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  1. Valkyrie Driver
    When did I say I was right? I simply presented points to be considered in the discussion. My matter of fact demeanor is a result of attempting to convey my points in as clear and concise a manner as possible so as to avoid misunderstanding. I still ask the question, why was my argument stupid? You did not articulate any reasons. I ask you again, do you have some operational experience dealing with joint service operations, that leads you to disagree? I'm waiting to hear some counter points, to the argument I presented. If you can't I'll go on thinking that way. I also ask you, is it that important that you be right? Truly, is that what this topic is about, you being right? I thought it was a discussion about aircraft.
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    Thing is, working is mentally taxing (I'm tasked with solving other people's automotive problems), and I go to school full time, and this semester my mind has been taxed by learning Japanese, Economics, and Mathematics. Those are the words that are hanging out in my brain right now. I doubt you want to read my japanese homework, or my solution for fixing an engine... Anyway, so much to do, and so little time...
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    Wait, what? What about chuck having fins and gills? Where does that come from? Pics?
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    First of all, I stated my belief that the Air Force should have reamined the Air Corps, under the Department of the Army, but as a separate entity, much akin to the way the USMC is to the Navy. Second of all, why would that be stupid? The Air Force and the Army are still linked, with each providing services to the other that they lack. A unified civilian oversight would not be an idiotic proposition. Additionally, there are plenty of examples of world wide of cooperative, combined arms, and in some cases unified armed forces. two notables: Canada's Armed Forces are unified (though separated by role into separate branches), and the Israeli military is separated by role. The Air Force operates all aircraft and anything related, the Army Operates all ground forces, and the Navy Operates the ships. My suggestion would cut down on the wrangling between the army and the air force, over what aircraft to keep and what to retire. The Army Secretary would get to tell the air force, "you can't get rid of aircraft X, because it fills the army's need Y" or "If you don't want it, give it to the army because they do." Streamlined process. Also, it's my opinion, one which I'm entitled to. If you don't like it, you can ignore it. Alternatively, offer me reasons why you think it's stupid instead of just saying it is. Do you have some operational experience that gives you this insight? If so, please share it with me, so perhaps I might gain more understanding.
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    I absolutely loved Yamato 2199, and I can't wait to see what's next (I never saw the original, and now I don't care to go back and watch it).
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    The Osprey falls into a weird category, is it rotary wing or fixed? If it's fixed, the Army wouldn't be able to operate it, and if it's rotary, what can the V-22 do that the CH-47 can't? The USAF and USMC are the ones who get the most benefit from the V-22, and maybe the USN. If the Army needs a V-22 they just ask the USAF. Thing is the army has very specific requirements of it's aircraft. Would the Army like to take the A-10? Sure, it means less reliance n the Air Force, not just for the airborne component of CAS, but it would mean they could use their own Joint Fires Observers, rather than Air Force JTACs. In truth, perhaps the Air Force shouldn't have been separated from the Army like it was. Truth is the Air Force should have remained the Air Corps, got a different uniform, but remained under the dept of the army. All that aside, the V-22 would be difficult to make into a CAS platform. It lacks the internal space to mount enough armaments and fire control systems to be worth it, and wing mounted ordnance is a problem in forward flight. The V-22 doesn't use the same mechanism to achieve forward flight as a helo does. So the rist of shooting off your rotor blades is high. I just don't see any way to make a V-22 CAS platform. Besides, attack helos would do do it better, and and fixed wing CAS would do it faster. We tried to turn a heavy lift V-TOL into a gunship during Vietnam, it was a CH-47 called Guns-A-Go-Go, and they were shot down more often than they did any good.
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    Screw the special snowflake valks, I want the VF-31A. I don't own a delta wing Valk and this seems like the best one. I would love to have a YF-30 but I'd rather have a toy from something I have seen or experienced (I don't own a PS3, so I didn't get to play M30).
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    Maybe some wire nuts too, if the civil engineers had to help...
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    So it's heresy then...
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    The Army isn't allowed to operate fixed wing aircraft over a certain weight, and most fighters and all bombers weight more than their max. I don't know what that max T/O weight is, but it's low enough. The V-22 has enough problems without adding that sort of armaments to the equation. Besides, why make a V-22 to do it, when you already have the AC-130? Spooky ain't goin' nowhere soon.
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    Did not know that, where was that stated?
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    I too love the YF-19, and if you can stand some VF-19 ish "improvements" the Bandai VF-19Advance is a worthy replacement. If you can pick one up of course. The bandai offering has a better color IMO, and the toy mostly nails it, not to mention coming with a fair bit of accessories (minus all that armament from the Arcadia, which would have been nice). The fighter mode side profile is much nicer than the arcadia, and many of the mechanisms from the arcadia ar carried over and done a bit better. Now I don't know about the re-release that is either upcoming or rumored or already out, but the real selling point is not having to pay arcadia prices for it, and still having a well done toy. Just a thought. And Welcome back!
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    Well, VF-5SS's review of the toy kinda sealed it. It seems like Evolution went about designing this toy in a very ham-fisted way, while some things were clever, others were not. I'm kinda disappointed, since Macross II was my first introduction to a "real" Macross production. Throughout the review I kept hearing my brain say, maybe Bandai could do it better, lets hope they actually do a HMR.
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    Much appreciated, I must have skipped a page or three by accident. Wait, is there a VF-31 that doesn't have FSW? Is there an image on this board? Or maybe a link?
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    I thought I read somewhere that Zolans were not genetically compatible with humans something about a different evolutionary track.
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    One more Delta question: Mirage Fallyna Jenius. So we have a female Zentradi character, with our favorite duo's name, my guess is that she's related. Big question is how? I mean doing thee math, the eldest daughter would be 39 at the time Mirage would have been born, making it possible that Mirage is a grand daughter, since M&M would be well into their 50's at that time, and well into their 70's by the time of delta. At this point it's all speculation, since we have no official info at this time (at least not that I've seen), so any thoughts?
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    Just an excuse to track down some super parts and purchase, am I right?
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    Most Aircraft do have a tapered cross section in the wings, it's a structural thing. I'm really interested in this toy, and I would love to have one, but I don't know which one (I tend to pick a single valk of the type to purchase, as I'm not made of money). Can anyone give me a rundown of what each model looks like?
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    Yeah, as for the Slice of life, that's kinda where it ended for now, as real life happened, and I started a job, and then the semester started. I've been a busy man for the past few months and this project has lapsed. I'll be doing some more wok on it I hope, as school won't be a big thing for a few months, however it'll all depend on how drained work leaves me.
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    Are there any durability concerns with this toy? I've always liked the VF-2SS, but for one thing. The chest piece sticks up and gets in the way of the head's vision. But I do rather like it and kinda want one.
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    I'm gonna weigh in on this. Can the F-35 perform CAS, yes. Will it be as effective, partially. What makes the A-10 preferable, is the fact that it makes no bones about being stealthy, thus it's payload is not as severely limited (F-35's performing CAS would likely forego stealth anyway), additionally, the F-35, while capable of hauling a greater payload in terms of weight, cannot carry the quantity that an A-10 can. The F-35 is limited in terms of the number of hardpoints it has, 8 hardpoints compared to the Hog's 11, total payload is only 2,000lbs difference. The A-10 has a loiter time of approx 2hrs at 5,000ft, and greater surviveablity against ground fire. Let's also not forget the gun system that the fighters carry. The A-10 has a more powerful gun, and carries 1,174 rounds of 30mm ammunition, compared to the F-35's 180rounds of 25mm. If we look at the math, the Hog can carry 16,000lbs of ordnance on the hardpoints, if we look at the 500lb Mk82, the gold standard for CAS, the A-10 can carry 32 of them, 10 triples and a double on station 11. The F-35 has 6 hardpoints external, allowing it to carry 18, a gross weight of 9,000lbs, leaving 9,000lbs of it's total payload unused. Add to that the A-10's capability to carry a variety of munitions, not just bombs, and the fact that the F-35 has not been tested/approved for that capability, and you have a lack of versatility on the part of the F-35 in performing CAS. The A-10 is the superior choice for CAS, because it was purpose built for that role, while the F-35 is only adequate. The fact that the A-10 has the gun it does, is part of what makes it effective, not because the gun is more effective than bombs or smart munitions, but because of the psychological impact it has on the fight on the ground. Friendlies hear the A-10 make a gun run, and they get fired up, the enemy hears it and they break and run. That's an important factor to consider, in addition to the number of runs an A-10 can make compared to the F-35. The F-35 has the potential to be a great asset, however, I believe it will fall flat as a multi airframe replacement. The F-16 can outperform it in air combat, and the A-10 out performs in CAS/Anti-tank. The F-35 would however make an excellent supplement to those airframes, or future dedicated airframes, as well as offering us a potent day 1 strike fighter. USAF will do what they do, and they'll suffer for it. *All comparisons were made based off of the F-35A, as the Air Force version, it seemed appropriate to compare a USAF jet to a USAF jet.
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    The VF-31 and the SV-262 are both really cool, and I'm glad we got to see them in episode 1. I actually thought the frankengult was pretty cool, what do you do when you have a regult with busted up thrusters, and a queadluun with a smashed up cockpit? Kluge them together of course, especially if you need a functioning mech. I'm actually kinda surprised we haven't seen that more often, but hey, it looks like the planet they're on might not be the most well supplied, so there's that...
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    So, I'm not trying to put spoilers out there, but I feel I need to ask this question: As I was watching the Delta prologue episode, I noticed a star map of the milky way, and it seems to have shown humanity moving in all directions from earth. It looks to me like as of Delta, humanity started moving into the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. Is the setting for delta in the LMC? It would be really cool if it were, just as something different, you know?
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    So I just saw the Prologue episode. It's interesting, and at first blush I really liked it. They didn't waste any time getting to it, which I liked. We also learned a lot about what's going on, not enough to ruin further episodes, but enough to get a feel for the setting. Speaking of which it's refreshing to see something other than a colony fleet as the setting, I'm sure we'll see that come up in later episodes, but it's a pretty cool start. The animation quality is amazing, the mecha look great, and the story seems like it's going to be pretty interesting. I'm seeing some elements recycled from other Macross series, which is fine, since it seems to be stuff that wasn't really expanded on in those shows. The Walkure seem to be M7's jamming birds, done right, while the presence of a song that triggers violence in people seems to be pulled from M2, as well as the idea of opposed songstresses, which seems to be neat. Overall, I'm pretty excited to see what's coming. Hopefully it won't take too long to get some translated subs out there, for those of us with the handicap of not being able to speak japanese (I'm still learning).
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    I have the Alto VF-171 and It's great, though recently one of the wing pins was sheared off. It still works, and transforms but the wing can go a tad wonky if it gets bumped. Still I'd like to see improvements made, so that battroid mode is more solid. If they made a this and it wass improved, I'd buy it.
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