball & Airspeed was not near enough in that beast, it took a good half hour before I even had it off the runway.
When my time ran out, we moved to another room.
This was the A10 Warthog sim. By comparison, it was a lot easier, but a pig to fly. A very powerful pig.
However, flying an airborne M1 Abrams with full munitions load was indeed a wet dream. I destroyed lots of buildings between Dateland and Yuma, AZ. Wheee!
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It's gotta be bittersweet for the pilots blowing those up on the tarmac.
Especially the Hornet drivers.
Especially the Hornet drivers.
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I was thinking about the F-14 today, mainly because I have a Transformer figure of an F-14 from the Transformers X Top Gun collab sitting on my desk right now.
Apparently when the Super Hornet was being considered, there was a Super Tomcat 21 concept that would've redesigned the cockpit, including a new windshield and glass displays. A new radar and other cool stuff like the JHMCS would've allowed for the jet to carry the advanced Sidewinders, AMRAAMs, and other standoff weapons.
Alas, the rule of cool doesn't work in real life
Apparently when the Super Hornet was being considered, there was a Super Tomcat 21 concept that would've redesigned the cockpit, including a new windshield and glass displays. A new radar and other cool stuff like the JHMCS would've allowed for the jet to carry the advanced Sidewinders, AMRAAMs, and other standoff weapons.
Alas, the rule of cool doesn't work in real life
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i personally loved the A10s showing up during a fire fight.
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Yeah… it’s hard not to love the A-10.
Too bad it never really got to work the Fulda Gap.