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Will we ever get a post about the different aircraft of the US militsry in this series I woukd love to have a visual of what they look like tho I know that's a bunch of work

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WE'RE SO BACK BOYS AND GIRLS

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I have a few questions about the RIM-198/SM-8 - it's a replacement for the SM-2 based off the RIM-162 ESSM.

So first and foremost, is - what is the range of the SM-8

The second, is - is it quad-packable like the ESSM ? (So four SM-8s could be carried for the price of one, old SM-2)

The third, is - does it have active radar homing all the way ?

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Thank you for reminding me i have to update my missile numbering in this since i've tweaked things!

ESSM-MR has the same range as an SM-2 (~100 nmi), is quad-packable, and using a multi-mode seeker (kinda like ESSM Block 2, but better—potentially something derived from the JTAM's seeker or a common advanced multi-mode seeker shared/derived from an upgraded SM-6)

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this rules

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thank you!

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they've been getting better and better mate

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These raptors definitely gave 'em an air show

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Nice shit. What’s the sentinel? Is it like the Reagan.

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The Raptor achieves its interception dreams. That was excellent.

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Oh, it's beautiful. Thank you for pushing through the math to get this one done.

As someone attempting to write sci-fi aerial combat at a similar level of detail I appreciate this immensely, I think it might be the best in the genre I've ever seen.

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Thank you!

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Just a few questions

1. Did the Chinese expect resistance?

2. Did the Russians do anything during second sino

3. Do we have any aces during second sino?

4. Does the sentinel survive?

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Wait, Australia become a Commonwealth Republic a.la India or Pakistan? Interesting

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