X-man Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 I think the ratio reflects only air to air kills. SAMs are a different story... 64th Aggressor Squadron Discord: 64th Aggressor Squadron TS: 135.181.115.54
Shaman Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 A F-15E Eagle has been shot down over Libya, due to mechanical failure. First Eagle to crash in live combat :(. It is not the first Eagle to crash in combat: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_F-15_losses 51PVO Founding member (DEC2007-) 100KIAP Founding member (DEC2018-) :: Shaman aka [100☭] Shamansky tail# 44 or 444 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 100KIAP Regiment Early Warning & Control officer
Vault Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 F-15E shot down due to mechanical failure?. Wonder if it was the same type of "mechanical failure" that downed that F-16CG in Serbia?. 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 A little contradictory there jpm :D Exactly in regards to aircraft carriers, a "smaller force" of only one vessel makes it virtually impossible for it to be 100% operational :) . For that you need at least two(preferably three). no i'm not contradictory . because CDG was built before budgets cuts started and as the carrier was brand new it would have been difficult to send it to scrap :smilewink: Edit : my rep lost lot of fat , and seems i'm not the only one SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Alfa Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 no i'm not contradictory . because CDG was built before budgets cuts started and as the carrier was brand new it would have been difficult to send it to scrap :smilewink: Yeah it would - BTW whats the status on the PA2 project? JJ
DanKurt Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Fecking NYT...consistently bordline traitors to their own nation. You are unbelievable! How is reporting on the botched rescue mission treacherous? Would you rather the press lied to you or omitted the facts? I believe in the actions of the UN but, if there is a screw up then there needs to be accountability, otherwise there is no justification in what the coalition forces are doing. 1
EvilBivol-1 Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Another warning for no politics. Please limit your posts on the subject to factual news items with links to the source and that's it. - EB [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Nothing is easy. Everything takes much longer. The Parable of Jane's A-10 Forum Rules
hassata Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 China is using the crisis in Libya to showcase its new naval might: http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2011/03/13/gps.china.flex.cnn.html From CNN's "What in the World" segment. You just know they wanted to call it the "WTF" segment. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
revalence Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 It is not the first Eagle to crash in combat: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_F-15_losses Two downed airmen were captured, but you are right... what was I thinking? The first Eagle to crash in live combat, to think. The other two were downed by AAA and MANPADS. Sorry. The last 8 pages have been about this :) My mistake :). I just got on to the internet, and anybody who is seeing me would know that I'm closed to hyperventilating.
revalence Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Sorry, mistake from my part. This was the first time it crashed in live fire warfare, although 2 times earlier, as you guys stated, were shot down by MANPADS during the 1991 Gulf conflict. Quite sad.
bumfire Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) nvm wrong thread... Huh, did the 2 threads about libya get merged ??? Edited March 23, 2011 by bumfire 1
bumfire Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 BBC is now saying they have evidence of the F15E being shotdown. They claim it was this dude http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3395744 2
636_Castle Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) EA-18G's first employment...just another reason the 18 is so epic. :punk: BBC is now saying they have evidence of the F15E being shotdown. They claim it was this dude http://forums.somethingawful.com/sho...readid=3395744 Haha...that a SA-Galil? Edited March 23, 2011 by 636_Castle [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] How To Fix Your X-52's Rudder!
Shaman Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 EA-18G's first employment...just another reason the 18 is so epic. :punk: Haha...that a SA-Galil? Oh yeah. Growler would be my plane of choice. This is the sexiest craft ever for me teh-uber-EW-geek ^^ 51PVO Founding member (DEC2007-) 100KIAP Founding member (DEC2018-) :: Shaman aka [100☭] Shamansky tail# 44 or 444 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 100KIAP Regiment Early Warning & Control officer
Steel Jaw Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Another warning for no politics. Please limit your posts on the subject to factual news items with links to the source and that's it. Then I am done with this thread! How can you POSSIBLY discuss combat with out the political dimension??? Bramage is OUT! :mad: "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, Red Dragon 7800XT/16GB, monitor: GIGABYTE M32QC 32" (31.5" Viewable) QHD 2560 x 1440 (2K) 165Hz.
MoGas Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Oh yeah. Growler would be my plane of choice. This is the sexiest craft ever for me teh-uber-EW-geek ^^ Yep I agree, but she is limited too mach 0.9 with the jamming pods, soo no fancy supersonic flyts hehe..
Napa Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Six villagers shot by US team in Ospreys rescuing pilot: http://www.channel4.com/news/third-night-of-bombing-in-libya ... while NYT reports they were hit by bombs from Harriers (requested by downed pilot) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/world/africa/23libya.html?ref=africa I'll never buy that. Thats how the MME are making money. And the fact that the story was reported and written directly by a reporter who does not have any tangible evidence for her story than just an interview "from a local who was shot by Americans". (Lindsey Hilsum? just look at what she's doing to get some more bonus in her pocket). If the press does not show tangible facts then is a bunch of camp fire/hollywood stories intended to rise up their spectacularity. Intel i7 12700k / Corsair H150i Elite Capellix / Asus TUF Z690 Wifi D4 / Corsair Dominator 32GB 3200Mhz / Corsair HW1000W / 1x Samsung SSD 970 Evo Plus 500Gb + 1 Corsair MP600 1TB / ASUS ROG Strix RTX 3080 OC V2 / Fractal Design Meshify 2 / HOTAS Warthog / TFRP Rudder / TrackIR 5 / Dell U2515h 25" Monitor 1440p
mvsgas Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) biRGMYzvQnE All those people on the aircraft are putting themselves on a potential dangerous situation. Any composites in the crash site could release particle that can affect the skin or the lungs. There could be UXO (bomb, missiles, bullets) plus other HAZMAT. Edited March 23, 2011 by mvsgas To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
mvsgas Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Sorry To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
LARGE Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 lol its not u.. its just some how i see propaganda in every american news.. its just the way these two broads talk.. its like.. they dont even know shit about war, about what is when bombs start to fall all around u.. poor brave american pilots with their "malfunction". Cant believe the bullshit the media feeds the american ppl. I speak both russian and english and i can say that in the russian news there is not even half of the propaganda which is in this
mvsgas Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 News are just a product they are trying to sell, they don't have to show the truth just sell I product. I don't pay particular attention to what they say. Mainly just check the videos and laugh at the stuff i don't agree. Anyway, I hope and UXO does not blow up while this kids check the wreckage. http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/us-fighter-crashes-libya-jet-plane-pilot-eject-malfunction-13197548?tab=9482930§ion=1206853&playlist=1363340 To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
GGTharos Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 That's not what real Russians from Russia say. I speak both russian and english and i can say that in the russian news there is not even half of the propaganda which is in this [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
jpm1 Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Yeah it would - BTW whats the status on the PA2 project? PA2 is abandonned because of budget cuts . instead we build two other Mistral class . but Libya conflict shows that since battle of Taranto carriers are essential parts of an army SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
MadTommy Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 biRGMYzvQnE :megalol: oh how i miss the pure comedy of US TV media coverage and news. Always cracks me up. The pure drama & sensationalism, the language they use is hysterical. i5-3570K @ 4.5 Ghz, Asus P8Z77-V, 8 GB DDR3, 1.5GB GTX 480 (EVGA, superclocked), SSD, 2 x 1680x1050, x-fi extreme music. TM Warthog, Saitek combat pro pedals, TrackIR 4
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