F/A-18E Super Hornet VFA-25 + kill markers (Italeri N°2791 - 1/48 scale)

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  • Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
  • Super Hornets from VFA-25 are stationed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, and have seen considerable action in the Red Sea, shooting down Houthi drones, and destroying ground targets
    I gave this specific build markers for two drones shot down, and eight strike missions!
    It is carrying two AGM-88E AARGMs, which is worth noting: while you might think that the EA-18G Growlers would be armed with them instead of regular hornets, the Growlers are mostly reserved as EW systems, to stop the Houthis from launching SAMs at US and RAF aircraft strike packages. During the entire deployment of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower to the Red Sea, the Houthis weren’t able to fire a single missile at manned US aircraft due to work by the Growlers!
    Below is a link to some combat footage of USN Super Hornets in the Red Sea from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, which was the carrier deployed to the region before the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71 is where VFA-25 is currently residing)
    • Carrier Eisenhower’s N...

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