ENDURANCE | F-16C Viper During Operation Desert Storm | Digital Combat Simulator | DCS |

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

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[@pswi5735]

always a good day when a video drops. Good job GS

[@numberyellow]

NGAD vs F-15 ACTIVE, dogfight, guns or missiles (or both) plzkthx SU-57 vs F-15 ACTIVE, dogfight, guns or missiles (or both) plzkthx SU-47 vs F-15 ACTIVE, dogfight, guns or missiles (or both) plzkthx SU-47 vs SU-57, dogfight, guns or missiles (or both) plzkthx SU-47 vs NGAD, dogfight, guns or missiles (or both) plzkthx

[@PhillipChalabi]

It always amazes me at how versatile the F-16 is, when it was initially designed to be a gun fighter.

[@kingscorpion7346]

and considering how old it is now?

[@t0k4m4k7]

Low wing loading high thrust aircraft will kinda just do that for ya

[@RT42069]

That 9M had JUST ENOUGH energy to get within prox fuse range of that Fulcrum

[@Tobiasfowler]

Another hole punched in your tank return card, I think that’s three now for the F-16, seven more for your free refill.

[@peterruiz6117]

😅 L O L 😂

[@JonNo86]

Gold! LOL

[@HughJassill]

“Thank you Tom Cruise.” Lmao

[@JonNo86]

The way I laughed! LOL

[@Slipknotfanatic89]

GS missed a great spot for a Ricky Bobby cutscene there

[@OneDigitalZero]

He went straight to the ground. More like Dig-21….

[@ZacharyEvansStarTrekfan]

Bars!

[@mhult5873]

LOL ! :D 🙂 My neighbors must have heard me laugh out very loud, that was funny in my opinion.

[@stinkyfungus]

Well played on that sir 🍻

[@peterruiz6117]

😅 😂 😅

[@peterruiz6117]

But WHY is the 21 known to auger in ?

[@IceyJones]

use the extend view button to get a better option to click on the SA2. it also works in the HAD view

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Oh nice thanks I’ll do that for sure

[@mrlt1151]

That Falcon do be fighting.

[@johns1625]

I swear every time I see a Mig-29 I always imagine Soviet engineers just gluing the front of an F-16 model to the rear of an F-15 model and calling it done 😂

[@darrellstephen3085]

Also.

[@traviswalker8933]

Except the F-16 didn't have that ugly canopy bow the MiG-29 has.

[@prichardgs]

I'm amazed you could pull that off with the bomb load-Bravo

[@RoryC851]

That second MIG-29 kill was a classic example of not maneuvering in relation to the bandit. Had that Mig pilot gone vertical when you did, the outcome could’ve possibly been different. As for the damaged tail, it was just mere scratch for the Viper.

[@AnnaVahtera]

It's such a pretty plane. I've loved it since early in my childhood when I saw it on a magazine. And I was in love with it when Falcon 3.0 released back in the day.

[@RipperYou]

I loved playing Falcon 4.0 though I tended to end up doing aerobatics and dare devil stunts just for kicks

[@nymalous3428]

Maybe its prettiness was why they ended up calling it the Falcon. Those birds are quite beautiful. (And, I just realized that the Falcon is my favorite fighter jet and my favorite bird as well!)

[@ziepex7009]

Thanks for the mission download GS, love these desert storm situations.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

My pleasure enjoy

[@Paloch1708]

You can use the FOV button to get an expanded view on the HTS page so you can lock on to a specific emission in a clutter. Nice job on the mission, nice cinematics

[@johnkruton9708]

5:35 As Furball as GS sees. 2 migs and Sams coming at you!! Good job!

[@Imarookieatthis]

“Thank you Tom Cruise” 😆 😂😂😂

[@RazerTheDuck]

I really like these kind of video's GS, I can see more of a dynamic situation with this than your good ole dogfight like the random 3 aircraft ambush attempt really kept me kind of on the edge of my seat. I really do like it

[@JoshJones420]

THATS ONE OF MY FAVORITE videos of yours so far. Ive been binge watching A LOT of your vids ever since i discovered your channel about a week ago! LOVE YOUR CONTENT and your EXPERTISE!!

[@timbaskett6299]

When I built my F-16 model (back in middle school) it had had the belly tank, two HARMs, two AIM-7s, and the wing tip Sidewinders on it. It had several loadout options for it. Over Memorial Day, We went over to the Warhawk Museum. They have an F-104, and a MiG-21 over there. I think it would make an interesting video, The F-104 vs. MiG-21.

[@gabrielcox3599]

F-16 when a missile misses, "fine I'll do it myself".

[@dash0173]

Justttt getting into flight sims, coming over from driving sims and it's a ton of fun. this channel is a blessing for someone like me

[@horusfalcon]

None too shabby, man. Any landing you can walk away from is a good one, I don't care what the Crew Chief says.

[@kyousey]

2:50 The sounds in this game. Only DCS and Elite Dangerous have made me appreciate explosives sound design so much.

[@hanibelsoun9370]

Outstanding!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!

[@drs02ful]

Thank you for the Mission Grateful

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

My pleasure, enjoy.

[@alexanderleach3365]

Nothing more deadly than the F-16 Viper.

[@EDCandLace]

Except a skilled raptor or F15c pilot.

[@firebald2915]

F22 has no hard points to carry dumb bombs but the F15c doing the same mission?, Not a Chance !

[@gabrielcox3599]

F15 has entered the chat

[@standtallvets5386]

The F15 was Chuck Yeager's favorite aircraft. I still remember when he gave a dog fight challenge to any pilot in any newer aircraft and none of them accepted that challenge. Both the F16 and F18 were flying then as newer aircraft then. Of course the man did have more flight hours by far than any of the other pilots had back in those days, not to mention the guts it actually took to be the first to break the sound barrier years before then. Because the times back then were so much better, there never will be another one.

[@firebald2915]

​@@standtallvets5386 We should petition GS to fly the F15, same mission, same munitions, same everything and see how it does. I'm curious.

[@mhult5873]

That was one h*** of a mission success. Thank you for another, as always, great video!

[@TheTy502]

These videos are amazing!! Keep up the great work man.

[@allanonyoutube]

Gotta love that "Thank you Tom Cruise." 🤟

[@Spydr6684]

7:27 Mig-21 said “you can’t get a kill on me if I do it myself!” Sure showed you he did!

[@Les.The.Occasional.Aviator]

However long your videos are, they're the shortest minutes of my day!

[@No1Distraction]

whew, that was a stressful watch. Nice piloting there!

[@TitterpigRancher]

Fantastic mission, nonstop action start to finish.

[@cszabo8899]

Superbly crafted video!

[@flashrufa6306]

Smooth as always. It's a pleasure to watch

[@j4s0n39]

If you can't TMS UP the SA-2, but you have a PGM2 or better on the 5 and 2 next to each other, you can use that to target the 2. Lock the 5. Go to the TGP, which is now pointing at where the HTS thinks the 5 is. Create a markpoint and make it active. Go to the HARM weapon page and launch a POS / EOM HARM targeting SA-2 radar emissions. That's basically what the HAD does for you, when you TMS UP.

[@slobair]

I think Cruz wss talking about being low and fast in a deep valley causing the radar to jump around on the large protruding mineral rich rock face of the valley... still funny though!

[@MattH-wg7ou]

I cant imagine being in a MiG-21 and being vectored towards a modern F-15/16/18 with AMRAAMs or something lol. Like clubbing baby seals!

[@numberyellow]

That one time domino's delivered Mk. 84's.... Pepperoni was never so spicy.

[@furball277]

@06:23 That aim9 kiss-landing on the mig29 tail 👌🏻

[@hooperturner]

Great one! Thank you!

[@macmasks]

Picturing Will Farrel from Talledega Nights flying and yelling, "Help me Tom Cruise!"

[@jamesscalzo3033]

Loved the video @GrowlingSidewinder! Can't wait for the next video man! Loved the use of the Battlefield 1942 Music at the End there man, kinda made it like a More Realistic Battlefield 2042 LMAO! I wonder if you can use the Nevada Test Range Map for a Texas Air National Guard versus Mexican Air Force video with everything going on at the Southern Border? It would be nice to see F-5E Tiger II's from Mexico going Toe to Toe with F-16C "Viper" Fighting Falcon Block 30's from the Texas Air National Guard.

[@ClawsNGloves]

These are great fun to try and play. You make it look so easy when it's anything but.

[@Gr8fulbluz]

They got yer tail feathers. Nice video I enjoyed it.

[@RichardDriediger]

well done

[@karlstathakis7786]

Flaps & stabs doing a sexy wiggle there at the end ...

[@JonNo86]

Being shot at by a Mig-29, then shot at by an SA-2, and then bounced by a Mig-21 in less than 30 seconds... That amount of panic would be absolutely terrifying!

[@Vortex31415]

The Viper is just awesome. Love these videos.

[@firebald2915]

Only the tail wound ? That was a lot of tripleA fire. I don't know how GS gets thru it. He must have a secret.

[@LancerKnight00]

The Desert Storm stuff has been great, wonder if there's a Tornado module that could be used since Tornadoes saw some extensive action in Desert Storm.

[@prepareuranus8097]

"63 high, coming in on target, you need to move a little faster than that son, *SPEED IS LIFE* "when you get to hell, tell em viper sent ya" *DODGE THIS*

[@charleswatkins8558]

GREAT FRICKEN VIDEO !! A MIG -21 GOING UP AGAINST A F-16 IS LIKE BRINGING A KNIFE TO A GUNFIGHT !!

[@whalehands]

That bomb run was so badass

[@dallasguyton5179]

Climb high play the tape!

[@whistlingbadger]

CHAPPYYYYYYYYY!!!

[@SomeDudeSomewhereOverThere]

What if DCS is our The Last Starfighter and Growling Sidewinder is our Alex Rogan?

[@nymalous3428]

Then who would be Centauri?

[@Avera9eWh1teShark6]

I remember watching an episode of the DOGFIGHTS! series as a kid where either an F-15 or an EF-111 was merged with an Iraqi MiG during ODS'91 and forced a crash on the Iraqi like what happened at 7:25, so technically, this video is historically accurate.

[@wraith444]

Just a reminder there's an EXP view for the HAD, would've made grabbing that SA-2 a lot easier.

[@brthibault]

Shoutout to the fallout 1 song during the first cinematic shot

[@OneDigitalZero]

That’s more than a little piece of the tail!

[@darrellstephen3085]

Tail feathers trimed.

[@noelaco2006]

Man, i really love the Viper.

[@sogerc1]

That was a whole lot of work for just one F-16.

[@josephmumma6997]

When the pilot flew into the ground, I wondered if he was trying to see what being a 2K JDAM feels like?

[@justinwiley9798]

Got some serious Iron Eagle vibes from this video. If only you we’re fighting the Mirage

[@MrArraiga]

Bind expand fov to zoom in on the had, u welcome

[@comradesascha3734]

Btw, after the pilot update if you remove the JHMCS in mission editor the pilot's helmet changes to the HGU-55

[@murph3194]

Not as funny as the maneuver kill of the enemy plane that became so terrified of the Raptor on his 6, he forgot how to fly and crashed into the ground. lol But just as effective. Well done sir.

[@firebald2915]

That f14 that dropped all of his munitions and stuck it in the ground ? hahahaha

[@christopherreed4723]

Saucy tailplane waggle there after landing.

[@vaibhavshejwal9437]

Great Video!! Loved it

[@ScottishSquirrel_]

Bruh the video was 15 seconds old when you commented wdym “Loved” it

[@vaibhavshejwal9437]

@@ScottishSquirrel_ I have a really fast internet

Damaged bird but still a fighting falcon!

[@Bigcat726]

I would love to see you portray as stroke 3 with F-16 delivery bombs on the power plant, and dodging sams

[@chenrayen]

I often worry of Taiwan’s inventory of F16 not being enough of a deterrent…then I watch these videos and think “actually that’s a bargain” (i know GS isn’t a ROC airfoce pilot)

[@skywarp2180]

Cool run

[@-Hesco]

love these scenarios man. esp F16 /Iraq lore. it’s scary when they shoot a missile at you, but imagine actually being in that situation IRL. cheeks clenched moment lol

[@SalsaStreetSquad]

Super 🔥

[@DistantThunder89]

AAA gunners put up a good fight on this one!

[@johnhermann7498]

Would be neat to see you run this mission in the Legacy Hornet....

[@Mav09]

F/A-18E/F vs F-35C (Fox-2 fight) would be epic to see! Navy vs Navy : Old vs New Day 39

[@EDCandLace]

Absolutely agree! GS been with you since you was a small channel... MAKE THIS HAPPEN!

[@kingscorpion7346]

Let's see... Fox 1, Fox 2, Fox 3, Magnum, Rifle, Pickel... are there any other words used like that? I'm also a fan of AirForceProud95, and I like it when he says: Now that's how you butter the bread! when he makes a real soft landing.

[@meansofproduction4213]

Go back in time and make GS the technical advisor on Iron Eagle.

[@carlousmagus5387]

He said thank you Tom Cruise lmao

[@xanderb6677]

Love to see uploaded 30 secs ago

[@HoHum321]

🤣 I totally DO love it when problems solve themselves 😂

[@ethanlaitinen8422]

Any chance you could do a video or 2 of flying with a wingman into an air to air fight? I know in the USAF fighters never fly alone, always have a wingman.

[@silverbullet836]

I live for F16 videos!!

[@josephmumma6997]

Love the videos bro but wanna ask you when can you do some YF23 vids with you piloting the YF23, that would be an amazing gift. YEEEAAAA 2 CHRISTMAS’S!!!

[@AARONANKRUM]

Other than the engagement where you credit whose flying the opposing aircraft, all the enemy planes computer controlled or do you encounter other players?

[@RSAgility]

Can anyone recreate that one audio recording where a pilot dodged like 6 missiles with a malfunction, and you can actually hear the missiles going and by and his breathing and call outs, intense, and it's something I heard a long time ago, I want to see how that went down

[@joseph4349]

wouldnt the F16 be equiped with fox 1 in this kind of scenario?

[@coboisarapatanas]

I would love to see this missions with real “pilot”

[@russbarrow]

3rd Mig looks to have ejected into the tumbling jet. So, flatten out your wreak before you eject.....

[@fidamdsaini8452]

Is the USSOCOM Sky Warden a thing in DCS? If so do a mission on that.

[@peterruiz6117]

That was WILD.. You've been practicing...Forget the gun, your not good at that........ You HAVE been working on it !? cool...😅 Now, WHY do Mig 21s hit the dirt in a dive ??

[@Alextr1]

Another great video, absolutely loved it❤‍🔥 Btw, day 1 asking GS to do some mission in Afghanistan in a Rafale

[@SmithMoses-x5t]

Tremblay Locks

[@jedimasterjoe5386]

You should recreate operation Opera

[@NoTBeta-bo4nc]

We would love to see GS in a Chinese 5th gen

[@mamiller1980]

The real challenge would be defending the Sams but also defending against AAA below 10k. There doesn’t seem to be hardly any AAA down low

[@serpentissanguis978]

6:20 - 6:52 👌

[@KristianBennett]

Another head snap at 10:02 😆