That's why I mentioned their laughable conventional military
| Chicago Fanatics Message Board https://mail.chicagofanatics.com/ |
|
| Iranian Air Force https://mail.chicagofanatics.com/viewtopic.php?f=100&t=113874 |
Page 1 of 1 |
| Author: | Ogie Oglethorpe [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 8:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Iranian Air Force |
They just unveiled their brand spanking new "4th Generation" fighter... Only 1 problem... https://www.forbes.com/sites/dominicdud ... 333b09c15a It's a carbon copy of an obsolete F-5 Tiger, an aircraft the US stopped using for front line service back in the early 1970s and barely even used them in Vietnam as it was inferior to the F-105 and F-4. The US first designed the aircraft in the late 50s off of the T-38 airframe and then in the 70s built an export version. These aircraft did get a 2nd life in the 70s and 80s though in the aggressor role of training squadrons. If an F-5 looks familiar to you, that is because Paramount had several of them pained black with a red star to serve as the fictional MiG-28 in Top Gun (there are no even numbered MiGs) |
|
| Author: | Regular Reader [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 8:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
Makes a lot of the hand wringing about their conventional military might a bit more laughable. |
|
| Author: | Ogie Oglethorpe [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
Regular Reader wrote: Makes a lot of the hand wringing about their conventional military might a bit more laughable. It's their proxies that are most dangerous, that and their stores of rocket artillery. You can see their use at work in Yemen and Syria. |
|
| Author: | Regular Reader [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
That's why I mentioned their laughable conventional military
|
|
| Author: | Big Chicagoan [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
An American teenager, aided by a precocious group of friends and an ornery captain close to retirement, stole a loaded F-16 in the 80’s and defeated their entire Air Force by himself to rescue his dad. After that, no one should be worried about them. |
|
| Author: | tommy [ Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
Big Chicagoan wrote: An American teenager, aided by a precocious group of friends and an ornery captain close to retirement, stole a loaded F-16 in the 80’s and defeated their entire Air Force by himself to rescue his dad. After that, no one should be worried about them. The movie version took certain liberties, but it was awesome for Hollywood and all America. David Bowie had the starring role as Clint Eastwood. It also had the great line, "Don't you Jews ever get tired of fighting city hall?" 
|
|
| Author: | KDdidit [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 3:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
Big Chicagoan wrote: An American teenager, aided by a precocious group of friends and an ornery captain close to retirement, stole a loaded F-16 in the 80’s and defeated their entire Air Force by himself to rescue his dad. After that, no one should be worried about them. One Vision was a great song for Iron Eagle |
|
| Author: | JORR [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 6:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
Regular Reader wrote: Makes a lot of the hand wringing about their conventional military might a bit more laughable. Does anyone every really talk about the Iranian military? I never notice that. The main thing is that it would be pretty bad for these religious lunatics to have a nuclear weapon. |
|
| Author: | Seacrest [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 6:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
Regular Reader wrote: Makes a lot of the hand wringing about their conventional military might a bit more laughable. No one talks about Iran's conventional military. |
|
| Author: | pittmike [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 6:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
Yeah Iran with their fishing boats attacking the Navy or the "Elite Republican Army" would fold just as fast or faster than Iraq. Missiles are the concern. |
|
| Author: | T-Bone [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 6:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
Big Chicagoan wrote: An American teenager, aided by a precocious group of friends and an ornery captain close to retirement, stole a loaded F-16 in the 80’s and defeated their entire Air Force by himself to rescue his dad. After that, no one should be worried about them.  This is the first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title. I haven't seen that movie in probably 20 years. 
|
|
| Author: | pittmike [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 6:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
| Old Lou Gossett was a big deal for a while.
|
|
| Author: | tommy [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 7:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
T-Bone wrote: Big Chicagoan wrote: An American teenager, aided by a precocious group of friends and an ornery captain close to retirement, stole a loaded F-16 in the 80’s and defeated their entire Air Force by himself to rescue his dad. After that, no one should be worried about them. This is the first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title. I haven't seen that movie in probably 20 years. Abysmal soundtrack. Had a friend in the 80s who was a gigantic moron and he played it all the time. |
|
| Author: | Hank Scorpio [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 7:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
pittmike wrote: :lol: Old Lou Gossett was a big deal for a while. His greatest role is Honey Roy Palmer |
|
| Author: | Ogie Oglethorpe [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
T-Bone wrote: Big Chicagoan wrote: An American teenager, aided by a precocious group of friends and an ornery captain close to retirement, stole a loaded F-16 in the 80’s and defeated their entire Air Force by himself to rescue his dad. After that, no one should be worried about them. This is the first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title. I haven't seen that movie in probably 20 years. The aerial sequences were filmed with the Israeli Air Force (Unlike the Navy in Top Gun, the USAF offered no help for Iron Eagle). The F-16s (which had probably all earned kills over Bekaa Valley a few years prior) were flown by Israeli pilots. The MiGs? Those were IAI Kfirs, which is was an improved Mirage 5. |
|
| Author: | pittmike [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
Hank Scorpio wrote: pittmike wrote: :lol: Old Lou Gossett was a big deal for a while. His greatest role is Honey Roy Palmer I would say Officer and a Gentleman. |
|
| Author: | Douchebag [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
T-Bone wrote: Good bad movie |
|
| Author: | tommy [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
pittmike wrote: Hank Scorpio wrote: pittmike wrote: :lol: Old Lou Gossett was a big deal for a while. His greatest role is Honey Roy Palmer I would say Officer and a Gentleman. A Raisin in the Sun. He played George. Worst movie: That one with Chuck Norris and the hot chick. I actually went to see that because of the hot chick and because they said it was like Raiders of the Lost Ark. |
|
| Author: | Gabriel Caine [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
pittmike wrote: Hank Scorpio wrote: pittmike wrote: :lol: Old Lou Gossett was a big deal for a while. His greatest role is Honey Roy Palmer I would say Officer and a Gentleman. So tell me, pittmike, do you have any balls left? Or just that little 2 inch dick? |
|
| Author: | pittmike [ Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Iranian Air Force |
Gabriel Caine wrote: pittmike wrote: Hank Scorpio wrote: pittmike wrote: :lol: Old Lou Gossett was a big deal for a while. His greatest role is Honey Roy Palmer I would say Officer and a Gentleman. So tell me, pittmike, do you have any balls left? Or just that little 2 inch dick? A real man admits he watches Debra Winger movies.
|
|
| Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC - 6 hours [ DST ] |
| Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group https://www.phpbb.com/ |
|