FirstDagger

Aviation & Mil Nerd, F-16 Viper Fan, Crusades: "Birds are dinosaurs", "The plural of aircraft is aircraft", ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 user

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@TheIntelFrog Context?

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@joeblillib4090 And I say this as a bomber player. You wouldn't believe the number of times somebody underestimated the turrets.

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@joeblillib4090 Yes, take no quarter against enemies.

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Might be the first Trabant (read Trabbi) that I actually like.
Gotta love FS36251 and FS36176 of the Mod. Eagle scheme.
Ironically tail 88601 actually belongs to a C-130.

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@elflemmardo @PrincepsPinat "As a result of the publicity gained by the Mirage G, LTV sought the assistance of Dassault. Two agreements were signed by [D.] and LTV in 1968: one for general cooperation and the other specifically in regard to variable-geometry wings. Eight [D.] engineers went to the [USA]."

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@Shuto_teitoku Yes, they will most likely never be able to top it.

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@PrincepsPinat As somebody who hates the fandom around the Tomturkey I fully agree with you.

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@SR_Planespotter How is airframe lifetime for such a mission and flight profile?

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@maus_chan @ConeOfArc And a looming war is a reality, China has been preparing for an invasion of Taiwan for decades after-all. This ties into our discussion of production origin.

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@maus_chan @ConeOfArc Go a few Tweets back please, you were the first to mention China.

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@maus_chan @ConeOfArc Yes, that is why a shooting war between USA and CHN would be troublesome due to the amount of production of many critical parts and "stuff" in the latter. The global supply chain is both a blessing and a curse.

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@ConeOfArc @maus_chan America is used as shorthand for the United States of America in legal documents. Example, Smith v. America et al
https://t.co/WLBjd0taxI

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@maus_chan @ConeOfArc You are starting to get it.

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@maus_chan @ConeOfArc And? The hull is still American so the tank is American.
If in this case it is American built, Egyptian operated, and French modified with French parts, that really isn't an issue.

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@ConeOfArc @maus_chan Still wouldn't make it right to call it a Ronson, would it?
That same is the case with calling any random T-72 as Russian pattern.
Especially given that Russia uses its connection to the Soviet Union to claim ownership of all successor states.

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@ConeOfArc @maus_chan Yes, because the Sherman was designed and built in America.

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@ConeOfArc @maus_chan I know that Americans did that, and to me it was always wrong. Are you implying that just because people did something it is right? Guess we'll call the Sherman as Ronson then.

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@maus_chan @ConeOfArc No, I think you are genuinely wrong and are supporting Russia's Imperialist narrative with such a statement. Whether you are aware of this is a different matter.

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@maus_chan @ConeOfArc Argument from authority fallacy, look it up buddy.

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@Tigershark3082 @PrincepsPinat An F-14 armed with Derby would be even more cursed.