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Condoleezza Nice!
Jan 4, 2010

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If there's room and/or need for another pilot, callsign Nurse is reporting.

E: As the current roster is full, Nurse will hog the simulator and drink Jeremiah Weed until needed.

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Condoleezza Nice!
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How long would it take to scramble up another flight, and how long would it take to reach either the target bridge or reach the end point for the escort? We could have a Gripen or two prepped for takeoff as insurance rather than sending too many assets into a combat zone.

Condoleezza Nice!
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I didn't see Callsign Nurse on the roster, Yooper. :(


Anyway. I'm not the most knowledgeable about air warfare and support, but wouldn't having multiple different planes by different producers become hell for our support staff? If that's not an issue, I would want us to get the maximum amount of F16 C bombtrucks multirole fighters possible and I want to fly one.

This is really cool, by the way. Any way you could elaborate on the current state of the world? What's the state of Northern Europe re: the Russian bear?

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gradenko_2000 posted:

I think Yooper isn't playing the full-on logistics game anymore so our main concern regarding a wide range of planes is that old Soviet poo poo is going to have to use expensive old Soviet munitions, unless we get hit by limitations on a case-by-case narrative basis.

Okay, but then we should get old NATO or EU or other poo poo as well.

Condoleezza Nice!
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Cool. Considering the year, there should be fuckloads and shittons of by-now phased out F-16s rusting in every corner of the globe, so maybe we should get on that?

E: look at my loving timing.

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I would just like to point out that most of Angolan infrastructure is built by the Chinese, and a lot of Angola's natural resources are wholly owned by China. If we want to piss even more in Beijing's coffee, we go to Angola.

Seeing as I don't want a nuke up my rear end, I vote we go work for Iceberg Fresh Fish!

Condoleezza Nice!
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Parabellum is the soundest plan.

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Beguiler, if you get me shot down in Angola, I will strap an IED to your bunk bed.

Love from your gunner.


Also we need Zack.

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You want to drop CLUSTER BOMBS in Angola. Yeah that's a real good way to appear as good people to the international community.

Yooper! Surely the good Count won't accept us turning his people into hamburger and dispensing basically land mines in a country that not too long ago already was littered with mines and unexploded ordnance! RIGHT?!?!?!

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Quinntan posted:

It was my understanding that where they're needed we would be okay to use them. A dispersed battery of rocket artillery is a good use case for cluster munitions.

There is never a good case for cluster munitions.

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Yooper posted:



Operation Black Diamond is a go.

We are the most morally flip-flopping PMC in the world. At least as a member of Hammer Flight I won't be the one to support De Beers. Small victories. :shrug:


By the way, if we happen to get an F-104 Starfighter at some point, Nurse would like to immediately transfer to that, and Beguiler would need a new gunner.
My uncle flew a Starfighter for the RNoAF until they phased them out, and was one of RNoAF's first pilots to be assigned an F-16.

Condoleezza Nice!
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Give me F-16s or give me death

Or we could steal some

Condoleezza Nice!
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A Starfighter just because. :colbert:

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Loel posted:

Current list

I wasn't joking about the F-104, man! I want one!

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Bacarruda posted:


Pretty much any Block 40+ Viper is worth looking at. The HARMs, precision weapons, and AMRAAMs are all fantastic.

Wish the Greek birds had anti-shipping missiles, but I guess that's what the Gripens are for.

Honestly an F-16A with the midlife upgrade is a good purchase too. Sure, aging airframes and all, but we field Frogfoots and Tornadoes, so that shouldn't be a problem. I would imagine an A MLU is way cheaper than a newer C or higher.

Condoleezza Nice!
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Maybe I'm dumb, but how can it be considered close air support if we're flying at 30,000 feet above sea level? That don't seem close to me.

:ninja:edit I'm loving retarded. CAP is Combat Air Patrol.

Condoleezza Nice!
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Wrong song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-7v4qnHP8


GODDAMNIT it was already posted

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Gervasius posted:

Is there Mirage 4000 in CMANO? K&P could probably get their hands on a couple.

Also, look at it - it's like a Rafale, but even prettier:



:frogout: The Rafale looks much better

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I am still waiting for the edited video as I missed the stream, but tell me: Was Nurse and Beguiler shot down? Spoil the answer if you want.
Inquiring minds need to know.

Condoleezza Nice!
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We need a decapitation. Capital Strike. gently caress him up.

Condoleezza Nice!
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Looking forward to seeing Statoil bombing the crap out of Gazprom in bumfuck-retardistan. :getin:

Condoleezza Nice!
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As much as I want other things, my oft-suppressed inner nationalist compels me to endorse The Norwegian Solution.

The F 16s:
These are the very planes that carried out the most successful bombing missions on Ghaddafi's forces (and probably a shitload of civilians). Certified awesome bombtrucks.

Norway has one of the longest coast lines in the world, and thus we have to be top of the class for maritime surveillance. What more do you want?

Choose quality. Choose Norwegian. :norway:

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Yvonmukluk posted:

While your endorsement is noted, this likely not going to be be an option. Yooper takes the suggestions, goes to our suppliers, and we get to pick from whatever crumbs they throw our way. So we might get some Norwegian stuff, we might get none at all.

I know how it works. But making somewhat in-character posts extolling the virtues of Norwegian second-hand equipment is fun, and just as much about convincing you as it is convincing Yooper to bring that equipment to the table.

Night10194 posted:

But if we go to Norway what will Sweden say?

Sweden is already well-represented. If they dislike it they can go gently caress themselves and their fika

Condoleezza Nice! fucked around with this message at 20:56 on May 22, 2017

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sebmojo posted:

tornadooooo

I painted one of these when I was like 9 so this is p much a bucket list moment for me.

Oh my god. You just made me realize/remember that I put together a scale model of an F4-E Phantom when I was fourteen. And here I am. :staredog:

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orcbuster posted:

Statoil: Viking Division.



:sbahj:

I love you :swoon:

:norway::norway::norway::norway:

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RA Rx posted:

Yeah, as a half-Norwegian I'm not proud of the Vikings, but drat if that gem-like auroral Statoil logo doesn't stir something in my heart.

NOT PROUD?! :frogout:

I will come to your country and steal all your women like my ancestors did for that slight, you half-blood. TIL VALHALL! :black101:


But seriously the old logo was better.

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RA Rx posted:

We do celebrate May 17 in Hong Kong, so maybe you can convince the local business community into a hostile takeover and land sale of a local village near the Norwegian International School for a parade ground... (They still celebrate with 0 Norwegians in the school, but I'm not sure there' a yearly march anymore anywhere.)

You really think the yellow yoke/upside down Omega on a blue background was better? All it said was gasoline and offshore platforms/wealth from the sea.

I much prefer the old logo to the retarded star they currently have, yes. Especially considering the new logo was stolen from a local sewing club in Stavanger or something (I am not kidding).


Anyway, voting for Cobbie

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"Norwegian fast attack missile boats" huh. Sounds like MTBs (Motor Torpedo Boats) to me. Skjold (Shield) class at a guess, or possibly Hauk (Hawk). Those things are murder. For reference:
Hauk class MTBs come equipped with 6 Penguin missiles, 2 torpedoes, Mistral missiles, 40 mm cannon and two 12,7 mm machine guns.

If we want to secure Mitsu boats, we'll want to prioritize those things.

Condoleezza Nice! fucked around with this message at 03:34 on May 29, 2017

Condoleezza Nice!
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1: the Hauk is a true-blue MTB. It carries torps.
2: in real life, a Hauk carries six Penguin ASMs.

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RA Rx posted:

Well, I'd prefer a mixed economy built on the Scandinavian model, but with UBI. (We're kind of relaxed on capitalism here since we've got it under control, it's kind of weird to see how much hatred it gets, but then again, most of the world doesn't have our welfare net.)
The main value of capitalism is the supply & demand data it generates, which can then be used to most efficiently allocate resources to welfare and other concerns.

Musk is a bit hard on capitalism, but I wouldn't mind making him Space Emperor either.

Musk is straight up working to crush the rising unions in his factories. gently caress him.

Condoleezza Nice!
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If you shittalk the S-tank I will cut you

Condoleezza Nice!
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Mods? Namechange to Cylon S-tank please

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So I leave the thread to go on holiday, and I come back not only to find that Beguiler and I have been shot down, but the world is possibly exploding a lot more than usual.

Nurse's personal log posted:


God drat it.

Requesting a new bird, preferably as the pilot rather than the gunner.

Condoleezza Nice!
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Norway has ratified a treaty banning cluster munitions. Running to them is absolutely a no-go if we deploy cluster munitions.

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Don't poke the bear, I want SU-33 Terminators

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Condoleezza Nice!
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It's the original MARJATA! if you really want to piss of the Russians by simply existing, pick invisiboat. That's hilarious and insane, Yooper.
There is only one in existence at the moment, and the Russians hate it. Apparently they just nicknamed it the ghost ship.

Dear Bote lobby, if you don't lobby hard for what was the single most advanced spy ship in the world of its time (the new one is better, apparently) then I don't know what to do with you. Ching Kuos are cool. K&P are our friends.

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