Doc3908 Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 This mission is interesting because every time I play it, it turns out differently: First time: Intercepted the Bear, but there were two MiG-23s flying alongside it, who attacked immediately. By the time I splashed them, the Bear was gone. Second time: The MiGs weren't there. I intercepted the Bear, then flew alongside until it headed home. Then the controller told me that the job is done and we should head home. Nobody got splashed. Third time (this video): Intercepted the Bear and, again, no MiGs. But things got interesting after a while... :) Hope you enjoy the video.
TWC_SLAG Posted March 4, 2020 Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) When I was on a Med cruise on the Shangri-La, a Bear met us as we entered and left at Gilbraltar. We always put up three F-8 Crusaders that met him several miles from the ship. One on each wing, and one on his six. The planes on his wings kept him from getting closer to the ship. The plane on his six was supposedly locked and loaded...for bear. The sound of those counter rotating props was like nothing you had ever heard from an airplane. Edited March 4, 2020 by TWC_SLAG TWC_SLAG Win 10 64 bit, 2T Hard Drive, 1T SSD, 500GB SSD, ASUS Prime Z390 MB, Intel i9 9900 Coffee Lake 3.1mhz CPU, ASUS 2070 Super GPU, 32gb DDR4 Ram, Track IR5, 32” Gigabyte curved monitor, TM Warthog HOTAS, CH Pedals, Voice Attack, hp Reverb G2.
Doc3908 Posted March 6, 2020 Author Posted March 6, 2020 When I was on a Med cruise on the Shangri-La, a Bear met us as we entered and left at Gilbraltar. We always put up three F-8 Crusaders that met him several miles from the ship. One on each wing, and one on his six. The planes on his wings kept him from getting closer to the ship. The plane on his six was supposedly locked and loaded...for bear. The sound of those counter rotating props was like nothing you had ever heard from an airplane. Cool! Thanks for sharing this story. Did you fly an F-8 in those days?
TWC_SLAG Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 Cool! Thanks for sharing this story. Did you fly an F-8 in those days? I wish! I was an enlisted man working on the camera control system in RF-8G Crusaders. I’m waiting for the F-8 to become available in DCS, so I can do a little about that wish. TWC_SLAG Win 10 64 bit, 2T Hard Drive, 1T SSD, 500GB SSD, ASUS Prime Z390 MB, Intel i9 9900 Coffee Lake 3.1mhz CPU, ASUS 2070 Super GPU, 32gb DDR4 Ram, Track IR5, 32” Gigabyte curved monitor, TM Warthog HOTAS, CH Pedals, Voice Attack, hp Reverb G2.
Doc3908 Posted March 12, 2020 Author Posted March 12, 2020 I wish! I was an enlisted man working on the camera control system in RF-8G Crusaders. I’m waiting for the F-8 to become available in DCS, so I can do a little about that wish. Thank you for your service! As for the F-8, I'd love to try that mod, too. I hope it's made available soon.
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