If we knock Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela off the list of potential enemies (as they don't employ the A-37 at all), then the pool favors A-37s and Su-25s.
-In a way, the fact they are flying such common planes (and more than 3) actually narrows-down who is financing their war.

/over-thought

Although this does mean that a surprise could be in order.

/over-thought

You're forgetting that there's been a third world war, and that history in this timeline is significantly different since the early 1990's. What's accurate now isn't necessarily accurate and up to date for the game world. So, yes, I looked into who has what in the area, and threw in some Dragonflies... mainly because I wanted to throw in some dragonflies.

I do appreciate all your analysis and suggestions, but it does occasionally get a little... draining. I'd much rather you just embrace the story and go with it. I'm not really looking for a Co-GM.

Which reminds me, if I ever get my futuristic warfare thread up I'd like Silverwind to be the Co-GM.

depending on what part of the military we will be playing as.

it'd be much easier.

also, I'm not gonna post until one of the others in my flight post- I don't like being flight lead.

I'm trying to figure out a good weapons-loadout for my J-7/J-17 like the diligent over-eager math-cruncher I am.

I already know I'm going to lug two pods of 68mm Flechettes.
-And maybe some snake-and-nape with daisy-cutters once I remember which to drop first and where to lay down the second in relation to the first.

Yep, Mk 81 bombs-first it is. Mostly to ruin structures and fell trees to prevent the enemy from fleeing.
-China also makes 100 kg cluster-bombs. Or I can borrow stuff from Brazil.



*feels too lousy to post a good IC*
-Judging from burst-length, likely either an F-105 or A-7

@ V-V Not sure if there are any targets worth a Maverick-iski Kh-29... and comparing those to an air-launched cruise-missile of the same strata as the AGM-109 Tomahawk to justify carrying it... Is like saying bringing a carpenter's hammer to swat flies is smarter than using a ten-pound sledge.
IMO, the Kh-25 anti-radiation missile would have been a better dedicated SEAD-missile.
-Eh, maybe we'll run into something in the 10-kiloton range worth being put-down by a single Kh-29...

Apologies for my long absence, I've only now managed to get a post done and be up-to-date with the story. I'll try to be more active now, since things are finally winding down for Easter break.

THANK YOU!

@Foster Duly noted

post on its way

Wondering if the rebels have a Shilka, some flechettes would have a hard time doing more than maybe knocking-out its radar-gunsight. Meaning it could still engage in pucker-factor and open-fire during the 3-second rocket-attack.

Additionally, anyone in good enough overhead-cover to survive the PTAB-swarm would have about a six second window with which to shove an Igla up my plane's tailpipe. But again, I'm counting on pucker-factor keeping their heads down.

@Foster Duly noted

Clarification on the use of the Kh-29:
Usually they're used against high-value command and control centers, like battalion-level assets (such as the bunkers with the radar-operators, rather than the radar-dish). An example would be to knock-out a Patriot-missile battery.

The larger Kh-59 was largely aimed at theater-level assets, like hardened airport control-towers and missile-siloes; which is why it has more explosives than a 500 pound iron bomb, these things were meant to level control-towers (and if surprise is on their side, the ready-room full of on-deck pilots) like the world trade center.

Only time they get redeployed to lesser frontline is in the event of an abort-to-secondary.
-The use of mavericks for tank-busting was usually because those tanks survived cluster-bomb strikes by being extensively dug-in under several tons of dirt, Mavericks could punch through that, the tank, and even the crew-bunker underneath it.

Once those were taken care of... well... the pilots were meant to get up-close and finish things off with shamelessly large unguided bombs.

The likelihood of some rebels owning an airbase or even a TEL for 2K12s is pretty slim. Besides, we can dodge missiles.

aaand nevermind.

I'm homefree.

PRAISE DA LORT!

I should have my piece up later tonight. I got the major points down so I just need to wrap of a few other details.

Will def have post up tonight

Will def have post up tonight

JP233 or MW-1?

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JP233 or MW-1?

um....

wot?

That didn't have anything to do with what he said......

Historical (sub)munitions of choice for the Panvia Tornado.
-Right now I'm imagining a wicked grin on Urukai's face as I try to place bets on what is going into the post.

I predict toast.
-So much toast.

you're the only person on this RP that loves attention to detail THAT much.

in fact everytime I read it I have a brain fart and collapse from the detail.....

SO MUCH DETAIRURURU!

I predict soda...

I need soda...

Haven't had any for a week....

SOS! SOS! HALP! HALP!

U can haz cheeseburger.

*ahem* I will be choosing the one with the most Dakka.

I was about to ask if I should get a team of XV8's, a XV8 commander, a firewarrior Team, or an XV9 Hazard suit with twin-linked Burst Cannons.

But then I noticed that XV9's can do the job of an XV8 commander with plasma but at a higher cost.

and then I realized I needed to get a Codex first.

DAMNIT.

No JP233 on the Tornado F3/ADV though, as it's an interceptor and not a ground attack aircraft.