kagetsu a écrit:Mirage fighters are not globally known. I really only know them because they are part of the Isriali Defense Force. The f-15 was designed to be better than anything believed in the air at the time. They really thought the Russian Foxbat was more fighter than it was. The f-15 and f-14 are sill five years beyond anything else. But radar stealth is now the "holy grail".

The Gee Man a écrit:I wonder why they chose an American plane though: do the French not like their own fighters?
Dassault Mirage 2000:

Pete a écrit:We spoke about that in the french section :
http://www.yumi2004.fr/forum/viewtopic. ... &start=268

Pete a écrit:They could have chose the Rafale (with this missile).

Pete a écrit:About the missile, they chose an air-air missile because the drill was to shoot a flying target. But it's too weak to destroy a building, indeed. Especially the underground levels.

The Gee Man a écrit:Which makes me think: why they didn't have them fly a Dassault Super Mirage or some other French fighter? France doesn't use the F-15 Strike Eagle. I feel that I must point out that Jeremie probably wouldn't be allowed on the fighter, since you have to be pretty fit to fly without passing out every 5 seconds, plus I doubt they would use an actual missile for a prize contest like this, missiles cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Additionally, the missile they fired looks to be an AMRAAM Air-to-air missle, which wouldn't be used for ground attack.

...decidedly less cool than the F-15

kagetsu a écrit:I was thinking much the same, wrong fighter, wrong missile for ground attack, a minor in a fighter jet ,,, with live ordnance, shooting down a plane already over the city is pointless, the ejection handle was wrong, and I doubt Jeremie could have survived the G-forces anyway. And where on earth would they have found a flightsuit helmet and O2 mask to fit a kid?

kagetsu a écrit:I thought "Sparrow", which looks like AMRAAM but it shorter. I think a Shrike anti radar missile looks similar too.

kagetsu a écrit:Anyway, high points were William hanging on to Aelita's leg "I've had enough of this" was really a scream, and this has been the closest they have gotten to actually showing William cleaving Yumi with his sword. Usually they keep that just out of picture.

The Gee Man a écrit:I really liked this episode, mainly because I'm a huge aircraft nut and seeing Jeremie chickening out on a flight in a fighter jet really made my day. I'd kill to take a flight in a jet fighter, especially an F-15 Strike Eagle like in the episode. Which makes me think: why they didn't have them fly a Dassault Super Mirage or some other French fighter? France doesn't use the F-15 Strike Eagle. I feel that I must point out that Jeremie probably wouldn't be allowed on the fighter, since you have to be pretty fit to fly without passing out every 5 seconds, plus I doubt they would use an actual missile for a prize contest like this, missiles cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Additionally, the missile they fired looks to be an AMRAAM Air-to-air missle, which wouldn't be used for ground attack.

... I'll stop now.[/rant]

The Gee Man a écrit:I really liked this episode, mainly because I'm a huge aircraft nut and seeing Jeremie chickening out on a flight in a fighter jet really made my day. I'd kill to take a flight in a jet fighter, especially an F-15 Strike Eagle like in the episode. Which makes me think: why they didn't have them fly a Dassault Super Mirage or some other French fighter? France doesn't use the F-15 Strike Eagle. I feel that I must point out that Jeremie probably wouldn't be allowed on the fighter, since you have to be pretty fit to fly without passing out every 5 seconds, plus I doubt they would use an actual missile for a prize contest like this, missiles cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Additionally, the missile they fired looks to be an AMRAAM Air-to-air missle, which wouldn't be used for ground attack.

... I'll stop now.[/rant]

The Gee Man's Unofficial Tactical Report
Aelita: Combat Drops: 1
Kills: 0 Combat Devirtualizations: 0
Odd: Combat Drops: 1
Kills: 0 Combat Devirtualizations: 1
Ulrich: Combat Drops: 1
Kills: 2 (Crab) 1 (William) Combat Devirtualizations: 0
Yumi: Combat Drops: 1
Kills: 2 (Crab) Combat Devirtualizations: 1
Total:
Kills: 5
Combat Devirtualizations: 2
Primary Objectives:
Deactivate Tower: Success
Secondary Objectives:
Destroy all enemy forces: Success
Protect Aelita: Success
Disable William: Success
Mission Accomplished