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Originally Posted by Pontius Navigator
(Post 10379956)
MPN, in the CW any aircraft capable of attacking the UK would not have needed to see its target - conventional or nuclear.
When Fencer aircraft could reach East Anglia their mapping and navigation kit would have got them on target even without radar or visual acquisition. |
Actually looking again it seems to suffer from pixilation as soon as it gets the clouds as a backdrop..?
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Originally Posted by melmothtw
(Post 10379968)
Personally, I thought the US mil got its #### together re uniform camouflage in the mid-80s to early 2000s - 3 schemes (woodland, arctic, desert) that seemed to perfectly fit their intended environment while affording the US a look that set them apart from other nations (surely, part of the role of a uniform). They could have added a fourth more specifically tailored to Afghanistan if they needed to, but the environment hasn't changed so why did the camo need
I'd be a bit bashful too with that backdrop! Still 1000% inprovement on the predecessor . |
“I can’t see you, Sergeant Williams!” Oops ... wrong Thread! :) |
Sorry if I'm being a bit daft (or stating the bleeding obvious) - but isn't the 'footage' from a computer game? Specifically the 'LockOn' or 'Digital Combat Simulator' series? The Russian media used the same game to present 'satellite photos' of a 'Su-27 downing MH17' a while ago...
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https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....5e55cb54c.jpeg B-24D 41-23689 "Minerva". More interesting assembly ships HERE |
For info interests sake, which F15 is easier to spot in visual range, the light grey C or the ‘shoot me down grey’ E? |
Originally Posted by Thrust Augmentation
(Post 10380354)
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....5e55cb54c.jpeg B-24D 41-23689 "Minerva". More interesting assembly ships HERE I love the one about a third the way down where a Liberator has tail damage caused by a collision with 'another Liberator who didn't see her and got too close'! |
Originally Posted by Martin the Martian
(Post 10378972)
I've often wondered why grey has prevailed for medium/high altitude ops, particularly in the west. PRU blue was the standard finish during WW2 and it certainly seemed to work well.
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My deleted post about other Asembly Ships suggests I should leave the discussion to others. Enjoy. |
Originally Posted by MPN11
(Post 10381017)
My deleted post about other Asembly Ships suggests I should leave the discussion to others. Enjoy. |
Originally Posted by Deskscribbler
(Post 10380277)
Sorry if I'm being a bit daft (or stating the bleeding obvious) - but isn't the 'footage' from a computer game? Specifically the 'LockOn' or 'Digital Combat Simulator' series? The Russian media used the same game to present 'satellite photos' of a 'Su-27 downing MH17' a while ago...
That's what I was wondering in my initial post.....is it real or fake ?? :confused:. I didn't think the Eagle driver would have banked away like that so he / she had no visual on the SU ?? :confused: |
Originally Posted by Tiger G
(Post 10381320)
That's what I was wondering in my initial post.....is it real or fake ?? :confused:. I didn't think the Eagle driver would have banked away like that so he / she had no visual on the SU ?? :confused:
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Originally Posted by Tiger G
(Post 10381320)
That's what I was wondering in my initial post.....is it real or fake ?? :confused:. I didn't think the Eagle driver would have banked away like that so he / she had no visual on the SU ?? :confused:
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Originally Posted by Monarch Man
(Post 10378522)
Lets be honest an interception is designed to show presence and a response, a little negative G and top rudder would have made the Flanker driver look silly and unprofessional. |
'Twas the Flanker that departed, the F15 remained, so far from being chased away... as for the he wouldn't see him turn, his wingman would as I assume he was filming it.
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Filming was from an intercepted Russian aircraft, apparently. Source of video is Russian, anyway.
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I think camouflage is wise.
But painting every plane the same is stupid.... simple OCR can pick up a known pattern pretty quick. You should use the colours and the general design but vary it from.plane to plane at random.. but that's not the military way I guess........ |
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Originally Posted by MPN11
(Post 10380074)
“I can’t see you, Sergeant Williams!” Oops ... wrong Thread! :) https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....ef224d49d5.jpg |
and the flag.......................
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