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Air Strike

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I purchased this DVD after reading the review that mentioned a heavy emphasis on Russian fighter jets and also due to the 240 minute runtime. Unfortunately these two descriptions were wrong. "Airstrike" has a run time of 120 minutes instead of the claimed 240 in the technical section. Also, the claim that this DVD has a heavy emphasis on Russian fighter jets was misleading. The only Russian aircraft that was shown in any detail was a quick overview of the MIG 29. Despite these flaws, I enjoyed the DVD itself. "Airstrike" covers quite a variety of aircraft throughout the 120 minutes of run time. Picture quality was also a plus with clips of older footage combined with sharp, clear, and up to date shots of several different aircraft. This DVD is seperated into 2 "1" hour features: "Air to Air" and "Air to Ground." Along with the coverage of different aircraft is a descriptive naration that was easy to understand and follow. Jets that were covered were: F-16, F-18, F-15, F-117, B-2, B-1, F-22, F-4, F-104, JAS-39, MIG-29, Mirage, and several others. Along with these aircraft are several descriptions of the weapons systems used on these aircraft - air to air weapons and air to ground weapons. The only drawback of covering so many different subjects in a short amount of time is the lack of depth that goes into each fighter jet and weapon system itself. Those who are used to a program that is dedicated to one single aircraft might find this DVD lacking depth or substance.

In the end, I would recommend this DVD to anyone in search of a program that discusses a wide variety of different aircraft and weapons. A more hard core aircraft enthusiast might already be familiar with a fair share of the information that is highlighted in this DVD. For the price, I don't think it's a bad deal at all.

This title is excellent. Video is very crisp and vivid. One of the more recent referencaries on militaria. This is in a heavy emphasis on Russian fighters. This isn't a Jane's reference on DVD. An overview of capabilities, some subject may find little new information.

This title is excellent. Video is very crisp and vivid. One of the more recent referencaries on militaria. This is in a heavy emphasis on Russian fighters. This isn't a Jane's reference on DVD. An overview of capabilities, some subject may find little new information.

This title is excellent. Video is very crisp and vivid. One of the more recent referencaries on militaria. This is in a heavy emphasis on Russian fighters. This isn't a Jane's reference on DVD. An overview of capabilities, some subject may find little new information.

This title is excellent. Video is very crisp and vivid. One of the more recent referencaries on militaria. This is in a heavy emphasis on Russian fighters. This isn't a Jane's reference on DVD. An overview of capabilities, some subject may find little new information.