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The Gray Ghost; The Southern Superfighter
Topic Started: Jan 15 2007, 08:38 PM (195 Views)
Tristan da Cunha
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Time: 3:52 PM

Setting: A leisurely meeting between Antebellum South Secretary of War Julian Hawkins and Seceded South Secretary of State Richard Harris in a plantation mansion in Mississippi. Cigars and whiskey are being consumed liberally.

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Secretary of State Harris: "I've been hearin' some disturbin' rumors, Julian."

Secretary of War Hawkins: "Like what?"

Secretary of State Harris: "Tha Federal Government's built a top secret jet fighter to oppress the South, and the Canucks have also built some sort of fancy aero-plane to prevent honest American pioneers from settlin' the Oregon Country."

Secretary of War Hawkins: "Damn them all. Damn them to hell."

Secretary of State Harris: "But that's not it. I've heard that the Hindoos are workin' on the exact same thing. Soon they'll invade and take us over, and tha mighty Mississippi is goin' to be as dirty as the Ganges River."

Secretary of War Hawkins: "Holy mother of Jesus Christ."

Secretary of State Harris: "Speakin of tha Virgin Mary, rumor has it that the Cath o' licks are building themselves a pretty warbird too. All these newfangled superfighters are soon gonna be zippin' and zappin' our planes to dust."

Secretary of War Hawkins: "By God, we must act on these rumors immediately! Dixie has to answer those bastards wing for wing, bomb for bomb, and cockpit for cockpit!!"

Secretary of State Harris: "My thoughts exactly, Julian."

Secretary of War Hawkins: "Well let's call up McDonnell and let's call up Douglas and have 'em start constructin' the ultimate flying machine."

***The telecom screen pulls up. An aerospace engineer is on the other end.***

Aerospace engineer: "Reportin' for duty, sir."

Secretary of State Harris: "I'll tell you what son, start buildin a superfighter, make sure it's the best there ever was and the best that will ever be."

Secretary of War Hawkins: "Load it up with napalm, bombs, nukes, anythin', everythin'. Put some fire in its belly so it can run circles around the befuddled enemy. And make it stealthy like that Bermuda Triangle."

Aerospace engineer: "Aye, sir, we'll do the best we can."

Secretary of War Hawkins: "Good, now get to work and punch it out in 6 months. Antebellum South will put down $500 billion on this plane."

Secretary of State Harris: "The Seceded South will call $500 billion."

Aerospace engineer: "Thank you, sir, that money will go a long way. What should be the code name of this superfighter?"

Secretary of War Hawkins: "The Gray Ghost."
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Tristan da Cunha
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Prototype McDonnell-Douglas 1863-F "Gray Ghost"

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Eleytheria-Duo
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OOC: Is that a MiG-29 with a confederate flag on the ass end?
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Tristan da Cunha
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Nope. How come everything's a MiG-29 to you? :D
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Noriega
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Jan 21 2007, 06:27 PM
Nope. How come everything's a MiG-29 to you? :D

The Confederate Flag is a nice touch.
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Tristan da Cunha
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Thank you. I am pleased with it myself.
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Eleytheria-Duo
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Jan 21 2007, 03:27 PM
Nope. How come everything's a MiG-29 to you? :D

Uhh well I couldn't help but notice the airframe and the gigantic change in pitch around the cockpit. ;)

Look into the F-105 or the F-111. I have been up close to a lot of planes, but the Aardvark (F-111) was quite impressive looking, of course looking down the barrels of the 30mm Gatling Gun on an A-10 was quite err... "intimidating" too.
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Tristan da Cunha
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It's actually a Su-30. An even higher cockpit than on a Mig-29.
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Eleytheria-Duo
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Jan 21 2007, 03:42 PM
It's actually a Su-30. An even higher cockpit than on a Mig-29.

Ahhh yes, I see it now. And the MiG-29 does not have its tail cone extending out further than its engines, the SU-30 does. Bugger! My senses are failing me.

Good work nevertheless.
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OOC: Awesome work TC, this should prove to be a nice addition to the Southern arsenal.
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