Ran this scenario by a friend of mine and we had some fun with it.
It's Jan. 1, 1943. You are an Allied commander, and you have the ability to reach forward in time to 2017 America and bring back an F-15E Strike Eagle to help the war effort -- but only for ONE mission.
Rules:
- You get ONE F-15E -- NO other planes, satellites, radars, etc.
- It can have ANY configuration and loadout available to it as of 2017, EXCEPT nuclear weapons.
- It comes with a fully competent pilot and WSO.
- It comes with all necessary ground support personnel and related materiel for ONE mission.
- You can make the whole package appear at ANY FRIENDLY air base that could accommodate it (hangar, runway, etc.).
- You can can have it at any time on any date from 1/1/1943 on, BUT the mission HAS to be flown between 24 and 48 hours after you get it.
- After the mission, EVERYTHING that remains -- plane, crew, personnel, fuel, weapons, etc. -- goes back to 2017 America.
Given all that:
1. What's the configuration and loadout?
2. Where would you fly it out of?
3. What mission would you fly?
It's Jan. 1, 1943. You are an Allied commander, and you have the ability to reach forward in time to 2017 America and bring back an F-15E Strike Eagle to help the war effort -- but only for ONE mission.
Rules:
- You get ONE F-15E -- NO other planes, satellites, radars, etc.
- It can have ANY configuration and loadout available to it as of 2017, EXCEPT nuclear weapons.
- It comes with a fully competent pilot and WSO.
- It comes with all necessary ground support personnel and related materiel for ONE mission.
- You can make the whole package appear at ANY FRIENDLY air base that could accommodate it (hangar, runway, etc.).
- You can can have it at any time on any date from 1/1/1943 on, BUT the mission HAS to be flown between 24 and 48 hours after you get it.
- After the mission, EVERYTHING that remains -- plane, crew, personnel, fuel, weapons, etc. -- goes back to 2017 America.
Given all that:
1. What's the configuration and loadout?
2. Where would you fly it out of?
3. What mission would you fly?