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HISS Tank Reviews The Sky Striker XP21F
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07-19-2011, 11:30 PM
Shin Densetsu
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The Sky Striker XP21F comes with the following:
AIM-9 Sidewinder missle x 2
AIM-7 Sparrow missle x 2
AIM-54 Phoenix missle x 2
Engine cover x 2
Removable engine x 2
Gunpod x 1
Pretty much the same as the original. Yet there are differences. The smaller missles seem slimmer, in fact, the Sparrow missle, had it had a longer randome, looks more like an AMRAAM missle(the Sparrow's replacement).
I mentioned differences. I mentioned missles falling off earlier. Why? The missle hardpoints/pylons are short, and the connection points for the Phoenix missles are shallow. Combine these 2 and you have missles that are easier to knock off, especially under the intakes.
The connection points on the Sidewinders and Sparrows go through the body, so they stay on better. Not so on the Phoenix missles. I've also found that the Phoenix missles stay on better underneath the nose.
The sad thing is that the Phoenix missles have added rubber coating on their connection points, to provide a more secure grip on the pylons. However, the short pylons and shallow connection points work against this.
I usually deck my Sky Strikers out like this:
Sidewinders under the glove area
Phoenix missles under the intakes
Sparrows under the nose
I don't like the look of the Sidewinders under the nose as the Tomcat never carried them like that. The Tomcat never carried the Phoenix missles under the intakes either, but since Tomcat 21 was supposed to be able to carry munitions there, eh I can overlook that. The Sparrows were usually carried either between the engine nacelles or under the bottom wing hardpoints. So having them under the nose on the Sky Striker works for me.
The gunpod is the best fitting weapon of all, but substantially easier to remove than the original. It will be the last weapon to fall off should someone manhandle the Sky Striker.
The engines, as mentioned earlier, have scribed detail on the nozzles which look like the F110 GE400 engines used on the F-14B/D but with the shape of the TF30 engine nozzles used on the F-14A and original Skystriker. Weird. Nonetheless, the new nozzles are substantially more detailed than the original Skystriker engine nozzles. They also retain their turbine details.
The engine covers are still removable. They stay in place well. To remove them, pull inwards.
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