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gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

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*hums Strike Commander theme*

A vote for Broadstreet Ford, Lincoln, and Military because can this really be Strike Commander without some F-16's shot-up with so much 9-mike that they'll rip apart on the first high-G turn?

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gradenko_2000
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I'd like to claim the AWACS if no one had yet, callsign Skyeye

gradenko_2000
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Ratoslov posted:

Stick me in something boring with the callsign Vector.

We should have probably coordinated to give ourselves callsigns like Over, Under, Vector, Vampire, Bearing, Bandit, Bogey, and so on.

gradenko_2000
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Voting for Tibet, in support of the Tibetan Liberation Army

gradenko_2000
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Why India over the TLA directly? I'm not trying to contest, just genuinely curious.

gradenko_2000
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Jimmy!

gradenko_2000
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Crazycryodude posted:

If we're gonna be taking down CVBG's in the name of Gaia we'll need cutting edge tech and/or hordes of disposable drones to soak up the AMRAAMs

IRL, the USN no longer uses Phoenix missiles because F-14s have been retired and Hornets are the primary carrier fighter, right?

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

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Plan simplefish

gradenko_2000
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The production values of this LP are majestic

gradenko_2000
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Late to the post mortem analysis, but continuing to say that this is like the Muse of LPs. It's just so opulent.

gradenko_2000
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I support buying at least four Phantoms and two drones

Tangentially related question: what are our options for NATO/US-compatible anti-ship missiles? I checked wikipedia and apparently the Tomahawk TAS-M was withdrawn from service in the 90s. Are we going to have to at some point try for acquiring Backfires and SS-19 Shipwrecks?

gradenko_2000
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Yooper posted:

It's going to be like finding a needle in a stack of needles.

You already said more specifics to come, so sorry if this was already forthcoming, but I'm going to ask a really basic question: how would we identify the ship, practically speaking? Would we need overflights? I imagine it'd be too easy by far for the AWACS's surface search radar to just be able to tell us which one it is.

gradenko_2000
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chitoryu12 posted:

Also, what do we have for anti-shipping work? Will Paveways take them out?

Bacarruda posted:

We already have 12 RB 15F anti-shipping missiles that the Gripens can carry. We bought 'em in our initial arms deal with the Swedes and Germans.

That said I don't know if we'd necessarily want to use these missiles if bombs can work just as well, given that it's ostensibly an unarmed, unescorted freighter anyway.

gradenko_2000
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I am voting for Bacarruda's Secondary Mission Plan B: "Round the World"

I am voting to Buy American, and Hire American

Also, holy poo poo a Phoenix Command LP. Not only is that insane, it's also the groggiest possible cross-over with CMANO.

gradenko_2000
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If we're letting in goon backseaters, hows about putting all the AWACS sign-ups all join as the S 100B's five-man crew?

Hell of a turn-over if we get shot down.

gradenko_2000
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On the one hand, those 1000 rupee bills have been demonetized by now.

On the other hand, they were replaced by 500 and 2000 rupee denominations specifically because corrupt, under-the-table deals would be done with fat stacks of thousands, so very good and carry on.

(sorry, I very recently got back from a trip to India)

gradenko_2000
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Dictatorships are easier places to set up shop in because you only need to placate one guy and maybe their cabal rather than an entire electorate.

gradenko_2000
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Baloogan posted:

https://twitter.com/RAeSTimR/status/850724118228066304

editor in chief of areospace magazine just tweeted about this :3:

Last time SA leaked into IRL we got accused of being a front for the CIA.

I'm not sure us plotting to bump over third world countries is going to help 😅

gradenko_2000
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Voting no on the Russian museum pieces. We already have the drones and the Phantoms to serve as bait for the Chinese dragon.

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Vando posted:

Everyone voting for the garbage planes should be forced to pilot them if we end up buying them

Not an emptyquote

gradenko_2000
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Condoleezza Nice! posted:

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.

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.

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ManifunkDestiny posted:

If I was better with math and maps I would love to do a mini version of the Ploesti raid, with flights of 2-3 bombers coming in from different directions within a minute of each other.

If I recall my Harpoon days correctly, the ultimate goal of a Soviet commander was to overwhelm a USN CVBG's defenses by striking it with Backfire-launch cruise missiles, Kirov-launched cruise missiles, Oscar-and-Sierra-SSGN-launched cruise missiles, and possibly also SSN-launched (wakehoming) torpedoes, all from multiple directions and multiple different points-of-origin, into a single unified Time-On-Target.

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Let's give it our very Entebbest

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Quinntan posted:

Earlier someone compared this to Operation Mikado, a suicide mission where the SAS would have destroyed Argentine aircraft on the mainland. I think that's doing a disservice to Mikado. At least that wasn't dependent on one transport

My Jimmy Carter-sense is telling that yes, we should try to send more than one plane (helicopter?) to attempt the ground-team insertion.

gradenko_2000
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I love that the follow-up to "trying to take over an airbase in the middle of Lhasa would be way too risky" is "perhaps should completely flatten THAT base, and THEN take over the ALTERNATE airbase!"

gradenko_2000
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Strict Parenting, Yes to Light Attackers

Fighter pilots make headlines. Attack pilots make history.

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Stairmaster posted:

When we're done with india we need to get some flankers tankers.

We can avoid a lot of domestic heat if we're always operating out of Switzerland even for a client in Argentina.

gradenko_2000
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How much would the Vikramaditya cost, hypothetically speaking?

gradenko_2000
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I'm extremely late to the celebrations, but holy poo poo Operation Strict Parenting. This LP is off the chain.


Let's go to Angola and work for von Hoff

gently caress the tech bros as much as possible.

I'd rather have the proposals be compiled into a list before I vote on it.

gradenko_2000
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Davin Valkri posted:

Actually now I'm curious. Is our Count intended to be a riff on Carl Gustaf von Rosen?

...are we making a 2nd Biafra?

I was hoping for a Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, honestly.

gradenko_2000
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That the USN CVBG left the Bering Sea was a serious strike against that theater, seeing as how we can't Entebbe it anymore if it's not there.

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Gervasius posted:

Where? It's 74 goddamn euros on Steam right now

Extremely podcaster voice: Buy it from Matrix Games and use promo code "HappyEaster" to get 30% off your purchase. That's H-a-p-p-y-E-a-s-t-e-r to get 30% off your purchase.

and then there's a bunch of other hoops to get your Steam registry key.

gradenko_2000
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I vote for Peanuts Proposal

gradenko_2000
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quote:

Tanker $200
Lobbyist $150
Tornados $800
SK60s $3600
Gripens $150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying

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spend more on SAMs

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no

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

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Angola - The Hoff

gradenko_2000
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90s Cringe Rock posted:

Or steal a nuclear deterrent.

I'm glad we bought SAMs. Since this thread has already spun off one mad grog LP, perhaps someone'll be inspired to LP SAM Simulator, somehow.

Holy smoke that would be an incredible spin off.

EDIT: Hired Goons buys steals a sub and someone LPs 688 Hunter Killer

gradenko_2000
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apseudonym posted:

Not grog enough. :colbert:

My bad, I meant Sub Commander

gradenko_2000
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Yooper, I'm just going to throw this out here, and I'm gonna be sorry as all heck if it's a bad idea to even bring up, but is there any place we could throw in a dime for your IRL operating expenses for this LP? Like, paying people through Fiverr to do voice acting work is goddamned luxurious, but I wouldn't mind putting a little something down if it meant defraying your costs a little for all the entertainment it's gotten us.

gradenko_2000
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Wing Commander Rohan

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gradenko_2000
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mllaneza posted:

Some people may be thinking that Rohan might pop up and save the day by killing their Wedgetail, but any GM that won't screw the players by flattening their airbase for no reason also won't save their bacon for no reason by randomly killing the opposition's most dangerous asset.

You're right, there's no way in hell that Rohan's set-up is going to help us, but it's a great avenue to give us some catharsis and to engage in some of the backstory that's been laid down.

http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2023839_2196767,00.html

Apparently the world's current/real lithium powerhouse is Bolivia

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