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[Dimlee]

The video about the navigation system is cool, thanks for sharing.
Knobs, switches, mechanical indicators... aren't they lovely. No touch screens! 

[Dimlee]

There was YT channel with wonderful videos of Phantoms in Hyakuri (JP). I used to watch them in the late evening with a glass of Port. Very relaxing. 
Can not find that channel so just as an example:



Edit: I found the channel

[shahryar]

[SAS~Storebror]

Nice channel Dimlee, thanks for sharing.
@shahryar thanks for that snipped as well, however there are quite some voices noting that the RIO pit seems too large for an F-4, suggesting it's and Iranian F-14 that shadowed the Superbug here.

Anyhow, "Wags" (aka Growling Sidewinder) just published a video showcasing a non-disclosed pre-release version of the Heatblur Phantom against MiG-21s:



Mike

[shahryar]

however there are quite some voices noting that the RIO pit seems too large for an F-4, suggesting it's and Iranian F-14 that shadowed the Superbug here.

yeah, that might be the case, thanks for mentioning. 

Anyways, though that was an exciting move, such actions might not be the most effective in a 4th/5th gen air warfare.

[SAS~Storebror]

Ze Germanz are komming



Mike

[Draken]

The Hellenic Air Force scheduled a " Phantom Phriday " event .
https://www.haf.gr/en/2024/06/postponement-of-the-f-4-s-aircraft-50th/
Notice the camera inside the cockpit , which seems to be horizontally steady ( perhaps could this feature be requested for the game  )

[Dimlee]

Thanks, Draken. Phantastic.
Those Greeks...


Now, where is my bottle of Ouzo?

[Knochenlutscher]

Oh man, lucky Greeks, they can fly in cool Planes, very low.
I mean cool for polluting Diesel Jets, dirty stuff. Oldschool terminology.
When it flies? Why not?

Scaring daisies is forbidden here. 

Very cool video, Ouzo, mmmhh, Cheers

[Geschirr]

I have the F-4 in DCS and it is very well modeled I think.  It's like flying a god damn refrigerator!  Everything is so finicky, and requires so much tuning... I love it! It's a jet designed in the 50s afterall.  Once the drop tanks are punched it is a little more maneuverable and as long as you can keep things vertical or put enough distance between you and the threat it is a decent dog fighter and just keep the burners going (faster, burns more fuel, lighter).  I am well aware this isn't an F-18 and wasn't expecting anything of the such.  It takes off like a barge, flies like a cement truck, and lands like dumpster.

[SAS~Storebror]

Typical energy fighter.
As long as you stay fast and get rid of your ordnance (except missiles) that thing actually doesn't lack much of maneuverability compared to a loaded F-15. It's rather that the latter can keep the energy up much easier.

By the way that's what I dislike about DCS a bit: All this energy fighting, tactical positioning etc. doesn't matter that much as in DCS most of the fights are either pure missile exchanges, or just slow turn&burn battles, always on the edge of a stall.
Which is distinctively different to any real life encounter.
I really literally can't think of any real life aerial clash that went remotely like 99.9% of DCS dogfights do and personally, I blame it on the missiles which to me are way too effective in DCS.


Mike

[Draken]

Some beautiful pictures of japanese Phantoms .
Notice that the pilot and the " guy in the back " can each one close their own canopy