ITT: Jets, tanks, and guns only (you) likeI'll start
>>65616199unfortunately you have to delete this thread. I happen to love the Panavia Tornado
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>>65616199>>65616329>>65616337>>65616339Terrible for this thread.>>65616366Better.
>>65616199We had this thread not that long ago, and I said I like Tornado.
it was a stopgap and looked ugly in appearance but it was a pillar of the line against Rommel
>>65616366>give the crusader a 6-pdr to fight enemy tanks>lose its co-ax and make it near useless against infantrythe british were really, really concerned about tank on tank combat
>>65616701Blue board, anon.
>>65616701the thing about the british is that they viewed anti-tank capability as the number 1 priorityhole punching is the god-state, everything else is irrelevantthe M3 was rushed in despite its obvious flaws and the fact that every M3 they bought would have to be replaced a few months later because its 75mm gun was bigger than their 2pdr, nothing else mattered
>>65616710>the thing about the british is that they viewed anti-tank capability as the number 1 priority>>65616704because they had no other antitank alternative at the time other than antitank guns, and both Germans and British had become quite adept at flanking and destroying those, and killing even self-propelled antitank guns. without a self-propelled antitank capability, only a static defence strategy was possible, no reactive defence, and no offensive whatsoever. this lesson was learned on both sides at the cost of many lives.picrel is the Deacon. it was fairly useful as a British self-propelled antitank gun. it was often quickly disabled due to its lack of armour.for this reason, a thickly-armoured antitank capability was needed (and arguably continues to be needed to this day). >>65616710>the M3 was rushed in despite its obvious flawsand did well despite those flawsit was a stopgap and it worked well.
>>65616998That thing was so ugly before they made a bunch of changes in the latest prototype.
>>65617040The hump always looked the same. It's just the camera angle and low illumination that makes it look extra bad
>We're all living in Amerika.>Amerika ist wunderbar.>We're all living in Amerika,>Amerika, Amerika.
>>65616704>Lose its co-axAnon, the Crusader still has a co-ax.
>>65616199I was extremely autistic growing up and the ATAT was my favorite vehicle from star wars.
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>>65617788gotta love a woman with curves
>>65617760That's not a double chin, that's a quadruple chin.
>>65617717Gannet a best though
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>>65617717>>65617788British aircraft is cheating.
>>65616701Based
>>65617708It looks like one of those wooden log tanks from World 8 in Super Mario 3.
>>65616704coax is plainly visible in that picture, only the valentine with the 6pdr lacked a coax in some variants.
>>65618674Just because most people cannot tell a 12 apart from a 71 doesn't mean only you like it.
>>65616701>>65618644>LeeThat's a Grant though
I just bought a 1/72 scale Super Etendard model that I can't wait to build
I'mma just keep doing my job and doing it pretty OK, hope someone notices some day....
>>65618831Bro everyone likes Floggers.
>>65618891Eh
>>65618780>1/72 scale Super Etendardthey're nice, I'm hoping to get a good 1/48 scale kit of one
>>65618892They are like SU-25s; no one denies they are fucking awesome, great looking and capable aircraft, they just need updating and are unfortunately currently being used by morons. In most cases it is not the weapons being used that is the problem it is the people using those weapons that dictates combat performance.
>>65618943its an older (1985 or so Minicraft) release which is apparently a rebox of some Japanese brand I've never heard of. I'm hoping it goes together well, I've been burned on vintage kits being unbelievably shit and not fun to build before. Will more than likely have to get some aftermarket decals for it, I've never had any luck with super old decals
>>65619041>>65618943I should get back into the old school modeling hobby like before BT and 40k took it over. Putting together tiny but accurate plastic models of Nork armor would be an informative winter hobby.
They hated the J-20's canards only for the F-47 to have canards too
>>65619058It's an awesome hobby. I got back into it in late 2024 after not having touched a model in 15 or so years when I was a kid. It's helped me get off the computer, though I am still a total shut in
turning a shitty old MiG-19 into a somewhat modern ground attacker capable of throwing PGM's is fucking cool and you can't convince me otherwise
>>65619089a personal favorite
>>65618891They're the ugliest MiG aside from some of those freakish CFT'd 29s. The proportions are too wonky to be normal cool but not weird enough to be weird cool.Uncanny valley jet.Besides when it comes to combloc variable geometry it's got to be the fitter.Just look at him.
>>65618737most people posting about blackbirds on the internet or that paid $200 for Brian Shul's book, don't know what an A-12 is or that it even exists
>>65616199not seeing enough love for sub hunters anywhere
>>65620026>sub hunter>never hunted a sub
>>65620026I remember when the S-3 came out. It was a unique design, unlike any other aircraft
>>65619839Starting to sound more like jets only you dislike, rather than what OP was going for.
>>65620033It's a sub-repelling plane.
>>65620026bro>>65617717Was built for one job,Nuking subs.
>>65620069It wouldn't be only him liking it if everyone liked floggers.If anything I'm just supporting his claim against a challenge
>>65619559The only chink plane I like.What a goofball
>>65619839>>65620580>>65620069OK SOME people dislike floggers,i just think it is a good example of a commie plane that does one thing well but nothing else.Huh, i just realized that the DPRK operates twice as many Floggers as the rest of the world combined. Kinda makes sense as a long range missile carrier that probably will only get used once.
>>65616334Oh fuck off, there is no one here that genuinly dislikes boatplanes, no matter the shape or size.And let's be real, this one is fucking sexy.
>>65617760Chubby and Habby :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
>>65616199Not hated, but definitely obscure. Still counting on at least some some Italian and Brazilian bros to appreciate it...
>>65616334>flying boat >contra-rotating props To dislike such a contraption, one would have to be an even greater faggot than Liberace, Elton John and George Michael combined.
>>65617760Supposedly, an eventual production version would have looked more like pic related. Still not an exceptionally pretty jet, but much better than the protoype. Kinda wish they added it to Ace combat, or to some other non-sim jet fighting game..Link with more pics:https://www.twz.com/20971/this-is-what-a-boeing-f-32-wouldve-looked-like-if-lockheed-lost-the-jsf-competition
The S-35 for some reason really tickles my fancy. It's like a loaf of bread with a little head poking out of it. Same for the B1, big ol' loaf tanks.
>>65621940You named my two favorite French tonks
>>65619839I typically hate nose inlets but anon is correct.
>>65620580Was not aware of its existence. Thanks, Anon.
>>65616701there is something badass about "stopgap" weapons/vehicles that are just a few steps above a technical.
>>65619839>Ass end of a Falcon>Midsection of a Tomcat>Front part of a FishbedHow much booze plane sex was involved to make that?
>>65621880Totally. And there is a similar article speculating on design changes the F-23 would certainly have implemented. I'm not linking because I'm too drunk to google.
>>65621828pretty neat for a more recent gen combat jet>Rolls-Royce Spey>M61 rotary cannonI'd like a surp warbird one in my personal hangar
>>65622103One famously shot down a MiG-17 and it was kept hush hush for years to avoid the USAF flipping a shit.They weren't terribly happy with the mohawk being armed in the first place needless to say.
>>65621828Latin F-5
>>65624078except no because it has just 1 nonafterburning turbofan engine and isn't supersonic
Shermans and their billion variants
>>65621940I see two fr*nch tanks that some people will like and raise you this sloped goofball.
I just think it's neat
>>65617717My 2nd favorite bong aircraft behind pic related
China's ZTZ 96/99 tanks.Look like a neat halfway between soviet and western designs.
>>65624603love 'em
>>65624645I only really like them when they have the ridiculous camo and white rims.
>>65616199For me its the T-6>>65624603>>65624700Damn she thick
>>65618796The one with the MANPADS is a menace in WG:RD
>>65624645Honestly that tank is fascinating because apparently the latest viarant, the 96B, was developed to win that biathlon Russia used to host before the whole war thing.
>>65624771It doesn't surprise me that the chinese would develop a tank with the goal to succeed in something like that, rather than actual military requirements.
>>65624774Well it was a straight upgrade to the previous iteration, it was just developed to win the AFV equivalent of a sports competition.
Also I only now just realised I misspelt "variant", fuck.
>>65624796I love bell helicopter like a MFER
>>65624818I love the OH-58A and the OH-58C, but never hear of them getting much attention.
>>65624796>>65624906Has the kiowa pilot meme really died off this hard?Hell it's only been 5 years since their retirement.
