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Re: Best Plane
« Reply #48 on: January 26, 2007, 10:45:23 AM »
Adressing the vietnam war...I don't think much of the Thud. I think it might be the 17. Oh, wait, it might be the 'Farmer' one...the Phantom II is a WORKHORSE. Not something like the Eagle.
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Re: Best Plane
« Reply #49 on: January 26, 2007, 10:59:42 PM »
Yeah. And about the F-105 Thunderchief or 'Thud' I, like Raptor, dont think much of it...bombing, maybe but the fact that MiG-21s could come up and rip them apart...
And the Operation 'Bolo' where a flight leader lead a flight of F-4 Phantoms to act as F-105s and intercept and shoot down some MiG-21s and half of which were destroyed that day at a cost of 0 F-4s...it is spelled 'Bolo' right?

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Re: Best Plane
« Reply #50 on: January 27, 2007, 02:03:32 PM »
I totally agree. Phantoms... They're Ok, but don't have a very good track record as being a nice sleek manueverable fighter...Just good speed.

I don't know about the 'Bolo', one, though...
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Re: Best Plane
« Reply #51 on: January 27, 2007, 09:56:30 PM »
I like the F-4...they should have equiped it with a Vulcan though.

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Re: Best Plane
« Reply #52 on: January 28, 2007, 01:51:15 PM »
I agree with you,Cobra 2, and the cannon, as I see it, shouldn't be under the radar (as in E, F, G versions) I prefer the short-nosed versions (B, C, D, J, N, S) don't know about you
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Re: Best Plane
« Reply #53 on: January 28, 2007, 05:14:32 PM »
Same here, I prefer the short nosed version also.

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Re: Best Plane
« Reply #54 on: January 29, 2007, 08:21:06 AM »
I think the F-4 was Ok-succesful, but i agree. Though i like the Wild Weasel F-4Gs better...
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Re: Best Plane
« Reply #55 on: January 29, 2007, 10:40:39 PM »
I like the F-4G Wild Weasel too. What a nerve racking job to fly SEAD missions  :o :o

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Re: Best Plane
« Reply #56 on: January 30, 2007, 09:58:07 AM »
Lol. By the way, have they replaced the F-4Gs yet? Last i heard was the F-16 was being tested...
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Re: Best Plane
« Reply #57 on: January 30, 2007, 11:22:26 PM »
We (the U.S.) have probably already replaced them decades ago didnt we?

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Re: Best Plane
« Reply #58 on: January 31, 2007, 07:53:40 AM »
Oh, yeah. I think the EF-111s are doing basically the same thing now...
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Re: Best Plane
« Reply #59 on: February 01, 2007, 01:19:47 AM »
EF is the electronic warfare version right?

 



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