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@stevensutton2252

27 күн бұрын

Day 127 f4 phantom vs tiger shark vs f14 tomcat ❤❤❤❤

@user-ml4wf6qc8e

27 күн бұрын

Good idea🎉

@numberyellow

27 күн бұрын

NGAD vs F-15 ACTIVE, dogfight, guns or missiles (or both) plzkthx SU-57 vs F-15 ACTIVE, dogfight, guns or missiles (or both) plzkthx SU-47 vs F-15 ACTIVE, dogfight, guns or missiles (or both) plzkthx SU-47 vs SU-57, dogfight, guns or missiles (or both) plzkthx SU-47 vs NGAD, dogfight, guns or missiles (or both) plzkthx

@firebald2915

27 күн бұрын

The key ring wobbling @5:29 is pretty cool realism. Fun stuff, GS.

@Zephirot080

27 күн бұрын

Dude, loving the F-4 content you have been putting out lately

GS read the comments the past couple of days and said, "You guys want guns? Fine. May I introduce the F-4 Phantom gunship, my dudes!"

@JustinMartino

27 күн бұрын

ROFL I legit thought he was going to dogfight with those.

@Tobbzn

27 күн бұрын

WWI era handguns out of the cockpit when

@thecobra45

27 күн бұрын

The gunniest gun phantom gun

@Tenchigumi

27 күн бұрын

​@@Tobbzn back in the days when drive-bys were airborne.

@martyadams5551

26 күн бұрын

Y'all should read up on Chico the Gunfighter from Vietnam

Jettisoned 3 of the squadron's gun pods. They will never give you another!

@5SporksGaming

27 күн бұрын

yeah this was crazy haha

@papasyscon6037

27 күн бұрын

Yes, but the enemy just gained 3 gun pods!

@Andrew-13579

27 күн бұрын

At least he lofted them. 😂. Most of the guns should have stopped at that point, as the gunners desperately tried to dig holes thinking he just “over-the-shouldered” some nukes! 😂

@920utdoors9

27 күн бұрын

​@@papasyscon6037 they on a Toyota Helix now

@papasyscon6037

27 күн бұрын

@@920utdoors9 🤣 🤣🤣

Bring three gun pods, employ two of them. Almost commit fox-4 (read: lithobraking) by way of experimental rudder-controlled gun dispersion technique (DOD approved). Jettison gun pods into low earth orbit (to be recovered later by Gemini crew). Enter furball (some of that pilot shit). Egress at lawnmower altitude. 7/10 absolutely fantastic mission. Remember next time that landing the plane is completely optional. Welcome to floggit, captain.

From my real world 1980s experience with the F-4E, we didn’t use the SUU-16 20mm gun pod at all. We didn’t even do familiarization training. It wasn’t in our mission profile at that point. The 20mm pods were a C and D model thing. We did have the 30mm GPU-5 and when we did fly them we had them centerline for ground attack. One time we put them on the centerline and both inboards. Let’s just say the one time testing was enough to know... one on the centerline was enough. 🤣 Also, the Phantom is most happy over 400kts and under angels 20.

@thedyingmeme6

27 күн бұрын

"Angels 20" is altitude at what? 20,000 feet??

@chadirby6216

27 күн бұрын

I worked on E-models in the early 80s, and our MSgt had spent a long time working on them by then. He said that it was possible - technically - to put at least FIVE of those pods on an F-4E. You had to do some hotwiring to get them to fire simultaneously, but it had been done as a test. Apparently, the pilot had some Words about flying the plane with all pods + the centerline going at once, and it was never tried again. (...and you could have put a sixth one on...) The same MSgt also mentioned that they'd done a hotrod version of the F-4 once, with modified engines and a lot of aerodynamic tweaking (including a radome swap for a metal one) and ran it up to almost Mach 3 - for a few seconds. Again, never tried again.

@billcedarheath387

27 күн бұрын

@@thedyingmeme6 Yup. “Angels” is altitude in thousands of feet. “Cherubs” is altitude in hundreds of feet. Angels 9 = 9000 feet Cherubs 9 = 900 feet.

@hoilst265

27 күн бұрын

When you put the other two pods on, were you trying to make a Mig-27?!?

@chadirby6216

26 күн бұрын

@@hoilst265 Yeah, that was the end result. Not a pleasant situation.

So you mean to tell me I forget where my M4 is for like half a day and the Post gets shutdown, but air force just dumps 3 gunpods over enemy territory?

@M167A1

27 күн бұрын

Just be glad you didn't lose your NVGs

@yowie0889

27 күн бұрын

The pilot crashes his jet: "Don't worry Sir, we'll get you another". The Tanker bends his main gun barrel "Don't worry Sir, we'll get that fixed". The grunt loses his bush hat "Charge that man!"

@titaniummechanism3214

27 күн бұрын

They weren't missing, the Airforce knew exactly where they were. In enemy hands, no need to search for them ;)

@afroamasiaca

26 күн бұрын

Not to mention questionable serviceability

@twocubez7848

10 күн бұрын

Worst thing to hear in the Army on a field op: “Hey man, can I borrow your NVGs to find my rifle?”

01:52 casually setting up the aircraft while flying lower than tree top level @400kts 😅

1:50 - Ok, I know you said you love flying low in this thing but come on my dude! You're trespassing on gopher turf.

@Chris_Hood

27 күн бұрын

Trying to avoid AAA fire only to get ambushed by a rogue COW 🤣 maybe!

@bjornhellgate3985

27 күн бұрын

​@@Chris_HoodViet cow

@Andrew-13579

27 күн бұрын

I was thinking: Damn, the video is smooth! I want his computer specs. “Are we going in at treetop level?” “No, at tree-TRUNK level!” “We’re going in at prairie-dog level!” I don’t even fly the Huey that low at 110 knots! 😂 He literally can’t wait to get a Buccaneer in DCS.

@R005t3r

27 күн бұрын

Hunting gophers apparently.

@Chris_Hood

27 күн бұрын

@@R005t3r in the immortal words of the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, _au revoir, gopher!_

You dropped the gun pods? That's coming out of your salary!

@Andrew-13579

27 күн бұрын

Everyone watching the video at that point : 😮😧😱🫣

The whole time in defense I was thinking “common GS do some of that pilot shit!” That was so thrilling

I was going to give someone grief for a gunpod on an F-5E since it has an internal gun. Until I saw the THREE pods. Oh, baby!!!

@stevemc6010

27 күн бұрын

F-5E only has two rather obsolete 20MMs, it would actually make sense to sling a SUU-23 underneath it Except that uses up one of its very few hard points lol

Jester sounded like he may need a change of pants after getting out of the aircraft.😂

@EpicureMammon

27 күн бұрын

Hey, at least he didn't eject!

Aussies ordered the F-111C in early 1960s, and we were awaiting for delivery due in 1968, but due to the F-111 wings departing in flight on the early models, along with an extended wait for rectification the US offered a loan of up to a few squadrons worth of new F-4E Phantoms into the mid 1970s. The Aussies were so impressed with the Phantom, that an official request by the RAAF to the current political government was to keep the Phantoms with the new F-111C. I heard it was a very loud performer at air-shows, wish I could of seen one when I was very young kid but this DCS simulator is as close as you can get.......unbelievable creativity in this sim.

@krismurphy7711

27 күн бұрын

Real World F4s were loud and awesome. Used to watch them do overhead breaks to landing at Miramar growing up

@jimbenson3926

26 күн бұрын

At the airshows at Townsville they use to come in low and strafe the airfield, simulated.

@mikemontgomery2654

26 күн бұрын

I’ve been fortunate enough to see four operators of Phantoms, 3 of them flying. The Luftwaffe, USAF and Turkish AF were the flying operators, with the last one being RAF, in a museum. You would never forget the smoke.

@stuartroberts5629

25 күн бұрын

When the T-birds flew F4s, I couldn't hear for 2 days...

2:10 now this is podracing

Call sign "Poncho" for F4s in Vietnam that used multiple gun pods for ground support

You went from "not using the F4E cannon at all" to "I got guns for each of ya'!" Nice.

@Rose.Of.Hizaki

27 күн бұрын

*_"I'll be your huckleberry"_* - Doc 'F4E' Holliday _(probably)_

Man, that was a hell of a fight to stay alive, and it just goes to show you, DO NOT GIVE UP! You got to go home to fight another day, and the MIG 21 did not!

I wanna Jester saying something alike "GS, please: the F4E is a "jet", not a "lawnmower"" as soon it flies so low :P

Your videos are getting better and better, that intro, production value through the roof!!! Love this channel.

In multiplayer seasoned Mig21 pilots are going to have a field day fighting inexperienced F4s

@stark5353

27 күн бұрын

Just like in Vietnam.

@sablephoenix

27 күн бұрын

Calling the pilots of the Mig-21 "experienced" vs. the Phantom pilots is being generous.

@HereticsRight

27 күн бұрын

@@sablephoenix The Mig-21 module has been out for ages, they'll definitely have an advantage while all the new Phantom pilots get up to speed.

@ajkulac9895

27 күн бұрын

As soon as F4 pilots figure out to take the fight into vertical MiGs are done. Don't do circle fights and scissors against a MiG-21, always go for a high yo-yo to stay behind him but keep your energy up. Thank me later.

@alo1637

27 күн бұрын

@@ajkulac9895 oh dear you are going to be surprised.. all that talk with taking the vertical vs mig 21s is all Vietnam talk. not the same mig ;)

That was easily one of your most epic and cinematic dogfights in a while! I too really thought that Mig-21 was going to be the end of you. The level of anxiety I had while you were flying UNDER tree-top level while setting up the aircraft...Jester isn't the only one that needs a new pair of shorts when he lands!

The F-4 is the jet I used to see as a kid, but didn't see them much when I was in the USAF. Guard and Reserve units flew them. When I was a young Airman, I used to hear the older guys talk about duct taping AAA damaged F-4's in Vietnam and they just kept flying.

@texasknight5175

26 күн бұрын

Probably beer cans instead of duct tape...

Awh i thought you were gonna shred some bandits with all that 20mm lol

@texasknight5175

26 күн бұрын

Same.

575K, it’s really awesome having watched your channel and celebrating 80k. Every minute has been a pleasure.

This was my favorite episode. I thought GS shaking him off his tail was next level. Loved it. Had me screaming at my phone.

When I was a kid, the local Air National Guard flew F-4s out of Bradley. My dad would take me to the airport and we'd watch them do touch and go's, then land and deploy the chute... really amazing to watch. Later that guard unit changed to A-10s which were impressive in their own way, and now I think it's converted to an Army National Guard unit with a couple of Chinooks.

Dude, that's some serious nape-of-the-Earth flying.

The gun run flying through your own tracers! That was awesome!

@Andrew-13579

27 күн бұрын

“And that’s when I shot myself down.”

your vids always make me toss on my headset and fly a few missions

growling you’re officially have the best music taste ever for that kind of videos

An even "brrrrtier" Phantom... Hell yes!

i'm liking the intros more and more! that shot with the canopy closing was a really nice touch! and since i almost always watch to the end, i really like landings for some reason, gives a feeling of relief the plane got home safely 🙂

GS to the ground crew mounting the gun pods: More. More! MOAR!

Your videos are incredible and immersive! Great job, man!

Great dogfight there GS, Amazing defensive flying from your part.

Triple gun pods?? Bring the pain 😂😂

VERY exciting! Thanks, GS!

Ground Crew: How many guns would you like? Growling: Yes.

@horusfalcon

27 күн бұрын

Nah... the correct answer is, "How many you got?" 😄

@resurgam_b7

27 күн бұрын

They won't be making that mistake again after seeing that he came back without the pods 😆

Perfect! Broke down waiting for a replacement vehicle, just what I needed exactly when I needed it!

I'm diggin the wheels up to wheels down format, GS. Great video!

That was one hell of a dogfight. I was waiting for Jester to say come on do some of that Pilot shit lol. Great job.

That intro was amazing! Great video GS

That was one impressive dog fight glad you was able to pull it off

Bro is a phantom veteran now

shoutout to that MiG-21 pilot, great fight!

I don't think I noticed it in other fighters, but at least in the F-4 it's so cool to see a fast jet being flown with analog knobs, and an analog timer for your bombs. That was the first real thing I noticed in the cockpit when you started flying it!

That was one hell of a dogfight with that mig. I really enjoyed this one.

I developed a gravel rash watching your run into target. Great dogfight at the end. I really enjoy your videos.

What a great fighter of its time the f4 was. It confirmed that just missiles was a mistake and that it's a must to have guns back in play.

That Fishbed at the end had me genuinely tense. Your POV of the NOE ingress made me kinda uncomfortable, too, but damn, that last fight, especially with Jester shitting enough bricks to build a castle the whole time...

Cold Start!

I was stationed in Misawa, JN back when the JASDF still flew the F4 and those planes are LOUD! But, so freaking cool to see in flight. It just LOOKS powerful

I was wondering how many gun pods you could carry! A little disappointed you didn't use the gun pods in A2A mode! ;) Can you please demonstrate the bomblet dispensers. (The pods that drop hundreds of mini-bombs out the rear.)

I love the intros you've been doing recently!

Loved this mission! Watched it twice!

Thanks!

How would you like to be a fly in that tree. Or better yet a bird. " My feathers got sucked off & I don't know why "

There's two kinds of scissoring I enjoy watching. The other one is this 😉

This was my favorite configuration on Wings Over Vietnam. Universal Loadout for ground targets and MIGs.

The phantom is a beautiful plane,love looking at it

The General Electric GAU-13/A AKA the GEPOD30 were an awesome addition to any fighter that could carry them!

i like how the phantom of the first module to get the mirrors with raised canopy right

I guess GS forgot he quit his Farming Simulator session 30 minutes before filming this 😊

Now that was a great fight. Nice flying.

Heatblur, if you see this, nice job. You even modeled the auxiliary intake doors. Now, if only I could spot the strengthening strap underneath.

One very exciting sortie in the F-4E Phantom especially at the end!

Sweet! Worked Avionics on the F-4 a life time ago…. She turned jet fuel into smoke and noise ! Thanks!

Excuse me, did I just see 3 M61's? Are you trying to shoot down a mothership from the galactic empire?

@RoosterAbarth

27 күн бұрын

Those are GAU-13's, GEPOD30's.

@hunter35474

27 күн бұрын

Technically 4 M61's if you count the internal gun.

@bigcomputerman4482

27 күн бұрын

@@RoosterAbarth 13's have 4 barrels

@RoosterAbarth

27 күн бұрын

@@bigcomputerman4482 Very good, I stand corrected. But I still want to see an A-10 with 4 GEPOD30's

Okay now I love that the Phantom has gun pods available. But did pilots in the 60s just throw away gun pods? They are heavy but are they that heavy?

@TheHarvHR

27 күн бұрын

They wouldn't have thrown them away ideally, same with the bomb racks that GS jettisons in other videos. That being said they both *could* be thrown off in the event that you need the performance edge in a dogfight. That all being said, while the Phantom could carry 3 gunpods it was very rarely done. The gunpods were not well liked, they were inaccurate and vibrated a lot, and caused a lot of weight and drag. On the Phantoms with the integrated gun they weren't often used, and the ones without the vulcan the single pod underneath was used out of necessity but not because it was liked

Wow. Although a favorite of mine, I always pictured the Mig 21 as a low maneuverable missile delivery system. Seems it can hold it's own in a dogfight too. Impressive fight, that was really tense!

The level of detail is amazin g

That's my favorite paint job...F4 is a monster.

Love seeing these. The F-4 was my first aircraft love. Later worked on F-14s. Would love to see some fighter wing action from both sides

Coolest F-4 loadout ever.

Spicy furball! In other news, I was watching a Task & Purpose video yesterday about the F-22 upgrades they're planning and saw that he used footage from GS as some b-roll. Neat!

I have heared of low flying but didn't realize you put a lawnmower on the bottom of the plane do you do hedges also

In Vietnam the original F-4Cs did not have an internal gun. The 366th Tactical Fighter Wing got the idea to use a centerline 20mm gun pod in A-A mode, and they scored several MiG kills that way. The squadron got the nickname "The DaNang Gunfighters" as a result. I would really like to see you do a video to replicate this, using the 20mm centerline pod in A-A use instead of the internal F-4E gun. I'm sure the aiming will be more challenging and the drag of the pod won't help either. I plan to do this after I pick up the DCS F-4E myself.

Finally gunfight in F4! Have been waiting this for long time

This reminds me Hawk Hunter from the “Wingman” books and the outrageous upgrades he did to his Falcon. SIX PACK!

At those low altitudes, the biggest threat isn’t a Fan Song, it’s songbirds in your fans

Adding a thanks for showing the gear retract view

Damn nice vid mate.

Fights like this are really exciting! I could feel the adrenaline

Those gun pods violated those ground targets 😂 but man that mig21 was scary, tryna dodge him and the AAA Wizzing by at the same time, man ive never seen anyone drive the phantom like that 🔥

Sometimes it looks like one of Lou Drendel's paintings.

"Say you're addicted to M61 without saying you're addicted to M61." **Using it to all pylons available**

Nice moves with that mig 21

The Phantom can really pack a punch, it would be cool if they made the Terminator variant. We'll have another weapons bus next to the Eagle.

F4 Phantom w/ triple gun pods: "A-10 who??? Back in my day..."

That dogfight chase was crazy! Call it a fox Chase!

Man, this was the most thrilling DCS chase I've seen in a minute! The tracers audibly whipping by you on either side close to the end was wild. Do you have cinematic cuts of your videos anywhere, like Patreon or something? The way you started this one with the take-off really gave me that vibe, and with how exciting the rest of the chase was I think this would be a great candidate for something like that.

Ive been waiting for this

Those GE J-790's look like they need the burner upgrade... seeing how they're being their classic, smoky selves during low-speed flight.

Just a minute or two before 13:34 I started thinking "Get the heck out of there before the enemy gets really pissed off and reacts more forcefully to your presence and actions". Seems like we have similar thoughts.

I remember reading somewhere that there was a group (can’t remember if it was just a flight or a larger number) of F4s that flew with three gun pods doing CAS and ground attack, calling themselves the Laredo Highway Patrol. Don’t know how much truth there was to it though.

You should consider the MIG Killers campaign by Reflected Simulations when it releases. It's a course meant to emulate the TOPGUN School during Nam and how Navy pilots learned how to properly dogfight in the Phantom.

Will be really interesting to see the inevitable AJS 37 vs F-4E video

That was a gooder! Nicely done!

That actually had me on the edge of my seat against that MiG-21 😂

oh damn, you already did it. Just commented about this in another of your videos. Back at Elgin in the 60s they supposedly mounted 15! working 7.62 gunpods to a phantom. I want to see that mod.