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Very true, and a low contrast thermal target versus a high contrast heat target can be the difference between locking on and not being able to, despite seeing him.

Keep in mind, with the thermal views these aircraft are being watched at public airshows at very close spitting distances. Trying to find an aircraft 50 plus miles out not on afterburner for a thermal camera can be a real challenge depending on the resolution and detector material of the array, as well as the cooling method and supporting electronics. The aircraft at such a distance might only be a single pixel in diameter for the detector for instance.

Not exactly and interview, but the ISAF soldier steps on a landmine, and the ensuing 30 minutes of the medics and medivac coming in to save him. I've heard this video is now used for training because the medic did the right thing. It's very graphic, when you see what a landmine does to a human being, and it's a war zone, so there's a lot of cussing as well, you were warned. http://www.michaelyon-online.com/watch-your-step.htm Scroll down on the link above to see the video.

Ahh, so that helps explain it. Thanks for the info NOLA. :)

LOL, yea, I was just trying to get a few examples that show the B-1 was around the 1 meter squared discussed. As you can see, theres quite a bit of speculation on various RCS's aircraft. The article mentions the estimate of 10 to 15 square meters for the standard Su-27, which falls within that chart above for the Blackjack. To be honest, I'm not sure how you can measure the RCS differently, it's a mathematical equation that's dependent on aspect to the target, in the examples above, it seems the 1 meter squared for the B-1 is for a top-down return, while the other graphic appears to be a nose-on estimation. The article mentions the goal of the T-50 team was to get an average RCS reduction within that zone, and if they achieved their goal, then it seems to fall within the B-1B's estimation for RCS. If you have info on how RCS is calculated differently in Russia, I'd like to read more about that criteria. Another chart which measures the RCS in X-band, so it's also dependent on the frequency used.

Interesting read, so the radar cross section is significantly reduced vs. legacy aircraft, yet no where near what Western powers consider full Stealth. Essentially, going by the report the RCS can be as high as 1 meter squared, with is actually on par with the estimation of a U.S. B-1 bomber RCS. http://www.thehowlandcompany.com/radar_stealth/Bluefire.htm http://ericpalmer.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/stealth-basics/

LOL, there can be no doubt the inspiration for that music video now. :lol:

Stumbled upon this the other day, if it was a movie I'd definitely would want to see it!!

These large defense companies don't usually like to advertise specific weapon loadouts to customers that aren't possible with the weapon system they are trying to sell, it's pretty bad for business.

Wow, one of your wishes has been granted. http://www.gizmag.com/submarine-uav-launch/30027/ http://gbcghana.com/?id=1.1630216 Someone's listening to you lol. Wish for something else that's cool now!! :lol:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pentagon-sees-significant-interest-f-235511868.html

South Korea possibly becoming another F-35 customer. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/23/business/international/south-korea-expected-to-buy-lockheed-fighter-jets.html?_r=0

For those wondering about why it's shaped like it is, and the fact that it's claimed to be quieter than a submarine, among other things. Early ad describing how it's supposed to work, heavy on the Patriotism: National Geographic on the destroyer here: They probably are going to put this Electromagnetic gun on it eventually.

LOL, form follows function. I like the older Arleigh Burke's though.

KA-52K naval variant Alligator, crashed on takeoff SE of Moscow. http://rt.com/news/helicopter-falls-moscow-906/ Video with people on scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Ml0sUCuPc

After seeing the conceptual art for the last 10 years it's amazing to see the DDX project actually taking on a physical form.

That's certainly a possibility as well. But considering a T-72's reverse gear only allows a maximum speed of 4 km/hr, it seems it's better to swing the whole tank around and keep in foward to be able to get out of the hot zone at a much higher rate of speed the forward gears offer. First time I've seen it being done in practice from the videos. Quite a different doctrine from NATO/Western tanks, that can quickly reverse up to 36 km/hr in many cases, or more.

Interesting to see. It seems their reverse gear is so slow, that for these tanks, it's better to rotate the hull and keep it in forward, unfortunately exposing the much less protected rear hull to enemy fire.

Looks like South Korea is closer to getting the F-35A. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/south-korea-decide-7-7-003712894.html

I hate to see the A-10's go, but it's not like they are going to be extinct any time soon. Besides having an F-35 fly over and do this: Each F-35 is a mini combined Awacs/JSTAR system that can immediatly send positional data to other networked systems in the air or on the ground. If the area is clear of AA threats and a 30mm gun run is the best option I think the A-10 could still have a place. Or the F-35 can drop a SDB on the individual heads of enemy soldiers and tanks alike. Or allow an MLRS system to hit that AA threat and hit the tanks with DPICM if in range. A lot more options for the F-35's given the sort of view they get with the new systems onboard. I know, it's a Wiki but: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II#Future_retirement Combined with the drones and Apache's, there's still some CAS available, but personally I would not want the A-10's retired from use until there were enough of the other systems to fill in the gap.

Tsk Tsk, so much hate for the night vision system without really going into the details on what the problem actually was with the system, or mentioning that issues were being solved with multiple competitions between companies working to solve the issues. Yet somehow this system is judged a total failure, impossible to rectify. Good thing others who have first hand access to the technology don't see the doom and gloom the media likes to paint. http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/f-35-team-makes-headway-with-helmet-mounted-display-389953/ Want to see what the "according to Killea, "was off the charts poor", ISIE-10 looks like at night regarding digital night vision acuity?? Well check it out. Video of the now outdated and horribad ISIE-10 module in an urban setting: http://www.intevac.com/intevacphotonics/vision-systems/vision-systems-products/nightvista/nightvista-in-urban-setting/ Video of the ISIE-10 off the charts poor module in a dark rural setting: http://www.intevac.com/intevacphotonics/vision-systems/vision-systems-products/nightvista/nightvista-in-rural-setting/ Info on the ISIE-11 chip used in the new camera: http://www.intevac.com/intevacphotonics/vision-systems/vision-systems-products/ebaps-technology-overview/ The above videos are of the outdated ISIE-10 and the pilots rejected it, I cannot show you videos of the ISIE-11 but it's a big leap in resolution and performance possibly over that of the ANVIS-9 with Omnibus VII autogated Gen 3 tubes. I wish the media would look more into their statements. The article even shows what camera they are using, google fu will let anyone see videos and info about these new types of night vision systems and be able to judge for themselves instead of using blanket statements about horribad poor night vision performance.

Hey Mastiff, can you try before getting into a mission setting your gun loadout to carry target practice rounds? Those I thought had a tracer effect you were looking for. I don't know how much less effective they might be in the sim though, but might help you out. Hope it works, I havent loaded the TP rounds in awile.

Thanks for the clarification Grimes, it helps me to understand the game logic a bit for my mission editing.

I experienced this in an earlier version of the sim, but with 1.2.5 I'm not seeing that problem with M1's. Bear in mind that I tend to use Combined arms to just move my forces and select targets, so I don't drive them and aim with each vehicle. At the end of a mission I've noticed the only HE 120mm shots the Abrams take are at softer targets and it seems to model the last ready round. So if the tank fired HE at a BMP and then a T-80 shows up, it will fire the ready HE at it but all the subsequent rounds will then be AP.

What some in the media tend to forget is that these planes are not only very big business, but also a lot of jobs for a lot of people in the U.S. and multiple participating countries. https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=dbdd06c33c4d849643211bc42f6d77d1&tab=core&_cview=0 Doesn't seem like they are slowing down on the number of LRIP aircraft production, in fact it appears to be ramping up. This reminds me of the old F-22 debate over a decade ago before they were accepted into the airforce. "Their too expensive, have too many computer problems, stealth won't work." Plus the program threatening to be cancelled and behind schedule, "It's just never going to happen." Yet here we are with over 180 F-22's deployed. And here we are with LRIP F-35's in numbers most countries would consider a respectable number. Haters gonna hate I guess. :lol: