Can get this for £2.39 from Play.com. Worth the money?

Yup.

A copy is actually right here in my computer space.

No doubt that is a worthwhile buy!

I'd highly recommend it.

 

Buddha

I bought it in hardcover when it came out. Very definitely worth it!

Got it and finished today. Great book.

 

When did the F-16 get BVR capability?

Got it and finished today. Great book.

 

When did the F-16 get BVR capability?

 

Red Phoenix readed in paperback some years ago, I suppose in some place at my parents house.

 

My first day on holidays, I'm lazy this morning, but here some short answers about the F-16 BVR capability:

http://www.f-16.net/f-16_armament_article10.html

AIM-7

F-16C Block 25: 1984

F-16C Block 32 (Egypt): 1986

F-16 ADF: 1989

 

http://www.f-16.net/f-16_armament_article3.html

AIM-120, January 1992.

Why do the F-16s in the novel not have AIM-7s then?

Why do the F-16s in the novel not have AIM-7s then?

 

USAF F-16s did not have AIM-7 capability until the F-16A/B ADF (Air Defense Fighter) version, and those serving in Korea in the novel were probably earlier models. (No F-16 with early APG-66 can use AIM-7 or AIM-120). My WAG.

May have to dust off this title now that Angle of Attack has gone by the wayside.

Why do the F-16s in the novel not have AIM-7s then?

 

USAF F-16s did not have AIM-7 capability until the F-16A/B ADF (Air Defense Fighter) version, and those serving in Korea in the novel were probably earlier models. (No F-16 with early APG-66 can use AIM-7 or AIM-120). My WAG.

 

OK, thanks.

Just got through the fighter sweep and the strike on the Han River Crossings. That would be fun to game. I now wonder what rule set would be appropriate.

Just got through the fighter sweep and the strike on the Han River Crossings. That would be fun to game. I now wonder what rule set would be appropriate.

 

You could use Harpoon 4 for that- Bond talks about creating a scenario from the O'Brien sinking. Fox Two Reheat! also springs to mind.

You could use Harpoon 4 for that- Bond talks about creating a scenario from the O'Brien sinking. Fox Two Reheat! also springs to mind.

 

The "new" trilogy air rules for the air to air. Fox Two Reheat or AirWar: C21 for the air to air or air to ground. Too many aircraft for Air Superiority/Air Strike. Hmmn...