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Originally posted by Albany Rifles View PostAnd you can not just use olive oil, etc.
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I would have liked to see then use the vulcan cannon on those enemy old planes in that movie - shoot down a wave of kamikazis in one pass - with them falling in pieces as the F-14 peals off..:pop:. :tank:sigpic"If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees.
If your plan is for one hundred years, educate children."
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Originally posted by YellowFever View PostDAY 3
Nelson and his command staff are stunned. Not one of his men speaks more than a dozen words in Latin. Nelson begins assembling a list of possible interpreters from his Spanish-speaking soldiers, and at the suggestion of a classically minded major he adds the dozen or so Marines fluent in German.
He pores over the inventories. His aviation fuel won't last longer than six months, the high-octane fuel necessary to run the Humvees maybe another year after that. He knows that he could technically rig machines to run on wood gas or even coal, but that seems highly impractical.
He calls in a few of his senior commanders. And Delacroix. A decision has to be made soon. The men are increasingly terrified and stunned by whispers of what the sequestered Sea Knight crews discovered. Soon, demands for information will come. After that would come the realization that any of these men had the power and knowledge to lead a kingdom in this world.
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Originally posted by USSWisconsin View PostI would have liked to see then use the vulcan cannon on those enemy old planes in that movie - shoot down a wave of kamikazis in one pass - with them falling in pieces as the F-14 peals off..:pop:. :tank:"There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not there any more." -Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge
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Originally posted by Stitch View PostI imagine one 20mm round from an M61 would be capable of taking out two or three Zeros at a time (assuming you could get them to cooperate by lining up!); not too sure how well guided missles would work against a Zero since there isn't much of a heat signature or a radar return.
Why are you injecting reality into this thread?
"The final Countdown" was coolness personified to a preteen and who cares if the Zero doesn't have much of a heat signature....it just looks awesome!
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Originally posted by YellowFever View Post
What I want to know is, do those two F-14 pilots get to paint a Japanese flag under their canopies now?"There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not there any more." -Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge
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The propeller has great RCS and the modern IR seekers would have no trouble for locking on such a heat source. These old planes would be toast.
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But we're not talking about "modern" IR seekers.
We're talking circa 1979 (at least that was stamped on one of the food boxes in the movie) and I believe they used AIM-9J/N/P, which wasn't an all aspect 'winder.
And seeing as how the Tomcat took the winder shot from the Zero's six, I'm not sure it'll be a easy shot. It would've been better for the Tomcat to put some distance between the two planes and took an AIM7 shot. Or got really close and used the canon, which si what the first guy did.
Shit, suddenly this got me interested. Hopefully chogy will grace us with his presence soon and answer my question.
Damn, I feel like one of those nerd discussing a Star Trek vs. Star Wars battle scenario......
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Originally posted by YellowFever View PostBut we're not talking about "modern" IR seekers.
We're talking circa 1979 (at least that was stamped on one of the food boxes in the movie) and I believe they used AIM-9J/N/P, which wasn't an all aspect 'winder.
And seeing as how the Tomcat took the winder shot from the Zero's six, I'm not sure it'll be a easy shot. It would've been better for the Tomcat to put some distance between the two planes and took an AIM7 shot. Or got really close and used the canon, which si what the first guy did.
Shit, suddenly this got me interested. Hopefully chogy will grace us with his presence soon and answer my question.
Damn, I feel like one of those nerd discussing a Star Trek vs. Star Wars battle scenario......
Or the F-14 can fry the Zero with the exhausts :)No such thing as a good tax - Churchill
To make mistakes is human. To blame someone else for your mistake, is strategic.
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