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So what country were they attacking in the movie? It was Iran, right? It's the only country I could figure that the US doesn't want enriching uranium and also

So what country were they attacking in the movie? It was Iran, right? It's the only country I could figure that the US doesn't want enriching uranium and also still flies F-14s. The only thing that doesn't fit is that, as far as I know, Iran has no snow covered mountains within a short distance of any body of water that the US would have a carrier in. Well that and they don't have any Russian 5th gen fighters, but neither does Russia really.

kayodelycaon 4y ago
The enemy fighters were “MIG-28s” (actually T-5s). They were black and had a yellow circle with red star on the tail. I don’t think the enemy country was mentioned. Edit: according to the Top Gun wiki, the audio commentary says North Korea. https://topgun.fandom.com/wiki/MiG-28 https://topgun.fandom.com/wiki/MiG-28
- technothrasher 4y ago
  The enemy country was clearly purposely not mentioned, and I think intended to be "generic bad guy".
  - haliskerbas 4y ago
    Propaganda need be timeless after all
- ChuckNorris89 4y ago
  Incorect. The enemy aircraft were all Su-57, Russia's 5th gen fighter.
  - simonh 4y ago
    Right, the enemy fighters in the first movie were MIG-28s.
    - kayodelycaon 4y ago
      I was not aware there was a second movie. The article only references the 1986 one.
      - simonh 4y ago
        Oh right, that makes sense. The new movie just came out, I saw it last night, it's really good. The comment you're replying to was referencing plot elements in the new one but didn't explicitly say so.
wirthjason 4y ago
To me the F-14 wasn’t a matter of fact but just a chance to do a cameo flashback and put Maverick back in his trusty F-14 again. In a movie like this so much is bringing back old cast members. The F-14 being one of them. I also felt the same seeing Penny drive a Porsche, Maverick’s motorcycles etc.
- swader999 4y ago
  Sailboat scene was decent too.
pyuser583 4y ago
I haven’t seen the movie, but aren’t the Zagros mountains a short distance from the Persian Gulf?
idontwantthis 4y ago
It’s just a fictional place for a fictional enemy that has planes from real life.

kayodelycaon 4y ago

The enemy fighters were “MIG-28s” (actually T-5s). They were black and had a yellow circle with red star on the tail. I don’t think the enemy country was mentioned. Edit: according to the Top Gun wiki, the audio commentary says North Korea. https://topgun.fandom.com/wiki/MiG-28 https://topgun.fandom.com/wiki/MiG-28

technothrasher 4y ago
The enemy country was clearly purposely not mentioned, and I think intended to be "generic bad guy".
- haliskerbas 4y ago
  Propaganda need be timeless after all
ChuckNorris89 4y ago
Incorect. The enemy aircraft were all Su-57, Russia's 5th gen fighter.
- simonh 4y ago
  Right, the enemy fighters in the first movie were MIG-28s.
  - kayodelycaon 4y ago
    I was not aware there was a second movie. The article only references the 1986 one.
    - simonh 4y ago
      Oh right, that makes sense. The new movie just came out, I saw it last night, it's really good. The comment you're replying to was referencing plot elements in the new one but didn't explicitly say so.

wirthjason 4y ago

To me the F-14 wasn’t a matter of fact but just a chance to do a cameo flashback and put Maverick back in his trusty F-14 again. In a movie like this so much is bringing back old cast members. The F-14 being one of them. I also felt the same seeing Penny drive a Porsche, Maverick’s motorcycles etc.

swader999 4y ago
Sailboat scene was decent too.

pyuser583 4y ago

I haven’t seen the movie, but aren’t the Zagros mountains a short distance from the Persian Gulf?

idontwantthis 4y ago

It’s just a fictional place for a fictional enemy that has planes from real life.