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Posted 27 September 2011 - 10:49 PM
Zeck smiled mischievously as he felt her force suddenly increase, "finally getting into this my love?" He said as he forced himself to the side to avoid her piercing attack, taking a of her arm as it passed by he then moved it aside touching her cheek once more before falling back, wanting to see how she reacted now that she was fully awake.
-the central village
Byron wasn't sure on how to response to the inari's threatening declaration, either he became the partner of this beautiful Inari, or he would be placing all the lives of these people in danger, and although he had a big hunch that that would not happen, it wasn't unheard that an angry god had destroyed entire cities in their rage.
"... well I guess it could be worse... you don't seem too bad either and you are very beautiful, but once I give you my word that would be it, we will become partners for life... " He thought on how many times his mother had urged him to find a girl but to think that moment would come to suddenly, it was surprising to say the least.
"First of all I believe introductions are in order, My name is Byron Cameron, a lonesome wondering exorcist, my mother is the Great Priestess Aesteria Cameron, alright then how about you?"
He wanted to get to know her better before giving his word, Byron was the type of man to never break his word.
Zusume understood what he meant though she had a very different idea on when things got too dangerous, if she was to decide the right way would be to scare off the demon king by beating him up, but that was easier said than done.
if that human girl wanted to talk to him, then as a helper of the village it was Zusume's duty to assure her safety through her visit.
which is exactly why she brought those two alone.
Uzuki and Kisagari, Uzuki holding the ability to tell lies would come in handy when dealing with sly and crafty individuals such as the demon lord, and Kisagari, although strong enough to match even her, held the ability to uphold time encapsulating herself and the enemy on a close subspace where time transferred as she pleased, in a bad case this could be use to get away from them.
"Understood, well then, should we go meet them?, if we let those things get near the village it will not end up pretty, besides... even though I wish for this to be peacefully fulfilled, I still long to see your skills in combat... un... you might call be Gizensha, I'm the second eldest Inari daughter under my father, the fox god. and your name is.. I already know Mameha... but I believe this is the first time we've meet."
she asked and presented herself, curious to know a little more about this human, though something on him seemed off, almost as if he wasn't entirely human, but that only made her more interested.
Posted 27 September 2011 - 11:33 PM
Once the troop got within 100 feet of the Demon King's front line, he took it upon himself to dismount and stride forward. Well well well... what lovely additions these girls will make... He pulled off his hat and bowed in faux-courteous fashion, in fact mocking Mameha and her entourage. "Well, and who here is being so kind as to greet their new master?"
Mameha stepped forward, her face determined as she summoned up all of her courage. "I am Mameha, leader of this village. I respectfully request you take y-" She was stopped short by Ran who got between her and Dief, who was advancing with great rapidity.
While Ran had Dief just barely held off with a series of stalemate sword locks he called out, "Get out of here! Hime-dono! Mameha-sama!" With each moment Mameha hesitated Ran's defense against the seemingly endless strength of the Demon King began to falter.
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Posted 28 September 2011 - 06:58 AM
Zusume had walked ahead with the group until they meet up with the Demon king and his party, 'so it was really the demon lord's doing...' she thought after taking a look at his ammenaus presence, his army behind him only holding off because he was speaking to Mameha,
her ear twitched a little hearing something move behind the trees, and alarmed as she thought they where being surrounded she turned around, she tried to warn the girl to fall back, but Ran had already walked forward and was clashing swords with the demon king, just seeing him do that without a second's hesitation made something stir in her chest, not knowing how to react she just did as he had instructed, she grabbed Mameha's arm and started to run away from the place, looking back and shouting at her helpers,
"Kisaragi, you help go help Ran-dono, Uzuki, you follow me and be alert on the trees around us, look for a possible ambush."
"Alright lady Gizensha" the little fox girl joyfully replied running up ahead and going through the trees and thickets as they tried to get away from the enemy.
"..." Kisagari understood her orders and was not afraid of using all of her might, but to see the demon lord this close.
"it's weird... to see him here... what is he searching for." she wondered opening her her scarlet umbrella, ready to fight.
"Sir, please take care of the demon lord... I will take care of his forces." She said jumping high pass the demon lord and diving into a mass of thousands of demonic soldiers a bunch of them just brusting out like water raises when a droplet falls into a lake, a bright orange fire already visible as she continued to fight off waves of the minions.
What she truly wanted was for Ran to scape, with him there she couldn't use her skill... not without his permission at least, an odd skill which freeze time, everywhere but inside a designated area by her, making it the ultimate arena, once in there they would not retreat until all the enemies had either died or at least rest defeated on the ground, there was infarct a very simple way out of this, which is exactly why she would want to leave the demon lord off of it at all possible.
Posted 28 September 2011 - 10:44 AM
Mai leaned forward to bite him just as he pulled away and it gave her enough room to rip off the remaining chains. Her body was under so much fatigue she was shaking and yet she had not faultered. Hopping up onto the cross she was leaning on she pulled losely at the chain around her neck. "Risking your life on something like this, stupid, such a stupid man. Oh well, your blood will make such a pretty polish for my claws!" She yelled as she ripped the chain off her neck and lunged towards him slashing down fiercly with her right hand to cut scross his body. This motion would be followed up by her spinning her body and slashing across towards his throat.
Ai had come a long way from home and found herself standing at the gates to a human village. She froze in place as she stared up to it though, she knew they would treat her as a demon even though she was far from demonic as a person. Sighing she looked around and shut her eyes. She was standing in the forest a little ways from the main path through but she was close enough to be seen if someone looked out into the trees. "Isolde... where are you... I can't trace you at all." She muttered to herself before swallowing her fear and walking towards the gate to the village, not knowing what was truely happening.
Posted 28 September 2011 - 02:33 PM
After one of many lock-ups broke, Ran attempted to get the reason why the Demon King was there but he made no reply beyond laughter. Believing the ladies beyond sight, Ran let out a loud howl before being knocked to the ground. Just as Dief was about to deliver the mortal blow a group of wolves sprung upon the Demon King and though they were handily thrown off it gave Ran time to get back up and reassemble.
Dief stepped back, and looked over the battered and beaten Ran with a smug expression though the rips in his coat greatly irritated the Demon King. "A wolf God in my midst? I didn't even know you existed. Weak little thing you are. Must be the runt of heaven." Ran didn't bother to correct him, only commanding he leave. Dief turned for a moment, looking at what the fox girls were doing to the unit he brought with him. Hmmmm... perhaps he ought to pull back for now and send someone else in there to procure his mirror... "Very well then, dog-man. Go back and lick your wounds. I'll get what I want." He then remounted his tiger and began to ride back to his camp, laughing haughtily the whole way.
Ran stumbled back and sat on the ground, releasing a huge sigh of relief. A few more minutes of that and he'd have been toast. The wolves all approached him, nuzzling and licking his injuries before he sent them a way with a pat on the head. I hope Mameha-sama and Hime-dono are all right... and Hime-dono's foxes...
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Posted 28 September 2011 - 10:09 PM
Kisagari was viciously fighting against the demon king's forces alot of thought looking grunts and a few strange ones within the bunch, some of them had started to retreat while others stayed keeping her busy.
seeing this Kisagari thought,
"Ran most be done with his fight... no real way I could expect that stranger to match the demon king in might, but if hes already out of the way... then.."
saying that as she delivered a potent kick to a fighter's stomach she took in a deep breath, and opening her umbrella the jumped high abode the lot of people still retaining the air in her cheeks,
as she stopped ascending as slowly let out the air, whispering something strange and the wind of her whispers became a band of glowing magical waves, which quickly circled around a group of the large fighting force, encapsulating them inside and in a fraction of a second, it was all over.
After that little scene the area which was domed in the magic spell became dusty and as the magic vanished and the dust settled the only thing that could be seen was the bodies of defeated soldiers laying on the ground, about seventy in number both large and small, not all of the ones inside the area where defeated and one of these was a beautiful Inari on a semitranparent robe, who was standing unharmed over a pile of the soldiers, and an injured Kisagari at her feet.
"As I said, it's not valor, just idiocy, now you stand defeated little one."
"Y..you... why.. why are helping the demon king..." She managed to say before she lost consciousness, her small body filled with light cuts and fine stabs skill, and although she had done well defeating a large number of minions, she wasn't expecting such a foe to had form alliance with the demon king.
Zeck studied his beautiful prey and though her movements had greatly improved from her first display of strength, it was bleatenly obvious she was extremely tired from his last spell,
He smiled, grinning lightly as he dodged the first attack quickly summoning his wand to deflect the attack to his throat.
"I see nothing more worthy to risk my life over, but to acquire the woman I love." he replied to her statement before retaliating with one of his own spells to soft her up just a little more.
"Rock spears." He exclaimed raising up his hand as a magic circle once again formed around its jewel, making about ten pointy rock spears shoot from the ground, aiming at a few of her non vital spots.
It wasn't a terribly quick attack but she would have to move quickly to dodge or stop all of the rocks.
Posted 28 September 2011 - 10:20 PM
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Posted 28 September 2011 - 10:37 PM
"under normal circumstances I would cut your tongue and feed it to the haunts for such an imprudence, however this girl holds no value for me or my kind, you can have her..." She said turning around, her hair and long tail almost glowing under the sun light as they displayed the girl's rich blonde color.
Saying nothing more Tensen left the fox girl laying on the floor and walked away, if that demi-human wanted to try his luck his destiny would be no better than that kitsune.
Posted 28 September 2011 - 10:55 PM
"Master Ran and your friends... are they all right?" There wasn't any more noise coming from there now, Mameha resisting the urge to investigate. She was grateful to the demi-goddess and her companions for aiding but did not wish to be the cause of not only the foxes' deaths but also Ran's.
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Posted 29 September 2011 - 11:22 PM
"They will be alright, Uzuki is really speedy which Is why I sent her to scout ahead... I guess she should still be surveying the town's surroundings now that we are at a safer place, as for Kisageri... she should be fire with her special ability and power... and even if she where to somehow die in combat, she's but a phantom inside a body, I would just find a new host for her... who worries me in Ran-dono... to do something so reckless... I wonder if hes always like this."
She said being concerned for Ran's safety and also being agrevated by the fact someone had protect her, her, the one supposed to be the defender of the village, ut was a big humiliation for her, yet... somehow, she was happy.
Kisagari's body was injured, but more so than injured, tired, limped and unable to talk or even open her eyes, she couldn't walk, much less heal her wounds, the pain through out her body confusing her senses to the point she could not feel Ran's hands and they hold her, nor his tongue as it treated her injuries.
"nn... Aau.." She growled in pain feeling a strong pain in her abdomen, the place where that Inari had hit her at the start of their fight.
"my betrothed..." he thought for a second having seconds thought on accepting the inari as his partner in life, yet he smiled at her trying to reply with something nice, but before he could even open his mouth the lady started trying to tempt him with her body to which he answered a little off put by her sudden acts, yet still showing a signs of the pure innocent young man he truly was.
"Well yes I find you suitable, but why the rush? couldn't we take sometime to get to that..." he tried to explain thinking it was a little too soon to be talking about bearing offspring on the spot, thankfully enough the people around them where confusing them with a couple and had decided to ignore what was going on, nobody really paying attention to their conversation.
Posted 30 September 2011 - 12:00 AM
The sadness in Ran's face as he held the small vixen to his chest was heart felt and genuine. He didn't know what else he could do for her. When he finally stood before Gizensha and Mameha, he hesistated to speak. His own injuries were not important to him no matter how numerous they may have been... He'd do anything to save the little fox girl in his arms. "Hime-dono... Mameha-sama... Please forgive me. I don't know... what else I can do for her."
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You need to specify the legal jurisdiction, when asking a question about the law. In the US, I do not know of any legal requirement to record and retain this information (there have been some proposals but I do not believe any were enacted into law), but I believe most ISPs do anyway. In the EU, I believe there is a requirement to retain and record this information. For further information:
Your ip address is associated with your bill. If somebody reports your ip address, they will send you a warning, cut you off, the other company will setup a lawsuit, eventually if the hacked site was police, you will be jailed, and depending on how serious it was, you will get either fine or up to 5 year meditation, depends on the country. |

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If you cant spare so much time in one go, why not walk the route over a few weekends or a couple of short breaks? Any reasonably fit person can complete the walk.
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People with mobility problems can still access parts of the Trail, and disabled people with Tramper type off road buggies can compete the entire route. Contact the South Downs Way National Trail Officer by phone or email for more information.
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Horse riders will generally be able to do a similar distance each day to fast walkers say around 6 days for the whole Trail. The isolated nature of some of the Trail, and the need to cross several major roads, mean that riding the Trail on a horse is a much bigger challenge than walking it. You, and your horse, should be experienced and confident.
The time it takes to cycle the South Downs Way is harder to estimate as so much depends on your personal fitness and equipment. As a very rough guide, casual cyclists will take 3 to 4 days, regular off road cyclists about 3, and the very fit cyclist looking for a challenge could do it in two. If youre capable of cycling 100 miles off road in just one day then youll know about it! You will need an off road (mountain) bike, and you will need to be used to cycling all day off road if you are to enjoy cycling the South Downs Way.
The best time to visit
The best times to complete the South Downs Way are May, June, and September when the weather is at its best. In the school summer holidays (mid July and August) the eastern half can be a bit busier than usual, but it is rarely crowded once you get away from a car park. Be prepared for both hot days and the possibility of a thunderstorm in high summer.
General advice
The path mostly runs on farm tracks and significant mud is rare. Unless the weather is very good proper boots are always advisable for walkers, however. Break them in well before starting! Cyclists should be careful of loose stones and approaching road junctions wear a cycling helmet. All users should carry plenty of water as it can be difficult to get refill a water bottle during the day. Horse riders might find a collapsible bucket (so they can water their horses from a tap as well as a trough) helpful.
The pages within this section contain more information about accommodation and public transport. One word of advice; book accommodation well in advance, particularly during spring and summer weekends and July and August.


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Abuse is a famous side-scrolling run and gun game originally released for DOS and Linux in 1996. It features beautiful pixel art, lighting effects, many weapons, and is a real challenge even on normal difficulty.
If you have an F200, just point and kill with the stylus. F100 users are also supported, as well as those using the traditional keyboard/mouse combo (through USB and the cradle).
My GP2X port features MP3 versions of the MIDI files included with the original game, remastered with a very high quality soundfont collection. This is the only modern version of Abuse that I am aware of that features the music, but I didn't make an exhaustive search or anything. This port is basically a better experience than the Abuse-SDL provided by any modern Linux distribution.
I haven't had enough time to do a run-through of the entire game, so there might be some unfound bugs. I have spent a lot of time on this port, hundreds of hours, so it is by no means quick and dirty.. I just moved recently so I am making this post and archive update from a McDonalds down the highway on a notebook I am fixing for my boss <img src="http://www.gp32x.com/board/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> .
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To Wildcat: I've never heard of any real Phoenix shooting and I didn't know that the Iranians had Phoenixes fro their F-14s. But it is a possibility. As far as the Iranians are concerned... well, how good could their F-14 pilots have been? I mean they didn't have the jets for all that long before the revolution and after the revolution the US didn't like having their embassy personell taken hostage and cut the arms deliveries. But you never know what they might have given them in order to convince them to release the hostages. As for the Gulf, well it does strike me as curious that no Phoenix might have been fired, coz they must've had them (the Iraqi AF wasn't exactly viewed as the joke it is today), but then again, F-14s are normally tasked with carrier defense and it was the Eagle drivers that went over the border to shoot the Iraqi AF out of the air. Any thoughts anyone?
To Normsta: I expect any hit around the nozzle to be disastrous, but I expect a plane to be able to fly with damage to its
. Guess not when your tail catches fire though. The Russians just have a thing about putting fuel tanks where they shouldn't be and this makes for extra vulnerability, but given the Russian doctrine, which was largely 'surprise, saturation salvo and crush'em with sheer numbers', it might not be all that relevant.
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, while taking a missile up the *ss is definitely not a good thing it is infinitely preferable to taking one in the midsection. There are several documented cases of 'conventional' jets (F/A-18, Tornado, Mirage F1, etc) taking one up the pipe in GW1 & 2 and being able to RTB, but the real surprise/tragedy was that an inordinate number of AV-8Bs were lost to missile hits. This was because the AV-8B hot exhaust is in the 'middle' of the fuselage, not on the tail. Notice all the extra chaff/flare dispensers that have sprouted on the Harrier's upper spine in recent (10) years - that is why.
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The US did fire a few AIM-54s in the Gulf war, but with less than spectacular results (or so I've heard). Remember the AIM-54 design is not one of an A2A dogfight missile but one of a long range interceptor against a relatively slow moving, non-maneuvering target - specifically a Bear Bomber. The IIRAF has fired some too, I would imagine
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Thanks for confirmation, <b>Habu2</b>.
By the way, does anybody have serious information about the Phoenix Russian counterpart, i.e. R-33?
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No hard info, but I heard it's similar in range, it was originally meant to be employed by the MiG-31, but I'm pretty sure that the Flanker family can use it too, especially the later versions and it has a derivative, namely the R-37.
Also, the FCC on the MiG-31 is supposed to be somewhat similar to that on the F-14, just a little bit less performant (last I've heard, it could only engage 4 targets simulatenously, while the F-14 can engage 6).
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Off topic. This relates to your Phoenix answers:
Chart of Iranian Kills since 1976.
Note that a lot of Iraqi jets for years didn't have radar detectors with good ability. So a lot of the Phoenix and Sparrow kills in the war with Iran, they never knew what hit them. After some years they learned and started putting a bit more stress in this area. The basic tactic when getting an F-14 spike was to run and live for another day. Later when getting spiked by the USN F-14's, same thing. Run.
Book on the Iran - Iraq war. The authors know way more on this topic than I do.
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Ok, so this is old, but I just found this site... bear with me while I beat the dead horse a bit. :p
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Eurofighter 2000 & Rafale (The Pride And Future Of Europe)
Since the Rafale appears to basically be a British derivative of the Eurofighter 2000, the same should probably apply.
I dont know if anyone's mentioned it, but I'm quite sure the Rafale is french.
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Gripen (The Little Fighter That Could)
Long - range combat: I'll admit, I know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING on the Gripen's long - range AA capabilities. All I know is that Sweden better have an answer to the AMRAAM,
Well, actually Sweden does.
http://www.flygvapennytt.mil.se/photo.p ... =5246&oid=
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"Jaktrobot Rb 99 AMRAAM laddas pĂĄ Gripen."
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"Antiaircraft missile Rb 99 AMRAAM is loaded on to Gripen"
I'm not sure if they're imported or built under licence.
Fun Fact:
"Gripen" is swedish for "Griffin" (or is that "Griffon" or "Gryphon"?)
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Wow, it is really an old thread, but interesting things were said.
, if you are interested in it, try the F-16 vs Rafale thread
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You folks are forgetting one thing, yeah all those SU variants that have super-maneuverability have a problem, in that those maneuvers eat ENERGY!! And get you low and slow real fast!! Size does matter!!! At least up high where the air is thin, that big honking F-15 will actually out turn a 16!!! Also the VG inlets schedule air to the engines much better so they can operate much more efficiently at altitude. 16.s don't have VG inlets, so it's a compromise. What would be real interesting would be a "slasher" type fighter. Like a stealthy F-104 with about a 30,000lb thrust motor in it. Come streaking through launch AMRAAM missiles and scoot on out!! No matter how much you turn and burn the "Insert favorite missile here " such as the Aim-9 will OUT TURN and BURN you! Yeah Jinking might help break a "Lock" but as radars get better and better, even that's not much help. Now combine a slasher type aircraft with stealth, and maneuverability and you get the F-22!!! Able to streak in launch undetected so it gets the first shot!!! Then accelerate the hell out of there. The problem with the 16 is that it can NOT disengage many aircraft as it has a relatively slow top speed. The ability to disengage allows you to scoot, then rejoin the fight under more favorable conditions. In the 16 you literally have to fight it out. In a tight fight the first missile shoot wins bottom line, you aren't going to out turn a missile. However you can out run them if you can scoot fast enough! At the minimum it gives you time to pop chaff and flairs as you jink like crazy!! But if you decide to perform a COBRA that's just asking for somebody to do a GUNS kill on ya!!!
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Long range combat is something that is extremly rare. Most recent air combat was mid-range. Dutch F-16 shooting Mig-29 and the Gulf-war for example. The problem is that long-range identification is tricky business. I don't think this will change in the next 10 years. The risk of shooting down an airliner is still not done. And a civilian jet looks the same like an Mig at long range. And potential adversaries also fly western aircraft. You do the math...
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Only if you have a Crappy radar! The Radars on the F-15 and 16 can tell the difference, with the 15 ones having a far greater range!!! as far as potential western aircraft adversaries. We just send out that special transponder code and it disables all the enemy aircraft!! *L* I saw in on Startrek so it must be true. was also on the new Glatica movie.. *L*
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Swedge II,
You mentioned the 16 doesn't have vairible guide inlets, this is true, however it does have vairible guide vaines, the same ones on the 15 (since they use the same motor). It was my understanding that at high mach speeds the variable ramp was to restrict high speed air from over speeding the engine. The falcon is designed with the inlet the way it is to inhibit air at high mach speeds naturally, it creates a stagnat air (not sure if the term is right) bubble, so that the engine doesn't get forced into an over speed. I am sure bix can help me out on this. High altitude maneuvers, I am sure the big wings on the 15 are going to help, however moving weight is an issue as stated.
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the IGV's are mainly there to keep the Engines from Stalling! The Vari-ramps keep the Air Sub-sonic, as the Blades on most engines are optimised for Sub-sonic speeds. On the 16 the FTIT will start to rise as the air compresses due to foward speed ram effect. eventually the 16 will have to slow down to keep the FTIT with in limits. also as FTIT rises thrust decreases.
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SwedgeII wrote:
the IGV's are mainly there to keep the Engines from Stalling! The Vari-ramps keep the Air Sub-sonic, as the Blades on most engines are optimised for Sub-sonic speeds. On the 16 the FTIT will start to rise as the air compresses due to foward speed ram effect. eventually the 16 will have to slow down to keep the FTIT with in limits. also as FTIT rises thrust decreases.
Keeping the air subsonic is why the inlet is shaped the way it is on the 16, which creates the subsonic air. So if the engine on the 16 can have an over speed at high mach speeds, then that is sort of counter productive to be able to go supersonic isn't it?
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The DE(E)C will modulate that. That's why you are not supposed to go supersonic below MIL power in SEC.
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Imperial Russian Stout
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours like motor oil, jet black, with a respectable khaki-brown head that recedes quickly to a light ring. Looks like an RIS if I've ever seen one..
Aroma is almost 100% licorice, behind it are very faint notes of chocolate and roasty malt goodness. If the nose is any indicator, this will be a stout for lovers of Anise.
Hmmm. Up front there's an extreme anise attack, with underlying notes of roasted malt. It's almost 2-dimensional, but still pleasing and fitting of the style. If you aren't a fan of licorice dominating your RIS, you need to try this beer's Espresso counterpart, but this one is definitely an anise-bomb. Hints of dark fruit are noticeable, and there's a bit of alcohol warmth, but it adds to the flavor instead of being off-putting. Without the alcohol notes, there'd be just licorice. This has enough thrown in to keep it interesting.
Thick, though not the muddiest of the muddy. Enough carbonation to drink well, enough body to keep you satisfied. Filling, and holding on to a nice bite from the carbonation. Enjoyable drinker for sure.
All in all, I'd prefer to have discovered a little more complexity in this beer, but even so, the anise is not as off-putting as some reviews lead me to believe. However, if you aren't into the licorice stouts, this is not going to be up your alley.
Serving type: bottle
05-23-2013 15:54:15 |
More by BigBarley
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Poured from 22 oz bottle into teku glass.
A: Pours pitch black with nice one to two finger head.
S: Coffee mixed with bitter chocolate and roasted malts. Maybe a bit of smoky scents here also.
T: Lots of roasty flavors with chocolates and coffee up front. Flavors definitely more prominent as it warmed up. Don't drink this one cold. It was supreme as it approached room temp.p
M: Nicely thick as you would expect from an IRS.
O: Very nice. One of my favorite stouts. I think I prefer this to the espresso version, but want to drink another of each before reaching final conclusion.
Serving type: bottle
05-22-2013 01:10:33 |
More by richj1970
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Important: Do not drink this cold. It is a completely different beer when cold or chilled. Let it sit out for a while. You'll thank me.
A: Beautiful thick, dark black/brown body with a light brown head. Sticks slightly to the glass as it falls. Dark enough as to not let any light in.
S: Smells of dark coffee and chocolate. Interestingly, there is also a bit of spice in there. This helps keep it light and not overwhelm the palate.
T: Dark and roasted, as to be expected. Aftertaste is heavily of coffee notes that sit on your tongue. At the end, as with the smell, there is a bit of spice and citrus.
M: A bit thin at this point in it's aging. Like other reviewers have noted, it will likely settle a bit as it ages.
Serving type: bottle
05-21-2013 00:18:47 |
More by tittymcj
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
This is too young to tell how good it will be eventually. My guess is a year in the cellar and it will be superb.
As of now, its hot alcohol bite is pleasantly neutered by deep chocolate, raisin and date syrupy mouth feel combined by nice hop overtone that fades in the clean finish.
Deep espresso color with chateau b malt colored head that laces nicely.
Can't wait for this to age but its still worth drinking one now.
Serving type: bottle
05-20-2013 05:20:23 |
More by blindnil
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A: Pours completely opaque; black. 1 finger light-brown frothy head that dissipates quickly; only a ring of froth remains once settled in glass.
S: Dark chocolate and molasses. Hint of licorice. Musty.
T: Quite a bit of malty dark chocolate.
M: Creamy, but not too thick. Light bitter sensation in the throat; lingering on the tongue.
O: Typical. Nothing sensational, but definitely a stout worth drinking. I think I'd enjoy this more with a meal than by itself...like a nice juicy burger =]~
Serving type: bottle
05-17-2013 04:28:29 |
More by TofuDC5
Ontario (Canada)
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: It has a nice jet black color to it. It has a nice dark tan head that dies down moderately slow and leaves very nice lacing.
Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of dark chocolate, coffee/espresso, sweet roasty malts, some licorice and some smokiness.
Taste: Like the aromas, it has a some dominant coffee, espresso and chocolate along with some sweet roasty malts, some licorice, faint vanilla and a touch of smokiness. It has a light roasty bitterness.
Mouthfeel: It has a medium carbonation with a very nice overall balance and feel.
Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with great flavors and aromas.
Serving type: bottle
05-12-2013 19:21:27 |
More by SebD
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Drinking this while listening to Drudkh.
Glass: Blue Mountain Brewery ceramic mug.
Appearance: Dark and thick during the pour, but it's a little hard to see through a ceramic mug. A tiny head appeared and faded within about a minute. Looks like a RIS should.
Smell: Less burnt and bitter characteristics than some RIS's. Predominantly getting the smell of milk chocolate ... like those found from melting chocolate in a chocolate shop. Additionally, I get a little bit of vanilla if I inhale long enough. Maybe a little coconut? It smells absolutely delicious.
Taste: Very tasty! Initial flavor comprised of malt grain, with a surprising bitterness that almost tastes like baking chocolate. After bitterness fades, the real beauty begins. The chocolate comes through again, but in more of a sweet milk chocolate variety.
Mouthfeel: Heavy body with low carbonation. A little sticky, but not in a gross way.
Overall: I am enjoying this beer ... a lot! The Espresso version of this beer is a little better, to me, as it adds the coffee in a subtle manner without going over the top. However, if you don't want any coffee flavor this beer is so subtle, balanced, and tasty, with the perfect mouthfeel for the style. Would buy again it again in a heartbeat, and is a great value for the bomber.
Serving type: bottle
05-11-2013 00:56:49 |
More by ChrisKayler
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Awesome... 22 oz bottle, serves at 51 degrees, snifter.
A: Black, with thick tan head. solid.
S: STRONG coffee, chocolate, malt
T: Wow. strong, sweet, thick, coffee/oak/vanilla/coffee/malt/cherry(?)
M: Coating, thick, lingers, and strong. Slight sweetness, but also a hint of aromatics (hops?)
O: Need more of this one. For the price, should get a case!
Serving type: bottle
05-10-2013 03:38:05 |
More by watsonmd
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Bomber poured into DFH tulip.
A: Typical IRS. Dark color, 1-finger head, nice lacing, beige-like head.
S: Lots of dark chocolate and cocoa. Some espresso or coffee bean, and dark fruit (chocolate covered cherries, perhaps?).
T: Mocha and slight coconut & vanilla. Chocolate definitely overpowers the overall taste, however. A slight burn at the back of the throat given the fact that it is still young.
M: Viscous but not overly chewy. Standard IRS thickness, and definitely has a slight creaminess. Almost has a consistency of a creamy & thickened iced latte (which isn't a bad thing IMO). I love it.
O: What can I say, Stone's IRS has always been one of my favorite imperial stouts, and will continue to be. Of course it is an amazing beer after some age, but I personally enjoy it fresh just as much. This beer has a great kick of heat at the beginning with a satisfying smooth & clean finish. Definitely a world class stout.
Serving type: bottle
05-09-2013 08:36:01 |
More by stlunatic15
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2013 vintage edition
This beer tastes like oak. The booze is well masked for 10% but its lacking the depth and flavors that make a stout great, chocolate and coffee. Stick with breakfast stout.
Not great but a well crafted beer if you dig the oak flavor.
Serving type: bottle
05-09-2013 03:05:36 |
More by JFresh21
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Completely jet black with no light getting through. Pours a relatively thick head for the style which a thin, silky blanket over the brew and creamy lace lines on the glass.
Aroma is dark, rich and robust. Full of coffee, tobacco, pine needles, oatmeal, oak chips, maple and gingerbread. Highly complex and well rounded. The bitter, sweet and spicy notes all seem to compliment eachother as I inhale the delicate aroma.
Tons of roastiness in the flavor which is hard to pinpoint due to the overwhelming complexity. Baking chocolate is probably the most prominent along with dark roast coffee, tobacco, smoked woods and charcoal-blackened chicken. Dry malt character overall. Hop notes are subtle at first teasing the tongue with earthy, pine-like qualities. Just a touch of licorice spice. Not a whole lot of sweetness to balance this one. Finishes with a tart and bitter hop character that combats the roasty baking chocolate flavor. Descent, not great, balance in this one. Almost acidic in the finish.
Full bodied and well textured. Loads of carbonation for such a strong beer.
Overall: very well done with a few minor complaints. Love the complexity in both aroma and flavor but could use some more balance. Also, seems to get more hoppy and bitter as it warms which opposed the expectation for the style. Still a well crafted and intriguing imperial stout.
Serving type: bottle
05-08-2013 04:08:11 |
More by bnes09
Alberta (Canada)
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
A revisit on a 2009 bottle, May 6, 2013. Served up at cellar temp, into a chalice.
A smallish tan head on a deep mahogany brew.
Looks good enough, pretty standard really.
Not a big nose on this one either. The usual sweet dark malts. Just slightly alcoholic, not near as much alcohol as the 2011 which was drank fairly fresh.
Tast is quite good. Toffee, caramel, dark chocolate and a slight tinge of alcohol. The alcohol is very well hidden and probably tamed down with 3+ years in the cellar. Not a single note of oxidation, no dark fruit, cobwebs or cardboard. I believe this beer to age like a Boss!!!
Nice thick mouthfeel.
Overall this is a great RIS! It's a cellar champ. I had a 2008 a while back and it was awesome, so sad I did not review it.
Points go as follows:
Total: 4.2
A 2011 bottle at cellar temperature poured into a beer chalice.
A two finger mocha head on a deep black brew, looks enticing. A decent amount of lacing is left on the glass.
The nose is cold black coffee, burnt notes from the malted barley and a slight smell of alcohol. The nose is fairly subdued.
The taste is of black coffee, dark chocolate, a high level of bitterness most likely from the malt and a slight taste of alcohol. A good thick mouthfeel.
This is a fairly classic Russian Imperial Stout, not overly complex and definetly not lacking. I am glad I have a few more bottles of this in the cellar.
Serving type: bottle
05-06-2013 23:10:27 |
More by alpineclimber
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2012 scores (4.5/3.5/4/4/4.5)
After having the 2013 vintage (and the Espresso version), I can now safely say this isn't quite for me. While it looks good and has a big feel, I just don't care for all the licorice in the flavor profile. And that's the problem here - it's too licorice dominant with no real complexity, depth, or even bold flavor. The thick, viscous mouthfeel means little if it doesn't have a great taste to prop it up.
I've got another bottle, and that one won't be cracked open until after tax season...in 2014. Right now, I can think of quite a few readily available imperial stouts that wipe the floor with this one.
Poured into a Williamsburg Winery wine glass.
A: Pours a damn near pitch black body with good thickness and viscosity. The head is a two finger light tan color with excellent texture, decent retention, and solid lacing.
S: All the usual RIS notes are here; slight soy, dry baker's chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, leather, and tobacco nicely mingle on the nose. While it's a nice melange, it's too subdued, much to its detriment.
T: The flavor starts off with some dark fruit notes (raisins, currants, plums) along side some leather and licorice. Afterward, it progresses toward dark chocolate and roast notes, and it finishes salty and slightly boozy. There are hints of tobacco and piny hops throughout the flavor progression. Balance is decent, but not impeccable, as it slightly leans towards fruitiness. On the plus side, it featured the kind of complexity I was expecting from a beer of this caliber.
M: Decently heavy with good viscosity and low carbonation, with a dry finish, almost to the point of causing the mouth to water. The aftertaste lingers nicely with dried dark fruits. Touches of alcohol can be felt on the tongue, throat, and stomach.
O: A tough beer to digest at first - but one that rewards its drinker with good complexity and a breadth of flavor storytelling. It isn't immensely drinkable, but then again, something like this should be savored slowly. Given its price point, it's one I can heartily recommend.
Serving type: bottle
05-05-2013 23:51:20 |
More by ThisWangsChung
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I have had several Russian Imperial Stouts lately and this one is near the top of the list (only Ten Fidy was better to me). I did expect more from this RIS as I had heard it was better than Ten Fidy, but nevertheless I really enjoyed it. I was really impressed with the appearance, a beautiful beer, very dark with an amazing tan head!
Serving type: bottle
05-04-2013 14:28:02 |
More by DenverHopHead
New York
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
It pours in a black, dark color with small khaki, brown head.
The aroma is wonderful. Dark chocolate, big roasted malt, and slight chocolate.
The taste is similar. It's important to warm this up. There's big bitter chocolate, strong roasted malt, and then some licorice and anise. The spice flavors are not big and offensive. The aftertaste is slightly strong, but not offensive. Probably the only negative of this beer for me.
Call me crazy, but I prefer this over the Espresso new version of the beer. The finesse is where this beer shines. It really shows what a Russian Imperial should be. Next to Ten Fidy and Peche Mortel, this might be one of my favorite Russian Imperial.
Serving type: bottle
05-03-2013 07:04:16 |
More by dar482
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
From a 650 ml bomber (2013 Release) into a snifter.
A-As you might expect, the brew is thick-looking, black in color, and completely opaque. The head is thin and dark tan in color. It drops quickly to a collar and leaves no lacing. Pretty standard.
S-An intense, but balanced, mixture of rich, dark roasted coffee, dark chocolate, and a hint of char. As the beer warms up, I detect more dark, dried fruits like raisins and prunes. Alcohol is pretty well integrated for 10.5%.
T-The taste follows the smell pretty closely in both intensity and profile. I get roasted coffee, chocolate, and sweet, dark, dried fruits. Malts certainly dominate, but this fresh bottle still had traces of hops, as well. The alcohol is well concealed at 50 degrees, but as the brew warms, you get some pretty serious fruity, sweet, heat. The heat, however, fits nicely with brew. The finish is long and satisfying.
M-The feel is medium body with a bit more carbonation that some other examples of the style. The carbonation is mild and creamy, and actually diffuses the alcohol heat, I think.
O-This is a great and classic-tasting RIS. The flavors are intense, but well-balanced, and everything seems to work well together. There is no standout characteristic to throw the equilibrium of this beer out of whack. On the other hand, in today's world of "brett-this" and "barrel-aged that," I almost feel like something is missing here.
Serving type: bottle
04-30-2013 02:45:52 |
More by spoony
Alberta (Canada)
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
650ml bomber poured into tulip 28/4/13 cheers Rutager for sending me one of my longest standing wants
A black liquid with a large mocha head that's a little noisy at first but calms down to a thick film and sits there, perhaps a dirty glass? a single ring of lace is left behind
S dark roast is strong with some char, espresso, licorice, bakers chocolate, maybe I'm crazy but I'm picking up some citric hops but its very faint, just a hint of booze and vanilla
T the intense dark roasts even darker in the mouth and even after a year hops are detectable, a little rich dark chocolate fudge and char without much smoke and a little less licorice, tastes pretty solid but the nose was just a little better
M thick, rich, and creamy, a mild bitter bite and a long finish of char, dark chocolate and coffee, a little slick after the fact, no complaints in this department
O well rounded dark roasted RIS or IRS according to Stone, hits all the spots and I can see some age working wonders but at the same time I could see a fresh bottle being a big black hop bomb
this one would be in my regular rotation without doubt, about what one should expect from a big stout this one hits the spot
Serving type: bottle
04-29-2013 06:54:31 |
More by wordemupg
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
22 oz bomber poured into wine glass.
Appearance-pours black with a thin light chocolate head. Lots of lacing dancing around the glass. 4.25
Aroma-lots of milk chocolate in the front end, some mild espresso notes as well. Plenty of dark fruits lingering around, mainly plum and a slight hint of dark cherry. As it warms I'm getting more of a vanilla tone. 4.25
Taste-strong bitter coffee at first with a nice slice of hot alcohol burn. That's not a bad thing by the way, I quite like it. Then you start to get the sweet notes of chocolate and hints of vanilla. One of the stronger alcohol burns I've had in some time. 4.25
Feel-slightly higher carbonation then I like, full bodied, coats palate extremely well.3.75
Overall-this thing brings the heat. All of the typical RIS notes are here and this holds up with some of the best of them. Although I wouldn't consider this a world class stout, it's on the edge of WC. 4.25
Serving type: bottle
04-29-2013 01:35:20 |
More by screamking
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Note: Drinking a one year old bottle
A- Thick khaki one finger head with a curtain of lacing. Nothing special here.
S- The smell was quite strong, even before pouring it into the glass. Smells like a licorice coffee combination.
T- Very strong roasted malt up front with a delicate coffee/cocoa after taste.
M- This was a very velvet like beer with moderate carbonation levels. It left a frothy pool in my mouth which helped spread the great taste all around.
O- This was a great standard RIS, but that's what it is, standard. I feel that a variation, such as a Vanilla BA version would make this one of my top three favorite beers.
Serving type: bottle
04-29-2013 00:08:26 |
More by EigenBeer
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Bottle poured into Duvel glass, purchased from Stones River Total Beverages in Murfreesboro, TN
Paired with swiss gruyere cheese
Appearance: Pitch black, 1 finger mocha head
Smell: Chocolate, caramel, coffee
Taste: Very chocolatey, caramel, roasted malts, slight coffee aftertaste, bready and even a slight hint of dark fruits.
Mouthfeel: Perfect, very full
Overall: One of my favorite stouts, too bad it's so hard to find for me. Very chocolatey, and it's jsut so balanced you don't taste any alcohol. Got my hands on 2 of these and two espressos. This wold be my first choice to convert a non-stout person into a stout lover. Another amazing brew by Stone, never disappointed.
Serving type: bottle
04-27-2013 22:52:38 |
More by Roman5150
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A - poured a completely opaque pitch black with a almost two finger tan head that quickly dissipated. Very viscous when swirled, intense legs.
S - Deep malt character with hints of chocolate, sweetness, slight roastiness and alcohol.
T - big malt character, there are more subtle notes of roasted malt and chocolate however it is overshadowed by Bittering hops and alcohol in the finish. Not to a fault, just for a RIS it seems more hop forward and hot, not smooth and silky. The differentiation does not detract from my enjoyment of this delicouse beast of a beer.
M - Thick viscous and alcohol warming. Very slow going and enjoyable.
O - Overall this is a great RIS, hi IBUs and just plain brash. I will certainly seek this out again.
Serving type: bottle
04-26-2013 22:17:51 |
More by MaineBrewing
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had a few of these last summer and can't wait to get into this one. I only chose this over the Espresso version because I forgot to put it in the fridge ha.
2013 vintage.
a: Viscous, very dark brown. Together in the glass you can see nothing through it. Light brown head that has disappeared a bit, but still holds with the beer.
s: huge roasted notes. As i was pouring it I could smell some yeast, but the bitter roasted malt is overwhelming. Not a very strong smell, but delicious nonetheless. Some sweet, dark chocolate as well in there.
t: Very sweet and smokey right away, it then goes down smooth and lingers with bitterness from the hops and alcohol. Very little alcohol detected, just the warmth as to be expected. Bitter, bitter roasted, smokey malt, and alcohol. Slight balance from the hops.
m: light carbonation, not too viscous.
overall: It's a little hot, probably needs a little more time to balance out. Still very good.
Serving type: bottle
04-26-2013 05:26:32 |
More by raynmoon
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
2013 Bottle into Worthy Sniffer
A: This is basically black in coloring there a brown to tan head that settles to a semi thick lacing on the outside of the glass. The beer itself is thick in the pour and totally opaque.
S: There really is not much of a smell in a good or a bad way. There are hints of smokiness from the malt but I really cannot even detect much else, definitely need to revisit this beer.
T: There is some chocolate flavor upfront with a little bit of smokiness but not powerful at all. Having it this fresh you can definitely taste the hops and it has more of a bitter hop bite then your typical Imp stout but not bad in any way. I definitely need to see how this develops with age
M: This beer is smooth and creamy but you can definitely feel a little of the hop bite from the bitterness. It is very drinkable as the abv is completely hidden even fresh but it is clear it will definitely change not fresh
O: Okay so this review is officially incomplete I need to try a non fresh version of this beer because it seems like it would develop really well but as of right now it is a decent stout that hides its high abv and is very drinkable, but it is not the big imperial stout I expected it to be. So I will be back soon.
Serving type: bottle
04-25-2013 01:41:51 |
More by Pinknuggets
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
APPEARANCE: Jet black, with about an inch of coffee-colored head resting on top. After a couple of minutes the head settles down into a nice coaster-thick cap. The cap stick around even as I drink and doesn't fully disappear until mid-glass. The lacing is quite nice as well, covering about 70% of the back of the glass. This is a good looking stout.
SMELL: Roasty notes of coffee through first in the IRS's nose with a twinge of bitter dark chocolate underneath.
TASTE: The coffee is still the star of the show here, but the chocolate notes come through a lot stronger and they're accented by a pleasant hop bitterness.
MOUTHFEEL: For such an oily looking pour, the body is much lighter than expected. A light carbonation tickles the back of the mouth as it goes down smooth.
OVERALL: Unlike most other Imperial Stouts I've tried this one has a hop character that really comes through. The hops are not simply there to balance out an abundance of malt. This makes for a pleasant and more easy-drinking stout...at least if you're a hop head.
Serving type: bottle
04-23-2013 04:51:57 |
More by StoneTSR
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
The 2013 classic release, poured into a large wine glass.
A: Motor oil black with a caramel colored head that thins down to a creamy film. There is a lasting caramel colored head and lacing that sticks around.
S: Dark chocolate, coffee, caramel, vanilla and caramelied brown sugar.
T. Dark chocolate, caramel, non dairy creamer, caramelized brown sugar and espresso. The after taste is a blend of all of the above.
M: It's creamy but not very thick, just enough carbonation to give a chocolate soda feel. There's not very much of an alcohol bite.
O: This is my current favorite stout, with the exception of Peche Mortel. It's is a very unique R.I.S. it doesn't have that Licorice and leather thing going on; but it more then makes up for it with a creamy caramel, dark chocolate and espresso combo. I hope this sticks around "these parts" for a while.
Serving type: bottle
04-22-2013 04:26:04 |
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