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re: F-14 Tomcat Vs FA/18E/F Super Hornet
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:03 pm to USMCTiger03
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:03 pm to USMCTiger03
quote:
It'll come back in style when plasma shields become common place.
What is a plasma shield?
ETA: From Googling it, looks kind of effective military wise but who knows what sketchy uses will be used.
This post was edited on 11/13/16 at 1:05 pm
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Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:06 pm to yoga girl
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:08 pm to TigerstuckinMS
You've never heard someone jokingly say, "both simultaneously and at the same time"?
This post was edited on 11/13/16 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:16 pm to ElwoodBlues
Saw an F18 being transported on I-10 east crossing the basin last week
LINK
LINK
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:19 pm to yoga girl
quote:It's an energy field that is projected by a deflector array powered by an matter/anti-matter reaction.
What is a plasma shield?
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:26 pm to ElwoodBlues
F-14s were air superiority fighters designed to protect the carrier fleet from air attacks. After the Cold War, that role had been diminished with the introduction of newer and longer range air defense systems.
There were attempts made to turn the F-14 into a fighter bomber but it was much preferred to use a new air frame since the 14 was already very hard to maintain and its engines were very difficult to work with. Then comes the USAF reject, the F-17. The Navy strapped a tail hook on it and turned it into the multi role fighter that could replace older air frames and that's how the F/A-18 was born.
Since then, they've upgraded its design and created the Super Hornet which is superior to the F-14 in every way shape and form.
There were attempts made to turn the F-14 into a fighter bomber but it was much preferred to use a new air frame since the 14 was already very hard to maintain and its engines were very difficult to work with. Then comes the USAF reject, the F-17. The Navy strapped a tail hook on it and turned it into the multi role fighter that could replace older air frames and that's how the F/A-18 was born.
Since then, they've upgraded its design and created the Super Hornet which is superior to the F-14 in every way shape and form.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:27 pm to rmnldr
. What the hell....Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:28 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Geaux did you Google that to impress yoga? I was very impressed btw
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:30 pm to FLBooGoTigs1
No I just used a bunch of words I've heard on Star Trek shows and put them in the same sentence.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:31 pm to Titus Pullo
?
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:34 pm to rmnldr
When did you become an expert on military aircraft.
Or was that a copy/paste
Or was that a copy/paste
This post was edited on 11/13/16 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:50 pm to Titus Pullo
I took four years of JROTC in HS and always dreamed of being a navy pilot. My family has a proud military tradition
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:55 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Yoga is probably outside looking for planes doing drive-by's with pesticides
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:59 pm to ElwoodBlues
We might not always be fighting cave people between sand dunes. At some point, we might actually have to face a real air force. Our Air Force learned very quickly in Vietnam that even with air to air missiles that can lock on from 2 miles out, dogfighting will always be a possibility against trained pilots with good jets like the MiG 21. The F4 Phantom was slower, had poor maneuverability, and had no cannon (initially). A dedicated, up-to-date air superiority fighter is a must to control the skies against a non third world enemy. Hence the F-15's development (back then) and the Super Hornet now.
This post was edited on 11/13/16 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 11/13/16 at 2:11 pm to Shiftyplus1
And then the F-22. Which will single-handedly deter most air forces from attempting to fight the USAF for years to come.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 2:14 pm to rmnldr
Well, I stand corrected. My apologies for ever doubting your military knowledge. 
Posted on 11/13/16 at 2:14 pm to Shiftyplus1
Yeah, dogfighting is still a thing. It's a core competency of any air superiority/air dominance or multi-role fighter (F-15, -16, -18, -22, -35).
I finished up my career at Nellis. Controlling a LFE with F-15s and F-22s clearing out a corridor of 30 hostile aircraft was always boner city. Took a while to sort out messaging and voice comm to get it efficient, but man what a beautiful thing to witness when it all came together.
Only worked with Hornets/Super Hornets while overseas. Navy used different comm while the Air Force used service-specific 3-1 comm, and obviously some different tactics due to different roles, but I was tremendously impressed with the F-18 dudes. When the shite hit the fan, it was easy to transition to plain language to get shite done. Air Force pilots were a bit too slave-ish to proper procedures/comm sometimes.
Only worked with Tomcats right at the beginning of my career. Solid workhorse, but they were long range fleet defense with that fricking telephone pole missile, the AIM-54
I finished up my career at Nellis. Controlling a LFE with F-15s and F-22s clearing out a corridor of 30 hostile aircraft was always boner city. Took a while to sort out messaging and voice comm to get it efficient, but man what a beautiful thing to witness when it all came together.
Only worked with Hornets/Super Hornets while overseas. Navy used different comm while the Air Force used service-specific 3-1 comm, and obviously some different tactics due to different roles, but I was tremendously impressed with the F-18 dudes. When the shite hit the fan, it was easy to transition to plain language to get shite done. Air Force pilots were a bit too slave-ish to proper procedures/comm sometimes.
Only worked with Tomcats right at the beginning of my career. Solid workhorse, but they were long range fleet defense with that fricking telephone pole missile, the AIM-54
Posted on 11/13/16 at 2:22 pm to The Quiet One
Do you have any opinions on foreign airframes? Eurofighters, Sukhois, Migs, etc?
Also the pilots of other nations
Also the pilots of other nations
This post was edited on 11/13/16 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 11/13/16 at 2:27 pm to FlyingTiger06
I had to buy thousands of dollars in office supplies instead of the much needed computer parts. They did not tell me what code was involved.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 2:57 pm to Drew Orleans
quote:
You've never heard someone jokingly say, "both simultaneously and at the same time"?
Don't care. Busting balls.
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