It was, but unless the Soviets figured a way to strap a couple of MiG-23s to the wings of a Tu-95, there was no way Russian fighters would have been coming to Iceland, except for Yaks on the Kiev (which the Navy should have been able to handle, anyway). Against bombers, even against Yaks, the F-4s or F-106s would have been more than adaquate. There were not that many F-15As in 1979/1980, and I suspect the USAF would have rushed all they had to the real air battle in Germany.

I know Clancy in Red Storm has F-15s at Iceland, but that scenario takes place in the mid '8s, when more F-15s were available.

I plan on actually modding a few terrains and campaigns to use the Tomcat as it was in real-life, not what it was designed for.

If the Soviet naval bombers could find the CVs and they could overwhelm their defenses (pre-AEGIS, low Tomcat count, A model Phoenix) then their navy would have a MUCH easier time controlling the gap.

If TK decides to cut those with older hardware out of the loop, he might be lobbing off a larger audience than he realizes.

Then again, DX 10 cards have been around a while (we're talking' 6 years people!). Now is as good a time as any to plunk a $100 down an AMD 6770

Personally, none of this changes my buying choice any, but an interesting topic no less.

Still plan to have alot of fun with SF:NA, though, whether it is "realistic" or not!

Are there any plans about a replay function?

Real life, I think the Soviets lose several Backfires and Badgers for no appreciable gain.

Still plan to have alot of fun with SF:NA, though, whether it is "realistic" or not!