Author Topic: USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT Traps last F-14 Combat Mission (Read 1237 times)

joowenn · « **Reply #30 on:** February 26, 2006, 05:04:54 AM »

how bout we name the next carrier USS Ala Akbar?

Pooface · « **Reply #31 on:** February 26, 2006, 05:24:57 AM »

the problem with automated planes is of course delays with remote piloting, and the stupidity of AI.

and if they were electrically controlled, people would come up with EMP weapons and disruptor signals, it just wouldnt work out at all

Nefarious · « **Reply #32 on:** February 26, 2006, 09:44:31 AM »

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Originally posted by Morpheus
F8 is ugly as hell... Phantom is right behind it. The only thing cool about both those planes is that they are so ugly and that some how they manage to fly.

As the dude in the article said... The tomcat is the sexiest plane to ever fly. Big, fast as fk, and mean as hell. Great planes have come and gone, but none as great as the F-14.

Your joking right?

The F-4 Phantom lasted longer than the F-14, serving in scores of different air forces and navies around the world. Take a look at the stats, F-4 PWNS the F-14 in Kills. Even the F-8 has more MiG kills than the F-14. As far as looks go the Sader and the Phantom still look better than the Turkey.

When your out of F-8's you're out of Fighters!

PS...

PHANTOMS PHOREVER!

Morpheus · « **Reply #33 on:** February 26, 2006, 09:52:34 AM »

I always love when people compare the F4 to the F14 and try use kill stats to do it. Not to hijack this thread or anything right? But since you seem like you are dead set on it, try and force your mind to think back to when the tomcat came out, the theater of combat was not nearly as target rich as it was the F4 was in its prime. Also, times were very different back when the phantoms where fighting Mig 15/17/21.

Nice try though.

eskimo2 · « **Reply #34 on:** February 26, 2006, 10:07:02 AM »

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Originally posted by Morpheus
I always love when people compare the F4 to the F14 and try use kill stats to do it. Not to hijack this thread or anything right? But since you seem like you are dead set on it, try and force your mind to think back to when the tomcat came out, the theater of combat was not nearly as target rich as it was the F4 was in its prime. Also, times were very different back when the phantoms where fighting Mig 15/17/21.

Nice try though.

Yea, and if the F-4 was so darn great why didn’t the greatest Navel Aviators of all time, Maverick and Goose, fly it?

eskimo

Morpheus · « **Reply #35 on:** February 26, 2006, 10:07:56 AM »

good point. very tru

Gunslinger · « **Reply #36 on:** February 26, 2006, 10:53:36 AM »

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Originally posted by Pooface
the problem with automated planes is of course delays with remote piloting, and the stupidity of AI.

and if they were electrically controlled, people would come up with EMP weapons and disruptor signals, it just wouldnt work out at all

Not really, it's not a matter of real time control anymore and the AI isn't all that dumb.

Scatcat · « **Reply #37 on:** February 26, 2006, 11:02:10 AM »

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Originally posted by Donzo
And while the passing of Goose was sad, at least he was spared from this:

What Goose missed

Thats just wrong!

Oh that reminds me; You know why the navy uses powdered soap on thier ships?

Gunslinger · « **Reply #38 on:** February 26, 2006, 01:31:05 PM »

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Originally posted by Scatcat
Thats just wrong!

Oh that reminds me; You know why the navy uses powdered soap on thier ships?

Takes longer to pick up.

Deth7 · « **Reply #39 on:** February 26, 2006, 03:54:22 PM »

hehe I rode the Theodore Roosevelt SSBN 600 Gold Crew

now we're shaving with it....

Thrawn · « **Reply #40 on:** February 26, 2006, 04:13:12 PM »

I wonder what Goose would have thought about UAVs.

He would still be alive if they had existed back in the day, but then he wouldn't have been able to fly with Mav.

eskimo2 · « **Reply #41 on:** February 26, 2006, 04:39:35 PM »

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Originally posted by Thrawn
I wonder what Goose would have thought about UAVs.

He would still be alive if they had existed back in the day, but then he wouldn't have been able to fly with Mav.

The radar intercept portion of all US Unmanned Aerial Vehicles’ artificial intelligence is programmed after Goose. That portion of the program is called “WWGD” (What Would Goose Do). It even includes a Polaroid camera.

eskimo

Thrawn · « **Reply #42 on:** February 26, 2006, 05:22:33 PM »

I started learning the Top Gun theme song on my guitar a few days ago, it's the least I could for him.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #43 on:** February 26, 2006, 06:52:56 PM »

For those of you who think an air intercept UCAV isn't tangable Imagine fighting a foe that was stealthy....not afraid to die......not afraid period.....could stand 4 times the 'G' load and never black out.....and knew every combat air manuver in the books.......meanwhile his "pilot" is sipping coffee whatching it all happen on TV.

eskimo2 · « **Reply #44 on:** February 26, 2006, 07:05:40 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
For those of you who think an air intercept UCAV isn't tangable Imagine fighting a foe that was stealthy....not afraid to die......not afraid period.....could stand 4 times the 'G' load and never black out.....and knew every combat air manuver in the books.......meanwhile his "pilot" is sipping coffee whatching it all happen on TV.

And had the knowledge and expertise of Goose.