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@firebald29156 ай бұрын
aaand... my Heart sinks for my Pilot. Hero.
@johnnyd99926 ай бұрын
oh...that was unfortunate lol...
@firebald29156 ай бұрын
GS had some missiles that were DEI hires.
@numberyellow6 ай бұрын
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
@allaltitudeproductions6 ай бұрын
Day 81 asking for F-22 vs 10 MiG 21
@brushwolf6 ай бұрын
Its rumored that North Korea spent its entire annual military budget to paint that MIG-29 green.
@Dirtyharry705856 ай бұрын
Changes back to rust if it rains😂
@jreyman6 ай бұрын
They splurged... Two colors. "Go fast green" on top, and a light blue on the bottom.
@RahpaSmurf6 ай бұрын
Sadly everyone knows red goes fasta
@tykjpelk6 ай бұрын
The private who painted it was blinded afterward so he wouldn't recreate and sully his masterpiece.
@cynthiaherbst39096 ай бұрын
GS with the immortal quote from Worf "Perhaps today is a good day to die!!"
@IronMan-xm3lg6 ай бұрын
Dude that was heroic, at least a purple heart.
@jedimasterjoe53866 ай бұрын
No he died
@Aquascape_Dreaming6 ай бұрын
@@jedimasterjoe5386that's why he said purple heart. It's awarded for those killed in action while performing their duty.
@freddyd17836 ай бұрын
@@Aquascape_Dreaming Shot, there are people alive with a purple heart.
@Eis_6 ай бұрын
@@freddyd1783 It is also awarded for wounded soldiers.
@zerieth66206 ай бұрын
Purple Heart is award to soldiers that are wounded or killed.@Aquascape_Dreaming
@CJFreeza6 ай бұрын
KZbin just asked me if your videos get recommended too many times, I said no. I want your videos plastered all over the world GS
@GrowlingSidewinder6 ай бұрын
I appreciate you. Subs like you keep this channel alive.
@DDayJayke6 ай бұрын
This reminds me of the time when Trigger shot down ICBMs launched by Erusea!
@yuchungman6 ай бұрын
I haven't watched yet but are there any Magic Spears!
@isaacwest6 ай бұрын
but it turned out to be the ex-prez who everyone loved.
@RushZ3r6 ай бұрын
Count how did you escape solitary again
@rickstark856 ай бұрын
Nobody knows what you nerds are talking about
@nhtheintrovert56796 ай бұрын
nice one count
@wendellsuerte39446 ай бұрын
Everytime he spots something in his videos, like an aircraft in the distance or a missile passing by, i'll be like "where?" in my 1080p phone screen
@davidmariopratt5 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@brucemeyers48265 ай бұрын
Same for me too..
@joshbosco40285 ай бұрын
This mission is just absolutely tailor-made for the F35. But there’s nothing like seeing a well-flown viper going in and still taking care of the job by itself. Badass stuff, GS
@IONindustries6276 ай бұрын
"Can you see any borders from here? What has Borders given us? We're gonna start over from scratch, thats what V2 is for!"
@ausinasmith966 ай бұрын
The sound of the V2 coming in is still one of my favorites
@johns16256 ай бұрын
I don't know why, but I've always loved the F-16 most of all. I had a big poster of one on my wall when I was a kid. Such a sexy jet with that big beautiful smile 😍
@firebald29156 ай бұрын
My PC Doctor's Son flew one for the Air force... Photos everywhere in the lobby for us to view. Doc is pretty proud of him. My favorite jet, F16 Viper.
@hanswolfgangmercer6 ай бұрын
It really is a fantastic plane
@nobeltnium6 ай бұрын
@@firebald2915 your PC has a doctor?
@Gentleman...Driver6 ай бұрын
@@nobeltnium My laptop got an USB port exam last week. He wasnt happy about it.
@firebald29156 ай бұрын
Primary Care Doctor.... when yer old, you need one.
@busterdee82286 ай бұрын
Awarded postumus Air Medal, but gets last laugh.
@alexanderleach33656 ай бұрын
Stopping a nuke launch! Epic!!
@WhitleyWelch6 ай бұрын
Where did you get those emojis?!
@alexanderleach33656 ай бұрын
@@WhitleyWelch when you are subscribed to growlingsidewinder.
@Fearless08136 ай бұрын
I work for a defense related company. On the walls in the building we have several large pictures of F-15E's, F/A-18's, Etc. One of the pictures shows a head on view of an F-16 with the caption: "Why enemy pilots don't sleep well". 🙂
@Eis_6 ай бұрын
"If you have to fly against the F-16, you'd better be wide awake." - General Dynamics
@jamieaulbach51206 ай бұрын
Keep showing success, failure and partial success. We love it all!
@VerumAdPotentia6 ай бұрын
On behalf of a greatful nation, thank you for your sacrafice. 😉
@Scooter_McLuvin6 ай бұрын
I see "F16", I click. That thing is beast for the cost.
@MilitaryTechNerd0065 ай бұрын
Most successful fighter of all time politically and economically
@glenncooper35246 ай бұрын
I was "what got em?" Then I saw the missle hit you. "Ow man!" I smell a F15 try. Well? I guess it was a success, kinda? Rest in peace GS
@steverichardson69206 ай бұрын
I guess the X47 is reasonably stealthy the controller is probably thinking “ I wish that effing F16 would piss off its drawing too much attention”
@KillerKev19616 ай бұрын
That M21 ejection was fantastic. Brush himself off, get cleaned up and go buy a lotto ticket!
@brushwolf6 ай бұрын
Hes gonna have a long walk in the snow to get to that lottery ticket.
@KillerKev19616 ай бұрын
@@brushwolf lol
@NeurodivergentSuperiority5 ай бұрын
@@brushwolf Worth it!
@baginatora6 ай бұрын
That KIA, the explosions and the Battlefield theme music… *chef’s kiss* Perfect! It was oozing heroism and self sacrifice.
@yuuzyerbrejn96036 ай бұрын
Family gets a posthumous DFC at least...F-16, still a beast after all these years, love it!
@WinVisten6 ай бұрын
17:29 "If I go down, I'M TAKING *YOU* WITH ME!"
@mdw10006 ай бұрын
Single ship F-16 missions should be known as Delta Mike Mikes for “Doug Masters Missions.” Kept hearing One Vision in my head every time you showed external footage 😂
@benn4546 ай бұрын
That Medal of Honor will look really nice on your widow's mantle. RIP GS.
@donnieweston32496 ай бұрын
Seems a perfect mission for the F35
@KeshikS2C6 ай бұрын
Yes! Replay with Fat Amy!
@TimothyGull-vt9xc6 ай бұрын
AMEN
@seancrandall12916 ай бұрын
I salute you, sir! (Also, nothing more than so many real pilots have done, with their actual lives on the line)
@SuperSabre1576 ай бұрын
What a beautiful cockpit. Just amazing.
@Elparquito6 ай бұрын
I came for the dogfight between the F-16C and the ICBM. I was a little disappointed.
@GrowlingSidewinder6 ай бұрын
Loooool sorry. That’s my bad.
@MeerkatADV6 ай бұрын
Would love to see some stuff like this with the F35. See how stealth affects it.
@cloczy1116 ай бұрын
The F - 16 is such a beatiful Jet!
@j4s0n396 ай бұрын
If you'd have taken four GBU-38s, you could have dropped them from two to three times the distance and escaped the SA-2. Also, if you had launched your HARMs from farther out, you could have maintained your weasel longer to give the HARM enough time to hit the track radar.
@bitmanagent676 ай бұрын
Great content. Love missions. Surprised your fuel state held up. I recall in some past missions that you would have been bingo fuel while chasing that pop up bandit.
@verbatum1416 ай бұрын
Nice visuals on the cruise missile at 6:40.
@CarbonPower6 ай бұрын
I love all the different planes you fly but I love the Tomcat ones the most! Such a beautiful plane
@Peter_Morris6 ай бұрын
When it hit a little over 2 minutes left and you still hadn’t released the JDAMs, I knew what was coming. Still got that mission accomplished, though!
@aperrotto295 ай бұрын
Mission success? Tell that to the pilot's widow and twelve children who are at home... lol
@tadiwanashemhashu35356 ай бұрын
the missile which shot him down at the end gave me one of the scariest jump scares of my life!!
@daniellcg6 ай бұрын
I trully believed that mission is to "intercept" the ICBM hahahahaha ..... During the Mig-21 intercept I thought "hey you need to save the AIM120 to the ICBMs dude" ... great video as always !!!
@madalinradion6 ай бұрын
Looks like you'll be going to Valhalla after this mission
@peteabrh-fairest94636 ай бұрын
Great mission and just in time.. Perfectly acquisitioned targets! Well worth the sacrifice.
@Stinger5226 ай бұрын
You splashed the bandits and got the bombs on target, at a great cost to yourself. JASSM would've been a better weapon of choice for this mission. That splash on the Mig-21 at three miles was epic. I knew he was done before the AMRAAM left the rail.
@FrostYT44446 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure the Hwasong missiles are prunounced, Who-wha-song
@Eis_6 ай бұрын
Ngl, it kinda sounds like 🥐 but badly pronounced.
@truthseeker94546 ай бұрын
They already have a newer model in development, the Do-Wop Song.
@BrotherJP333SP6 ай бұрын
I love the F-16's cockpit layout.
@thinbluelinelife6 ай бұрын
I was really hoping that you were trying to Intercept launched ICBM missles, which would be awesome to see.
@Peter-jo6yu6 ай бұрын
They travel too fast to be intercepted by fighter jets that aren't already in the air
@efraimk16736 ай бұрын
Awesome. Idk if its just your graphics settings or what but this thing just looks so real somehow when seen in external view. Ty for the sneak peek GS :)
@cvillalobos276 ай бұрын
At least GS didn't say "I think we are fine" before he died
@jameshodgins19376 ай бұрын
I'd like to see you repeat this mission with the F15 Strike Eagle.
@matiesteves37536 ай бұрын
Absolutely loved this mission! I would like to know if we can get the mission file, or if it is published, I would like where I can find it so I can enjoy it too!
@GrowlingSidewinder6 ай бұрын
Thanks I will release it in the future it’s not available for release right now because there are assets I am not allowed to release right now.
@AB-jp2eb6 ай бұрын
@@GrowlingSidewinder When you say "assets you're not able to release" do you mean like new planes or drones etc? Also, will you be trying this mission again to see if you can escape? Like with the F-15 perhaps?
@vividthespis6 ай бұрын
No one foreshadows impending doom quite like you GS.
@rattleheadx6 ай бұрын
Still keepin' that transponder dialed in to 1337... I see ya.
@billbrowning30216 ай бұрын
Love these vids! Now let's see the Mud Hen version!
@antillj6 ай бұрын
The ultimate sacrifice was indeed paid, but the end justified. Excellent video. Your skill with this sim and weapons systems knowledge are remarkable. How long have you played DCS?
@GrowlingSidewinder6 ай бұрын
Thank you, I think it’s been like 5 maybe 6 years now lol. Many many hours a day though but such is the nature of content creation.
@NJTDover6 ай бұрын
Poor devil bought the farm prematurely. He couldn't even say "mission accomplished", though.
@Lee-sti8wrx6 ай бұрын
That was a great video man. My daughter interrupted me so many times that it took over an hour and a half to watch it, lol. Love the channel still champ.
@charlespham76486 ай бұрын
Thank you for your service...and sacrifice! You're a hero in my book. 👍👍👍
@vgbondarev6 ай бұрын
GS: "hold this for me my dude" AGM-88: "SPACE"
@JoyceGreens5 ай бұрын
Was going to go to bed....but the skies are calling me now haha Great video GS, I learn a lot for my F16 flights while watching your vids. Thanks for sharing!
@noelwhite55326 ай бұрын
You got me again. I jumped!
@melangellatc17182 ай бұрын
My father (Marine) had S2's fired at him in Vietnam a few times. He was flying A-4 Skyhawks out of Chu Lai.
@BladeKi11a6 ай бұрын
Patiently waiting for GS to drop the BF3 F-18 mission “Going Hunting”
@markfrazier25755 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed that mission, way to generate suspense!
@KeshikS2C6 ай бұрын
SA-2 got him. His sacrifice will be remembered and honored.
@DerInterloper6 ай бұрын
I would still accept the post partum Medal of Honor. Your sacrifice will be remembered, soldier.
@s3viking2146 ай бұрын
In a previous video you said that the AGM-88Ds could still hit even if the radar is turned off on a stationary SAM. Were you not allowed to use them? Still a very good video.
@GlitchedRedstone6 ай бұрын
"Hwasong. What a fun word to say." -HLC
@ronjon21196 ай бұрын
The missle did in fact hit that guy
@Mav096 ай бұрын
F/A-18E/F vs F-35C (Fox-2 fight) would be epic to see! Navy vs Navy : Old vs New Day 17
@Ifoughtpiranhas6 ай бұрын
(In Mortal Kombat voice) CADMEAN VICTORY!
@dystopianlucidity44486 ай бұрын
We need Rapid Dragon available for C130’s and C17’s in DCS.
@bradygilmore61356 ай бұрын
Lots of posthumous medals coming your way 😂
@IetsgoBrandon6 ай бұрын
B2: I cannot wait to take off, you are not alone !
@JordanRudolph-pj5fk6 ай бұрын
Maybe do an I-16 fight. Those were fun
@BravoBones6 ай бұрын
Can you show more start ups when you do more missions?
@WhitleyWelch6 ай бұрын
Yeah that would be awesome!
@flywheel9866 ай бұрын
Tough drawing the short straw
@RahpaSmurf6 ай бұрын
A noble sacrifice never to be forgotten.
@owen26176 ай бұрын
Seems like this would be a cool mission to see the f35 get some more action.
@rangerrick82206 ай бұрын
On a positive note, at least with DCS you can know if you were successful or not, after your death...
@tobiasmeyer24346 ай бұрын
Its not about the man, its about the mission... success!
@knndyskful6 ай бұрын
I’d award a posthumous Distinguished Service cross, not quite Medal of Honor worthy but definitely DSC or at least a silver star or something
@larryhammond235 ай бұрын
I’ve been looking at your videos for a while now I have a question. Are you a real fighter pilot listening to you talking makes me ask you. Keep up the great work.
@LDSG_A_Team6 ай бұрын
Your sacrifice will be remembered o7 o7 o7
@mcdjay6 ай бұрын
The ultimate sacrifice for humanity. Thank you sir!
@Vffr16 ай бұрын
It was nice knowing. Thanks for your sacrifice. Triple
@kittyhawk38315 ай бұрын
*Optimus Prime voice* "Your sacrifice will never be forgotten..."
@ArcFire_Fox6 ай бұрын
Dang its scary just how fast those sams really are !!!
@AllanYoutubeMedia5 ай бұрын
.50 cal MG seems kind of badass against modern opps.
@timrogers26386 ай бұрын
At least an Air Force Cross, if not a Medal of Honor.
@tonyc.62056 ай бұрын
Killed by a SAM system older than you. The old Guideline gets em everytime...
@gundamblade6 ай бұрын
This is GS tombstone and inscribe the following: Here lies GS on his final words "these icbm cannot allow to exist".
@rassrab95344 ай бұрын
Good scarifies ... nice video man ... keep it on ...
@kingscorpion73466 ай бұрын
"Already taking lots of💥"
@pilot_ax6 ай бұрын
Good work, you are a top pilot-Ace
@mr.starks6 ай бұрын
The solo missile shots are amazing!!
@davidgiles97516 ай бұрын
Mission accomplished, but so close yet so far fro getting home. I can't help but wonder how an F-16XL would do in such a mission, that is if the USAF had decided to buy them...
@Олег-й8п1к6 ай бұрын
So that the puppies don’t hear from you anymore, and whoever wants to is always yours VETER 77
@kugelblitzkrieg6 ай бұрын
Oooooo missiles!
@greyveteran70076 ай бұрын
Music from Iron Eagle Would have been great Chappy!
@920utdoor6 ай бұрын
Idk why but F-16 Wild Weasel/SEAD videos are my favorites
@jts02215 ай бұрын
I think you could have survived at the end there, you can pull up and toss the JDAMs to get a few more miles range out of them. That may have given you a bit more time to get out of dodge