I don't. Only use it for interception of targets approaching Iranian airspace, but even that is likely a suicide mission. The IRIAF is horribly outclassed by both USN air wings and the Israeli Air Force.
I find myself wondering why Israel needs F35s at all. They have a full air force of F16s and F15s. Their only nearby competitors fly outdated crap. The Eqyptian AF isn't really a threat anymore. Neither are the Syrians. What gives bros? I guess Daddy gave them f35s for free or something.
Money Kek. If you have an Xbox one and walk into the store to get a series x, they aren't going to talk you out of buying it. If you got the cash, they'll sell. Military industrial complex in a nutshell, more or less.
Just teach pilots to fly 5 meters above the sea and make them wear attach saddles, water wings, and a 5hp outboard mercury just in case. Now fit those Chinese silkworm and sunburns onto F-4s and F-14s. Bros going Mach 2 to the American carrier fleet in radio silence i think you'll have a good day.
> According to a survey by Flight Global in 2019, the Iranian air force operates around 24 F-14 Tomcats from a batch of 79 of the Grumman-made, swing-wing fighters that Iran purchased in the mid-1970s before the Islamic revolution.
I would guess that there might be a few less in recent years and due to Russia sending some jets to Iran. While Iran still keeps some of the F-4s and F-14s airworthy, I wouldn’t want to be in one in a combat scenario or do any high speed or high altitude maneuvers.
Not really. Some can fly but the avionics are probably half-broken. The pilots don't get any flight hours. The missiles are jerry-rigged. They're functionally combat-ineffective.
It would probably go similarly to IAF F-15s vs SyAF MiG-21/23, a turkey shoot.
The Iranians have fairly reasonably neglected their air forces in favour of focusing on surface to air systems and drone/missile strike capabilities.
Their SAMs are actually fairly good including some indigenous AESA equipped strategic systems.
>Their SAMs are actually fairly good including some indigenous AESA equipped strategic systems.
Do they have any operational experience other than shooting down drones?
That was a journalist mistake.
That "quantum" isn't related to quantum computers, iranians were showing a (software) development for their ASM to detect/attack ships. The algorithm has "quantum" in its name because it's inspired in QM to do optimization.
Why did they use an eval board as example? idk, it's kinda stupid but at least they didn't hide the board name as russians does with their usual renaming.
>The Iranians have fairly reasonably neglected their air forces in favour of focusing on surface to air systems and drone/missile strike capabilities. >Their SAMs are actually fairly good including some indigenous AESA equipped strategic systems.
Yeah we thought this about Russia and look how shit their "best in the world" air defence has proven to be
I wouldn't I'd back the fuck down tell the masses the Americans begged me to back down. Then send the secret police to go beat some more human rights activists. Tell them to lock up anyone that says I'm lying. You know a typical weekend in Iran.
>how would you deploy the iranian airforce int he coming war?
Well first I grab a shit ton of cash, then I grab some Persian chicks, and then I defect to America and tell them everything I know in exchange for asylum. No way in hell am I going to participate in Gulf War III: This Time It’s Personal
>Gulf War III: This Time It’s Personal
Middle eastern wars would be fun as fuck if we just didn't bother trying to nationbuild whatsoever. Just level everyone's shithole countries into dirt farm and come back next year to do it again if they so much as complain on twitter.
>All remaining flyable Tomcats defect to America while glowies extract the pilots and mechanics families >Tomcats are sold to Tom Cruise and Donald P. Bellisario >Proceeds pay mercs to eradicate IRGC with methods that would make the Dirlegang retch >This Anon and other channers go to Iran and bring back Catherine Bell look alike cuties to the West.
> >This Anon and other channers go to Iran and bring back Catherine Bell look alike cuties to the West.
Exactly what percent of Iranians look like her? Or even half as good id take
if I were in charge of the iranian military and Iran entered a hot war with the rest of the world, I'd do the only sane and intelligent thing I could do: use the military in a political coup, oust and execute every single member of the government, and immediately capitulate to NATO so my country could finally get some fucking food instead of starving worse than the Norks
Disperse them during the opening of the war, then use them to lob air launched cruise missiles at Israel, alternatively sture them in bunkers and wait out the ground war you will inevitably win because of geography
>sture them in bunkers >sture
lel >"use them to lob air launched cruise missiles at Israel" >He thinks Iranian airframes will be able to rise to altitude to fire ALCMs with impunity >"wait out the ground war you will inevitably win because of geography" >He still clings to this hopium meme from the mid-2000s in the Year of Our Lord 2023.
I think the thirdie/tankie >"we're stronger now and America's weaker now"
cope is the most refined thirdie/tankie cope there is. Pure delusion mixed with utterly unearned condescension. It's like to them, even if they inevitably get BTFO, they relish in being able to disrespect their betters in the meantime.
Pure and utterly fascinating brownoid behavior in how child-like it is.
Im an American, but goddamn are people being hubristic. Backing up Israel's genocide with "we're so powerfull hurr destroy your military in 24 hours praying mantis parking lot lol"
Like I dont doubt that they can, America is the most powerful military in the world, but damn that hubris will be its downfall
Go read some comments on reddit threads that even tangentially mention some other country challenging the US military. It's like what I'd expect a North Korean forum to be like if such a forum existed.
Is the average American really this brainwashed or does reddit just attract the drooling retards?
Ok, but who could realistically go toe to toe with the US? We've seen how capable the Russians aren't, and we're talking about Iran here. Their air force is much smaller than even what the USN can bring to bear and it's 50 years behind it in technology....using American tech lol. C'mon man. Be real.
They unironically used to pay enlisted men to steal parts from F-14s in the boneyard, which is why the US had to put them all in the trash compactor to stop Iran from stealing parts, so you can directly blame Iran for the lack of flyable F-14s in the world.
Cheney also wanted to put the Navy people who wanted the Super Tomcat 21 in front of a fait accompli. Boneyarding the Tomcats at Groom Lake would have done the trick.
There's no way to win. In order to maximize damage I would 4 plane CAP wings to as many spread out and hidden airfields as possible, with bunker hangers if possible. I'm planning on losing every plane so each plane gets one load out with no spares and like 3 sorties worth of fuel. I would employ the few F14s I have as ghetto AWACS and also to provide a tempting target to hopefully distract the long range enemy strike craft long enough for my 4 plane wings to maybe get an air kill. All my planes will probably shot down or grounded without fuel by day 3. I hope we take am enemy aircrew or two with us.
I would also load a nuke onto a civilian airliner and detonate it in the air over Jerusalem. That's about it.
in the sky probably
Bold of you to assume it can get airborne.
The sky is absolutely the least safe space for the iranian airforce to occupy during a war with a NATO-aligned force
>White girl with dreadlocks
>Shaved pits
>white?
>girl?
I don't. Only use it for interception of targets approaching Iranian airspace, but even that is likely a suicide mission. The IRIAF is horribly outclassed by both USN air wings and the Israeli Air Force.
Depends. Do I only have to fight Israel or do I have to fight the US too?
US just gave israel heavy refuelling planes
That doesn't answer my question. Do I have to go up against the USN/USAF as well?
they just moved B1s within range of iran and there's a carrier in the med and one going to the persian gulf in addition to all the us airbases.
so yes
Then I flee to Iraq and defect.
I find myself wondering why Israel needs F35s at all. They have a full air force of F16s and F15s. Their only nearby competitors fly outdated crap. The Eqyptian AF isn't really a threat anymore. Neither are the Syrians. What gives bros? I guess Daddy gave them f35s for free or something.
Eluding SAM you mong.
>Needing an F35 to SEAD Russian/Chinese ground AA
Skill issue.
syria
iran
Care to explain to me how a bunch of 1970s vintage F-4s and F14s are a threat to recent block F16s and F15E/Fs?
Why not have the next best thing? That and selling it to the Chinese.
Money Kek. If you have an Xbox one and walk into the store to get a series x, they aren't going to talk you out of buying it. If you got the cash, they'll sell. Military industrial complex in a nutshell, more or less.
Just teach pilots to fly 5 meters above the sea and make them wear attach saddles, water wings, and a 5hp outboard mercury just in case. Now fit those Chinese silkworm and sunburns onto F-4s and F-14s. Bros going Mach 2 to the American carrier fleet in radio silence i think you'll have a good day.
planes cant go mach 2 at sea level dood
They can if you're not a pussy.
Does Iran's F-14s still work?
> According to a survey by Flight Global in 2019, the Iranian air force operates around 24 F-14 Tomcats from a batch of 79 of the Grumman-made, swing-wing fighters that Iran purchased in the mid-1970s before the Islamic revolution.
I would guess that there might be a few less in recent years and due to Russia sending some jets to Iran. While Iran still keeps some of the F-4s and F-14s airworthy, I wouldn’t want to be in one in a combat scenario or do any high speed or high altitude maneuvers.
Not really. Some can fly but the avionics are probably half-broken. The pilots don't get any flight hours. The missiles are jerry-rigged. They're functionally combat-ineffective.
Either they have an airforce or they don't; makes no difference to the F-35s
It would probably go similarly to IAF F-15s vs SyAF MiG-21/23, a turkey shoot.
The Iranians have fairly reasonably neglected their air forces in favour of focusing on surface to air systems and drone/missile strike capabilities.
Their SAMs are actually fairly good including some indigenous AESA equipped strategic systems.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavar-373
Iranian shit can't even tell apart a passenger plane from an actual cruise missile
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine_International_Airlines_Flight_752
That was a Tor
>Their SAMs are actually fairly good including some indigenous AESA equipped strategic systems.
Do they have any operational experience other than shooting down drones?
There's no evidence their SAMs are useful, and any technical capabilities are just as likely hot air puffed out to impress their domestic idiots.
That was a journalist mistake.
That "quantum" isn't related to quantum computers, iranians were showing a (software) development for their ASM to detect/attack ships. The algorithm has "quantum" in its name because it's inspired in QM to do optimization.
Why did they use an eval board as example? idk, it's kinda stupid but at least they didn't hide the board name as russians does with their usual renaming.
>The Iranians have fairly reasonably neglected their air forces in favour of focusing on surface to air systems and drone/missile strike capabilities.
>Their SAMs are actually fairly good including some indigenous AESA equipped strategic systems.
Yeah we thought this about Russia and look how shit their "best in the world" air defence has proven to be
it probably won't
because they won't be able to contest the sky
Try and get them airborne for interception.
All runways in the country will be cratered along with every aircraft, might as well suicide them.
Fly to Russia, Afghanistan, or Iraq and land.
I wouldn't I'd back the fuck down tell the masses the Americans begged me to back down. Then send the secret police to go beat some more human rights activists. Tell them to lock up anyone that says I'm lying. You know a typical weekend in Iran.
>how would you deploy the iranian airforce int he coming war?
Well first I grab a shit ton of cash, then I grab some Persian chicks, and then I defect to America and tell them everything I know in exchange for asylum. No way in hell am I going to participate in Gulf War III: This Time It’s Personal
>Gulf War III: This Time It’s Personal
Middle eastern wars would be fun as fuck if we just didn't bother trying to nationbuild whatsoever. Just level everyone's shithole countries into dirt farm and come back next year to do it again if they so much as complain on twitter.
one big kamikaze wave against tel-aviv
>All remaining flyable Tomcats defect to America while glowies extract the pilots and mechanics families
>Tomcats are sold to Tom Cruise and Donald P. Bellisario
>Proceeds pay mercs to eradicate IRGC with methods that would make the Dirlegang retch
>This Anon and other channers go to Iran and bring back Catherine Bell look alike cuties to the West.
> >This Anon and other channers go to Iran and bring back Catherine Bell look alike cuties to the West.
Exactly what percent of Iranians look like her? Or even half as good id take
Probably not that many. But probably a higher rate that we'd find stateside.
Better idea: the Tomcats are given to Boris Johnson to wage his war against Russia.
There’s been recent strikes against 14 Boris Johnsons I heard. Is that still viable?
Yes, the HATO Biolabs are producing more Boris Johnsons than ever. Truly heartbreaking news
if I were in charge of the iranian military and Iran entered a hot war with the rest of the world, I'd do the only sane and intelligent thing I could do: use the military in a political coup, oust and execute every single member of the government, and immediately capitulate to NATO so my country could finally get some fucking food instead of starving worse than the Norks
>gets destroyed on the runway by Israeli F35s
Congrats, you're an hero
>iranian airforce
these guys have 0.00% chance of ever reaching israel in one piece
Does it matter?Most of it is going to be destroyed on the ground.
Bros I just want to save their f14s, I'd fucking trade some them some f16s just to get the tomcats out safely, I don't care if they're the bad guys.
F-15s will never forget that the F-14s cheated during the Shah flyoff. Those plans will die to the superior machine.
Iran was already specifically looking for the f14 before the fly off, letting the f15 have a crack was just a polite formality.
Disperse them during the opening of the war, then use them to lob air launched cruise missiles at Israel, alternatively sture them in bunkers and wait out the ground war you will inevitably win because of geography
>wait out the ground war you will inevitably win because of geography
Imagine still believing this retarded meme lmao.
>sture them in bunkers
>sture
lel
>"use them to lob air launched cruise missiles at Israel"
>He thinks Iranian airframes will be able to rise to altitude to fire ALCMs with impunity
>"wait out the ground war you will inevitably win because of geography"
>He still clings to this hopium meme from the mid-2000s in the Year of Our Lord 2023.
I think the thirdie/tankie
>"we're stronger now and America's weaker now"
cope is the most refined thirdie/tankie cope there is. Pure delusion mixed with utterly unearned condescension. It's like to them, even if they inevitably get BTFO, they relish in being able to disrespect their betters in the meantime.
Pure and utterly fascinating brownoid behavior in how child-like it is.
tldr. keep coping timmy
Detach the wings and bury them in the desert
Im an American, but goddamn are people being hubristic. Backing up Israel's genocide with "we're so powerfull hurr destroy your military in 24 hours praying mantis parking lot lol"
Like I dont doubt that they can, America is the most powerful military in the world, but damn that hubris will be its downfall
>Backing up Israel's genocide
If the hummus nation didn't want to get deleted, then they should have not gone on a murderape spree through Israel.
Go read some comments on reddit threads that even tangentially mention some other country challenging the US military. It's like what I'd expect a North Korean forum to be like if such a forum existed.
Is the average American really this brainwashed or does reddit just attract the drooling retards?
Ok, but who could realistically go toe to toe with the US? We've seen how capable the Russians aren't, and we're talking about Iran here. Their air force is much smaller than even what the USN can bring to bear and it's 50 years behind it in technology....using American tech lol. C'mon man. Be real.
How do they service planes that haven't been available for American exports since 1979?
They unironically used to pay enlisted men to steal parts from F-14s in the boneyard, which is why the US had to put them all in the trash compactor to stop Iran from stealing parts, so you can directly blame Iran for the lack of flyable F-14s in the world.
Cheney also wanted to put the Navy people who wanted the Super Tomcat 21 in front of a fait accompli. Boneyarding the Tomcats at Groom Lake would have done the trick.
There's no way to win. In order to maximize damage I would 4 plane CAP wings to as many spread out and hidden airfields as possible, with bunker hangers if possible. I'm planning on losing every plane so each plane gets one load out with no spares and like 3 sorties worth of fuel. I would employ the few F14s I have as ghetto AWACS and also to provide a tempting target to hopefully distract the long range enemy strike craft long enough for my 4 plane wings to maybe get an air kill. All my planes will probably shot down or grounded without fuel by day 3. I hope we take am enemy aircrew or two with us.
I would also load a nuke onto a civilian airliner and detonate it in the air over Jerusalem. That's about it.
>the few F14s I have as ghetto AWACS
Actually exactly what they did during the Iran-Iraq war
Defect to UAE.
Deploy it to a museum. Those, and especially the F-14s, are important historical artifacts.
lol, you wouldn't
or you'll just lose it without achieving anything