KC-135 with wing packs? That sounds familiar to me too.
Plus the S-3 doesn’t have much loiter time and it’s very, very slow.
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Heh, at the end of the vid, you see the carrier with the Av8 on it. You could tell it wasn’t british, we don’t have planes on our carriers. Apparently, top military brass thinks that is a huge deterrent.
Looking good.
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I wonder if the Tarawa-class is included as part of the package? I guess it is. If they can do that then maybe they can do a refueller as well? 
Of course, ED may have bigger plans with the F/A-18 (Aussie!) anyway in terms of a blue tanker in 2.5…
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The way I see it, we’ve got a few options
Razbam
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Razbam have, at different points, said they’d like to do a C-135FR and a KC-130. The C-135FR is the French KC-135 variant with drogue adapters. The KC-130 is a land based variant of the C-130 equipped with refueling pods on either wing primarily used by the Marines, but also the USAF and USN. No one has shown any models for either, I suspect they got swept aside by the push for the Harrier
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Razbam also have super dibs on the A-6 and A-7, both of which could use buddy stores and could offer more give away fuel than the S-3
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Razbam are in possession of a KC-130H and KA-6D model from their FSX days.
ED
- ED has a very fine KC-135 model that could either be equipped with wingtip drogue pods, or the dreaded “Iron Maiden” drogue attachment for the flying boom
- ED also possess KC-10 model, which in reality is equipped with separate flying boom and drogue facilities. Said model is older than sin, but then again, so’s the poor S-3B
Heatblur
Here’s your crackpot conspiracy for the day. HB are spending an awful lot of currency on building a very fine looking 80’s CV. There were five aircraft at that point that could operate as tankers organic to a CVW: The KA-6D, KA-3, S-3, A-6 and A-7. One exists, Razbam have dibsies on another three. So clearly Heatblur AI EKA-3B Electric Whale confirmed. You heard it here first, folks.
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If only there was a super hornet that we could use as a mini refueler. 
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Fun fact IIRC: all those tankers’ fuel loads were getting smaller and smaller. KA-3 > KA-6 > S-3 > F/A-18E
…would love to have a Whale…
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Given their interest in unconventional aircraft as demonstrated by the Viggen, and the time period the Forrestals were in service, this works. Especially if a Vietnam or North Sea map are altho in the works.
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They also have a gorgeous VC-10K 
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I wish someone would go back in time and show people what we would achieve…
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I’ve been using the Razbam GR7/9 in P3D to learn the basics - if the DCS one is anywhere near as good, it will be fantastic. I can fly for hours in it, just admiring the cockpit and the view, and not get bored. (in VR, mind)
Wow! Those shots are fabulous!
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G’dammit. between virpils announcement and this, how am i going to afford my russianbrides dotcom subscription.
Me likey
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I am thinking a downgrade to the babushkabrides subscription level will be needed.
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Wow! Just wow! Those screens are deep indeed.
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That is very promising. Never really knew about RAZBAM prior to DCS but having purchased the Mirage 2000C, I’ve become a big fan indeed.
I think that is it’s ‘retracted’ state but still, it sits off the pilots shoulder so that is going to be interesting (ie: frustrating). We may have to ask our wingman if we are on or not
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Oh this sentence… OH THIS SENTENCE!
You have no idea the physical pain I went through not to make a joke on that sentence…
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