>>13043559
I don't think so, I'm half way done making a mission in Zimbabwe.

>>13043559
I'm still circling around.

I'm here, but on my phone shopping for groceries.

I'm here. Fucking strep though

Also weren't we pretty much about to start the show last time?

>>13043619
Yeah. The attack on the camp was started, and the paras had put smoke on an AA missile truck, and something airborne was coming at us from the north.

Well I'm glad to see I'm not alone.

Like I said in the previous thread, I think we might be able to work around timezone differences by having one single continuous thread at a time, where we can post and bump at our leisure. Kind of like the Infin/tg/ thread or Sororitas Quest.

What do you guys think?

>>13043664
It could work, especially as there's only 4 active players plus the GM.
We'd have to keep an eye on it though and watch for auto-sage, but that's not too difficult to do.

Also it seemed like we didn't have Gato with us given the map the GM made. (I didn't notice it the first time around, probably because it was like 3am for me at the time.) Probably because he showed up after the roll call, but the GM said that we could discuss whether he'd appear on the mission or not.

So I suppose Lofty here will probably be using his roll 7 to attack that SAM.

Since we're all here, I suppose I'll just repost all the background stuff I've organized so that the thread doesn't look so empty.

>Capt. mytiones
Well it looks like I've got the name for my back-up character in case Prophet buys the farm.

>>13043664
If we can keep it open and bumped that'd work for me

Name: Sajjad Azam
Callsign: "Prophet"
Nationality: Pakistani
Age: 37
Flight Experience: 14 years in Pakistani Air Force
Aircraft: Mirage III
Specialization: Air to Air
Abilities: "I got tone!"; "Keep up with this"

Backstory note: Retired from the Pakistani Air Force to join the private sector so that he afford to send his son to Princeton and his daughter to medical school.

Name: Jack Morrison
Callsign: "Flapjack"
Nationality: Canadian
Age: 30
Prior flight experience: fighter pilot, Flight Lieutenant, Canadian Forces Air Command
Aircraft: Canberra (Electronic Warfare variant)
Specialization: Jack of All Trades
Abilities: "Radar Wizard"; "Mk1 Eyeball"

Interesting backstory note:
Jack Morrison's callsign was awarded to him when he was in the Canadian Air Command, for his almost unhealthy obsession with pancakes.
The man loves his flapjacks and maple syrup, which usually leads to him spending hours in the gym in order to stay within weight requirements.

Name: Panas Ivanov
Callsign: "Jackpot"
Nationality: Russian
Age: 31
Aircraft: Mirage III
Specialization: Jack of All Trades
Abilities: "Where do you think you're going?"; "I got tone!"

Name: Wang-Chu Perron.
Callsign: "Gato"
Nationality: Mexico.
Age: Too old for this.
Aircraft: Blackburn Buccaneer
Specialization: Air to Mud
Abilities: "Light up the sky";Stop blowing holes in my Plane!"

>>13043702
Go in low and hit them with 2 napalm canisters. That ought to do the trick

Name: Tom Nicholls
Callsign: "Lofty"
Nationality: Australia
Age:22
Flight Experience: Cropdusting. Since age 15
Specialization: Air to Mud
Abilities: "Mk.1 Eyeball"; "Iron Rain"

>By the way, Lofty you given thought to a character portrait, yet?

Glad to hear you two think it'd work.

>>13043806
It's reportedly a light armored vehicle (SA-9) though. It'd probably be better if you hit it wit a couple of rockets, that'd take it our quick and from a longer distance.

>>13043825
Been looking but I got nothing really on my laptop thats suitable

>>13043911
Ah ok thought it was an emplaced sort of deal. Need to reread the old thread

Oh and just for reference, here's everyone's load out from last session:

"Prophet"
Mirage IIIC:
4 x AIM-9D Sidewinders
1 x Matra R530

"Jackpot"
Mirage III (Which version do you have, by the way?):
4 x AIM-9D Sidewinders
1 x Matra R530

"Flapjack"
Canberra EW-variant:
2x 7.62 machine gun pods
2x Matra rocket pods (18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each)
2x AS-30L air-to-ground missiles
9x 500lb unguided bombs

"Lofty"
Cessna Dragonfly
4 x Napalm tanks
4 x Rocket pods (19 rockets each)

"Gato"
Buccaneer
2 x AIM-9D Sidewinders
2 x Matra rocket pods (18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each)
2x Napalm tanks

Also everyone's rolls for the first turn (which we we only in the middle of before the GM got called off):

Flapjack:
>rolled 2 = 2
Jackpot:
>rolled 4 = 4
Prophet:
>rolled 9 = 9
Lofty:
>rolled 7 = 7

...

Robo-Gato:
>rolled 10 = 10

Also, for future reference, the unofficial Planes & Mercs Quest Soundtrack:

Solar Angels - Judas Priest
Hard As Iron - Judas Priest
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Radar Rider - Jerry Riggs
Holy Diver - Dio (I can't believe I nearly forgot this song existed.)
Highway to Hell - AC/DC
Highway to the Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins (Naturally)
SWAT Kats Season 2 Theme
How Far to Paradise (Version 2) - Derek Jackson
The A-Team Theme (Full Version)
I'm On A Boat - The Lonely Island ft. T-Pain (For carrier-based missions)
"Oh No You Didn't" (Mercenaries 2 Song)

>>13044018
>Robo-Gato
I find this hilarious, since this was an idea I had for a PC once.

So what do you think you'll be facing?

No! Don't die on me!

On the ground?
Not that much, likely some SAMs, and whatever reinforcements are quick enough to head to the prison camp on time. Probably not likely to be much in the way of armor.

In the air?

The Myanmar Air Force's main frontline fighter aircraft is the Chengdu J-7 Airguard, which my character would be quite familiar with.

>>13044348
Of course...they also have MiG-29s.

>>13044266
And lastly they have these. And they're ground attack. That's about it in any good quantity. (According to wiki and a couple other places at least)

>>13044821
We can probably be safe with a bump every hour to two hours. Page 15 still has stuff from 18:00 server time.

>>13044844
If the GM goes easy-mode on us we might even face some of the dozen J-6s they have left.

>>13044859
Gotcha.

>Y'know I really do like the paint job on this JF-17. Coincidentally rather festive given the season.

So are we playing?

>>13044965
We're hoping the GM notices this thread so we can have a sort-of extended session with everyone involved posting when its convenient for them.

One last bump before I have to be away for eight hours.

Keep this thread alive fellow players, okay?

>>13044844
Big Un-Manned Planes.s

>>self-doubt ougated
Don't doubt yourself Captcha!

Bumping.

El bump.

Yet another bump

What is the Canberra?

>>13054488
This: 13044859

2nd Generation jet bomber.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra

Just a little something I've put together for Planes & Mercs sessions:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GYELTTYS

Playlist:
"Solar Angels" - Judas Priest
"Hard As Iron" - Judas Priest
"Don't Stop Me Now" - Queen
"Radar Rider" - Jerry Riggs
"Holy Diver" - Dio
"Highway to the Danger Zone" - Kenny Loggins (Naturally)
SWAT Kats Season 2 Theme
Rock You Like a Hurricane - The Scorpions
"How Far to Paradise" (Version 2) - Derek Jackson
The A-Team Theme (Full Version)
"I'm On A Boat" - The Lonely Island ft. T-Pain (For carrier-based missions)
"Oh No You Didn't" (Mercenaries 2 Song)

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

>>13055655
Aces High-Iron Maiden

>>13055670
...Well that was quick.

So what is this? Who's running it and how do we play?

As for music, I've been listening to a lot of The Rolling Stones while I play Ace Combat. Feels pretty good while cruising around at high altitude or coming in on bomb runs.

>>13055765
/tg/-based Planes & Mercs quest with, an admittedly forewarned by the GM, irregular session schedule.

Basically the players are a mercenary air squadron.

I'm not quite sure what system the GM is using, but he said he's mostly freestyling it.

Currently as you can see from the profiles we've got 5 players. The GM said we needed 4-6, so there's still room for one more.

Last session ended in the middle of a mission though, so if you're interested in playing you'd have to wait until the next mission.

I'll post the character creation options for you.

>>13055830

Just for reference, here are the company profiles the GM gave us. We had to pick one, so we chose Showtime Flight Services:

Advantage Flight Solutions
HQ: UAE
Budget: Large
Access: Global
ROE: Restrictive
Advantage is a big name player, and is traded on the stock markets. Top flight benefits make it appealing, but expect HR to talk your ear off about 'unacceptable casualties'

Showtime Flight Services
HQ: Australia
Budget: Moderate
Access: European Defense
ROE: Moderate
Showtime is the brainchild of Harold "Hog" Blackburn, a former RAAF pilot. You won't be asked to do anything morally reprehensible, and the parties are great, but the paycheque isn't great.

Executive Outcomes
HQ: Capetown, SA
Budget: Limited
Access: Former Soviet Bloc
ROE: What Hospital?
Executive Outcomes does the jobs no one else will take. Calling their aircraft flightworthy is a stretch, but you're only required to get the job done, no strings attached.

Air America
HQ: Virginia, USA
Access: American Defense
Budget: Excessive, suspiciously so
ROE: Variable
This sleek and all American operation works 24/7 to make the world a safer place for Americans. You get paid handsomely, but the moneypot almost seems too full.

Rusforce
Budget: A case of Vodka and a two for one Frozen yogurt coupon.
ROE: Liberal
Access: Soviet Bloc

Achmed's Discount Air Service
HQ: A cave, well furnished with rugs and betamax!
ROE: DIE INFIDELS!
Access: We offer the ENTIRE range of fighter combat aircraft from Cessna and Piper! For you, I make special price!
Budget: Two Camels and my third wife, but no more, you are bleeding me dry, how do I feed my children! What? Fine, Three Camels, my third wife and this watch, but that is my last offer! What? No! How dare you accuse me of cheating you, FOLEX is quality brand name watch!

>>13055655
Dragonforce -Operation Ground and Pound
Vangelis -Blade Runner Blues
EvilNine -Crooked
Gwen Stefani -Hollaback Girl
FEAR -Let's Have a War
The Hunger -Vanishing Cream.

>>13055863
(By the way, the company chosen effects your tentative list of choices for aircraft, though according to the GM new pilots get their pick of up to Vietnam War-era aircraft as that's all they can afford.

Since we chose Showtime we got this list of aircraft to choose from:
Draken
British Electric Lightning
Hawker Hunter
Blackburn Buccaneer
Canberra
Mirage III

>>13055941
Once you decide on pilot details like name, age, nationality, background, etc. you pick pilot specialization.

Pilot Specialization :

General:
Air to Mud
Jack of All Trades
Air to Air

Specialties:
"Burner Bastard" Allows you to disengage at will from an ACM situation.
"Lead Storm" Cannon ata
"Iron Rain" Unguided munitions atg
"I got tone!" Heat seeking ata
"Paint Melter" Radar Guided ata
"He'll fly right by us!" Can be used to increase your decel rate, (ACM)
"Rounds on the Ground" Cannon Strafing
"Where do you think you're going" Interception and ACM engagement ability
"Mission ain't over yet" Fuel conservation
"Stop blowing holes in my plane!" defensive bonus Ground Fire
"Keep up with this" defensive bonus ACM
"Light up the sky" defensive bonus Flares
"Aluminum Cloud" defensive bonus chaff
"Lost in the Noise" defensive bonus chaff
"Dim the fires and stop the tires" landing roll bonus
"Radar Wizard" spot bonus radar
"Mk 1 Eyeball" spot bonus visual/identification

>>13055863
That's a good choice. Decent equipment, no public relations disasters, no bombing civilians for cash. What planes does "European Defense" include?

>>13055954
One general and two specialties per pilot, by the way.

>>13055955
See: >>13055941

As of right now the 5-plane squadron consists of:

2 x Dassault Mirage IIIC
1 x English Electric Canberra
1 x Blackburn Buccaneer
1 x Cessna A-37 Dragonfly

Last session we got a choice of three different contracts for our first mission:

Mission Contract #1
Location Colombia
Description: The Colombian government is contracting out a strike on an entrenched drug plantation and processing facility.
Threat level: Low-Moderate

Mission Contract #2
Location: Taiwan
Description: The ROC is offering a coastal patrol contract to protect their surface interdiction ships working to stop human trafficking.
Threat Level: Low

Mission Contract #3
Location Burma
Description: Amnesty International is organizing a direct action against a Burmese political prison camp, and requires both air cover and air support.
Threat Level: Moderate

We picked number three because it seemed like it would pay the most, also because it was the most lulzy.

To quote one anon:
>I love it, two heavily loaded bomber/attack aircraft, protected by mach 2 lawn darts fighting for Amnesty International in the skies over Burma. And one of the bombers is loaded with napalm.

>>13056057
Technically, it would be 1 bomber and 2 strike aircraft, but considering their loadouts, I think the Dragonfly and the Buccaneer can count as very light bombers.

Bump

>>13056057

I would have chosen the Taiwan mission but then I had a nagging feeling we would be striking the first blow of WWIII against China by accident.

I WANT TO PLAY THIS, WHERE DO I SIGN MY NAME?

Seriously, this looks like a lot of fun, too bad you all chose a sucky company. Euro planes, seriously? Bleh. Oh well, guess I should start reading up, never know what I might find. Would there be room for a whirlybird pilot, or is this strictly a fixed wing game?

>>13062693
Right here man.

Just make you own character following the same format we did, and when (hoepfully) we get in touch the GM again and finish the first mission we can add you to the squadron.

To the person who uploaded the "Planes and Mercs Soundtrack": This is good shit, but it's sort of wierd how almost all of the songs are sung by people who Araki used as villains in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

>>13063575
Thanks, I'm working on adding the suggestions other made right now.

>>13063600
>others made

>>13062693
>Sucky Euro Planes

OH NO YOU DIDN'T!

>>13063636
FUCKING SECONDED.

Euro Planes are sexy... Surprised no one took this baby.

>>13062693
>>13063636
Well, actually the GM said that its actually a tentative list, used to make choosing easier.

There general rule is that upstarts can only afford Vietnam War-era airframes. He said that Jackpot could get an F-4 as an upgrade, possibly for/after the next mission.

WHO THE FUCK DISSED EURO PLANES?

My suggestion for music.

Paradise Circus - Massive Attack

It's unfortunate that when we feel a storm,
we can roll ourselves over 'cause we're uncomfortable
Oh well the devil makes us sin
But we like it when we're spinning, in his grin.

Good song for post-mission reflections.

http://s1.zetaboards.com/PlanesAndMercs/index/

Have you talked to these guys since they are doing the same thing?

Is it wrong that I get sexually aroused by this?

>>13063837
It would be wrong if you DIDN'T!

>>13063782
Damn that's a trippy song. I hope that played at Baron's funeral...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEgX64n3T7g

>>13063837

Hell yeah! Planes and Mercs!

>>13064005
Way to miss the targed demographic. On /TG/ of all things...

>>13064054
The F-22, the world's most advanced fighterplane that can be defeated by rain.

>>13064081
1/10 read more anon.

Also sabaton, aces in exile for P&M soundtrack?

>>13064100
No matter how much the F-22 wants to be, it will never be as Iconic as this beast.

>>13064054
You're now aware that the generation learning to fly F-22's now is the last fighter pilot generation.

>>13064140
I saw the movie 'stealth' and I know you are wrong.

>>13064154
Sure, it's not like drones are already the most effective weapon used in the entire afghani conflict, it's nothing but matter of time till they're equal in efficiency in air to air combat, and even if it takes 2 or 3 drones to take one manned plane down, you're probably ahead of the game with it, since they costed, totally half of what that plane was worth.

>>13064201
The most effective weapon in the Afghan conflict are line infantry.

Stupid planefags.

I've got 99 problems, but a place in Valhalla ain't one of em.

>>13064217
Best Unit motto ever.

YGBSM!

>>13064576
*cough*

>>13064217
>>13064268
... that was "You Gotta Be Shitting Me", right?

sup little dudes?

In that case I shall get to work right away on my pilot.

Also, my research has turned up the F-4F, an export version of the F-4E currently in used by the German air force. It technically is a 'Nam era plane, but with modern avionics (capable of carrying AIM-120s)

Sadly, Europe seems to have something against attack helicopters, as the only dedicated attack platform I can find for any European nation is the Euro Tiger. If there was any way I could zip around in an Mi-24 or hell even an AH-6 I would be happy. Hopefully the GM will show up and give me a yes or no on the chopper question.

>>13067086
If we're honest, the Russians developed the attack helicopter in the 1970s. You wouldn't find anything that really fit that description in the 'early' jet age purchasing power era that this group seems to be in. And an F-4 with modern avi is probably beyond purchasing power as well.

>>13067369
Untrue. The AH-1 was deployed in the late 60s, and there were always the up gunned UH-1s and the infamous ACH-47.

The UH-1s widely exported, so that might work, but they are a little thin skinned for my taste. At least with the AH-6 I would have speed and maneuverability, not to mention less than half the size of the UH-1.

Is there still room for a newb in this game? Looks awesome.

>>13067428
The MI-8 was deployed in 1961. The hind in 1969.

>>13068066
Not sure. The GM originally called for 4-6 players because he thought that that was the optimum needed for a really solid game.

As it is it seems like Sgt. Varn's gonna be our sixth member. I dunno, though. The GM might allow for one more, but you'd have to talk to him when (and if) he gets back to us.

Which reminds me: We haven't heard from Jackpot since the last session.

>>13068152
The Mi-8 falls in line with the UH-1, it was a transport and utility chopper that they later strapped guns to. If Wikipedia is to be believed, then the AH-1 beat the Hind into production. The AH-1 is listed as being first flown in 1965, and entering service in 1967; the Hind was first flown in 1969, but wasn't introduced to the military until 1972.

All of this is moot though since neither of them could be classified as "European Defense" The only real Euro attack choppers out there are the Tiger, Brit licensed WAH-64s, and the Italian A129, all of which are far beyond the current funding limit.

I'm now playing with the idea of going for an F-5, but I'm not sure how well that would work with my idea for a CAS-speced pilot. I might just going for a middle ground jack of all trades sort of pilot instead. Or maybe a pure AtA since there is only one of them in the squad already.

The GM really needs to get back in here.

>>13068838
Another AtA guy WOULD be nice.

As it is, we've got 2 Jacks of all trades, and 2 AtG guys. And then, there's my guy.

>2 x Dassault Mirage IIIC
>1 x English Electric Canberra
>1 x Blackburn Buccaneer
>1 x Cessna A-37 Dragonfly

>>13068838
>The GM really needs to get back in here.

True, but to be fair, he DID warn that the schedule would be irregular. I'm hoping he'll be back around Friday or the weekend to continue from last session.

>>13068928

I'd love to join in, while the other game on sukhoi's forum is still being prep'd. Most like in a Lightning as a dedicated interceptor

Yea, I'm going to go with the F-5 to start with. It was introduced in the early 60s and was build mainly for export and several European nations used it, so availability shouldn't be a problem.

I'll probably go with AtG or maybe JoaT, since the Tiger II's only real AA weapons are AIM-9s and 120s, and I'd really like to keep my options open for better AtG stuff later on (crossing fingers for an A-10).

At a glance a good standard payload would be:
x2 AIM-9 on wing tip rails
x2 CBU-24/52/58s under wing
x2 Matra or LAU-05003 rocket pods under wing
x1 Mk80 series (looking at the 83 or 84 mostly) centerline

>>13069104
It's looking like this squadron is going to end up having a lot of attackers, with all of the AtG loadouts and specializations that people are taking.

The IAI Kfir has been severely underrepresented in these threads.

There have been Mirages, yes, but no Kfirs.

However, as an Area88 fan, and a fan of the Kfir even before that, I am biased.

>>13071960
Kfiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrr

>>13071909
It's because in the BBS medium that we are limited to, AtA is just, well, dull. It's hard to describe a dog fight in an interesting way as well as make it mechanically viable without over simplifying, or being to complex. With AtG you have a much more varied assortment of munitions available to you, and can have fun using them in creative and different ways against a large selection of targets.

While I'll admit most air superiority fighters are sexy as hell, but ground pounders are just fucking cool. I'd take dropping several hundred pounds of FUCK YOU on some poor sap over splashing some guy with an AMRAAM any day.

>>13071909
I wouldn't mind being the dedicated ground attack. It seems like the end game would be fun. Everyone else is fighting Raptors and Terminators, while the lone bomber has to handle AA guns, SAMs, terrain, the occasional fighter who thinks he can get a kill, weather, and aiming.

Dice, dice everywhere.

Name: Jack Kowalski
Callsign: Hammer
Nationality: American
Age: 29
Aircraft: Northrop F-5E Tiger II
Specialization: Air to Mud
Abilities: "Iron Rain" "Rounds on the Ground"
Background: Once a proud member of the USAF, Jack "Hammer" Kowalski left the military after nearly 10 years of service to join the private sector, in search of better pay, looser ROE, and even looser women.

Might as well bump this a little. Should this thread get archived?

>>13073513

Already done.

For Mercs, you guys have your priorities messed up...

>>13074796
It's a matter of balancing getting paid large amounts of money, and staying alive to spend those large amounts of money.

The Taiwan job probably would have seen us dancing around with PLA fighters, which would have not been fun.
The Colombian job, while not difficult in itself, would have earned us the ire of the drug cartels. We'd have to kill every single drug lord there to make sure that a hit squad isn't sent after us (we should be paid to kill people; doing it for free is a bad precedent).

>>13075409
>The Colombian job, while not difficult in itself, would have earned us the ire of the drug cartels. We'd have to kill every single drug lord there to make sure that a hit squad isn't sent after us (we should be paid to kill people; doing it for free is a bad precedent).

Well that and the fact that it honestly sounded like too easy of a mission, for me anyway. At most the drug dealers would have some of the 'lighter' SAMs available on the black market to deal with COIN aircraft. I doubt they'd have been able to do much against ground-attack jets and dedicated bombers.

Also, I didn't think it would be much fun killing a drug-runner plane. Turkey shoot and all that.

>>13072693
Welcome aboard, man!

Screwby, I'll put my hand in too. Can't guarantee I'll be here when the GM returns, unless someone is willing to put it up on the PAM forums.

Writeup coming, for now, random wallpaper dump!

>>13075952
...

For some reason I feel like I should know the name of that plane...but I don't.

>>13076013

>>13076033
S-3 Viking

>>13076078

oh hai

WUT DO NOW!!!!


>streeld small

Yeah, you better!

>>13076091

And finally-

Name: Roger Sowman
Callsign: Neck
Nationality: British
Age: 34
Aircraft: English Electric Lightning F1
Specialization: Air to Air
Abilities: Lead Storm, Where do you think you're going?
Background: While a talented pilot, his tendency to clash with superiors and get drunk whenever possible eventually resulted into early retirement. Since then, he has been looking for any work that could utilise his skills, and hopefully help him keep his bar tab open...


About the wargear, though- is it possible to rig the Lightning with Sidewinders or Sparrows? Historically it has either 2 Red Tops or Firestreaks, both poor-mans Sidewinders, about the same size but half the weight of a Sparrow.

>accuracy glamis

Yes, I know historically accuracy is more glamorous, but gameplay comes first Captcha!

>>13076090
Ah, yes now I remember. Carrier aircraft used for anti-submarine warfare.

Thanks, sukhoi.

>>13076135
>Aircraft: English Electric Lightning F1

That reminds me, I need to pick up that model kit I had reserved at the shop.

>Specialization: Air to Air
Thank you, I was thinking I'd be the only one in the squadron.

>About the wargear, though- is it possible to rig the Lightning with Sidewinders or Sparrows? Historically it has either 2 Red Tops or Firestreaks, both poor-mans Sidewinders, about the same size but half the weight of a Sparrow

Well according to this: http://www.vectorsite.net/aveeltg.html

>Sidewinder fit had been mocked up on a Lightning in 1982, but that was the sum of it.

So unless the GM allows you to spend some money on having making some modifications to your aircraft, I think you may have a bit of a problem. On the positive side, your specialization is with your gun armament anyway.

>>13076245

Yeah, last games I've been in I took either a ground-poiunder or EW/SEAD. I just like the idea of getting on the deck and blowing shit up. Might as well try out something more inclined to survive a dogfight.

I'm not overly concerned over the missiles, not with a pair of 30mm ADEN cannons. Should be able to zoom-and-boom rather effectively.

>>13076333
The lightning kind of exemplifies the 2 second engagement window followed by the 2 minute turn to re-engage.

So, with the two new guys, we've got 7 pilots in this outfit?
Lot of ground attack, too.

I personally hope that Neck and Hammer will be able to participate, since that's another interceptor to keep enemy fighters busy and another attacker to handle CAS and low-altitude attacks.

I'm torn between moving towards an EW airframe with some ground attack capabilities, or go completely AWACS and go for one of the dedicated EW and C3 aircraft.

>>13079939

You could always try and grab an E-2, I think that would be a lot easier and more manageable than a full on Boeing 707, much smaller crew requirements as well.

I question the usefulness of such an plane in our squadron though. Do we really need such a large EW platform? It's not like we need to cover a whole wing worth of planes on a massive battlefield. I would think a single craft with ECM/EW pods would be enough to cover our flight, not to mention still be able to fulfill a SEAD role and/or be able to at least hold their own in a fight.

An E-2/3 would require much more resources to operate, and require another plane to watch over it. It would also eliminate any chance of steal our flight might have with its huge active radar systems.

>>13078111
I was going to try to do something but with a Jack of All trade char but I don't know.

>>13080620
Admittedly, the Hawkeye might be a little overkill for the level of operations we would engage in. I was thinking of an R-99 if I was to go the dedicated AEWC route.

For a more versatile aircraft, I was thinking of either an EA-6 Prowler, or if I can afford it, an EA-18 Growler.

>>13082218
I think the EA-6 would be the best pick. It fulfills the EM roles while still being able to handle SEAD and it's own defense in the air.

I don't think we'll be able to get anything new and shiny like the Growler for some time. Besides, the only big advantage they have over the Prowler is logistical. The US Navy didn't want to have a bunch of different plans all with different part requirements, so they built an EW craft on the Super Hornet frame. Besides, the Growler gets most of its EW capacity from under wing pods.

Okay, so I'm making some additions to the soundtrack and I realize that I have the Battlefield Vietnam OST. So I was wondering if you guys think any of the songs on it would go great added to the Planes & Mercs soundtrack:

Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Fortunate Son" (opening theme)-As a reference to Platoon (film) and Forrest Gump.
Edwin Starr - "War"
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - "Nowhere to Run"-As a reference to Good Morning, Vietnam.
The Troggs - "Wild Thing"
Rare Earth - "Get Ready"
Canned Heat - "On the Road Again"-As a reference to Tour of Duty (TV series).
The Guess Who - "Shakin' All Over"
Count Five - "Psychotic Reaction"
Deep Purple - "Hush"
The Kinks - "All Day And All Of The Night"
The Kinks - "You Really Got Me"
The Box Tops - "The Letter"
Jefferson Airplane - "Somebody to Love"
Bobby Fuller Four - "I Fought the Law"
Budapest Symphony Orchestra - "The Ride of the Valkyries"-As a reference to Apocalypse Now.
The Trashmen - "Surfin' Bird"-As a reference to Full Metal Jacket.
Jefferson Airplane - "White Rabbit" (Menu theme, instrumental remix)-As a reference to Platoon (film).

>>13082902

*facepalm*

I can't believe I forgot I also had the Battle of Britain Soundtrack.

Viola!: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Z3K3B3GO

1. "Solar Angels" - Judas Priest
2. "Hard As Iron" - Judas Priest
3. "Radar Rider" - Jerry Riggs
4. "Holy Diver" - Dio
5. “Aces High” – Iron Maiden
6. “Operation Ground and Pound” – Dragonforce
7. “Highway to Hell” – AC/DC
8. “Fortunate Son” – Creedence Clearwater Revival
9. "Don't Stop Me Now" – Queen
10. "Highway to the Danger Zone" - Kenny Loggins
11. SWAT Kats Season 2 Theme
12. “Rock You Like a Hurricane” - The Scorpions
13. "How Far to Paradise" (Area 88) - Derek Jackson
14. "How Far to Paradise" (Version 2) - Derek Jackson
15. “Blade Runner Blues” – Vangelis
16. "Gortoz a Ran - J'Attends" (performed by Denez Prigent and Lisa Gerrard)
17. “Paradise Circus” – Massive Attack
18. The A-Team Theme (Full Version)
19. Battle of Britain Theme – Ron Goodwin
20. "The Ride of the Valkyries" - Budapest Symphony Orchestra
21. "I'm On A Boat" - The Lonely Island ft. T-Pain (For carrier-based missions)
22. "Oh No You Didn't" (Mercenaries 2 Song)

>>13084656

That gif is fucking awesome.

You guys need more ground support.

>>13084860
If we could afford B-52 support, then we would not have to be mercenaries.
As for getting infantry mercs to help us out, that's more for our company to worry about.

That list is in dire need of more Hendrix.

Other considerations:
Hammerfall- Any Means Necessary
Powerman 5000- Action
Rob Zombie- Dragula
White Stripes- 7 Nation Army

Someone really needs to track the GM down and beat him with a stick so he learns not to take so long in getting back to his game.

I'd personally go for Motorhead (Killed by Death and Funny Farm) and various selections from the Ace Combat series (specifically Fire Youngman, Ripping Air, Alect Squadron and Mayhem) in addition to what you've got there. Also +1 to Rob Zombie, suits the mud-movers at any rate.

Some stuff from Iron Eagle maybe?

Bump.

Given the love /tg/ has for Planes and Mercs, would this crowd be interested in a nuclear war bombing quest involving the crew of a Tu-16? I'd do the pre-quest stuff at 4 p.m. PST Tuesday, and the quest stuff at 4 p.m. PST Wednesday, if those times work.

>>13088727
That looks scary just standing still.

>>13088849
Pfft. That's not scary.

THIS is SCARY.

>>13089688
This one's even scarier.

And here's a bigger/higher quality photo.

Hey, at least we won't have to deal with these guys.
SAMs AND Tactical Laser pods, on a high mobility vehicle frame.

>>13089691

I personally like the old Zues 23-4. Something about a tank that has such an insane firerate that if it fires a long enough burst, it won't stop firing til it's out of ammo. Just seems proper Russian to me.

Wait! Is it ZSU-23-4M3? I don't see any radar so it must be it - vehicle for killing ragheads in mountains and cities.

>great leempt

>>13043559
Every time i see this thread, i have the urge to fire up my PS2 and play the fuck out of Ace Combat 4, 5 and 0, have yet to find 6.

>>Conflict Mumposs
i think captcha is trying to tell me something.

>>13093996

I think the radar is behind the commander's head.

>>13094016

Dammit, I have that need now too! And also the need to fire up my PS3 and play some AC2 (nice thing about the PS3, it may not have games but PSX ones work fine)