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I know you did a video on parts of what you use for your control gear, but would you do a video going into what you need and what you use PC wise? And whether or not you are upgrading.? Would love to know what I'm up for.
@@fderty4Are you we in Middleschool? lol It was a joke, with a dash of truth sprinkled in. The main reason the F16 won is because GS was the better pilot.
I have always loved the F 16. Give it better radar and top of the line arms it will stand up to almost anyone. It’s quick fast and can turn harder than almost anything. Give it the weapons and watch out.
notch and jinking i believe, he was successful with that second to last missile fired at him since it got too slow and low to have the energy to pull up to meet him. the last missile that got him was much higher and closer so it just had to drop on him. so he had to get super lucky with the jink or the missile forgets to missile....
The actual reason for that is because on the Russian RWR you can see the signal strength of the enemy radar (the stronger the signal the closer the enemy aircraft or missile is) the bandit knew the missile was close and started to frantically flail around. This is because missiles lead their targets by predicting their trajectory. If you make loads of aspect changes the missile has to continually adjust to try and hit the target. This bleeds the missile’s energy and the hope would be that it loses enough energy to the point where it can no longer track the target and hit the ground 👍
GS..say all you want about the disparity between the aircraft.. the missiles and the radar. This fight came down to tactics and pilot experience. After 21 years in the USAF, I have seen it again and again...just admit it..The better pilot won!! Congrats...LOL
Man that Viper is a sneaky assassin. I honestly can’t even say that because the rep is known. Something about a plane from the 70’s still dominating doesn’t feel right 😂
if datalink can provide guidance to the viper, it can also provide the same to missiles-avoiding having to go pitbull... lulling the bandit into a false of security? sound or not so much?
@@GM-fh5jp It's kinda funny that going cold means pointing the hot part of the plane at the enemy though, it's pretty easy to get confused if you don't already know the answer.
Just remember with these two aircraft that aside from the airframe which was also slightly upgraded, the su-35 is almost a completely different aircraft to the su-27. It was fully introduced in 2008. The f-16 has had slight tweaks but is mostly the same aircraft from when it was introduced in 1978. That is a 30 year difference between these aircraft or to put it in other words, the mig-15 is as old to the f-16 as the f-16 is old to the su-35. And it’s still good.
The Viper maintains and recovers energy better after a couple of leafs - the Flanker was (pretty sure?) subsonic in the final leaf while the Viper was supersonic
F-16 is a bit better then Osprey crash rate, but since 1975 In just 50 years, 88 pilots have died in the fighter jet and 383 planes are lost and a huge number doesnt involve conflicts...even Iraqi's, in 1991 got couple down. The overall Class A rate was 5.09 per 100,000 flight hours, more than double the overall USAF rate. and not flying in frozen temperatures or too hot.... @Tepnox
By minute 7:00 I was discouraged, well I thought my dear GS is a hero but I may be asking for more than what an F16 can bite, then the miracle occur and I jumped as a kid getting a toy in Christmas.
"The Flanker-E will be carrying the new R-77777 missiles that go pitbull from Pluto's orbit (4.8 billion kilometers) and never ever miss, while the F-16 will have a soggy Starbucks cup as it's primary armament..."
love the F16. do not like when they come visit the F15's at the 142nd fighter wing ....the vipers take off in AB and it's incredibly loud...all day...for a whole week :(
08:40 What on earth was that AMRAAM doing? At 08:50 it was only 1 mile away, slightly above and giving appropriate lead. The target descended a little and the missile pitched up! The target climbed and the missile pitched down and went 200ft under the target?
It’s hard for me to imagine the latest version of the 16F Viper has a poor radar system or not as capable of a radar. It must be classified information that’s not made public.
I have given some thought to this and the only thing I can think of is..the tanks while being a metallic structure will reflect radar but when they are released the incoming missle is searching for a larger and faster target. Not to say you couldn't fool some older missles but the new missles are fairly difficult to fool.
Do you know if dcs has updated the f16 to model the latest upgrades. I think the first upgraded f16 returned to its squadron sometime in the latter part of 2023. The name of the upgrade program was PoBIT, and it gives the f16 an apg 83 radar upgrade, cdu, electronic warfare capabilities, and some others i cant remember. I was just curious because it seems like it would be a big improvement in bvr, extending its launch range quite a bit. I dont know if they would have had time to do it or not.
Now the situation asks for... brazilian f39 gripen defending guiana from venezuela. Lets say there is a group of brazilian F5s going for a bomb run and the Sukhoys Su 30 are intercepting. The gripen would not allow that. Mind, there's s300 in the area
@@sierramikekilo6925 one Gripen will not be enough. The moment it gets distracted the F-5s will be easily taken care of. Also Venezuela can employ the F-16s they have.
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The F-16’s skin you used for this video looks sooo good
I know you did a video on parts of what you use for your control gear, but would you do a video going into what you need and what you use PC wise? And whether or not you are upgrading.?
Would love to know what I'm up for.
@@M1A2_AbramsSEPv3 Do you know what skin it was? I'm looking for it now through 130 pages of skins of the DCS website.
@@OisinClissmann I do not unfortunately
It's nice how the wings flex under hi g. Nice moves... I wonder how the wings of a Mig 15 would flex under the influence of a P-51's Zunis?
The F-16 Viper had a massive advantage over the SU-35, it was loaded with a Growling Sidewinder.
If you like GS do much why don't you marry him ? 🤨
@@fderty4he is actually.
😂😂😂
cringe
@@fderty4Are you we in Middleschool? lol It was a joke, with a dash of truth sprinkled in.
The main reason the F16 won is because GS was the better pilot.
You made that look far easier than I thought it would pan out. Rafale v Eurofighter please.
Hey, I’m pretty sure the Rafale isn’t in DCS yet, unless it was added really recently. The closest thing ingame IIRC is the Mirage 4000
Sweden stand alone. No Eurofighter no Rafael,
no NATO. Only refugees.
@@M1A2_AbramsSEPv3how? He recently did a Su-27 vs Rafale video and he also flew the Rafale for a night duel.
@@traviswalker8933 for real? Shit mb
@@M1A2_AbramsSEPv3no he used the eurofighter
I just gota say, the canopy of the F16 is still to this day the sexiest piece of hardware ever!
That is the coolest livery for the F-16 that I've seen yet.
It looks like a 4th gen fighter trying to be hip and look like a 5th gen, lol.
What is up, fellow kids?
Agree it looks awesome. 👍
That appears to be HAVE GLASS V, a low-observable paint scheme for the F-16.
That appears to be HAVE GLASS V, a low-observable paint scheme for the F-16.
He wasn't moving on datalink because he was burning on the ground, lol. Great video.
Two beautiful Aircraft in this video. Would have loved seeing some footage of the R77Ms trying their best as well.
Also "Rafale v Eurofighter please"
Su035 was very slow looking at the end, did not manage it's energy.
Look liked it recommited too early? Or didn't think to defend aggressively
I love the Viper. Haven't flown her yet because I'm focused in the Hornet but the F16 is amazing.
What do you like most about the hornet? (I’m a viper player)
Same viper numba 1
Hell ya! Underdog victory!!
I have always loved the F 16. Give it better radar and top of the line arms it will stand up to almost anyone. It’s quick fast and can turn harder than almost anything. Give it the weapons and watch out.
F-16 MATV
F16 Pro Max
european delta winged jets definitely turn harder but yea, it's quick
That cinematic at the end, with the synced-up explosion ... * *chef's kiss* _perfect_ !
GS is just a better pilot...I don't know how, but the content gets better and better. 👏
Little little beastie F-16. The Burger King Jet. Set up the displays "your way"
F-16, still the most beautiful fighter aircraft for me! This shape is just killer
GO F-16 ! What a beast ! Thanks for the screensavers, GS.
What kind of bizarre evasive maneuver was it trying to do at the end there?
notch and jinking i believe, he was successful with that second to last missile fired at him since it got too slow and low to have the energy to pull up to meet him. the last missile that got him was much higher and closer so it just had to drop on him. so he had to get super lucky with the jink or the missile forgets to missile....
Also think he saw the missile in mid-jink. Tried to change a zag into a zig.
The actual reason for that is because on the Russian RWR you can see the signal strength of the enemy radar (the stronger the signal the closer the enemy aircraft or missile is) the bandit knew the missile was close and started to frantically flail around. This is because missiles lead their targets by predicting their trajectory. If you make loads of aspect changes the missile has to continually adjust to try and hit the target. This bleeds the missile’s energy and the hope would be that it loses enough energy to the point where it can no longer track the target and hit the ground 👍
Nice flying in the Spang Viper!!!
Couldn’t have ended it any better with the BF theme song! Strong work GS!
GS..say all you want about the disparity between the aircraft.. the missiles and the radar. This fight came down to tactics and pilot experience. After 21 years in the USAF, I have seen it again and again...just admit it..The better pilot won!! Congrats...LOL
That F16 looks amazing ,I'm normally a fan the Sukhoi's (I.e the way their jets look in general .But this F16 🔥
SU looks like art, the F16 looks like business, same with the F-15
35 is beauty, that has not much to offer, jack of all trades, master of none
@@petrsafranek5725 ya, but same could be said about the F-18, and with modern missile tech you could say the same about the F-16 also
@@jameskester7745 F/A-18 is battle proven beast, that can operate with low maintenance cost. I doubt you can say the same about any Sukhoi.
@@petrsafranek5725 the Sukhoi is literally in a bigger battle rn than any Hornet has ever been lmao
Viper ❤❤
Never underestimate the mighty Viper..
BRO! this!.. this was great. got on the edge of my seat ! more like this. when you are the under dog. even if you get wrecked , still a good fight
Man that Viper is a sneaky assassin. I honestly can’t even say that because the rep is known. Something about a plane from the 70’s still dominating doesn’t feel right 😂
if datalink can provide guidance to the viper, it can also provide the same to missiles-avoiding having to go pitbull... lulling the bandit into a false of security? sound or not so much?
Is that the next generation of missile... The 260's?
Isn’t that some kind of capability the F35 has, it can guide other planes missiles or something
Biggest advantage f16 had was GS in his cockpit ❤
I always thought going cold meant reducing thrust to lower the amount of heat signatures.
I mean, that's a fair assumption.
When you are attacking direct at the enemy it's called going "Hot". You are pointing your nose at him.
The reverse is true for going "Cold".
@@GM-fh5jp It's kinda funny that going cold means pointing the hot part of the plane at the enemy though, it's pretty easy to get confused if you don't already know the answer.
@@MrHeMan1001yep. Think of it nose hot, nose cold
I thought it meant reducing thrust and turning off radar to become a bit stealthier. 😅
That is some amazing flying man!
F16 YEAH😎
Let's goooo keepin it fresh with the daily uploads
That was flipping awesome. The relentless attack from the Su-35 was kinda scary. Kept expecting to see a flash and KIA. Great job, GS.
These videos are like mini movies.
Edge of your seat movies!
Omg i thought 'cold' meant flying away with afterburner off lol. Touche.
I imagine without the AWACS the outcome would have been quite different, but a kill is a kill.
@@antilarge7860not funny it's just how it would likely play out
A kill is a kill, I live my life a quarter mile at a time, it's all about family.
@@WoodsmanHobo777callsign DOM
@@antilarge7860 Main reason why NATO is losing all its wars so brutally is exaxtly that delusion.
@@rajaydon1893 I think if this was reality awacs would be the first ones to go down in any encounter of fighter vs fighter scenario.
The upgrades to the F-16 making it the Viper now are amazing! Pilot training and experience are a big factor in the equation too…😎
Your videos are always satisfying to watch.
The way the music hits in the end is perfection
Maybe yes. I think F-16 still my favorite one.
Guess the ole corkscrew maneuver doesn't work so well when the missile is coming from way up!
Looked like he was not executing it very well, it looked too tight.
@@blshouse Possible. Seemed to work first time, but the missile was at his level...
That’s a dirty bird man. Deadly stinger 😂
Just remember with these two aircraft that aside from the airframe which was also slightly upgraded, the su-35 is almost a completely different aircraft to the su-27. It was fully introduced in 2008. The f-16 has had slight tweaks but is mostly the same aircraft from when it was introduced in 1978. That is a 30 year difference between these aircraft or to put it in other words, the mig-15 is as old to the f-16 as the f-16 is old to the su-35. And it’s still good.
0:34 GS, It's not the plane. it's The Pilot.
I love the f16
The Viper maintains and recovers energy better after a couple of leafs - the Flanker was (pretty sure?) subsonic in the final leaf while the Viper was supersonic
Anything can shoot down anything. Nothing is truly untouchable.
Yeah man, that damn Wright Flyer shooting down my F-22!
Oh.....and the mountains too. !!
Another banger of a video. Well done!
F-16 is a bit better then Osprey crash rate, but since 1975 In just 50 years, 88 pilots have died in the fighter jet and 383 planes are lost and a huge number doesnt involve conflicts...even Iraqi's, in 1991 got couple down. The overall Class A rate was 5.09 per 100,000 flight hours, more than double the overall USAF rate. and not flying in frozen temperatures or too hot.... @Tepnox
IRON EAGLE WIN!
F16 what a machine❤
Id love to see some videos on the F-5. I feel like its the nimble older brother to the Viper
very good F 16
Why not use the AIM-120D model rather than Charlies if the goal was to assess if a Viper CAN shoot down a Flanker E?
The stock Viper doesn't have 120Ds in DCS as far as I know.
To show that the Viper can still shoot down Flanker Es even with Charlie AMRAAMS 😎
Always neat to see a Spang F-16
I’d love to see you do the mission from Top Gun: Maverick. Not even sure if that’s possible in DCS but would be cool to see
Both of these aircraft are beautiful
F18-c hornet vs su-35 flanker good ol’ battlefield 3 planes
Great video as usual. I will take up the chant. Rafale V Eurofighter please.
8:50 bro juked a missle
Very lucky it was your last AMRAM that saved you. Gerat fight by you GS again thanks ❤
I just learned about the existence of the F15 "stealth" version Silent Eagle. Is it available in DCS and if so, would you care to take it for a spin?
It’s rcs is not very good for it’s cost, the og plane was simply not built for radar reduction in the slightest XD
Harrier vs f35 only gun fight in Vtol mode
End cinematic was crazy
I think your "loft" shot gave your missile a little bit more potential energy which it was able to trade for a little bit more endgame kinetic energy
Dude makes a damn good video.
*F35B vs AV8B Dogfight*
I love your vids
By minute 7:00 I was discouraged, well I thought my dear GS is a hero but I may be asking for more than what an F16 can bite, then the miracle occur and I jumped as a kid getting a toy in Christmas.
Great fight. I love the F-16 but I can feel A10 withdrawal symptoms coming on.
Day one of thanking you for your videos
Hey, where can I get the livery you have for that viper?
www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3325720/
Gripping good time. Hey what!
Finally I’ve been waiting all day.
"The Flanker-E will be carrying the new R-77777 missiles that go pitbull from Pluto's orbit (4.8 billion kilometers) and never ever miss, while the F-16 will have a soggy Starbucks cup as it's primary armament..."
Good question! But i guess that the new Soviets have a lot of outdated Radars in those Jets!
Remember... It's not the aircraft... it's the Pilot!!!
love the F16. do not like when they come visit the F15's at the 142nd fighter wing ....the vipers take off in AB and it's incredibly loud...all day...for a whole week :(
Good fight!!!
@GrowlingSidewinder Can we please get more Piston Aircraft videos? Keep up the great work.
This but you fly the F-35!!! 😊
A Euro F35 with Meteor. :p
08:40 What on earth was that AMRAAM doing? At 08:50 it was only 1 mile away, slightly above and giving appropriate lead. The target descended a little and the missile pitched up! The target climbed and the missile pitched down and went 200ft under the target?
Great video!
It’s hard for me to imagine the latest version of the 16F Viper has a poor radar system or not as capable of a radar. It must be classified information that’s not made public.
F117 vs F35 DOG FIGHT OR BVR❤❤❤
Is the MAR the same for the R77 and AMRAAM?
What is it?
No.
You locking me?!
Are you locking me?!!
F16 is very lucky to have any hope of defeating Su35

Day 12 of asking F-15 STOL/MTD vs F-14B Tomcat dogfight.
But Tomcat at least gets the 9x or something
Since the STOL/MTD is an upgraded Eagle
Day 12 of telling you that the F-15 STOL/MTD isn't available on DCS.
Day 69 of telling you to not ask about fights between aircraft which aren't available in DCS.
Day 420 of people making day insert number jokes
Day 1,019 of agreeing with MAJRRD
Like to see a guns only rate fight between the F-16 and the Su-35.
Hey could you do a video on the spitfire and its new updated interior, it looks gorgeous now!
If your drop tanks are metal would they help in confusing a pit bull missle if you dropped them at that time?
I have given some thought to this and the only thing I can think of is..the tanks while being a metallic structure will reflect radar but when they are released the incoming missle is searching for a larger and faster target. Not to say you couldn't fool some older missles but the new missles are fairly difficult to fool.
Do you know if dcs has updated the f16 to model the latest upgrades. I think the first upgraded f16 returned to its squadron sometime in the latter part of 2023. The name of the upgrade program was PoBIT, and it gives the f16 an apg 83 radar upgrade, cdu, electronic warfare capabilities, and some others i cant remember. I was just curious because it seems like it would be a big improvement in bvr, extending its launch range quite a bit. I dont know if they would have had time to do it or not.
Those are both pretty birds
I wanna see a fight with Su-35 vs Eurofighter with meteor missiles please!
Are you flying with your seat view as high as can be in the f16? I saw on a yt video you can raise your view in the cockpit.
Well played
Now the situation asks for... brazilian f39 gripen defending guiana from venezuela. Lets say there is a group of brazilian F5s going for a bomb run and the Sukhoys Su 30 are intercepting. The gripen would not allow that. Mind, there's s300 in the area
The F5 will be a sitting duck to the Su-30.
@@traviswalker8933 I know. Thats why there's the Gripen with the meteor.
@@sierramikekilo6925 one Gripen will not be enough. The moment it gets distracted the F-5s will be easily taken care of. Also Venezuela can employ the F-16s they have.
*Guyana
"It's not the plane, it's the pilot."
That was pure luck and good use of capabilities at the same time. Good job.
I'd say that was a fair amount of skill squeezing everything he could out of the jet and terrain. With some luck sprinkled on top.