Author Topic: Fans of the movie The Final Countdown.... (Read 1095 times)

Sox62 · « **on:** July 11, 2003, 01:36:43 AM »

Good news. Check this out.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #1 on:** July 11, 2003, 02:51:58 AM »

Any movie with Katherine Ross is a good movie

gofaster · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2003, 08:22:01 AM »

Is that the film where a modern nuclear sub with F-14As gets transported back in time to the attack on Pearl Harbor?

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LePaul · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2003, 09:54:18 AM »

Yes

Very well done too.

Good action, great flying...and after the movie is over, your mind is still trying to piece it all together

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2003, 09:55:42 AM »

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Originally posted by gofaster
modern nuclear sub with F-14As

Sandman · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2003, 10:03:55 AM »

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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
Any movie with Katherine Ross is a good movie

Damn straight!

midnight Target · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2003, 10:07:13 AM »

Kathrine Ross......

(Daydreams about the stripping scene in Butch Cassidy)

Pongo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 11, 2003, 10:28:02 AM »

Wish I had kept the paper back. It was well done too.

Sikboy · « **Reply #8 on:** July 11, 2003, 10:32:20 AM »

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Originally posted by Saurdaukar

friggin hollywood.

I agree

-Sik

udet · « **Reply #9 on:** July 11, 2003, 10:33:56 AM »

haha great level of skill of the USN pilots if they shot down those Zeros with Phoenix missile which cost a lot more than the plane.

Sandman · « **Reply #10 on:** July 11, 2003, 10:34:59 AM »

What? You expect a fighter pilot to do a cost benefit analysis? Now... that's fantasy.

LePaul · « **Reply #11 on:** July 11, 2003, 10:37:35 AM »

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Originally posted by udet
haha great level of skill of the USN pilots if they shot down those Zeros with Phoenix missile which cost a lot more than the plane.

Well its radar guided, plus its own radar on the missile...hmm, would a Sidewinder lock onto a small recip?

midnight Target · « **Reply #12 on:** July 11, 2003, 10:49:28 AM »

Lets think this through....

If a Nimitz class CV somehow arrived in the vicinity of Pearl around December 7th... (transported from a routine patrol) ... could it have stopped the attack?

Could it have survived... without escorts?

Sure the f-14's -18's would eat zekes and Vals alive, but.... 300+ zekes and vals?

Would there be enough jet fuel?

Enough ordinance?

I don't know.

Sox62 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 11, 2003, 11:26:52 AM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Lets think this through....

If a Nimitz class CV somehow arrived in the vicinity of Pearl around December 7th... (transported from a routine patrol) ... could it have stopped the attack?

Could it have survived... without escorts?

Sure the f-14's -18's would eat zekes and Vals alive, but.... 300+ zekes and vals?

Would there be enough jet fuel?

Enough ordinance?

I don't know.

It is science fiction...but

It wouldn't need escorts-the attacking force was going to Pearl-not the Nimitz.

The first wave was 181 aircraft.Concentrate on the bombers-they could pretty much decimate the first wave,or at least destroy enough of the attacking force that the destruction would be on a much smaller scale then what actually happened.

There would not be a second wave-the A-6's would have sunk the carriers.

This is all fantasy of course....

udet · « **Reply #14 on:** July 11, 2003, 01:31:40 PM »

yeah what about using cannons instead of missiles