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@daviddoyle982

Жыл бұрын

Having trouble viewing the video, I’m not the only one 😕

@nastygen4

Жыл бұрын

@@daviddoyle982 same bro

@omegachomp2705

Жыл бұрын

Same

@Algux

Жыл бұрын

Stuck around

@Gabriel_McMillan

Жыл бұрын

Made it through the final round. Keep 'em coming.

What was last thing that went through GW's mind in the first round? 20mm rounds

@lb7144

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@JD-86-Eight_Zero

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@jamUSA24

Жыл бұрын

Well played. 😂

@culloden23

Жыл бұрын

Too soon? Nah…

@stinkyfungus

Жыл бұрын

I find it amusing that when someone settles GS's account with the gun, 50% of the time he gets turned into red goo... But when he (more often than not) wins with the gun... his opponent figures out he's had it, pulls the chicken handle and survives. Why does GS get KIA with the gun so often?

Amazing attention to detail that a plane passing that close under you activates the check gear warning.

@KomradeDoge

Жыл бұрын

You can troll the 18 and the 14 (maybe any plane with Radar Altimeter warnings but I know those 2 for sure) by passing within 200 ft of them. It'll trigger their extra low altitude warning if they set it up and if they aren't really paying attention or are heads down they'll give some funny reactions. lol

@yesyes-om1po

5 ай бұрын

eh, they're probably using raycasting to detect alt, so that attention to detail is actually just a side effect

Still here at 11:38 and I’m not going anywhere. I’m glad I found this channel. As someone with a long-standing interest in military aviation and ACM this is super cool

@KKtheKitten

3 ай бұрын

me too

There is a bigger story behind the F-15 than the plane, but the guys that pushed for its design. It was rejected many times at first, or was refused funding until an actual pilot (I think) came into the program. We almost never had the F-15.

It would be interesting to see how 2v2 matches might change the dynamics of dogfights. For example, would a pair of 18's have fared better vs a pair of 15's, or would it have largely been the same?

@zantherhayes7229

Жыл бұрын

Imagine one of thoae cinematic 17v17 matches but guns only 😳

@ImperiumLibertas

Жыл бұрын

BVR F-15s can pick up bandits at 50-70 miles depending on parameters and the F/A-18s radar can about 40-50 max. F-15 can go higher and faster and sees further than the F/A-18. It's exactly the engagement the F-15 was built for.

@wurfyy

Жыл бұрын

If AWACS is in play, the F-18's datalink could possibly be enough of an advantage to maybe change the outcome.

@Fadaar

Жыл бұрын

@@ImperiumLibertas current radar can pick up at well over 100. actual engagement is of course much shorter, really equal for both aircraft since all the weaponry is shared.

@ashtonreid6039

Жыл бұрын

@@chadwarden593 bvr meaning?

the eagle's 104 kills to 0 loses is not to be underestimated

@Mike_Romeo

Жыл бұрын

It is in my eyes. It mainly went against much inferior aircraft and pilots. I mean the Su-27 havent been shot down in air to air engagements as well.

@saltyfloridaman7163

Жыл бұрын

@@Mike_Romeo two SU-27s have been lost to Ukrainian Mig-29s, and 3 more to US made stingers, not counting airstrikes on airfrields

@Mike_Romeo

Жыл бұрын

@@saltyfloridaman7163 Are there any confirmed sources for that MiG kills ?

@Mike_Romeo

Жыл бұрын

@@noidontthinksolol please show me

@jessicapynn3067

Жыл бұрын

@mikeromeo9652 those pilots were experienced and successful in combat, that certainly gave them an edge going into the fight with the US Air Force.

Stuck around for sure......F15 vs F18 is a hell of a fight. It really comes down to experience and knowing your losing queues. I loved every second of this video. Thanks!

Always stick around for the whole videos with these. But yeah really lived seeing both sides of this scenario instead of just one plane. Like sometimes it's fun seeing how much one aircraft can just dominate the other, but it's always really cool seeing the decision making on both sides and how knowing the capabilities of each aircraft can make such a difference

I like to see this switching seats so we can see how pilot skill affects the outcome of the fight.

@blacksnowman6045

Жыл бұрын

Seconded.

@Gurumeierhans

Жыл бұрын

Thirdended

@zigdaddy

Жыл бұрын

Fourthed.

@josephchimera9377

Жыл бұрын

Fifthed

@cortney3280

Жыл бұрын

Sixethed

Watched all of it! If you are taking requests (and I realize the logistics of this are difficult) but package missions would be fun to watch. Multi-plane defenders against a strike package with a designated strike aircraft and designated planes to defend them.

@jamison884

Жыл бұрын

Yeah same, I was there to the conclusion of round four. I don't recall ever quitting one of your videos early?

@exogul7201

Жыл бұрын

That would be awesome

I stayed all the way through the vid like I almost always do. Love engagements like this with any mix of F-14, 15, 16, 18 versus each other. Thanks for all the great content! I’ve watched sooooo many of your videos!

you can really see in some of the gun shots how the small hud of the dcs f-15C kinda limits you in terms of getting the pipper on target easily cause there is basicly no time between the pipper coming on screen and you needing to shot. Lucky for us, the Strike Eagle has a bigger Hud :) god im so hyped for strike eagle.

Man, once I start your videos, i GOTTA finish them. No bailing out in the middle of a dog fight. Awesome content.

You should do the US vs Russia thing again but with the rule that you can't choose the same jet twice so it's more interesting. Do like 5 or 6 rounds so you can have different engagements. Also make it bandit unknown so you have to choose your jet carefully.

@WhimsicalPacifist

Жыл бұрын

i-16 enters the round. :D

@mattfleming86

Жыл бұрын

I truly admire your determination.

@DiaconescuAlexandru2024

Жыл бұрын

Very determined, seems interesting

Always stick around for the full video, you can't make them too long. Awesome stuff as always.

Love the content and always enjoy the longer videos! Then again, I'll also watch Spudknockers 1 hour+ long videos straight through. I also truly enjoy how you explain everything as it happens. It's actually made me a better pilot in DCS. Keep up the great work

Stuck around for the whole video. Awesome to see how each fighter has a set of advantages and disadvantages.

Sad to see the hornet lose so much in this video. I always root for the hornet, mostly because my dad flew them in the US marines. It's such a cool aircraft.

@danielcmasters

Жыл бұрын

Guess you could blame the pilot 🤷😂 jkjk

@bastadimasta

Жыл бұрын

Air Force baby!

@braedynhoward3644

Жыл бұрын

@@bastadimasta My dad calls them the "chair force" XD. He has reason for it though, having been in the Marines.

@braedynhoward3644

Жыл бұрын

@@danielcmasters I suppose so.

@keeganhenderson24

Жыл бұрын

My uncle flew them in the marines too! And my dads friend. My dad flew the CH-46 (helicopters are better!) but ultimately I expected the F-15 to destroy the hornet

I love longer videos like these, especially when the two planes are so closely matched (it seems) in a dog fight.

@Crimsonking741

Жыл бұрын

And as the video demonstrates, they're not super closely matched. F 15 is a heavy fighter, with a kid of 104-0 while the f 18 is a multi role plane. Not really surprised to see the f 18 lose honestly.

F-15 is such a beast. Still relevant 50 years on, can kill you BVR, rate fight, knife fight etc…. Only downside now is that it has the radar cross section of a barn. AIM-260 will probably keep it going for while though.

@katherineberger6329

8 ай бұрын

It's also worth mentioning that the F-15 was NOT considered for HAVE GLASS V signature reduction measures - only the F-16, F-22 and F-35. My theory is that it's part of the F-15's arsenal to be that visible - "Yes, you see me. You're not going to be able to do anything with it."

That ‘check gear’ xD F-15 being huge and 18 being used to carrier landings, I could almost see it happen

@JETZcorp

Жыл бұрын

"Come, little bug! Ride upon my back. We must go protect The Freedom. SKRAAWWW!" ~ F-15, probably

@Doc_-

Жыл бұрын

​​​@@JETZcorp It would be even better if it were a Tomcat. I could see the Hornet hooking onto the "tennis court" ,jumping onto it's back and screaming, "Take me home daddy, I'm scared!".... Poor little Hornets rode on the shoulders of giants for so long that once the giants were gone, they realized they could barely walk - let alone run- on their own. ... and so they settled on just cartwheeling around instead..

@Doc_-

Жыл бұрын

​​​@JETZcorp It would be even better if it were a Tomcat. I could see the Hornet hooking onto the "tennis court" ,jumping onto it's back and screaming, "Take me home daddy, I'm scared!".... Poor little Hornets rode on the shoulders of giants for so long that once the giants were gone, they realized they could barely walk - let alone run- on their own. ... and so they settled on just cartwheeling around instead..

@candle_eatist

Жыл бұрын

@@Doc_- the tomcat cartwheeled horizontally pretty often too, it probably wasn't a good thing though

@920utdoors9

Жыл бұрын

@@Doc_- I think you under estimate how good the super hornet is

Both are great airplanes. But I find myself always pulling for the F15, unless there was an F14 TomCat in the fight.

@Man0War

Жыл бұрын

The f15 definitely has a soft spot in my heart.

@jamesd4013

Жыл бұрын

Tomcats for LIFE!

@jedibusiness789

Жыл бұрын

I worked on F18’s and being tall cannot say how many flap or landing gear stabs I’ve received from Hornets. First time around a Eagle was gobsmacked how tall it was. I could walk upright under its wing.

@KayleeBlakeBTSARMY

Жыл бұрын

@@Man0War Same here was born in 87 all I ever wanted to do was get into the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs was determined to be an F-15 Pilot but didn’t work out that way I got accepted and was well on my way and my back gave out on me :( have had many surgeries since then. Just wasn’t meant to be I guess. Man do I love the F-15 though.

@KayleeBlakeBTSARMY

Жыл бұрын

By the way my wife & I share a profile. lol I’m Blake. My wife said “they’re gonna think it’s me that commented that.” 😂

Sounding off as one of those who sticks around till the end of your vids! Always had an interest in aviation and your vids honestly make me wanna get a PC to get into DCS. Looks like such a fun experience. That F15 is definitely a favorite fighter, it’s got that perfect mix of beauty, elegance and lethality

Love the longer videos. It's great to see you give eachother chances to even the score. Also great when you're teaching and smacking hum on the wrist but you do it politely and in a friendly manner. Just another reason I love your channel

Classic!! "At this moment he Knew he " Keep up the Great work

I like it when you switch up the aircraft in these fights Also, yeah I almost always watch till the end of these.

@dnwiebe

Жыл бұрын

Me too.

@brite_luddite

Жыл бұрын

Almost?

I stuck around for the whole show, loved it! if you want requests it would be nice to have a video explaining the how the fighters and awacs work together, while killing a ridiculous number of enemies.

Stayed to the end. Fantastic fights as always. I love to see the dissimilar engagements between two competent, but very different platforms.

I’ve always been an F-15 fan. Great to see it get a chance to show its superiority over the F-18 in a dominant fashion.

@brite_luddite

Жыл бұрын

Not sure it is dominant though. That thrust to weight ratio makes the difference in the margin of error however. Hornet has to be absolutely perfect.

@tobiaskarlsson9094

Жыл бұрын

I think it's a case of GS dominance. What ever GS flies will win, almost every time except when he gets shot in the face..

@nutsackmania

Жыл бұрын

Its the superior fighter here.

I remember as a kid in the 70s the F15s at Eglin AFB!!! My Dad RIP used to take me to the Airfield and watch them doing touch n go's.

I stayed through the end and found it very instructive. Many thanks!

Stuck around to the end GS. Nice vids as usual keep em coming.

Always stick around for the late rounds

Thank you so much for doing this growling.

Fun Video. But what caught my eye immediately, was the first turn over Anderson North then over Anderson AFB. I have seen that view a lot in my flying experience. Very cool to see familiar landmarks during all the twisties. Great SA builder. keep up the fun videos. I really enjoy them.

Always watch your stuff till the end. It’s amazing to watch you fly, I can’t get enough of it.

Amazing content as usual. Keep it up! ❤️

Still there in the 4th round... what a great dogfight that was

I watch every video to the end GS, I cant get enough. Your quality and the learning i get from you is so awesome. Thankyou for the amazing content you always deliver. I don't even play DCS(yet) and still watch them everyday

Love your ACM videos. They’re a lot of fun to watch.

Where’s the video?

Such a good matchup. And when GS said "better lift vector placement might have won that for him", you seriously realise the knowledge/skills on show here.

@saturnascension

Жыл бұрын

@@potatosuc4950 nope

I loved the entire video! Amazing

I watch all your vids to the end! You are very entertaining to watch! I appreciate how knowledgeable you are with all the planes you fly.

I watch every single clip you do. Unfortunately i don´t have VR and i can´t be good in the sim. Learning a lot from you, keep up with it please. :)

@JETZcorp

Жыл бұрын

You could try TrackIR or similar head-tracking alternatives. It's cheaper than VR and you get the clarity of a monitor. I tried VR but sent it back.

@gabrielvoicu8136

Жыл бұрын

@@JETZcorp i recently tried Oculus and compared to what i knew, my performance improved only because i was able to move my head naturally. I have a good specs, i wonder if time spent in the sim is the only barrier. Am i the only one thinking you can't dogfight on a flat screen. 😋

I, for one, watch all the rounds. Good stuff. Here's a question. In cases of close encounters, are jet wash and turbulence simulated? Can they affect your flight in the simulator?

Stuck around for the whole vid! Great vid keep it up!

Round 4 Still here. Love the longer fights. Great stuff. Thanks.

Hey Growling Sidewinder, I would love to see some more cinematic shots of you just flying around the most beautiful maps in your opinion with a variety of planes. Just doing some air tricks, low level passes and dives. :)

This surprised me. I was assuming the F-15 would win easily. Sounds like it’s still a better dogfighted but it’s not so dominant that it’s completely one-sided. Does the F-18E have similar results?

@vicroc4

Жыл бұрын

The F-18 is a remarkably maneuverable aircraft. Remember, it was based on the YF-17, which competed against the YF-16 for the contract that would produce the Viper. So it's got a lot of the same energy-maneuverability theory behind it. And it was designed from the start with multirole capability, so it didn't suffer the same kind of slow degradation of dogfighting performance that the F-16 did.

@andreabindolini7452

Жыл бұрын

The F/A-18 is deadly if encountered in its ideal arena: low altitude and low speed. Even against an F-16 when comes to high alpha capability. Current F/A-18E seems slightly less agile, with more emphasis on range, payload, avionics. But still dangerous. I've always been afraid of the Hornet, all considered. That said, the F-15 is overall superior in many aspects. Obviously is a far superior BVR platform, but even in the dogfight, if the pilot keep attention and mantain the clash in the high energy arena (higher speeds and altitudes, exploiting the vertical thanks to its phenomenal t/w ratio), it has the upper hand.

@vicroc4

Жыл бұрын

@@andreabindolini7452 The Super Hornet is effectively a different aircraft, so I'm not sure how it would perform. But there's one thing I do know: it would still be a mistake for it to go vertical with a F-15. There's some things you just don't do. XD

Love the long vids, nice flying and keep up the good work GS!

Watched all four rounds. Great contact. Thanks for the good work.

Let's gooo! FINALLY!

ooo new video

@sscproductions1314

Жыл бұрын

For some reason it’s not letting me watch the video

I watch your full vids GS. You usually have a good closing summary that’s worth it IMO.

Love these long videos! Been watching over two years now💪🏻

I'm curious about the relationships between some of these planes. I noticed the Hornet avionics produce that hi-to-lo tone at the merge like the F-14, and the Hornet's cockpit has some strong similarities to the cockpit of the Strike Eagle. The F-22s cockpit also looks like a highly modernized version of the Hornet. I take it these planes are using many of the same components?

@debbiestimac5175

Жыл бұрын

USAF versus Navy requirements. Neither one like the other very much, like West Coast versus East Coast rappers. When you sit in a Navy jet it even smells different than an Air Force one. The debacle with the F-111 program showed that in spades.

It’s not working man

I watch your videos all the way through. Round 2 was pretty sick! Loved that you guys traded blows lol.

Stuck around for the whole video, love your stuff

Do you have the ability to do an F-18 vs F-18 super hornet dogfight?

@aidanjohnson7571

Жыл бұрын

Already been done

@Averageaviationfan

Жыл бұрын

F18 super hornet vs J15 or Su33 would be cool

@katherineberger6329

Жыл бұрын

I sometimes refer to the Super Hornet as the Sea Eagle Mk II, because that's what it essentially is. ;)

I def stick it out the the end, most of the time. This was a great video! Always love your content!

I watch your videos from beginning to end everytime my dude. Enjoy the longer ones!

Still here... Love this type of content! Thank you so much for all the videos!

Amazing fights, watched all the way through. The F-15 is such a amazing machine to this day. I cant imagine what it must have been like when it arrived on the scene.

Really enjoy this. Love seeing the old F-14 and F-15 still showing their mettle.

Love the longer vids. Always stick around for the end.

I've watched enough of GS's videos to know that when the title says "X plane vs Y plane" really what he means is "Let me show you its not the plane, it's the pilot using X and Y airframe" lol I've learned so much watching your videos. I started watching your videos before I even had a PC and now that I have my whole setup I'm finally able to try the things I've been seeing for years. Thank you for the great content and keep up the great work man! :)

I stayed for the whole video. Nicely done!

I always stick to the end for all of your video, keep up the good work!

Really loving your videos man, I feel like I could watch them all day long. I'm going to be sad when I run out of videos!

@GrowlingSidewinder

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man appreciate you

I'm still here. Lol That was one of the best BFM videos you've done. Very tense the whole time. Great flying by both. Love the commentary about each aircraft's strengths and weaknesses. I thought it was very interesting the whole time start to finish.

watched all of it, love this vids man.

I love the longer videos man I always stick around

Keep it up these are awesome. Stayed for the whole thing.

Stayed for all of it. Great vid!

I always watch your videos to the end. Good stuff!

I watch all the videos til the end of gameplay, I sometimes bail when it gets to the tactical debrief. Great Channel btw!

Stayed the whole time like usual. loving the recent videos

watched till the end :) A very nice match up between 2 capable machines

Definitely stuck around for all of it!

Oh yeah, following your vids to the end. Always entertaining and interesting. Thanks again for a another great video. Looking forward to next one. Stay awesome.

Definitely stuck to the bitter end... for the poor Hornet. It is very enjoyable to watch your dogfighting, especially when you explain the strategies and tactics that you're doing--and the ones the bandit is going to use right before he uses them. You do a very good job explaining the terms you use, but I somehow missed the exact definition of 'stacking'. Thanks and keep it up.

@ryanjonathanmartin3933

Жыл бұрын

The Hornet is inferior, but not by that much! I think both of them could have flown better. They made a lot of mistakes.

Love the long vids, watched the whole thing!

Great content. Really enjoyed this one and stayed to the end.

Watched to the end. Love the longer vids!

Checking in on round 4, appreciate the amount of rounds to see the different outcomes in different scenarios

Stuck around for all the fights, haven’t seen the F-15 va F-18 BFM dogfight yet, so I watched it all!

I stayed till the end. Great lessons!

All 4 rounds were beautiful fights, love seeing this aerial dancing.

Watched all of it!!! Another great video!!!

Of course we watch the videos all the way thru. Great content as always!

That car driving by at the end was close enough to give Sidewalk a lift home. Really enjoyed swapping seats, I know you can't always make it happen bc everyone needs the same modules.

Watched the whole thing. Very entertaining!

Of course I watch the whole video. I enjoy these so much. They are informative, interesting, exciting and can be funny as hell when you accidentally get smoked which you always take in stride.

Hung around for all four fights. I really enjoy your channel.

I love the 4- and 5-round fights. Never get bored.

Watched all of it! I love your videos

Round 4, still here ;) Enjoying your tactical overview everytime. keep it up! greetz from GER!