streakeagle

DCS World has missed the boat. DCS already has a lot of assets that would have supported the Korean War. But they don't have the map and never focused on filling in the gaps. DCS still hasn't added dynamic campaigns, either. So, this will be the "go to" sim for the Korean War. When this comes out, I most certainly will get it. But I doubt it will equal the detail and accuracy of the DCS P-51D, F-86F, and MiG-15bis. I almost exclusively fly DCS World. The release of the Heatblur F-4E has assured that I will continue primarily flying DCS World for the foreseeable future. If the flight modeling and AI are decent, I will still find some time to fly this new Korean War sim, too. If they include the F2H-2 Banshee and it is modeled really well, I might even split my time between DCS and this Korean War sim.

I really should sell all of my books. I have reached a point in my life where I don't really want any material goods. The internet appeases my appetite for information. But for some reason, seeing all of my books on a shelf warms my heart. My memory is starting to slip with age. I love being able to go to my books to find information that others want to know but I can't recall accurately. I have so many books, I have trouble remembering which one has the information I recall reading. The internet is so wonderful with free pdfs on so many subjects including flight manuals. But there is nothing more satisfying to me than flipping through the pages of a book. Many of my books are way out of date having been published before the collapse of the Soviet Union, so the information is more speculative. I love seeing the contrast between what the West thought was true and what we know now. Korea and Vietnam histories are much more complete/accurate in recent years. I don't know why I am so obsessed with military aviation technology and history, but it is one of the few things that never bores me.

It seems all of the books in the series are falling out of print. I wish I had gotten a few more of the books. I just picked up a used Su-57 book for $25 plus shipping from Amazon, which was effectively free since I used my "Discover bonus" to pay for it. I don't really care about the Su-57, but that book includes coverage of all of the Soviet next gen aircraft, which is cool. I wonder if the Ukraine war is the cause of the end of this series? Maybe once the war ends, publication/re-publication will resume? I want the Tu-22, Tu-95, Su-24, and Su-25 books, which I could have had at list price. I can live without them, but if reprints or a good used price comes up, I will eventually get them.

I am sure it will be reprinted. I missed some of the original releases and got reprints of the others. I don't have all of the series, but I have the complete MiG progression: 15, 17, 19, 21, 23/27, 29, 31, Su-7/17, Su-27 They are easy to tell apart: original release books have a darker red color than the newer ones. My MiG-15, MiG-21, and Su-7/17 books are all original releases. I would like an Su-9/11/15 book, I have settled for the smaller paperback on those subjects by Yefim. Amazon.com: Sukhoi Interceptors: The Su-9, Su-11, and Su-15: Unsung Soviet Cold War Heroes eBook : Yefim Gordon, Dmitriy Komissarov: Kindle Store

I have the Yefim books (got them at list or less). It is like having gold bricks on my shelf. But I want these German books translated into English. I have the English translation of the Mi-24 Hind book and it is excellent.

I have added it to my "Early Cold War VSN Server", so it is available online in Vietnam and 1970s themed missions.

Great! I hope an English version is eventually released.

From "The Modern Phantom Guide": Beginning in the late 1970s, many F-4s received an arrow-shaped reinforcement plate on the stabilators. They are found on the top and bottom of the stabilators of nearly all F-4Cs and F-4Ds, many RF-4Cs, F-4Gs, and early F-4Es. Most late-model F-4Es (fy72 and later) did not receive them, while some received only the top plates, but not the bottoms, or vice versa. They were also applied to export F-4s, including many F-4Fs and most F-4EJs and RF-4Es, but not all aircraft received them.

Also note: in the last photo I posted, the radome got replaced with one that didn't have shark's teeth on it. The camo aft of the black area clearly does not match the rest of the aircraft.

I personally prefer the style of shark teeth you are using. However, the photos in this thread clearly show a much different style that not only has more teeth, but is partially blocked by the air intake scoops. The eyes are different, too. Interestingly enough, the 1/32 box art more or less shows the correct teeth clipped by the air intake, but the actual decal sheet comes to a point. They eyes are not quite right on both the box art and decal sheet.

This bird is older (67-0333), but shots of this unit are so rare and somehow this one is a MiG killer as well as having the later gun muzzle.

Those look so beautiful to my eyes!

One last shot of the red bird from an eBay photo of the decal sheet.