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One of the "starter jets" in Jay's MAS is the venerable F-4. It's 2008 and this classic bird is still flying and getting the job done. From strategypage.com newsletter:


ATTRITION: Only F-4 Phantoms Defend Japan

January 6, 2008: The recent grounding of 670 elderly U.S. F-15C fighters, to check for metal fatigue, led to the grounding of Japanese and Israeli F-15s, just to be on the safe side, and to check for any problems. This was a particularly difficult for the Japanese, as they had, at about the same time, grounded their F-2 (enlarged F-16) fighters because of a recent unexplained crash. That has left only elderly F-4EJ Phantom jets to guard Japanese air space for a week or so late last year.

Gee, if they refer to the F-15C as elderly, shouldn't the F-4EJ be considered geezerly?

Well, our Saab Drakens and Saab 105s must then be considered undead.

LOL.

But it does affirm the starting plane's validity in MAS. If first world countries fly the F-4 in 2008, then in 2016 it is not so outrageous for mercenaries with no clout.

Rainer wrote:Well, our Saab Drakens and Saab 105s must then be considered undead.

Oooh, those should go in the expansion .

So F-15Cs are "elderly", F-4EJs are geezerly *snickers*, and the Saab Drakens and Saab 105s are "undead" *chortles*, then that would make the B-52.........

...Prehistoric.

Charles Lewis wrote:...Prehistoric.

That was my thought too but I was looking for input hehe

Been trying to think of any WWII plane still in service to beat the B-52's age.........

echoco wrote:Been trying to think of any WWII plane still in service to beat the B-52's age.........

There has to be some training plane somewhere that someone is still flying. When researching the expansion I was surprised to see how many modifications and rebuilds some very old planes have received.