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Russian fighter jet downed over eastern Ukraine as oil depot set ablaze
(www.independent.co.uk)
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Some of the DCS (military aircraft sim) aircraft have a second seat that is filled with an AI to manage weapons, help with dog fights (F-4, F-14). It's always amusing when you have them paired with a Mig-15 and you hear your WSO yell something like 'We got a fagot on our tail!'. Gets a chuckle from me every time.
Also, MiG-15s turn really, really well. Getting into a turning fight with one is a bad idea. Luckily the two aircraft I just mentioned are much faster than them, so you generally want to just punch it and do quick passes. 'Boom and zoom'
Jester is such a pussy though - he’s always punching out in perfectly recoverable situa-
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killed in action
Yeah........
He also keeps bitching about his spinal surgery that is due after every one of my perfectly cromulent landings. I refuse to believe this is a skill issue. ;p