Rare military pics

Discussion in 'Warbirds International' started by Broz, Nov 18, 2005.

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    If the image was taken from space, you cannot notice altitude (echelon) gap between the planes. Shadows could help, but we see only one on that image.
     
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    Aggressor Tomcats?? Are you sure about that? I thought aggressor squadrons were flying Vipers?
     
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    Ah ... okay. I stand corrected.
     
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    Actually many aircraft along with other nationalities aircraft have been used as aggressors/defenders. There are yearly meets between different host countries where pilots and machines take on different roles for different types of missions, with different mission criteria: (which often dictates that one side will win--for training purposes.)

    Everything from the Su30MK/MK-I and the majority of all prior designs has played both roles as aggressors/defender.

    Sometimes AWST (aviation week and space technology) cover some of the international events.
     
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    Yak-130
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    Yak-38
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    Yak-141
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    What happens when crew neglects proper barrel maintenance :)
     
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    Myth CONFIRMED
     
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    well, what do you expect? They're spanish after all.

    :D
     
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    COMMANDER: Gunner, load 90 mm.
    GUNNER: Erm, we're fresh out of 90 mm ... but I've found this 92 mm in the turret ...
    COMMANDER: Ya okay, whatever. Load 92 mm.
    GUNNER: Alrighty then ...
     
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    looooooooool :D
     
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    I wonder how many days it took for the drivers ears to quit ringing.
     
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    Russians, to avoid such problems, build larger calibers to be able to fire anything that may be encountered in the turret:

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    And see that muzzle attachment? -- Exactly to prevent pictured above :znaika: %)
     
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    i'm not sure about that. did u see the mispelled "UNCLES" on it?
    he probalby tried to fire the gun using some russian manual for the stuff vadim posted
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