A marine C-20G, brought down from Kaneohe bay, sits on the ramp next to your bird, dull and unlovely next to your sleek fighter. You'll share the transport with a few last-second officer transfers off the island- some destined for units in the states, others being shuffled off to places where they can't get people killed. A lucky pair are on their way to the pentagon for purposes unknown.

As it is, you're fortunate- the vast majority of the MAC flights into and out of the continental US are headed through McChord AFB- about an hour from Boeing field. Nixon's hurried orders to you have since been amended- with no small amount of swearing on his part- to have you pick up the other tomcat prototype from there and then stage out of Elmendorf air force base, in Alaska.

“It's a temporary fix, son.” Nixon says, walking with you as you bid your bird goodbye. “We're re-deploying a lot of assets there while we try and sort out who goes where and how they're gonna get there. You shouldn't be in Alaska long.”

[] No worries sir, just hope I can do some good
[] I hope not either, sir. Too cold up there for me.

>>21258093
[X] Touch fluffy tails before Panzer

>>21258097
[X] No worries sir, just hope I can do some good

[x] No worries sir, just hope I can do some good

>>21258097
>[] No worries sir, just hope I can do some good

[] No worries sir, just hope I can do some good

Always professional

>>21258097

[x] No worries sir, just hope I can do some good

>>21258097
>[x]Touch Fluffy Russian
I mean
>[X] No worries sir, just hope I can do some good

>>21258097
[x] No worries sir, just hope I can do some good

>bunch of officers and probably a witch or two in one transport
Man, I hope we've got some fighters watching us.

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>>21258097

[X] No worries sir, just hope I can do some good.

Got my birthday beer and ready for questin'

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>>21258202

congratz mate, would drink one on you if it wasnt to late for me

>>21258097
[x] No worries sir, just hope I can do some good

[x] No worries sir, just hope I can do some good

>>21258202
I'll enjoy some decade-old Irish whiskey in your honor then. Yes, to you and WWIII.

>>21258202
Sláinte. I might have one after my cup of tea.

>>21258267
>>21258317
>>21258338

Thanks, fellow elegan/tg/entlemen.

>>21258097
[X] No worries sir, just hope I can do some good

>>21258202
Hi Dipree~

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[x] No worries sir, just hope I can do some good

“No worries sir. I just hope I can do some good.” You say as he steers you towards the marine VIP transport.

“You will, son. Right now SHAEF is screaming for everything we can send- and with the Japs declaring neutrality- there's going to be a hell of a fight to keep anything in the pacific.” Nixon shrugs. “Right now, that means parking 'em in the Alaskan bases and hoping the reds don't actually invade Alaska and tie 'em up there.”

you can't help but shrug a little at the suggestion. “Sounds like there's a hell of a lot of troops and planes up there, sir. They'd be in for a hell of a fight.”

Nixon grins. “That's the spirit, son. Listen. Once you get to Elemndorf, your squadron's gonna be seconded to the air force hippies up there for the time being. Shouldn't be too bad, but they're used to air force pilots and F-15s, not navy pilots and whatever superjet those dwarves at Boeing throw at you next. Don't disappoint me, son.”

1/2

“Wouldn't dream of it sir.” You say, headed up the ladder into the transport.

“Outstanding, son. I'll be in contact. Have a nice flight!”

The ramp quickly retracts, and the marine loadmaster does a truncated safety briefing- long story short, of the bird goes down, scramble for an exit and hope you can tread water. “In the event of a water landing, hope there's no sharks” isn't what you really class as 'encouraging'

The flight is actually going to be relatively short- only three or four hours, all told. You'll spend a night at the Boeing plant in Seattle, then you're off to Alaska. But for now, you're stuck in a flying limo for the next few hours with your squadron and several officers of several different paygrades. The insignia on your flight jacket- and your not-so-secret status as Nixon's protegee should cover you from any harassment, so how do you want to spend the flight?

[] Talk to the witches!
[] Try and get a more complete picture of the situation from ice!
[] Harass junior marine officers!
[] Sleep!
[] Other! (write-in)

>>21258557
[x] Try and get a more complete picture of the situation from ice!
[x] Talk to the witches!

>>21258557
[x] Sleep!

We just spent hours on BARCAP, followed by flying into Pearl, then getting ready for this.

We need sleep before we have to fly to Alaska.

>>21258557
>[] Talk to the witches!
>[] Try and get a more complete picture of the situation from ice!

[x] Talk to the witches!
[x] Sleep!

[] Talk to the witches!
[] Try and get a more complete picture of the situation from ice!

Everyone needs to have the same intel. And since I'm already talking about intel: has Katya been given the talk by ONI creeps and is with us?

>>21258557
>[] Talk to the witches!
>[] Try and get a more complete picture of the situation from ice!

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>>21258557
>[x] Try and get a more complete picture of the situation from ice!
>[x] Talk to the witches!

Fucking Nip Bastards just scared of that flying aircraft carrier that mister Ivan has. Bitches don't know about my extra SAM's.

>>21258545
>Japan declaring neutrality
Ha, Kilos probally are playing Target the Japanese right now as plan B/

Also, I'm shocked there isn't Deep Strike, B-70s/B-1/B-2 deep striking Vladvistok and other military bases to destroy any invading units and rail heads, preventing a land based invasion due to the massive chaos of stealth bombers and stealth/EW witches.
Also

>[Other]
Think about days at the Academy, I want to hear some of the main character's motivations, why he joined, etc.

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>>21258557

[x] More complete picture from ice.

Also, we should probably try to contact our brother, if he's still alive. Though, given that even a conventional WWIII would be incredibly bloody...

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>>21258629
Don't think you got the memo, Poland wins WW3.

>>21258649

not enough plumbers so fake

>>21258622

B-2 wasn't operational in 89 (I mean, first flight was in july of that year, and I doubt they're going to have more than one or two flight-ready prototypes sitting around), and given the density of soviet air defense, the F117 wouldn't do very well.

Cruise missiles on the other hand, would probably do all kinds of damage.

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>>21258649
I...what? Clearly I need to brush up on my history.

>>21258693
the F-117 should be able to penetrate, and if we have ATF-21 which.. never existed IRL, then by god we have B-2s ready to go and B-70 Valkires ready (hell, if there are no nukes the B-70 makes much more sense since the only reason we didn't get it (besides McManeria) is we had ICBMs competing for the same small slice of the pie.

>>21258622
>Ha, Kilos probally are playing Target the Japanese right now as plan B

>Major Pacific Power with one of the largest navies in the world declares neutrality in your war
>Torpedo their merchant shipping

The Soviets aren't stupid. They've caught a major windfall here, and they aren't going to do anything to jeopardize it.

>>21258649
>BAWW BAWW ISLAMIC IMMIGRANTS IN EUROPE IT'S AN INVASION

This shit is getting fucking old.

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>>21258693
You point out the B-2 but not the B-70, ok.

>>21258746
ingore it, its dumb as shit racism

>>21258757
just because you target something does not mean you are going to shoot it Anon-kun. Hell, a day without the Soviet Union violating your territorial waters to track shit and get leave and arrival dates is like a day without sun
>>21258758
I know those feels, racist shitposts should not be here.

>>21258760

alternate timeline

Also, i have a massive hard-on for the XB-70.

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>>21258758

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>>21258811
forgot pic

Also, biological and chemical / KE warheads might still mean ICBMs even in the absence of nukes.

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>>21258810
Don't mind me, I'm just an old Bear.

>>21258557
[X] Try and get a more complete picture of the situation from ice!
[X] Talk to the witches!
[X] Sleep!

>>21258811
Valkyrie strikers and Valkyrie witches. Their only training mission is simple, operation Ragnarok, a counter-strike to destroy Soviet infrastructure and command posts, through deep heavy bombardment. This must go on to ensure that later heavy bombers are able to penetrate and destroy any remaining units.

(see, its weird to think of a war without nuclear weapons, because man, stealth is really really important without nukes.

>>21258835
witches vs nukes, can you use magic to calculate the vector the ICBM is going to go to, before it explodes into MIRVs?

man that shit scares me though. Bioweapon ICBMs... a truly scary thing. We ending humanity now.

Nukes exist. There aren't as many as we had during the cold war and most a low-yield. And They are controlled by the UN Space Defense. We don't have the nuke taboo through.

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>>21258897
>>21258835
>Bio and Chem

Worst then fucking nukes.

>>21258955
That makes sense, so they are globally controlled as a means to prevent the martians from invading Earth.

I assume no H bombs, so only single megatonners only.

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>>21258897

http://cryptome.org/smallpox-wmd.htm

The Russians made a vaccine-resistant hemorrhagic smallpox strain with something like a 90% mortality rate for this exact purpose.

And also I doubt you could intercept an ICBM in terminal phase with a witch, those things move at like 7 km/s. Barring massed nuclear anti-ballistic missiles of your own, you're basically fucked.

>>21258649
>Poland wins with 2 people remaining

Those guys are going to have ALL the medals.

The Russians must be either supremely confident or supremely desperate to pull this shit. If the Soviet Union in this AU is anything like the RL Soviet Union c. 1989, it's probably the latter.

>>21259000
Yep, this is the shit that is scary, because if it gets out, you could literally wipe out 99% of the population in weeks, and its possible to do this in a low level lab.

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[x] Try and get a more complete picture of the situation from ice!
[x] Talk to the witches!

“So what's the deal, Ice? They tell you anything about what's going on?” You ask, stifling a yawn.

She nods. “From what anybody can tell, a pair of Polish drakens committed a border violation, which is pretty routine. But the Belorussian air defense forces shot the shit out of them, which isn't routine, and called it an act of war.” She sighs. “Just an excuse, really. They had armored divisions on the border ready to go, apparently.”

“Jeeesus.” You breathe, thinking of your brothers.

Ice sighs again. “The thing is, right now, it's pure conventional. No witches from the soviet side. They've asked European and American UNEDF personnel to be removed from Megalith and replaced by neutral officers, but other than that, they're still supporting the treaty too.”

Katya nods at this. “Not surprising. Supreme command never liked witches, is probably afraid to use them for fear they'd defect.” She laughs. “Too hard to keep watch on both enemy and your own witches!”

“So where would they all go?” Goose asks, quietly.

1/2

Katya shrugs a little. “Far east command, probably. Lumped in with garrison forces, maybe regional commands. First-rate commands witches always come from Moscow academy.” She shudders. “Robots. Not human after that place. “

“It's that bad?” Goose asks, sounding distraught.

Katya nods. “Was offered to have education there, grandmother insisted I attend the same academy she did. Had a good friend who went to Moscow academy.” Her eyes focus somewhere far in the distance, remembering. “Svetlana. She was... never the same, after that. Very... idealistic.”

“Brainwashed.” you supply.

Katya nods. “Yes. Still her, but... not. I am sorry, my English is not good enough to describe it. Colder, somehow. More distant.”

“Speaking of cold.” Slider mutters, grabbing your jacket and laying it over her lap. “Alaska is going to fucking suck.”

Katya laughs. “Is not so bad!” She grins. “I can teach you how we stay warm in Siberia!”

A pair of marine officers lean in, clearly interested.

[] Woah, woah! Not in front of the kids!
[] what, with hot tea next to a fireplace while playing chess?

>>21259215
I assume Megalith is the Earth defense OH GOD WE ACE COMBAT NOW
>soviet ultranationalist troops hijack nuclear deployment system
>load it with nukes and bioweapons
Are you a badass dude to fight alongside your Russian counterpart in a MiG-31 with his soviet witch squadron and save the world in Co-Op mode?

Also Assualt Horizon
Use DFM mode efficiently!

[] what, with hot tea next to a fireplace while playing chess?

We are not throwing this conversation into the gutter.

>>21259225

[x] what, with hot tea next to a fireplace while playing chess?

>>21259225
>[] what, with hot tea next to a fireplace while playing chess?

[x] what, with hot tea next to a fireplace while playing chess?

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>>21259225
>[x] Woah, woah! Not in front of the kids!

Damn Jarheads, at least the Army has Santa Claus.

>>21259225
"I'm looking forward to that"

>>21259225
>[] what, with hot tea next to a fireplace while playing chess?

>>21259215
Wait what, the Poles have J35's?! Those bastards!

>>21259225
[x] what, with hot tea next to a fireplace while playing chess?

If it's not tea and chess it's vodka and listening to classical music.

>>21259225
>[] what, with hot tea next to a fireplace while playing chess?
Straightman, go!

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>>21259339
>classical music
Perhaps a pianist?

Also, I had a wierd thought, if this is a modified IRL scenario (the military faction started a war instead of being suppressed like what happened now), that means Boris Yeltson is going to help save Russia and stop this war.

>>21259225

[X] what, with hot tea next to a fireplace while playing chess?

If this conversation turns lewd, it's all on Katya.

>>21259417
>Boris Yeltson
With the help of the witches, yay!

>>21259417
So what you are saying is that Yeltsin is going to fill the role of the Yuktobanian President?

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oh god the reds have one of these don't they....

>>21259225
[] what, with hot tea next to a fireplace while playing chess?

>>21259484
and we have monolith.
we going to trench run and shoot down shit.
>>21259438
yes.

Also in the PSP game, that carrier goes down like a punk, it was an easy mission.

>>21259225
[X] what, with hot tea next to a fireplace while playing chess?

>>21259515

Insufficient defenses? Can't say I've played that game.

>>21259515
And then in the end Slider betrays and we will have to fight her so we can prevent the launch of a nuke.

>>21259556
it was a cakewalk.

even in the hardest difficulty, the worst problem was the missiles, and they're easy to avoid.

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>>21259225
[x] what, with hot tea next to a fireplace while playing chess?
I vote this.

And raise you hot Megalith

>>21259556
You can either neutralize a chunk of its defenses by going down an alternate path, or go hog wild and shoot down its missiles and AA guns.

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have some russian attack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA-3nmwvXeE

>>21259620

Slider may be a psychopath but I doubt she would be a traitor.

A merc selling her services to both sides...that would probably be more Slider's style.

>>21259729
I admit I just picked one of them by random really. Saying Merlin really wouldn't have worked.
(Or would it? Dun-dun-duuuuuh!)

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How would a helicopter striker work?

>>21259794
Pigtails.

Think tails from the sonic games.

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>>21259794

Strikers can already hover once airborne, and you have things like the Harrier strikers for VTOL, so probably about the same as those.

>>21259794
Less speed, more ordnance capacity?

>Ice sighs again. “The thing is, right now, it's pure conventional. No witches from the soviet side.

this is bugging me why would they not be on the front lines?

>>21259950
>Supreme command never liked witches, is probably afraid to use them for fear they'd defect.
The only ones they'd trust are the brainwashed officers.

>>21259950
witches have a history of being independant from standard forces, and difficult to control with secret police

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[x] what, with hot tea next to a fireplace while playing chess?

“What” you say dryly. “By sitting in front of a fireplace, sipping hot tea and playing chess?”

Katya grins at you. “You ruined the joke! No matter. Yes.”

Disappointed, the marines lean back.

“Though.” Katya says, smiling at you, “There are other ways to keep warm in front of a fire, da?”

the marines lean back in....

“Like playing music on piano.” She finishes, glancing sideways at them.

Merlin giggles at the marine's disappointed reactions. “You play the piano?” she asks.

Katya nods. “Bit of a family thing, Grandmother taught me.”

You smile. “My grandma always said I had an artistic streak, but I never followed it up. Kind of one of my big regrets.” You shake your head. “Of course, grandma also said men had no place in the sky, and we should leave that for the witches, so take it for what it's worth.”

Katya looks confused. “She did? Did she not fight in the war?”

1/2

>>21259950

From what Katya said, the Soviet Air Forces don't trust Witches much. Katya mentioned that most Witch squadrons in the VVS are the exact opposite of Franks: lots of pilots and very few Witches.

You shake your head. “No, she did- she was in the CBI theater, but there weren't a lot of fighter pilots there, so she didn't really see the same things as, say, a witch in Europe.”

“Ah, I see.” Katya nods. “Grandmother was in europe- flew with many pilots. Was good friends with a night fighter pilot.”

She grins. “She always liked telling stories about him, how he saved her when she went down in the english channel, that kind of thing. What kind of pilot he was.”

She looks at you. “His crew was less cute than yours though.”

Merlin blushes.

The small talk continues throughout the flight- Merlin's nervous, but excited about the prospect of whatever new things her dad's team has managed to cram into and on the F-14. Ice is.... Ice, and buried in what few reports there are. Slider snoozes quietly in her chair, while Maverick and Goose take turns with enemy ID book, quizzing each other on target silhouettes. Merlin is playing- ironically enough- tetris and Katya's managed to fall asleep with her head on your shoulder.

The landing is easy, though you slide a bit on the rain-soaked runway. Merlin's dad meets you on the pad with an umbrella out. You note he's still wearing cargo shorts and a Hawaiian shirt, even in this miserable weather.

[] Introduce Dr.Wells to katya
[] Grab your kit and get out of the weather!

>>21260048
[X] Introduce Dr.Wells to katya

We should introduce people, make her feel at home.

>>21260048

[x] Introduce Dr.Wells to katya

Wait, we're in Seattle in '89?
Begin grunge music.

>>21260048

[x] Grab your kit and get out of the weather!

introductions can wait until we're someplace dry.

[x] Introduce Dr.Wells to katya

>>21260048
>[] Introduce Dr.Wells to katya

>>21260048
[x] Introduce Dr.Wells to katya

I wonder if she is a night witch also

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>>21260048
>[x] Introduce Dr.Wells to katya

>>21260048

[X] Introduce Dr. Wells to Katya.

We should encourage our new Russian wingwoman to be social, branch out, and meet new people other than just the members of the Freak Show Squadron.

>>21260048
[] Introduce Dr.Wells to katya

>Katya is Sanya's grandaughter
Ghost, that better be through adoption.

>>21260048
[x] Introduce Dr.Wells to katya
Pretty sure he knows who everyone else is. No reason for her to be left out.

>Sanya is, apparently, Katya's grandmother
Neat.
>Sanya seems to be dead
Well shit. She shouldn't even be all that old.

>>21260048
>even in this miserable weather.
Pfft, I thinks its lovely weather. Flip-flops, shorts, and a T-shirt is all ya need in the North west.

>>21260048
So we may or may not be kinda-sorta dating the Adorable Cossack's Granddaughter?
[]Grab kit, introduce Katya to Dr. Wells while getting out of the rain

>>21260048
>night-fighter saved her when she went down

So is this a crossover with SWQ or its own thing? Did the Neuroi/Martian invasion occur or did we have WW2 with witches?

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>>21260048
[x] Grab your kit and get out of the weather!

Do this first, then introductions.

Then find our new awesome plane.

>>21260048
>[] Introduce Dr.Wells to katya
New friends!

>>21260200
Dude where have you been? This is the same Universe as SWQ.

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>>21260174

You.
I like you.
PNW bros.

>>21260174
Sho nuff. Though I do like a hat to keep my glasses dry.

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>>21260224
Too bad I don't live there anymore.

>>21260163
>Well shit. She shouldn't even be all that old.

Soviet Russia cares not for your age, or the fact that you were a hero in the Great Patriotic War.

>>21260200
This is pretty much set in the future of SWQ-verse. It's assumed that the Martian invasion was thrown back and their threat level is so low now that humans feel comfortable enough fighting each other again.

>>21260200
I thought it was obvious that this was set in the same universe and SWQ, just, y'know, forty-odd years later.
Though there is a distinct lack of Martian-derived tech.

>>21260048
>>21260210

This aircraft is beyond Tomcat, beyond Super Tomcat, it is..Advanced Tomcat. (shame its not getting mass produced because F-35 is going to replace it!)

Also, introductions.

Man, I wonder if tactical lasers exist in this universe yet.

>>21260224
Pacnorthwest is ferries and Mariners games though, is it as depressing as I hear it is?

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>>21260292
It would be awesome, wouldn't it?

>>21260280
>>21260219
>>21260278

Huh.

>>21260292
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/10/23/top-naval-officer-expect-to-see-lasers-on-ships-within-2-y
ears/

Well shit's cash.

>>21260318
Psh, it's awesome here. Except when it snows, then Seattle & environs go to complete shit.

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>>21260318

Fuck no.
You just have to get used to the rain, and you're in business.

>mfw I hate the seachickens
>mfw I don't care about baseball or soccer
>mfw I love cities
>mfw rain no longer bugs me

The food is god tier, the people will leave you alone for the most part, and the women are plentiful/good looking.

I'm a transplant and I fucking love it here man.
Pic is from a trip to the museum of flight just outside of downtown Seattle.

>>21260048
CBI? Curious about Fronk's grandma now.

Portland > Seattle, though.

>>21260428
China Burma India.
Think Flying Tigers.

>>21260439
>Hipster central
>Better

>>21260388
welp, I know where I'm asking for orders then, since I'm a Island Navy guy for the most part.

>>21260439

haha
no

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>>21260439
No, fuck no.

>>21260388
God, it's been years since I've been there. They still have that Blackbird?

I've been to Portland a few times, its a cool place I liked it. Although there are A LOT of hipsters there so many in fact, that by not being a hipster actually makes you one.

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>>21260519
I think so, yeah.
Last time I went was when I moved back here a year or so ago though, and they were pushing that space thing they had at the time super hard.

I need to go back to pima air and space one day I loved that place

>>21260579
It was probably... fuck, 20 years ago that I was last there, or something. I can't imagine they'd get rid of it.

And, looking at their website, I need to find $300k to sponsor it.

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[x] Introduce Dr.Wells to Katya

Despite the rain, and the cold, you have to grin at Merlin's dad.

“Good to see you sir!” You have to yell to be heard above the jets as you guide Merlin and Katya under the umbrella, leaving no space for yourself.

“Good to see you too Frank! Call me Tom, please! “ He yells back. “How was the flight?”

“Good enough, si... Tom! Here, lemme introduce you to our new wingmate.” You end up yelling as you walk inside garage with a parked Boeing company sedan sitting on the concrete, driver lounging disinterested against the hood.

“Dr. Wells, this is Katya... wait, how do you pronounce your last name?” You say, trying to not stumble over it again. The ONI spooks kept doing it when they talked to her, and it's apparently a sore issue.

“Litvyak. Katya Litvyak.” she says quietly, huddling closer to you.

“Ok then! Katya, this is Dr. Thomas Wells- Merlin's dad and the guy who designed the fighter I was driving when we saved your bacon.”

Tom Chuckles. “Well, parts of it, anyway. You're going to do backflips when you see the new model. “Course, our guys want to pick your brains, too. Maybe get a few publicity shots with you, since you're a big hero now and all.”

[] well, if you're asking, then sure.
[] I'd really rather not, if it's all the same

>>21260553

A few hipsters I could tolerate. A whole city full of hipsters? NOPE!

>>21260660
>[] well, if you're asking, then sure.

>>21260660

[x] well, if you're asking, then sure.

>>21260660
[x] well, if you're asking, then sure.

dude is a super boss, there is absolutely NO reason we shouldn't give him a picture or three.

>>21260660
>[] well, if you're asking, then sure.
Can't hurt to do a favor for Merlin's dad.

>>21260660
>[] I'd really rather not, if it's all the same
AVOID THE PRESS

[x] well, if you're asking, then sure.
-[x]Can Merlin be included if she wants to? I couldn't do it all by myself.

>>21260660
>[x] well, if you're asking, then sure.
Why the hell not?

>>21260660

A new model of our already-awesome baby?! Worth it!

[X] Well, if you're asking, then sure.

>>21260660
[x] I'd really rather not, if it's all the same

BABBY'S FIRST OPSEC

With all due respeck sir, there's a war on and some very angry Reds that want me and Ms. Litvyak here dead are liable to shoot many missiles at any place we are rumored to be.

[x] I'd really rather not, if it's all the same

World War 3 and all y'know, got a job to do.

>>21260660
[X] well, if you're asking, then sure.

"Only because it's you Tom. I wouldn't do this otherwise. Can Merlin and Katya come along?"

>>21260705
>Can
Not can but WILL be included.

>>21260660
[x] well, if you're asking, then sure.
But only if Merlin gets in a few as well.

>>21260656

Then you need to get your ass back there.
Next time I go I'm making it a point to take more/better pictures, especially of the older WW2 aircraft.

>Sanya's granddaughter

She is our waifu. There will be no argument.

[X] well, if you're asking, then sure.

Dude, these were the guys who helped design our Mega Tomcat and are working on Mega Tomcat 2.0. The least we can do is give em a photo op.

[x] well, if you're asking, then sure.
Follow up with "They do know there's a war on, right?"

[x] I'd really rather not, if it's all the same

OPSEC, WORLD WAR 3 ETC.

>>21260660
man, I can see it now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxq92lcOdUg Official BGM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0pBW-bLcro

>If you're asking then sure
Got to secure that post Navy job now, so you can get the big contractor money!

>>21260768

>trying to waifu Katya
>No A-10 Witches introduced yet

2early.

>LOL LETS TAKE A LOT OF PRESS PHOTOS WITH OUR WHOLE CREW AND THE DEFECTOR WHILE THERE IS A WAR ON

MIGHT AS WELL PAINT A FUCKING BULLSEYE ON YOUR FOREHEAD WHILE YOU ARE AT IT.

>>21260660
[X] I'd really rather not, if it's all the same

I'd really like to keep our ass away from soviet sleeper agents. And angry Muhreens and other less awesome aviators

>>21260787
wise man

>>21260758
I do, but fucked if I know how I might manage it.

>>21260790
>implying it matters
>implying that Boeing isn't going to publish it anyway to win the latest contract
do you even do Industry work?

>>21260790
The MOTHERFUCKING DEMON LORD OF THE ROUND TABLE and Mobius One didn't care about their fame (or infamy) amongst the enemy. Why should we?

>>21260800
>angry Muhreens

You sound scared, of marines? I mean they are worst then the sleeper agents but still.

>>21260790
I get the impression the Russians have other goals besides taking out a pilot and a defector.

>>21260851
Yeah, we're channeling Ace Combat/Top Gun protag here. No room to be a pussy.

>>21260800

>Maverick is old friends with Warhound
>Slider is squadmate and trying to ship Fronk and Katya
>implying any Soviet assassin who tried to rub out Katya and Frank wouldn't have hell to pay

>>21260851
I am not scared of Marines. At least not in a way that's not healthy. Just dealing with them all the time is a pain.

>>21260886
>Maverick is old friends with Warhound
>Slider is squadmate and trying to ship Fronk and Katya
>implying any Soviet assassin who tried to rub out Katya and Frank wouldn't have hell to pay

You sir have good points. I bow to your superior wisdom.

>Ice would probably have our backs too.

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>>21260660
>[x] well, if you're asking, then sure.

>Read Strikers '89
>Want to play Ace Combat
>Left my PS2 at home and have no tv in my dorm

Hurry up Thanksgiving jesus fuck

>>21260912
marines are insane which is useful for things.
Also, With the ASF-14, we should be able to take on entire soviet bomber groups.

Didn't we already get our faces plastered across national tv for shooting down that Russian squadron and saving Karya while we were in Hawaii?
Isn't it kind of a moot point to try to not get our picture taken now?

>>21260925
Emulators, man. Emulators.

>>21260970
thank you for pointing this out Anon-kun. We should be the ultimate AMERICAN ACE, and get our own custom paint scheme, that will demoralize the soviet aces, and make their bombers fear our missiles and amazing flight skill.

>>21260970
Pretty sure we did what with that Senator(?) making the speech we were pulled offstage in the middle of.

>[x] well, if you're asking, then sure.

>>21260968
True. It's just best to stay out of their way when they get to the serious part of "Killing People and Breaking Shit"

>>21261007
And don't forget the awesome propaganda of our cute RIO and awesome Witch squadron

>>21261007
The somewhat juvenile side of me wants to suggest missiles made to look like dicks and a giant upraised middle finger on the top and bottom of our ride.

>>21261007
Are we an Ace that lives for pride, or one that can read the tide of battle?
Or are we simply the Grim Reaper of the Battlefield?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VWt2XatxjY

so hard to find one with out THAT SONG in the background

>>21261007
What hunts Bear's and is good at playing Blackjack?

>>21261089
PERFECT!
and the paint job is not bad I like it

>>21260985
Only problem is that neither of the Ace Combat games work that well on emulators sad to say.

>>21261089
Needs moar teef.

>>21261089
fuck that I found one with our paint job!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Wux81vUq8&feature=relmfu

>>21261089
>its missile trails are purple

Do want.

>>21261166
I agree, black is better than sparkles

>>21260660
[X] well, if you're asking, then sure.

>>21261055

This. Fronk does not let success go to his head, and he never forgets his cute RIO and awesome squadmates.

>>21261202
it fits because of the RAM paint that was put on our tomcat

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[x] Well, if you're asking, then sure.

“Well, since it's you who's asking, Tom...” you say, and he grins. “Glad to hear it! You should have heard the shop when the news about you and Samantha's heroics.”

Merlin smiles. “They were happy?”

Tom laughs, Reaching out to ruffle his daughter's hair. “Samantha, you two are heroes! The guys in the shop lost it! Hooting and hollering and setting off confetti bombs everywhere and spraying champagne like you two walked into Moscow! And raised the flag over the kremlin!”

Katya, still holding your right arm, smiles shyly. “I think... I think I feel the same as your workers.” She says to him.

I-5 is still a rain-slicked nightmare of traffic, as it always is. “Eight lanes.” Tom complains, shaking his head. “And all of them packed solid.”

“That's why I prefer to fly!” you say with a grin.

He laughs. “Of course, of course! Speaking of, what did you think? Of the new tomcat, I mean.”

[] I'd marry it if it were a girl!
[] It's a hell of a plane, that's for sure. Just wish it could go faster.

[x] It's a hell of a plane, that's for sure. Just wish it could go faster.

It calls to me.

>>21261258
>faster
We need more speed. We must be fast enough to make the Blackjack bombers slow, so we can intercept them, and their heavy cruise missiles. Nothing besides the A-12 should be able to catch our aircraft.

>>21261258
[x] It's a hell of a plane, that's for sure. Just wish it could go faster.

Tell the truth and don't say anything to upset the girls.

>>21261258
>[x] It's a hell of a plane, that's for sure. Just wish it could go faster.


I FEEL THE NEED.

>>21261258
>RDF emblems, or whatever the fuck
I love you, Ghost.

>[] It's a hell of a plane, that's for sure. Just wish it could go faster.

>>21260790
>[] It's a hell of a plane, that's for sure. Just wish it could go faster.

Gotta go fast...er.

>>21261289

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUpwLhZh66A

>>21261258
[x] It's a hell of a plane, that's for sure. Just wish it could go faster.

[x] It's a hell of a plane, that's for sure. Just wish it could go faster.

I FEEL THE NEED.....FOR SPEED

>>21261258
>[] I'd marry it if it were a girl!
The only girl for us

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>>21261166

That is awesome. I wonder if the new model Sam's dad mentioned has the same paintjob. And has Boeing come up with a nickname for it yet, I wonder.

>>21261258

[X] It's a hell of a plane, that's for sure. Just wish it could go faster.

Don't upset the girls, especially Katya.

>>21261287
>fast enough to make the Blackjack bombers slow
>>21261288
>don't say anything to upset the girls.

These are all the reasons you need.

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>>21261258

[x] I feel the need, the need, for SPEED.

>>21261258
[x] It's a hell of a plane, that's for sure. Just wish it could go faster.

I'm not quite sure there's such a thing as 'fast enough'.

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>>21261293
SDF bro, we need to get the Transformation upgrade, using martian Overtechnology. The Russians will be shocked when our craft transforms (or they have their own, and we Macross 0)

>>21261323
>>21261358

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR2hajcuFEM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGKJAKx979I

I'll just this here.

>>21261379
I will always think of Robotech first. Fuckin' fantastic books, they were.

>>21261258
>[] It's a hell of a plane, that's for sure. Just wish it could go faster.
need for speed

>>21261258
[x]GOTTA GO FAST

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[x] It's a hell of a plane, that's for sure. Just wish it could go faster.

“It's a hell of a bird, Tom” You start, looking out the window at the crawling traffic and craning your neck to watch a civilian air liner overhead on it's landing approach to Sea-tac. “But she's slower than I expected- seems like the flight computer is throttling the hell out of her powerplants.”

Thomas nods. “It was a design limitation, I'm afraid. Remember that one was rebuilt from your old B model- the airframe just wasn't up to it. This one is a new build, there's a few things different. See, the problem with the one you had was mostly structural- those engines would have been able to push you to near mach 3, we think, but the airframe just isn't capable of handling it.”

You nod, following along and knowing better than to interrupt.

1/2

>>21261258
[X] It's a hell of a plane, that's for sure. Just wish it could go faster.

“We worked pretty closely with some guys from the Hanford reservation, on materials and such. They helped us out with high-heat alloys, so the new one is capable of mach 2.8 according to the computer simulations. We also added a pair of overwing hardpoints like on that Anglo strike fighter, what is it, the jaguar?”

“SEPECAT Jaguar?” you ask, kind of confused. Tom nods.

“That's the one! It actually worked out that having missiles there improved that thing's performance, if I remember correctly, though in our case, that's hard to do. But wind-tunnel and computers don't show any loss of performance, and we figured you'd like a another pair of missiles anyway. We were thinking about adding an additional pair of swivel hardpoints under the wings, but we didn't because they'd force a pretty big loss of roll rate. We also swapped out the old wing glove pylon mounts for a pair of standardized, plumbed, points, so we can put multiple ejector racks on there now. Went through and made that change for all the weapons stations other than the overwing points. We deleted two stations in the middle, between the nacelles, and made the other two centerline points- with multiple ejector racks, you won't even notice a difference.”

“Sounds impressive, Tom.” You say, slightly awed as your brain works to process exactly how much shit that goes boom you can now loft. All signs currently point to 'Lots'.

2/3

“Radar's a brand new set from raethon, newest stuff, they call it AESA, but I think Samantha's probably going to be very happy when she sees it.”

He grins again. “And we increased her range, swapped out the traditional chaff/flares for Tactical air launched decoys, and found room for a pair of towed decoys.”

“Good lord, sir. This thing sounds like it could outfly and out fight god and all his angels.” You say, now completely awed.

Tom laughs as you pull up to the gates of the Boeing plant. Inside, a the dark shape of your new cat sits next to a different fighter.

“Guess you'll have to see, Frank.” he says, stepping out of the car.

[] Go look over the fighter! I wanna see this in person!
[] See about those pictures! Sooner that's done, the sooner we can be on our way!

>>21261819
[X] Go look over the fighter! I wanna see this in person!

>>21261819
[x] See about those pictures! Sooner that's done, the sooner we can be on our way!

We got a promise to keep. Just a quick shot and then to the plane!

>>21261819
[X] Go look over the fighter! I wanna see this in person!

Bring Merlin with of course, I bet she wants to have a chat with the plane.

>>21261819
>[x] See about those pictures! Sooner that's done, the sooner we can be on our way!

We owe them this, at the very least.

>>21261819
[x]Plane plane plane plane plane

>>21261819
>AESA
Yes!
>[x] Go look over the fighter! I wanna see this in person!

The Pictures can wait a few minutes.

>>21261819
Quick pictures with cute Witches, then the plane

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>>21261819
>[x] Go look over the fighter! I wanna see this in person!

fancy

[x] Go look over the fighter! I wanna see this in person!

So shiny. So new. So beautiful.

>>21261819
OH GOD THIS PLANE

I NEED TO SEE IT OH GOD OH GOD I AM DROOLING IN REAL LIFE

[x] See about those pictures! Sooner that's done, the sooner we can be on our way!

>>21261819
[x] Go look over the fighter! I wanna see this in person!
Merlin, look! New shineys!

>>21261819
YF-23? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET IT BE YF-23!

>>21261982
Nope, Some kind of super Tomcat.

>>21261982
>YF-23
>Single-seater
You're a terrible person.

>>21261996
>>21262014
>next to a different fighter.
Personally hoping for an F-15 variant.

>>21261819

[X] See about those pictures! Sooner that's done, the sooner we can be on our way!

Pictures first; it's the least we can do for Merlin's dad. Then Frank and Merlin check out their new baby together.

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>We spend the entire quest getting better and better Tomcats

I would be entirely okay with this.

>>21262084
I don't see much room for improvement on this one. We're already approaching 'carrier-launch capable F-22 with a back seat' territory if having Merlin counts as being stealth.

All I can think of is thrust vectoring and a Martian-derived laser cannon, and with all these missiles and that AESA we probably wouldn't even need that.

>>21261819
[x] Go look over the fighter! I wanna see this in person!
This I have got to see. And maybe we can see that other fighter.

>>21262034
Trolled. I meant the different fighter next to our 'cat.
Northrop-Grumman and Boeing working together on secret projects, perhaps boeing is adding some 'spice' to the fight, helping to make the YF-23.

Seriously, how the Raptor won the flyoff still amazes me.
Fucking Lockmart.

>>21261819
[X] See about those pictures! Sooner that's done, the sooner we can be on our way!
Focus we don't want to hold every one else up.

>>21262177
what if he ends up getting something out of Ace Combat (Macross Missile massacre on tap, laser beams, able to call down satellite strikes, etc)

>>21262203
When could you call down Sat strikes in Ace Combat?

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>>21261819
>Pictures
Also, this fighters name is the ASF-14 EX.

It is the ultimate form of F-14, so I guess Grumman is dead since boeing is making it like OTL.

also drones.

This is our new plane now, we are literally the VF-0, all we need is a nuclear powerplant, and we VF-1.

>>21262191
Easy, because it looked like shit and had advanced tech that was shit. Boeing cannot make manned next gen fighters, and this is simply Boeing CONSUMING Grumman's soul.

Boeing should stick to drones, can't beat them etc. (or making upgrades to existing technology!)

>>21262211
I remember in one of the earlier games you could, not sure if that was a one level thing or not. Still doesn't change the fact the very best planes are sweetdiculously over the top broken.

Plane's good. Let's talk weapons.

Do we have AMRAAMs or still Phoenix?
What letter of Sidewinder are we on? Do they have AIM9-M prototypes yet?
How about our GUNS GUNS GUNS?

>>21262191
>Trolled. I meant the different fighter next to our 'cat.

Obviously. Because intent is so easy to determine on the internet.

>>21262270
in AH, the best plane is a DLC plane designed by Shoji Kawamori, guy who made the macross planes. Its a Shiden 2, with 6 air to air missiles, or air to ground missiles, and its... well its pretty much thrust vectoran VF-21 in AH, its fun to fly in free mode.

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Nue plaaaane in the works?

I never realized how slow the B-1 is compared to the Valkyrie and the Blackjack.

Unless it is faster than the government wants us to think it is.

>>21262309
I don't know why they every thought that would win. It just looks so fucking stupid.

>>21262270
Ah, I started with Shattered Skies.

But yes they are ridiculous, murder the entire battlefield in about two minutes.

>>21262339
Because it was straight up better from a functional standpoint?

>>21262339

If it looks stupid, but it works better than the competition, then in theory it should win.

The entire JSF project is a mess of design-by-committee and scope creep, though.

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[x] Go look over the fighter! I wanna see this in person!

You fairly leap out of the car, anxious to see your new aircraft. Merlin's right behind you, and Tom and Katya follow, amused at you two's antics.

There's several other significant changes to the aircraft- the gun has been moved to the centerline, just under the radar, instead of offset- and is now a 4 barrel 25mm weapon- the brand new GAU-22/A- instead of the old M61. Loading from a pair of bins, she's able to handle different kinds of cannon ammunition in one flight- a major step up from the 'one size fits all' policy you're used to.

Your front office looks the same- several large multifunction panels replacing the old 'steam gauge' dials of the previous versions. There's still several small improvements- the display toggles appear to have been replaced by touch screens, and.....

“Hey, wait, where's my HUD?” You say, confused.

Tom laughs up at you and tosses up a helmet. “We integrated it!” he says. “The wife's team worked on that for months- they finally sorted it out. Uses lasers to draw a picture on your eye. I helped test it, works great.”

He laughs again. “It's also necessary for the helmet mounted tracking and queuing systems for your weapons computer.”

[] Helmet mounted what? Oh, god, I'm in love.
[] We have missiles that work with that?

>>21262469
Something wrong with merlin?

>>21262469
[x] Helmet mounted what? Oh, god, I'm in love.

Wait what?

[x] We have missiles that work with that?

>>21262469
>[x] We have missiles that work with that?

[x] We have missiles that work with that?
-[x]Check on Merlin.

Not sure about the pic but Merlin's oddly quiet about this.

>>21262469
[x] Helmet mounted what? Oh, god, I'm in love.
>>21262492
She's having, you know, a 'special moment'.

[x] Helmet mounted what? Oh, god, I'm in love.
[x] We have missiles that work with that?

>She's suspiciously quiet back there.png
She's probably whispering sweet nothings to the new bird.

>>21262469

[X] Helmet mounted what? Oh, god, I'm in love.
Follow up with:
[X] We have missiles that work with that?

>>21262492

I'm wondering the same. Look back and see if she's passed out due to joy-gasm.

>>21262469
[X] We have missiles that work with that?
This is awesome.

>>21262519
>>21262522
I wouldn't assume so much until further proof.

>>21262469
[x] We have missiles that work with that?

>>21262469
[X] Helmet mounted what? Oh, god, I'm in love.

Also check in on Merlin. See if she's alright. Give her a hug and ask how the bird is feeling.

>>21262469
[x] Helmet mounted what? Oh, god, I'm in love.
[x] We have missiles that work with that?
[x] Grap Merlin and squeal in unison

>>21262325
the B-1 flies low and slow, Blackjack is fast in your face " fuck it, do it live", and the Valkrie is FUCK KILL EVERYTHING AA EVERYWHERE SAM EVERYWHERE.
>>21262469
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxnC6jkJyEM
Oh god Merlin is going to ...welp, wrap it up, conventional aiming systems.
>Helmet mounted what