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@hkguitar1984

2 ай бұрын

The April 1981 Iranian Mission to attack the Iraqi Air Bases (H-3) required the F-4 Phantoms to fly the entire 1800 mile mission below 300', this included 4 Air-to-Air Refuelings (at less than 300')! Pretty amazing, I just can't imagine an F-4 Strike Force all refueling below 300 feet!

@Niko-qs1sl

2 ай бұрын

Hey mate. For a while there you used to upload the missions you have been doing on the channel. If you can bring back this tradition I would appreciate it very much. It’s great watching you do it, learning from it and then attempting to do it myself

@numberyellow

2 ай 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

@aztec0112

2 ай бұрын

It's said a blind man could run his hands over Phantom and know it was made to kill.

@diveplane11

2 ай бұрын

U do a dusk or night video like to see the phantoms modeled light inside out

Many younger people might find it hard to believe, when I was attending Air Force Telephone Maint ( 362X4) tech school, Nov. 72-May 73. We had Iranians in my class. I also remember seeing Iranian Pilots hanging out with their Ford convertible.

@gwarfle

2 ай бұрын

During my 20 year Army National Guard experience, I went to schools with Columbians, Thai, Jordanian and even Canadian students! The Jordanians were "auditing" the artillery Officer Basic Course at Ft Sill, they really liked ladie's night at one of the Lawton clubs.

@bretttrommler756

2 ай бұрын

I went to US Navy avionics A school in Millington, Tennessee in 1977-78. We had Iranians going to that same school.

I miss talking to my old neighbor. He was an F4 backseater in the USAF during Vietnam. So many stories from that guy. Went into assisted living in Arizona earlier this year. Those guys are going away, tough as they are. Get their stories while you can.

I've heard people say the F-4 is an ugly aircraft. I think it looks bad ass and dangerous.

@Ayeshteni

2 ай бұрын

They are obviously blind. She's gorgeous....

@rmp5s

2 ай бұрын

^What he said.

@christopherreed4723

2 ай бұрын

Beautiful plane. If I could own just one jet fighter, it'd be an F4e.

@rmp5s

2 ай бұрын

@@christopherreed4723 The only one I'd take over this is an F-16.

@Paloch1708

2 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t say she’s the prettiest. But I love how scary and badass she looks, planes after that are too beautiful to look scary.

Finally, surface to surface missiles.

@Galerak1

2 ай бұрын

I saw that. I was thinking the Commander's report would be along the lines of "Oopsie." 🤣

@corwintipper7317

2 ай бұрын

I thought Tomahawks were surface to surface because the sea is a surface

@robsonfujii461

2 ай бұрын

@@corwintipper7317 Can't argue with that. Ground to ground missile then.

@Danlovestrivium

2 ай бұрын

Ballistic missiles have been surface to surface far longer than they ever were surface to air.

@Danlovestrivium

2 ай бұрын

S-400s are able to do surface to surface strikes.

With regards to it being a flying brick, in the words of Boris the Blade from Snatch - "Heavy is good, heavy is reliable. If it doesn't work, you can hit him with it" It probably handled so well at low altitude because it was heavy!

@Heybat

2 ай бұрын

That's exactly what Abbas Doran did with his Phantom, in his last mission when his bird was wounded he literally hit them with them it.

My Dad flew F-4Es back in the day. He and his squadron flew into Tehran for joint training when we were still friends.

09:20 "Good morning gentlemen, the temperature's 110 degree's".....

@wildfish2190

2 ай бұрын

Holy Shit It's Viper!

@samsimons4359

2 ай бұрын

Viper is here, great!..... oh shit...​@@wildfish2190

The Rhino/Double-Ugly/Lead Sled, despite its naysayers, is a great aircraft. If there ever was an aircraft that could be called "masculine", the F-4 would be at the top of any list.

@theandf

2 ай бұрын

Like GS says in the video, the Cadillac of fighters ;)

@Kennyuk77

2 ай бұрын

Amazing performance for an aircraft that was designed in the 1950's

I had a '77 Eldorado as my first car...nearly 20 feet long, and it actually felt like you were in a boat when driving. Good times!

@timbaskett6299

2 ай бұрын

A friend of mine had a '78 T-bird. There was a big difference between being in that and my '79 Fairmont.😂😂

@suecobandito8954

2 ай бұрын

Restored five Eldogs myself. Love that car.

That big boy razed down iraqi oil facilities on the ground and hit two mirage F1s, I guess one could call that a pretty successful sortie!

My dad once had an engine 1 fire complete failure or engine 2 on approach with the RF-4C, he lost all hydraulic and movement of the aircraft pitch and roll while the aircraft was having a hard time stay up on air due to the engine failure and low speed, he landed that plane using manual trimming. They came very close to losing their lives and ditching the aircraft. However, my dad doesn't give up easily

@rnash999

2 ай бұрын

Our RF-4C commander lost both engines on approach and bailed. The aircraft flew a long way and impacted at the foot of the runway.

@RAVIOLIdS

2 ай бұрын

@@rnash999 the f-4 is a beautiful craft yet can be a scary ride

@RAVIOLIdS

2 ай бұрын

@@rnash999 the f-4 is a beautiful craft yet can be a scary ride

@dannypattieovercash8327

2 ай бұрын

Hello @RAVIOLIdS, do you know where your dad flew the RF4C? I worked on them for a little while at Shaw AFB SC in 1982 while we were waiting to transition to F16s. 363rd, Wing, 17th TRS/TFS White owls.

@alphazuluz

2 ай бұрын

@@dannypattieovercash8327I’m guessing you’re aware of the RF-4C from Shaw that crashed into the Smokies. I’ve been to that crash site back in the late 90s/early 2000s. Lots of twisted metal scattered all over the place.

Now all we need is a F-8 Crusader.

@imjashingyou3461

2 ай бұрын

Pretty sure thats been announced.

@jg3000

2 ай бұрын

Or A 7 Corsair.

@Nebby_Webby

2 ай бұрын

That coming, I'm more excited for the BO105 tbh, that is looking really really exciting

@braedynhoward3644

2 ай бұрын

that would be epic

@mrshar1000

2 ай бұрын

I see a Area 88 fan

the Pilot model follows your TrackIR movements. This is insane.

@GrowlingSidewinder

2 ай бұрын

Correct it’s really cool.

We need to have a simulated attack on h3 video so bad

@ScreamingMerlin

2 ай бұрын

Amen to that

@DannyGatton94

2 ай бұрын

Now that would be epic

@yorkan213swd6

2 ай бұрын

We need the map for that too

@daamcat

2 ай бұрын

Would be amazing but complicated. Air refulings, diversionary operation by F5 Tigers from Tabriz,... complicated and beautiful :)

@HomePilot

2 ай бұрын

We need "Uncle Faraj!"...❤❤❤

My dad has a piece of a crashed F-4 in his workshop. In 1984, an F-4 (actually RF-4C) smashed into the side of Inadu Knob in the Great Smoky Mountains, just down the hillside from the Appalachian Trail. There are thousands of pieces of the jet scattered all over the hillside if you can find the site. We found it in 2000 or so.

Day 1 of asking for 2 morons in 1 phantom

@SuperSabre157

2 ай бұрын

OMG, that would be amazing

@TimothyGull-vt9xc

2 ай бұрын

AMEN!!! But what are they gonna do just go up veitnam?

@gotafarmyet4691

2 ай бұрын

Yeah but unlike the current Jester, the other will not listen to the be quiet command

@SeattlePaulie

2 ай бұрын

​@@gotafarmyet4691Hence the request! 😂

We are exploding our setups with this one!

Can you say "Operation Bolo!" Col. Robin Olds, (at the time) one of the greatest fighter planes/jets of all time!

@Mike_Romeo

2 ай бұрын

We dont have a vietnam map

I grew up with F-4 C/D's and RF-4C's (1974 - 1981) my Dad was Avionic Maintanence with the 18th TFW at Kadena AFB Okinawa Japan. While we were there I fell in love with one specific F-4D. As a kid I got to play Fighter Pilot in the Front Seat and Wiso in the Back seat but what made me fall in love with this specific F-4D was the Six (6) Red Stars she had on her Port Intake. Tail Code ZZ AF 67 - 463 (44th FS). The Aircraft that Steve Richie got his 3rd, 4th and 5th Kills in and Chuck Debelvieue got his 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th KIlls in. While the Phantom and Habu will always be my favorite types of aircraft, 463 will forever be my Favorite Phantom

@dannileigh6426

2 ай бұрын

Loved Richie! That's so freaking cool. Thanks for sharing.

God I love the F4. My dad used to work on them and he rode in the back seat a few times. But the F14 is still my favorite overall though. I remember going to the Air national guard to watch them fly away to be retired. Even though I was only 6 years old.

@braedynhoward3644

2 ай бұрын

The company my dad flies for had some F 4s up until recently I believe... his coworkers flew them. Such pretty aircraft, I remember seeing them take off a few years back at Nellis. My dad also trained (flew against) Japanese pilots a few years back when they had Phantoms. Such a cool aircraft!

@stevevanhorn1909

2 ай бұрын

My father worked on these as well .... Were you in Missouri ?

@TurbineFlyer

2 ай бұрын

I am in Nevada. They were retired from the Nevada ANG in 1996, then replaced with the C-130.

@braedynhoward3644

2 ай бұрын

@@TurbineFlyer They weren't flying with the Air Force, they were flying for a private contractor.

@braedynhoward3644

2 ай бұрын

@@TurbineFlyer They also had A4 Skyhawks at Nellis a few years back. My dad was flying those.

F4 has always been my favorite... its like a pit bull mated with a great white shark, and their brood mated with a super saber jet... and then proceeded to main line massive steroids

You can jettison the rocket pods without tossing the MER (which has a negligible drag count). The Iranians had only a limited supply of ejector racks, and wouldn't appreciate dumping them in the desert.

LOVE it anytime the Mirage F1 gets a video. Under used

Please do more with the F4 phantom 2, it's my favourite jet fighter and I would love to see this thing in more dogfights. Love the videos, keep up the good work.

Phantoms Phorever!

@karabenomar

2 ай бұрын

Phuck yea!

@snapcountersteer

2 ай бұрын

Phabulous!

Beautiful. This was amazing, please do more like this one 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

Hey GS greetings from Brazil, I'm having a blast learning the Phantom E as well.

You should do an H3 like attack now that we have the F4

My Dad was Crew Chief on RF-4C tail # 68-0567 from '68 when she was brand new till '72. The F-4 holds a special place for me for that reason.

Great seeing whole mission process and landing!!!

Nice shot on that Mirage!!!!! Helped that Phantom and Tomcat for sure!!!!🎯🔥🔥🔥🔥

My old man joined the air force back in the mid 70s at Grissom Air Force Base here in northern Indiana. He was training to be a air traffic controller but still went up in alot of different aircraft. He always said the only aircraft he never got the chance to go up in was the F4. I would love to go up in something faster than the Cessna i went up in out in oregon at the Mcminnville airport thats across the road from the Evergreen Air Museum where the "Spruce Goose" is stored. Which is where i got a once in a lifetime special tour of the cockpit in which only presidents and astronauts was allowed to go. Quite the expirence!

Great work GS! Cant wait till i can get that F4 on my channel!

I was a crew chief [n the F4s ,Ds and Es, for 6 years. I got to go up once in one overseas. I never felt more proud when I launched my birds for missions. They took a beating at times but they would hold together.

Great video GS! I was Marine Corp Avionics "O Level" for these beasts. Love em.

Seeing that landing chute come out makes me busta gut every time! 😂

Really cool ! Looking forward to mor F-4 action !

I LOVE THE PHANTOM ! ! ! Thank You so much for doing these!!

F4s getting some well deserved love.

That SA3 missile hit the ground seconds after launch. You going low and fast saved you.

LOVE The Phantom, and your content ... My dad used to work on these ... I have some old 8x10 glossie pics from back in the day, Phantoms over the ST. Louis Arch, etc. If you will preserve them, their yours .....

floated the landing! That's some damn good modelling!

Gerat job by you GS again we grow up with F4 as of Iranian and someone was on that war see have good the F4 were performed it was just like the way you did in this video. Love your work and your video's ❤❤

Great video. Love the F-4!

Awesome video GS, my favorite channel.

Amazing model-textures.

Love the F4s my Fighter was 01 (VMFA 112 Cowboys) out of Dallas TX

Looks like HB has hit it out the ball park again, with another fantastically detailed module. The Phantom Ii is simply looking amazing and a must-have in you DCS hanger ❤

This is so awesome. Can't wait for the historical missions with the F4.

Do they have the RF-4C? If so, try some recon missions! You still have a target to "hit", but you don't have any weapons other than some cameras! I worked on the RF-4C when I was stationed at RAF Alconbury in the mid-80s and our crews flew some crazy missions getting up close and personal photos of potential targets!!

@markmills586

2 ай бұрын

I grew up fairly close to Alconbury. I used to see your RF-4Cs all the time. Really miss them.

impressive as always brother, greetings from Argentina😆

Outstanding old school jet.

Easily one of, if not the loudest planes I’ve ever heard fly! F-4’s were badass 👍

Great video. High quality. Nicely done. BTW, did you ever come out of burner?!

We used to call those old boat Cadillacs, "Battillacs" cause nobody wanted to get in your way. Lol

I love the battlefield song at the final

Dang, she is gorgeous! I once had a '63 Cadillac Coupe DeVille. Dang thing was so long it wouldn't fit in my garage! Looking forward to getting my hands on her afterburner-equipped, flying counterpart!

WOW its like Christmas at the moment - so many of my favourite DCS KZreadrs have gotten the pre-release F-4E...I am crossing my fingers and praying to mum (she can make anything happen) that soon I will be watching GS and Longshot flying together and racing across the Sinai map blowing stuff up!!!!

Nice vid GS! Can't wait to fly this thing! Probably ok to land hard with an F-4, cos they were built for carriers too. 😎

Please fly The F-4 Phantom VS The A-4 Skyhawk Dogfight!🙏👍

The F-4 is one of my all time favorites! It’s so mean looking and the fact that it was considered a flying brick just makes it cooler to me 😂. I hope to see you in this many more times!

That is a sick looking model. I love the F-4 Phantom II. It's such a beautiful aircraft.

AMAZING AS ALWAYS!!!!!!!!!

In my very young days I lived in Greece opposite a major air base. They often held air defence drills circa early 1980s. I recall seeing dogfights between greek phantoms and mirage f-1s. The f-1 could easily turn inside the phantom circle to go tail on. This was probably necessary as the f-1 was at that time only equipped with AIM-9 P's for air defence.

This is a great example of how gunsights of the era behave. You absolutely MUST be wings level at release. No yaw either, especially for bombs. The sight setting also only works for a particular dive angle and release speed.

Of course it handles well nice and low; it's cady with either hydraulic suspension (they never had, I don't think... some Mercs did, however) or air suspension. They glide.

When that Battlefield Theme kicks in!!!

Amazing! ❤️

I like it Thank you so much ❤

such a unique and awesome beast. love it!

great video as always. How much time does it takes you to make these missions on the editor?

I wasn't know that the F-4 is looks more killer with Iranian Air Force scheme.

I really hope this upgrade to Jester goes to the F-14 module

@Nebby_Webby

2 ай бұрын

I can't even wait for the community mods

It’s one of those old school fighters that was made with aces in mind and good old hit and run tactics / would’ve been fun back in the day for sure / the thing just looks menacing with those teeth and that big nose

The cockpit detail is amazing with the F-4E

Looking forward to the F-4B,C,D,F,G,J,N,S, and F-ICE releases. Do not disappoint me!

Thank you for sharing this video. It has perfect graphics!!!!

amazing! Keep em coming with the F-4 videos! Assuming there is a Navy version from Heatblur?

@leevihalme4615

2 ай бұрын

Navy version has been hinted as upcoming in the future. Module releasing next week will be F4E

Loved the Battlefield song at the end

3:23 lol like my car!😆✌

I love to see those aircrafts with IIAF(Iranian Imperial Air Force) label and our old original flag, the sun and the lion. Javid Shah

Looks good. Six more days!🎉

Would love to see some Carrier Ops with the Hornet, Take off, Ass Kicking and Landing

I love the Mirage F1 so much... Thank you for making videos flying her

F/A-18E/F vs F-35C (Fox-2 fight) would be epic to see! Navy vs Navy : Old vs New Day 23

Great video as always! @GrowlingSidewinder. Is this mission available to download by chance?

One can just never know what region and under whose colors GS will be flying under. The man is like 'Have Fighter, Will Travel'

That is one beautifully modeled F4E. Well done Heatblur.. 👏

Remember seeing the rf4 come into kadena. You see it's black smoke for miles.

That was a great first day at work.

Would love to see some F-4 vs F-14 videos soon.

The F4 phantom 😍 my all time favourite aircraft as long as l remember. Looks so cool.

Nice video as always! Is it possible to reproduce any of the Osirak missions in DCS?

You got some balls pulling a stunt like that out there kid!! Just another hot shot looking to get his rocks off. Pull a stunt like that again and your ass is grounded permanently!

What a beast!

Can't wait for more F4 content. Best thing about US combat aircraft? They always look good, and the F4 is no exception.

@Nebby_Webby

2 ай бұрын

Flankers look pretty sexy too

@W1ckedRcL

2 ай бұрын

@@Nebby_Webby yeah the Flanker series looks really good.

we need some Operation Bolo action up in here with this new F-4!

Phabulous video!

I was never a big fan of the Phantom even though my older brother was an avionics tech at 29 Palms back in the 80’s. That said, this model looks really cool. I wonder what my brother would think.