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siegecrossbow

siegecrossbow

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All right I'll try to do an easy one.

Name of this aircraft and the country of origin. If possible also mention the plane that replaced it.

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Air Force Brat

Air Force Brat

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French Mirage V, modified with fixed Canards by the Israelis, replaced by the Israeli Kfir? I'm prolly wrong as I never could tell one mirage from another or the Rafael or the Eurofighter. As a young guy I loved delta's, 102s, 106s, blackbirds, B-58 Hustler, when the F-15 came along I figured it out. That was my first true love, really liked F-18, loved the YF-23, a little ambivalent about the Raptor till she showed her true colors, I saw it fly at Oskosh, makes everything that came before look anemic. I am also a big Flanker fan, and really love the way the T-50 looks, but no way is it a Raptor. Even if I'm wrong thanks for doing an easy aircraft Siege.
 
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I think the pic above shows an israeli Kfir, wich is based on the french Mirage III. It was replaced by the Nesher, wich was based on the Mirage V.
 
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Scratch

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Ok, I was gonna say Swiss III S version next, but it's not it either I think. Instead I say South African Atlas Cheetah, wich is somehow based on the israeli Kfir, coming from the Mirage III.
Therefore their replacement should be the Saab Gripen, having replaced the last Chetaah in 2008, I think.
 
siegecrossbow

siegecrossbow

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Scratch said:
Ok, I was gonna say Swiss III S version next, but it's not it either I think. Instead I say South African Atlas Cheetah, wich is somehow based on the israeli Kfir, coming from the Mirage III.
Therefore their replacement should be the Saab Gripen, having replaced the last Chetaah in 2008, I think.
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Correct answer. Your turn scratch.
 
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All right, thank you, Siege. Next, we're going beneath the ocean.
Class name and country, pls. As a plus, until recently, these ships were the #1 in a certain category, what is that category and who pushed them from the throne?

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MwRYum

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Scratch said:
All right, thank you, Siege. Next, we're going beneath the ocean.
Class name and country, pls. As a plus, until recently, these ships were the #1 in a certain category, what is that category and who pushed them from the throne?

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Can't-resist-the-itch...!

Bah, ok...that's the Project 949A Antey, NATO designation Oscar-II SSGN, telltale feature from Project 949 Granit / Oscar-I SSGN is the tail fin shape. Built and in service with Soviet / Russian Navy.

Until the first 4 boats of the USN Ohio-class SSBN convert into SSGN (plus SEAL deployment capability, not to mention a far larger cruise missile capacity - 22 silos with 7 missiles each, maximum 154 missiles per boat), the Project 949A was the largest SSGN in service. Right now, the Project 949A is the 4th largest submarine by displacement and length.
 
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