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  • English Electric Lightning

    12 38.71%
  • F-101B (CF-101B) Voodoo

    0 0%
  • Mirage III

    0 0%
  • MiG-21

    1 3.23%
  • F-104C/G Starfighter

    3 9.68%
  • IAI Kfir

    0 0%
  • F-106 Delta Dart

    4 12.90%
  • F-14 Tomcat

    6 19.35%
  • F-4E Phantom II

    1 3.23%
  • MiG-23S Flogger-B

    0 0%
  • F-15 Eagle

    4 12.90%
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Cold War Intercept

Post-War Discuss Cold War Intercept in the Other Eras forums; Here is the picture I have in my living room. The first person to tell me what's wrong in the ...

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    Cold War Intercept

    Here is the picture I have in my living room. The first person to tell me what's wrong in the image will die quickly when I kill everyone.



    Then we can discuss the interceptors at the height of the Cold War. In poll, the question is for intercept roles only. Any mention of "multi-role" capability is just ...a waste of energy.

    "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004

    To those in that club.

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    The Camo???

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    Nope.
    "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004

    To those in that club.

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    the probe(pitot?) on starboard ac is drooping

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    The insignia on the tail doesnt match up with the red/blue color bar???

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    Nope. The pitot is under the nose, the probe on the side is the re-fueling probe.
    "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004

    To those in that club.

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    Hey, why isnt the F106 listed?..........

    Isnt the wing pylon supposed to be on top?

    OK..... I agree the Lightning had the best performance for an interceptor. However, I think the F106 and F101 had the better weapons. That said, Id still take the Lightning.
    "Pilot to copilot..... what are those mountain goats doing up here in the clouds?"

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    Dude, the F-106 is listed. And nope for les, and nope for syscom. There's no wing pylon on 'em (in reality, there were under-wing positions on the Saudi Lightnings)
    "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004

    To those in that club.

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    Well dammit, MAYBE A BIGGER FREAKING PICTURE MIGHT HELP!!!!

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    Nevermind.... I got it....
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Cold War Intercept-lightning_179.jpg  

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    There aren't any bigger pictures on the internet. And you don't need a bigger picture to notice the mistake. I'll post a picture of an 11 Sqdn. Lightning tommorow ...and then you might work it out. I will say it's quite hard if you don't look carefully and know something about operational Lightnings.

    By the way, don't you think the picture is cool? Right in the middle of the back wall in my front room...it's flanked by an 11 Sqdn. Lightning from Binbrook picture...and a Chinook from Odiham ASF.
    "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004

    To those in that club.

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    As a pure Cold War, shoot down Commie Bombers Interceptor, the Lightning has it hand down.

    However, the F-4 and F-106 were no slouches in the 60s and 70s and fulfilled the intercept role well over North America along with CAF Voodoos until the F-15 and F-18s came along. In the 80s I could of seen a NATO scenario where Lightnings were taking care of Soviet bombers while the F-15 tangled with any fighters.....

    In either case I think if the Soviet Union would of attempted a strike using its bomber force over Europe, they would of gotten mauled....

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    Interesting thought about the Lightnings and F-15s. It'd work perfectly. The idea of the Lightning simply was to be up there first and slow, or hold up, the enemy until the better armed machines could be up into combat.

    With a Lightning/F-15 combo ...it would have been the Lightning the shield, the F-15 the sword.
    "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004

    To those in that club.

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    What about the F-14???

    The AIM 54 Phoenix system could destroy a bomber sized target from 75 miles out and further.... And flying CAP doesnt require you to go cold start and fly to altitude, ur already there....

    Does that count as the interceptor role pD???

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    Quote Originally Posted by lesofprimus
    What about the F-14???

    The AIM 54 Phoenix system could destroy a bomber sized target from 75 miles out and further.... And flying CAP doesnt require you to go cold start and fly to altitude, ur already there....

    Does that count as the interceptor role pD???
    I see the -14 as a close second, especially fulfilling this role with the Pacific Fleet

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