F/A-18C Hornets Execute No Knock Raid | Operation Desert Storm | Digital Combat Simulator | DCS |

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On this channel we like to do a lot of dogfighting most videos are some sort of dogfight between 2 different aircraft as we explore their different capabilities. From time to time I like to dabble in Virtual Reality, I think VR is a great new technology and I love to show that stuff off for the channel from time to time.
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[@jahamez0]

hiya

[@paulybassman7311]

You Are Officially "The luckiest S.O.B. in DCS" 🤣🤣✌️

[@paolo5140]

Could you make eurofighter video showing how good is it

[@themollerz]

@@paolo5140 You pumped for Heatblur's eurofighter as much as I am?

[@trumanhw]

all that and solar panels on the leading wing extensions. (nicely done)

[@2skydream]

During the mission Debrief SIO : “So GS, how’d ya do ?” GS : “Well sir, I hit the target and splashed 4 Mig’s” SIO : “FOUR MIGS !” GS : Looking deflated “Yeah what can I say…I ran out of missiles and gun amo”

[@RafaPolit]

This event is actually narrated by the pilot himself on the Air Warriors episode on the F/A-18. It actually says he shot his first missile (Fox 2) as is customary for under-10-mile engagement, thought it didn't connect, and fired a Fox 1 just as the first one impacted the bandit. It's a nice recreation here.

[@heathb4319]

Thank you...

[@t3hjnz]

This video was a hell of a lot of fun to watch. Thanks for taking on a tough multirole mission in an absolutely iconic f/b - top-notch narration, great videography and editing, and of course peerless piloting. Your videos just keep getting better, friend.

[@thomasfarley5070]

I watched an FA-18 at the Milwaukee Airshow some years back fly AROUND 2 buildings in downtown Milwaukee! Amazing aircraft!

[@MrDewanchand]

Good flying. You make it look easy.

[@rekoawa5732]

1st time viewer & this was "Awesome " Cheers bro. !!!

[@robinh82d]

Hornets are so great, I would live to see a F-18 and a F-16 dogfight

[@oldanddisgusted5998]

They had 3 air to air kills. Third was a helo shot by a Tomcat with a sidewinder.

[@AnytimeBaby78]

Okey , i'll admit, i am a big Tomcat fan , i miss it, but there is something about legacy Hornets that i find it more good looking then Superhornet

[@Null24]

I've never understood people who say the super hornet is cooler looking than the hornet.

[@Mako2-1]

I’ll say that the intakes on the super hornet are definitely cooler but the saw tooth leading edge on the superhornet is an eye sore tbh

[@timspivy7463]

I like the legacy hornet I really do but I do think the superhornet is cooler I'm just a a sucker for square intakes and a higher load capacity all my favorite fighter jets with the exception of the F4 Phantom II and F111 Aardvark have rectangular intakes

[@airupthere-vu9sg]

The Legacy Hornet is better looking, faster, and (mostly) more maneuverable. As they say, "There's nothing 'super' about the 'Super' Hornet. PS - Of course the 'Super' has much better avionics and quite a bit more gas...and thus, more drag. But still, Legacy Charlie's for the win.

[@CivisMilitarum]

​@@Mako2-1 Agree. I like nice curves. 😎

[@lknanml]

I spent 12 years in Army Aviation (UH-60s). On one deployment we worked out of 2 hangars at Balad. Looking down at the floor you could see a HUGE patch job on the floor. Bigger than our helicopters. Look up and there was a patch job on the roof about half as large. EVERY SINGLE METAL DOOR was bowed outwards along the ones in the underground passages. Most INCLUDED the frame around the door. Those before us dropped some party favors and later when we took over the base they patched them up so we could use them. More than a few hangars were left blown to hell. In the back of your mind you think. Lotta good these hangars did for the last owners. Here we are working away in them..... Mortars and rockets bouncing off them. Thanks for the flashback. Awesome vid!

[@doyouevendraft]

Thanks for your service.

[@Mr.Scootini]

We appreciate your service sir!

[@vash_the_stampede6570]

o7

[@AnthonyWoodruffe]

Whiting how you fly, fight and narrate simultaneously is truly a wonder. Love your videos

[@kevinrollins7710]

Loved that you did a historic mission. My favourite video of yours so far.

[@drippyrooster286]

I love the fact that you are including a link for the mission on these videos. Thank you!

[@AMemeFrom06]

Man, I can’t even imagine hopping in a MiG 21 alongside your buddy to go challenge a flight of 5 hornets.

[@beardedphobos5211]

I honestly love how you make everything so cinematic for bus thank you

[@jamezzz0035]

Grun 2: “This is Grun 2, there’s three of ‘em.” Grun 1: “Well then, let’s have some fun.”

[@estefanello]

Is the F/A-18 one of the most under appreciate/valued fighter jets? I know its a beast but it doesn't get the same "love".

[@stevemc6010]

Used by Spain, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Finland, Kuwait among others. Very successful craft

[@Mike_Romeo]

Over appreciated in my opinion

[@happyhaunter_5546]

As a Navy man, I am obligated to love my American Murder Hornet.

[@weirddeere]

Love all your recreations of actual events. Just a thought, for this time period was there helmet mounted HUD symbology? I thought that wasn't around for quite a while.

[@specialneedsmolester1957]

I think hmds have been out for a long time

[@nubbins70]

@@specialneedsmolester1957 JHMCS wasn't introduced until like 2003 at the earliest......kinda strange oversight here since there was clearly some attention to bringing the appropriate AIM-9M and AIM-7M loadout

[@Azframer]

@@nubbins70 Yeah, and I do believe they would've been flying the Alpha model as well.

[@nubbins70]

@@Azframer that's was my thought too, but upon looking it up they did deploy a mix of Hornets and both kills were in -C model

[@Azframer]

@@nubbins70 The Charlie and Delta models are at land base Marine planes now. No more carrier duty for them. Even the Fighting Omar Aggressor are now Super Hornets.

[@jamlarna]

That was an awesome vid ! That Hornet is way better than I thought..... To go from air to ground then back to air to air with all those bombs and defeat 3 migs is pretty special.relley enjoyed that GS 👌🏽

[@Jannik_Stein]

Honestly, I like missions more than dogfights and BVR. A/A missions (like the one protecting the special forces) are fine too, if there's any story behind

[@rohangangan8327]

GS Please make a Indian MiG 29 Astra BVR video!!! They are the most advanced version of the MIG 29 currently on the planet as said by the Head of MiG themself. Its known as the UPG standard ( MiG 29 UPG)

[@SPFLDAngler]

The main problem with Sparrows in the Hornet is they default to Loft. So when you fire them they just go straight up in the air. Always have to remember to set it to Norm when merged.

[@lechestain2048]

This could easily be a mini docs vid 😏

[@KalvyNoodle]

Masterful. Multirole missions like this are my favorite

[@Mattie_LIGHT]

I wish you would start a KZbin shorts channel with nothing but tack-view replays and the piano music in the background. Thank you

[@clevercat5844]

Legendary day for the F/A 18 Hornet! Good stuff!

[@sgtango4310]

The hornet has been my favorite plane since I was a little kid. I've been wanting to get into dcs but I don't have a PC. What dod I need to get started?

[@destruct0503]

if i wasnt a hornet fanboy before, this video definitely turned me into one

[@CarolusR3x]

Really want to see a battle of 2 Typhoons vs 38 Skyhawks to represent a modern Falklands Islands campaign

[@TheGoddamnBacon]

Bombs on target, after taking out 1 intercepting MiG and before splashing 3 MiGs after. Mission accomplished indeed.

[@spackle9999]

Can anyone explain why the Sparrow was a mainstay missile for as long as it was? Could we seriously not have done better?

[@guccidan2026]

You know.. You've never pitted the P-47 vs the P-51. You in the jugg. Day 1 of asking.

[@420BulletSponge]

Seeing the Sara's flight deck at 0:57 brings back a lot of memories. I was working in Fly 1 when that picture was taken.

[@TimbavatiLion]

I love the mission style videos. Sure, dogfights are nice and all, but you can only show so many different 1v1 setups... missions never get old! And the varied engagements make really enjoyable content even if the video is longer.

[@specialneedsmolester1957]

How do you get those replays? When I try to get replays from the tracks it doesn’t even show what happens at all

[@vantaaax]

The gunsight on the f18 is just so brutally accurate

[@Viljoen]

Such fun! Would love to see a weekly or fortnight long format of these missions. Takeoff to landing.

[@inasnhor]

i have a question bro. , in the movie Top Gun Maverick , why they chose the F/A-18 instead of other more advanced fighters and also why didn't they use stealth fighters ?

[@2-Hands]

The Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida have BOTH of the these F/A-18C's and the Museum is restoring one of them and the 2nd one will be going to another Museum. **NOTE** The Naval Museum is still CLOSED awaiting the OK from upper Washington DC Navy staff. The Museum also has a MIG-21MF that is currently being restored and will be placed next to the F/A-18C when both are done.

[@MarcusDrall]

Day 156, 173rd time asking for a reenactment of Sam City in the A6 Intruder from Flight of the Intruder, movie version. Talk to HeatBlur about their A6E.

[@reidmortensen2629]

4:20 That wingflex, though. Dragging ALL 8000lbs of 🧨 up up and away.. stressin harder than the leggings on your mom. 😅

[@firstchevalier]

More of this please. Missions where you're not just picking apart other pilots. Loved this one. Thanks.

[@traviswalker8933]

That's what air to air missions are.

[@Wardog22476]

Full load on target, dodge enemy SAM, defended against 3 MiGs to Winchester, and flew back in time for dinner. Nice video!

[@zbeen-ah-lah]

3, counting a VF-1 Tomcat’s winder kill on a Mi-8 (but that was a heli)

[@Mr.Scootini]

I like how it was a mix of what happened to that strike package and the story of Stroke 3. You dodged all those SAMs albeit using flares and chaff

[@maxgronros6728]

Absolutely love how you only talk when the perspective is in the cockpit. Makes it feel as if im watching real combat and a fighter pilot just happends to be a youtuber. Great work keep it up👍

[@longjohnpilsners7750]

Isn’t it crazy that many people who served in desert storm are like around 50 years old now, or even older

[@MarekSmet]

Didn't F-14 shoot down some helicopter during Desert Storm?

[@CharlesHuse]

There is a certain part of the powerband on the legacy Hornet that produces a bit of a howl that is almost as unique as the howl produced by the RAF Vulcan.

[@foxbat888]

Tax payers are getting value for money with the F/A -18

[@BJDansie]

GS goes out heavy strike, comes home in air show configuration.

[@Habacook1]

I would love to see this mission flown with the f-35 for comparison.

[@vicroc4]

There's just something about the legacy Hornet. I think it's because the design was originally developed for the same competition that produced the Viper, so it's still got some of that agility and speed even after saddling it with the A2G capability. As opposed to the hulking behemoth that the Super Hornet has become.

[@termitreter6545]

Its also just being a carrier plane, same as F-14. Needs low speed agility to land on carriers. The F-18s we got in DCS are also one of the very few US Hornets that got a more powerful engines. I think the Marines got 10 of those, rest was export. Navy only had slower Hornets.

[@xtc6106]

Annnddd.. that is why fa18 is my favorite module !!

[@nathanrawling4353]

I'm gunna say it dear sir, think this is one of the best you've done

[@sike3000]

the outro music screams "John Wick in a Fighter Jet" and its banging

[@tylerkaralynallen9286]

The last guy was just waiting till he was over a city before he ejected.

[@jeremyortiz2927]

A Jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.

[@bhanusharma233]

Something about the legacy hornets. Man they are beautiful.

[@brentcowell5776]

i recall that day as it got noisy real early while i was on watch with a m60 which i had not shot til then!!!!

[@m3th05]

the intro of this vid could have been a minidoc vid on your other channel...

[@wilhelmpech5914]

DAY 1 OF TELLING GROWLING SIDEWINDER TO GO TO EAA AIR SHOW IN OSHKOSH WINSONSIN

[@yuvinperera89]

I want some Raptor Bullshitory...😅

[@rapodejko]

I turned 10 on 1/17/91. I remember waking up and seeing the start of desert storm

[@Khaalem]

Did you mean a true "jet of all trades"? Would fit :D

[@sogerc1]

You know what, I've enjoyed this video more than a dogfight.

[@CoolCarVideo]

Well that was fun and spicy 🌶️🔥

[@MrComplainer]

Day36: F35 ve SU57

[@Snow_Blaze]

This makes me wanna watch Longshot vs Gs Super Hornet Vs Super Hornet ahah that would be interesting

[@cinghialex2589]

I notice very little time to react (the migs seemed very close), if the f 18 group hadn't been warned by E2, would it have gone differently?

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

it's very likely, they would have merged with the Mig-21s but more likely is that the hornets had the migs on radar, the AWACS simply IFF'd and confirmed them hostile and gave the hornets the all clear to start shooting.

[@yuchungman]

Ace in a day, that makes you the Ghost of H-3?

[@SuperTrojan2]

We need an official collab with operations room

[@jamesd4013]

Boom...won the merge! Fox 2

[@doc7000]

During desert storm the AIM-7M did most of the killing followed by the AIM-9.

[@Dr.Monday]

I really really like the mission type format.

[@MussbacherIndustries]

Loved this video with the F18c. I just picked it up the F18c on DCS and have already gone through a couple of training pieces. Watching you configure and setup for various tasks within the cockpit was great to watch and especially learn and reinforce my understand of the training. Thank you

[@o-manthehuman7867]

I love how you responded to the inevitable comments about Jack of all trades before they even happened

[@timsullivan4566]

Those MIG-21s look so ancient compared to the Hornets... ... 🤔but I guess in warfare, the LAST thing you wanna be is fair. (I get that this is modeled on a historic mission, otherwise Growling Underdog here probably would've taken the MIG-21 v 2 Hornets 😊)

[@AlexPerkins252]

A little upset you didn’t mention that they got chased towards them by Tomacats 😂

[@Flash-f7f]

Day 6 of asking I-16 vs F-22

[@dioad1739]

GS my man you are awesome as usual especially with your depictions of real events keep it up I hope you get millions of subs as you deserve.

[@Mitissa515]

Curious inquiry for you GSW (or anyone that's played/plays)... Has anyone successfully used their tank jettison to decoy a missile? I would think so considering it gives off a larger radio signature than chaff but I'm wondering if anyone's successfully done it.

[@IRON6600]

I wish I would have found you 3 years ago my grandfather would love these videos he used to build tomcats after he retired from the military in Vietnam war. Growing up all I heard about were these tomcat planes and seeing these stickers with a cat and an American flag and how they are the best plane in The world.. anyway great videos man I appreciate you and the memories you bring back to me

[@TJP443.]

The hornet, when you need to get things done

[@barbarossa1234]

Thank you for another interesting video. I enjoy your channel.

[@cj41079]

Because of extra weight can you feel harder to maneuver?

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Yes, speeds bleeds off much easier and your toll rate feels much more sluggish

[@suecobandito8954]

My cousin may have been in on that mission in one of the other Hornets. He had boned up on the HARM beforehand. He was the youngest Hornet pilot on the first carrier raid and was interviewed on CNN. His brother was there in a Harrier. I had gotten out in November, 90. I was a KC-130 pilot.

[@FormulaZR]

1 short of Ace? So close.

[@yeti8it396]

LONG LIVE the Super Hornet... If they would ONLY build a stealthy/deadlier Hornet. Maybe call it the MAGA Hornet. I would type Mega yet my Republican/Conservative fingers could only type MAGA ! So be it

[@jeffreybruce400]

This one was really awesome, love the historical aspects! Also, the new beat that you have at the end of the videos is pretty sweet. Keep up the good work, I've learned a lot from your videos.

[@heathb4319]

You said..."That's the Hornet for ya". I would add...That's the Hornet for ya... in capable hands" Well done Sir.

[@jamesmassee6629]

GS, I love your videos! A little bit of error in the historical accuracy of your video. 1) The hornet didn't have a helmet mounted optical system in 1991. 2) Coalition aircraft had a 10000 foot hard deck on all non-search and rescue missions. Planners were more worried about the large number of Iraqi radar guided AA guns than the Iraqi SAMs. Besides, the F-117s were the only aircraft allowed in the areas with heavy SAM threat. This combined with the low supply of precision guided munitions contributed to the very low accuracy of bombing missions. The Mk84s you used could miss the exact aim point by up to 6 feet for every 1000 feet of altitude. 3) I don't know for sure, but I don't think JTIDS, the Hornet's data link system, entered the fleet until 1 or 2 years after desert storm.

[@MattH-wg7ou]

Great video! Bad day for the DCS Iraqis! I'd love to see some GBU-31/38 work in the future. Esp with the Strike Eagle. Ooh and some A/G radar work, targeting JDAMs off an HRM map.

[@panzerssg3470]

Attention FBI Attention ISI!etc Goodluck! If something happens, I won't be coming for anybody's rescue Counter-Intelligence.

[@RagsHSC-7]

Oh btw my OQ2 VR just got for Xmas crashed😢 I ordered the IR5 with the attachment that is on your channel. Think that'll be much better, especially with key binding. Also f-18 hotas that'll be coming by June. Ty for the reference 🕊️

[@ThePaulv12]

The Migs were sent to intercept George's F-18s. What I mean by that is why was America called America and not George, since Iraq was called Saddam? Saddam's this and Saddam's that but not one mention of George's aircraft carrier, or George's tanks or George's helos LOL.

[@rays.5764]

I would love to see an Independence Day themed video. Maybe a group of F-18 Hornest with guns and missles againt a group of F-35's with guns only. How cool would that be?

[@weissrw1]

A lot of young folks don't know that a "jack" is a journeyman in a trade; for example a Master violin maker may have several journeyman doing the rough hand work or the fine and finish work under his supervision. It took a journeyman violin maker 15 years to be eligible to be a master violin maker (after submitting his "masterpiece" for playing and inspection).