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As proficient as the F22 is at stealth and being a capable missile platform defensively, I still get the anxiety rush associated with GS's missions. I'll buzz for an hour or more. Thanks !
@@erikcourtney1834 this scenario has a different vibe though. The f22 is heavily outnumbered (more enemies than missiles) so it actually has to use terrain cover to launch a quick strike then run instead of doing the usual f22 thing of sanitizing the airspace
@@souvikdey6648 now you have me intrigued. when did literally anyone think that DCS is real life, he's just saying if this scenario was real it would be scary for the enemy
There are people who believe Tom Cruise was actually flying that F/A18. Yes, I do believe some people think its real (or at least they want to believe it)
Very nice! I took a snap of that "moon shot" for a wallpaper. Very lovely. This mission went extraordinarily well given the number of hostiles and civilians in theater.
day 1 of asking. Whatever you choose to do don't do any of the suggestions of the people who think they need to include the number of days they have requested a certain fight. Just posting for a friend.
The music that plays when the "5th Gen Fighter" makes an appearance in Maverick, is more applicable to the F22. Lurking in the shadows, picking of unsuspecting victims... love it.
This feels like some CoD stealth-campaign where when you get spotted you instantly fail xD I like it! You should do the same thing with something that carries more missiles, the F-15C maybe... It won't have the stealth to keep you hidden, but it still might work, and wreaking havoc from behind the enemy is always fun to do and watch :D
Talk about anxiety inducing. My dad is a former Navy avionics tech and he and I really enjoy watching and talking about your missions. Keep up the great work.
Suspenseful, cinematic, gorgeous visuals. Mission theme reminds me of playing old stealth missions on TFX aiming to avoid contact, they were fun sneaking around the valleys to hit ground targets. More please, very enjoyable to watch, and well directed and produced. Thank you!
alot of f-22 action lately, i like it! I think an updated buyers guide is much needed, cause there hasn't been any good ones in the last couple years and so many of the modules have had big updates. Good content lately!
I'm impressed at how you spot things so easily, like i couldn't see the first group of migs until you zoomed. You have excellent vision or just situational awareness, anyways, great video.
I can't fathom how cool it would be to engage in such a mission within a dynamic campaign. I'm so ready for Eagle Dynamics to release something like that!
In the runaway scenario, my biggest concern was the Mig-31 instead of the Felons, because it was designed for the high-speed intercept (actually, the Russians designed it against the SR-71 if I know this correctly).
The mig-25 was specifically designed to intercept the sr-71. The mig-31 is an evolution of the mig-25. So depends on how you look at it you could say the mig-31 was designed for that.
@@NathanIrizarry1The MiG-25 program started before the USSR knew about the A-12, let alone the SR-71. It was designed to intercept supersonic bombers and spy planes, but not the SR-71 specifically.
It (Mig 25) was conceived as a Valkyrie Hunter if I'm not mistaken. I probably am, but I seem to remember reading that the B-70 specifically played a role in the design parameters of the Foxbat.
I loved this. This is exactly the mission I imagine for a classic F-22 sortie. Stealth, multi-target launches in TWS, supercruise egress... What other airframe could execute this flight plan?
f 15 and f 35, with obvious adjustments to the strategy of the mission of course, the f15 would probably have a wingman and they would probably shoot everything down by fire volume, the f35 would probably have a wingman too but it would be more selective with its targets, probably would only engage the felons at most
These surgical, behind enemy lines, more authentic uses of the F22 are awesome. Would be even cooler to see at night. Maybe even during a thunder storm. Pretty sure ARMA2 had a mission like that with an Apache. Had to fly through valleys at night before hovering and using thermals to ID and destroy a VIP in a convoy behind enemy lines. Love the work!
the thing about the F-22 is if there are multiple baddies. It needs to use TWS, which means it would have to get in even more closer. By then you are already emitting. I guess it's benefit is getting the first shot off which by then it would bleed speed from needing to climb from those mountains
Imagine multi million dollar fighters and multi billion dollar SAMs cant see you but while flying low a lowly private rocking a Igla/verba or manning a ZSU-23-2 shoots you down through the power of MK-I eyeball
These are questions from the US Army infantry officer from 50 years (& thus much less knowledgable than most commenters). 1/ Was the terrain you were flying over supposed to be in the Carpathian Mountains? 2/ Would it be commonplace for one USAF plane to be given a mission such as this -- not 2 or 3 planes? I spent 15 mos in SE Asia in the late 1960s as an Army lieutenant and either participated in, or ordered, multiple reconnaissance missions, but none of them were for just for one soldier. Most required anywhere from 2 to 4 soldiers -- plus a Hmong guide for some of them when they were many kilometers away from our position. 3/ I've been told that an F-35 is more stealthy than an F-22. If that's true, why wouldn't an F-35 be used? Or, does the F-22 have features or characteristics that make it better suited for such a mission as this one? Thanks, in advance, for your response!
i think the only feasible way to detect a stealth aircraft flying low with ground cover would be to pepper the area with a ton of sound buoys something that its programmed to be passive and send a signal when it detects a jet engine sound. with enough of them you could even see the trajectory and speed of the target. it would serve as an early warning and narrow the search area for intercept. they could be placed by air drop.
@@Mike_RomeoI was simply going off what GS had said about his altitude, that he was above 63,000ft and was still climbing for awhile. I did look it up and the g-suit in the F-22 is designed to allow for hitting/passing the Armstrong limit. Most fighters cannot do that for multiple reasons.
Excellent strategy. Maybe in your advantage, you would've tried to destroy all those last four patrol craft when they're looking for you. 54th time to suggest a MiG-29/Su-27 vs Su-57 Felon boss fight
I feel like this is the kind of thing Carlos Hathcock would have done had he been a fighter pilot not a sniper. Sneak in, kill the high value target, and get away. Even a touch of the white feather Hathcock kept in his bush hat which was essentially a big middle finger to his enemies saying, "even if you could see me, you still can't kill me." Great mission.
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Day 17 of asking for F-18 Close air support. GS you choose the variant
As proficient as the F22 is at stealth and being a capable missile platform defensively, I still get the anxiety rush associated with GS's missions. I'll buzz for an hour or more. Thanks !
try doing this but with the felon against nato stuff
Hey Growlingsidewinder, could you do a fight between the harrier & f-22 or apache?
Need to see a dogfight series of F-18 Hornets or super Hornets V Delta Wing fighters (gripen, typhoon etc..)
*Guy driving a Lada in the middle of nowhere*
"Was that an F-22 that just flew 40ft over my head?"
He gon say 10 metres
F-22 was lucky to leave unscathed.
Then the lada breaks down
it was tristan
i think if i was flying over a canyon and saw an enemy f22 under me i'd pretend i didnt see it too
Exactly. If it wanted you dead you already would would be
If the Navy had F-22's, Top Gun Maverick would have been a ten minute webisode. Maybe fifteen.
Or f35s
Well he would still need to do Penny, so make it 15 minutes 30s.
@@nicolaeionescu6538 fair enough lol
Is that 15:30 with the credits? 😅😂
@@MilitaryTechNerd006Fat Amy was in Top Gun Maverick and the navy do use them
I feel like if you ran this mission with an F-15E, it would be more of a case of "no one will notice if there's no one to notice."
AMRAAMS for everybody! You get an AMRAAM and you get an AMRAAM!
@@King63Kobra ROFL :D
Actually, it would be fun to watch the same scenario with different planes
F-15EX especially
That’s why the f15E is my home :)
I just LOVED the look and feel of this mission - cool, exciting and scary all at the same time!
More like this please, GS! 🙏🙏🙏
Same
yessssss
It’s not scary in the f22, with a good pilot that knows his aircraft.
@@erikcourtney1834 Perhaps, but NOT being such a pilot... I found it scary. (And fun!)😉
@@erikcourtney1834 this scenario has a different vibe though. The f22 is heavily outnumbered (more enemies than missiles) so it actually has to use terrain cover to launch a quick strike then run instead of doing the usual f22 thing of sanitizing the airspace
Imagine how scary it is to be a pilot in any non-NATO Air Force flying around with a literal ghost plane lerking, and you’re just at its mercy.
Dcs is not real life
@souvikdey6648 who said it was? They were pretty explicit. What they described was being an enemy combatant in the vicinity of a hostile F22.
@@souvikdey6648 now you have me intrigued. when did literally anyone think that DCS is real life, he's just saying if this scenario was real it would be scary for the enemy
There are people who believe Tom Cruise was actually flying that F/A18. Yes, I do believe some people think its real (or at least they want to believe it)
This isn't a NATO plane.
Very nice! I took a snap of that "moon shot" for a wallpaper. Very lovely. This mission went extraordinarily well given the number of hostiles and civilians in theater.
Same.
Thanks for the idea.
@@Flakeytie Hey, just doin' what I do, man. Thanks.
Could almost be a movie with that panoramic setting. Well done once again, G/S.
well said
Totally agree - watched it twice in a row just for the visuals! ❤
Those MiG-29s at the beginning passed over the Valley of the Shadow of Death and didn't even know it.
I think I saw a guy walking in it, wonder who that was
That shot of the Su-57's drifting around was pretty awesome!
day 1 of asking. Whatever you choose to do don't do any of the suggestions of the people who think they need to include the number of days they have requested a certain fight. Just posting for a friend.
😂😂😂😂😂 love it.
Seconded
Thirded.
LoL 🤣 yeah
Goofy af
Your situational awareness is unreal without radar you have spotted every single enemy without a single one of them spotting you.
have to say this again -- the moon shots are absolutely gorgeous
The music that plays when the "5th Gen Fighter" makes an appearance in Maverick, is more applicable to the F22. Lurking in the shadows, picking of unsuspecting victims... love it.
"Sneak through these canyons" Ace Combat vibe
Impressed by GS's restraint to not recreate the scene from 'Firefox' by blasting by the nose of one of those civilian airliners.
Like to imagine the rouge felon pilot ignoring orders to stand down as he’s finally got his shot at a F22 kill 😅
And he didn't know he was dead till his plane blew up.
That would be absolutely terrifying to have 3 of your buddies get blown up by a invisible source and there’s nothing you can do about it 😂
This feels like some CoD stealth-campaign where when you get spotted you instantly fail xD
I like it! You should do the same thing with something that carries more missiles, the F-15C maybe... It won't have the stealth to keep you hidden, but it still might work, and wreaking havoc from behind the enemy is always fun to do and watch :D
he might need a wing man or 3 to achieve that in an Eagle C
The E is the missile truck. The C is just good for 6 AMRAAMs and 2 Sidewinders, so 2 more missiles than the F-22.
@@SacredCowStockyards F-22 can carry 6 AMRAAMS and 2 AIM-9X's.
Great video GS, especially 11:25 - 11:30 is one fantastic work of cinematography! In other words; pure Kino!
Talk about anxiety inducing. My dad is a former Navy avionics tech and he and I really enjoy watching and talking about your missions. Keep up the great work.
Omg, so much F-22 content…Pure joy, thank you!!!
I love these maps, they're so beautiful and immersive.
F22 doing F22 things. My favorite vids!
Your aircraft silhouette recognition is awesome.
Suspenseful, cinematic, gorgeous visuals. Mission theme reminds me of playing old stealth missions on TFX aiming to avoid contact, they were fun sneaking around the valleys to hit ground targets. More please, very enjoyable to watch, and well directed and produced. Thank you!
alot of f-22 action lately, i like it! I think an updated buyers guide is much needed, cause there hasn't been any good ones in the last couple years and so many of the modules have had big updates. Good content lately!
All I can think when those 29’s overfly is “would you intercept me”
I'd intercept me.
My spine tickled when you show the felons turning around
At 4:35 you see a glimpse of the new Russian Dorito-57 felon - Flaming Hot edition
I'm impressed at how you spot things so easily, like i couldn't see the first group of migs until you zoomed. You have excellent vision or just situational awareness, anyways, great video.
Also excellent monitor and graphics card, and lack of TH-cam compression
he's got like a 55" screen lol
Loving these combat scenarios.
Please do more of these missions behind enemy lines in the f22. So interesting my favorite
I can't fathom how cool it would be to engage in such a mission within a dynamic campaign. I'm so ready for Eagle Dynamics to release something like that!
Great shot of the F22 and the moon in the background.
In the runaway scenario, my biggest concern was the Mig-31 instead of the Felons, because it was designed for the high-speed intercept (actually, the Russians designed it against the SR-71 if I know this correctly).
The mig-25 was specifically designed to intercept the sr-71. The mig-31 is an evolution of the mig-25. So depends on how you look at it you could say the mig-31 was designed for that.
@@NathanIrizarry1The MiG-25 program started before the USSR knew about the A-12, let alone the SR-71. It was designed to intercept supersonic bombers and spy planes, but not the SR-71 specifically.
@@xTheUnderscorex oh well I didn’t know that, thanks for that. The more you know lol.
It (Mig 25) was conceived as a Valkyrie Hunter if I'm not mistaken. I probably am, but I seem to remember reading that the B-70 specifically played a role in the design parameters of the Foxbat.
It still can't intercept the SR-71 tho
Sneaky-sneaky. More F-22 please.
I love the "These are the bad guys" sound effect (FWOOOOOOHMMM)
I could watch 22s all day
I loved this. This is exactly the mission I imagine for a classic F-22 sortie. Stealth, multi-target launches in TWS, supercruise egress... What other airframe could execute this flight plan?
f 15 and f 35, with obvious adjustments to the strategy of the mission of course, the f15 would probably have a wingman and they would probably shoot everything down by fire volume, the f35 would probably have a wingman too but it would be more selective with its targets, probably would only engage the felons at most
I love your content ! I would like to see more documentary like the history of Tobruk Air Battle.
These surgical, behind enemy lines, more authentic uses of the F22 are awesome. Would be even cooler to see at night. Maybe even during a thunder storm. Pretty sure ARMA2 had a mission like that with an Apache. Had to fly through valleys at night before hovering and using thermals to ID and destroy a VIP in a convoy behind enemy lines. Love the work!
11:27 beautiful sight!
Those Patriot batteries are launching PAC2s. Man it's always good to see my old friend getting the job done first to fire it flies it dies.
Congratulations on your partnership or whatever it is with Eagle Dynamics!
Thank you very much
Whatever the hell is replacing the F-22 will be too sci-fi to believe.
This hot dog was lifting a wheel as he pulled in to park!🤩
Great video. Loved the F22 with the moon in the backdrop!
0:35 Man, you brought me 25 years back, when I was doing my pilot licence for ULA Fox ( Rotax 912 ) and flying ower our river Váh ( in Slovakia ) 😎
"Gretta, could you take Helga to the lavatory? ...Oh look, Hans - an F-22!" 😄
This music(end of mission) should forever be the Raptor’s Theme Song!! Awesome video as always!!
Exactly what the Raptor is designed for! Nice work.
“went un noticed they’re lucky i let them live” they probably spotted you by eyeball and minded their business 🤣
the thing about the F-22 is if there are multiple baddies. It needs to use TWS, which means it would have to get in even more closer. By then you are already emitting. I guess it's benefit is getting the first shot off which by then it would bleed speed from needing to climb from those mountains
Okay. When the felons turned around to look for you I got movie vibes. Paused and headed to watch on the big screen.
This episode reminds me of the chapter in Red Storm Rising, Frisbees of Dreamland.
One of the times Tom Clancy was completely and wildly offbase.
Every time he sneaks up on something from below in the F-22 I always hear Jaws music playing.
Yeah the Patriots definitely pushed the Felon away...in to the GROUND ;)
Sneaky AF. Great mission GS! Still love that you're showing the mission completed with a landing! Good work.
You gotta take out those Falcons, that's like 1/5 of their 5th gen
Under a minute from upload and almost 3k likes. I haven't even watched the video yet but imma say congratulations.
OK, that was a high pucker-factor mission! nicely done.
I find it interesting that by 5 min mark you've had 4 situations where if the enemy had 360° IRST, like there is on an F-35, you would've been toast.
Really gives you an idea how valuable an f35’s various sensor and network system can be, its situational awareness is incredible
the Raptor is so majestic
Top GUn Maverick raid. F-22 Raptor style!!
Imagine multi million dollar fighters and multi billion dollar SAMs cant see you but while flying low a lowly private rocking a Igla/verba or manning a ZSU-23-2 shoots you down through the power of MK-I eyeball
Awesome F-22 content, Plus the F-22 Sonic boom was epic, Love the F-22 Series keep up the good work
This is an Airwolf episode!
Time to pause whatever I'm doing. F22 video to watch
The real strength of the F-22 is its missiles, just fire and forget
Shhhhh, be vewy vewy qwiet!! I huntin' Blackfire!!!😂😂
14:27 He wasn't trying to kill you! The 'speak & spell' he was using for navigation malfunctioned; and he was trying to change the battery!
When you launched the AMRAAMs at 8:27 all I could think about was the pilot of the F-22 saying "Fetch boys!"
That shot at 7:50 is absolutely sick man!
It would of been nice to see you and 2 other F-22 going through the valley as a stealth mission like the movie Top Gun
Someone pulled a Aaron Hernandez in this video.
That ominous music when you focus on the migs….. nice
A F22 surgical strike mission nice 👌 👍 though Felons could be a issue otherwise no problems
Awesome and fun sneaky mission! Love it.....Would love to see more like this.
That shot of the 57's turning around is amazing
These are questions from the US Army infantry officer from 50 years (& thus much less knowledgable than most commenters).
1/ Was the terrain you were flying over supposed to be in the Carpathian Mountains?
2/ Would it be commonplace for one USAF plane to be given a mission such as this -- not 2 or 3 planes? I spent 15 mos in SE Asia in the late 1960s as an Army lieutenant and either participated in, or ordered, multiple reconnaissance missions, but none of them were for just for one soldier. Most required anywhere from 2 to 4 soldiers -- plus a Hmong guide for some of them when they were many kilometers away from our position.
3/ I've been told that an F-35 is more stealthy than an F-22. If that's true, why wouldn't an F-35 be used? Or, does the F-22 have features or characteristics that make it better suited for such a mission as this one?
Thanks, in advance, for your response!
Feels like an Arial version of All Ghillied up and I love it..
This video is probably my favorite mission so far. Keep doing these GS
Definitely NEED more of these stealth behind the enemy line missions
One of my favorite Raptor videos!
i think the only feasible way to detect a stealth aircraft flying low with ground cover would be to pepper the area with a ton of sound buoys something that its programmed to be passive and send a signal when it detects a jet engine sound. with enough of them you could even see the trajectory and speed of the target. it would serve as an early warning and narrow the search area for intercept. they could be placed by air drop.
You know I have watched your videos for a long time. Nobody does it better.
I appreciate you.
You are the man! we need you in the Airforce✈
You hit the Armstrong Limit for altitude! I had to look it up, but I didn’t realize the F-22 g-suit could handle those altitudes.
Great video!
No he didnt. Altitude display in the F-22 are in imperial units and not metric ones
@@Mike_RomeoI was simply going off what GS had said about his altitude, that he was above 63,000ft and was still climbing for awhile.
I did look it up and the g-suit in the F-22 is designed to allow for hitting/passing the Armstrong limit. Most fighters cannot do that for multiple reasons.
The SU-57 Dorito. The flying corn chip.
This kind of mission reminded me late '80 when I played photo-reckon missions in F-19 "simulator"
Excellent strategy. Maybe in your advantage, you would've tried to destroy all those last four patrol craft when they're looking for you. 54th time to suggest a MiG-29/Su-27 vs Su-57 Felon boss fight
Well, ...those guys are gunna be late for supper!
Good To See A Good Landing.
Great vid I really liked that. Pretty intense at times. thanks for sharing!
Imagine being an airline pilot flying IN RUSSIA, and seeing an F-22. He would be like, “oh no. Things are about to get REAL spicy. Time to go”.
this guy's missions are fing mini topgun movies. i bite my nails every time until the end wtf
Day after day saying GS is the big daddy out there love it dude.......!
I feel like this is the kind of thing Carlos Hathcock would have done had he been a fighter pilot not a sniper. Sneak in, kill the high value target, and get away. Even a touch of the white feather Hathcock kept in his bush hat which was essentially a big middle finger to his enemies saying, "even if you could see me, you still can't kill me." Great mission.