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The idea was to have 4-6 ASW helos (SH-2 and later, SH-60).

One of several designs to satisfy the need for more air-capable escorts: a Flight Deck Spruance, proposed by Bath Iron Works in Maine. The need for more AEGIS cruisers was felt to be a higher priority.

Wow. That caught me off guard too, not to mention the "jump" of five and a half weeks from Ch400 (27May05) to the events of 03Jul05... I think (and hope) there are still a LOT of stories to come in that interval, before we reach the Treaty of Edinburgh... Always a pleasure to read and I h...

The 335th finds out who's in the cockpit of some Mexican MiGs.... Nearing the End: Burnout Laredo AFB, Texas: 1 October, 1989, 0620 Hours Central War Time Major Matt Wiser, the CO of the 335th Tactical Fighter Squadron, was doing something that the 335th had hardly ever done since the war began: hol...

While I'm working on the next Wolverine and Chiefs piece, here's some stories that were on the Old Board but haven't been reposted yet. First up: The 335th's war in Texas is done, but their war's not finished.. Not Over Yet 0600 Hours Central War Time, 5 October, 1989, Laredo AFB, Texas Major Matt “...

There's also keeping it simmering in both the Middle East (Iraq as well as Yemen), and Korea. Minimal expenditure of Soviet resources, but what they do send frustrates the Allies in both regions to no end.

This is a surprise.

There are a LOT of ways this can fall apart.

Not to mention a lot of events between the last chapter and this one. Along with the Middle East and Korea being out of the discussions. Saddam won't quit, and neither will Kim Jong-Il.

First and foremost, congratulations on chapter 400! Things are going to be quite exciting in Poland. That was my attempt at Brit style understatement… 8-) :mrgreen: Seriously, the Soviet countermeasures (sending Alpha Group and other SOF plus certainly paratroopers for a bit of regime change) are s...

Woo-Hoo! 400 now... BZ as usual, and so on to business: So the Poles are trying to quit the war? There will be a lot of Soviets (KGB, MVD, and Ground Forces) coming in to secure the LOCs, Soviet bases, and the major cities. Along with attempting another Storm-333 in Warsaw. There might even be a jum...

If I remember correctly, it worked perfectly. It brought down every aircraft that tried launching it. Ah, it worked out in our favor, not Ivan’s. I wonder how many people got sent to the gulag or shot for the failure? I'm sure a few people were shot for "Sabotage", or even the old Stalin ...

Before MLRS, the "Long Reach" of the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and the British Army.

That is how he would've viewed things. "Take care of unfinished business, and end the Communist Regime in Mexico for good."

An AT-45 is something I did suggest a while back as a possible replacement for the TA-4 in the VFC, though the F/A-18A+/B+ has gotten that job. A variant for NORAD would, I guess, have an F, or F/A designation? Whether workers have been pulled from its production line to the Beagle and Super Bug de...

I'm wondering if the FAA let another ejector seat pass without comment, only for it to have an issue and hurt someone. Probably with that theory is if had happened, every warbird operator would have heard about it. What's the life span on ejector seats anyway? I think they were worried at first abo...

I remember you complaining about that on an earlier incarnation of the board, Matt. That, and they wanted us to disable our ejection seats. Again, the supervisor was much more understanding after a Check Ride where I explained that it made no sense to not have operational ejection seats-and that Mi...

An Armed T-45 variant is something that CINC-NORAD would like.

We get enough to stay current. Fortunately, donations from the Collings Foundation, actor Gary Sinise, and the late Microsoft Founder Paul Allen's estate make sure we don't have to worry about fuel and maintenance costs. GE even donates maintenance on the J-79 engines, and has refurbished some for t...

Yes, it is. She flew several different birds, some Euro 1 or 2, some SEA, and even a couple in a desert scheme.

jemhouston wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2026 7:39 pm

Bernard Woolley wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2026 1:50 pm He brought the manuals.

Any idea how he got a hold of them? Some how I expect them to be under lock and key.

He probably had his own copy of the flight manual, but the maintenance manual... Unless he bribed a maintenance officer or just plain stole a copy.

It briefly wore the 'Raspberry Ripple' colours of the then A&AEE when it was being tested. It's now on display in the National Cold War Exhibition at the RAF Museum Midland (RAF Cosford), in its origional colours. I saw it during a visit in the early Naughties when it was still in its A&AEE...