Heck

Option 2, Nationalized version.

Wow. Just wow. When the F-86s arrive, I'll be in heaven (right now I'm using modified Canadair 5s as stand ins, and just had a WILD, low altitude, high mach escape from a bunch of Migs. That wing roll almost killed me on the deck). The terrain: superb. The flight models: superb. The aircraft: superb. The skins: so, so (kidding, Wrench, also superb). This is my favorite time period of aviation history, and it's alive! It's alive! Sorry moderators. Stuck this in the wrong forum. Should be in SF2. DOH!

ShrikeHawk is right. I have IL2 heavily modded, and BoBII, but the sim I fly most for WW2 is right here at CombatAce. SF2 is just easier to mod, and more fun to fly single missions in, which I prefer. If you try to contact the A-Team site, wait until after July 15th. They're not accepting any new applications until after that date.

From the reading I've done in various sources, I've never bought the fourteen to one. The ratio varied, according to who was flying the Mig. With the Russian "Volunteers" (the Honchos) of 1951-52, it was probably 1.3-1 in favor of the Sabres. Against other Russian units, it was more likely about 2/3-1 in favor of the US. I believe it was against the Chinese that the myth of the overall 14-1 was born. The Chinese had few, if any, combat experienced pilots, were malnourished (according to the Soviets), and poorly trained, with little time in the Mig, before they were sent into combat. Yet, they were aggressive, unlike the North Koreans, who didn't start flying Migs in combat until late 52, and then, according to many, scrupulously avoided combat. It was this aggressiveness, combined with the other factors I've mentioned, that led to very high, possibly 12-1 loss ratios for the Chinese. The Communist method of rotating whole units also led to higher loss rates, and contributed to the stories of the "Antung Air University." This was a war of powerful myth building, and many of those myths, like the Yalu Sanctuary, have been finally dispelled with revelations from Communist sources. After 1951, the Yalu wasn't much of a sanctuary, except for the fact that we wouldn't bomb the bases. Soviet sources make many references to Sabres amongst us as we took off, Sabres above us as we took off, and Sabres attacking them as they landed. At certain times, the Communists actually had to perform CAPs over their forward bases, ala the Battle of Britain, because the Sabre pilots became so aggressive in their cross border attacks. The USAF only had a problem with it when foreign observers caught us doing it. One Colonel even told pilots to "turn off the damn IFF, if you're going to cross that damned river again." So many myths, so little time. Gotta go, the wife is giving me that "you're not paying attention to me," look.

I know nothing about how campaigns work, but it seems the path the Communists have to follow down the east coast is your problem. If I remember correctly, it was very hard for either side to mount operations in the eastern part of the country, because of the mountainous nature of the terrain. The coastal stretch from Kangung to Pusan was very easy for the US Navy to dominate. I think a more logical route would have been down the river valleys in the center of the country. Remember, when we flanked them at Inchon, we chose the west coast, because it was easier to operate in that region, from a ground war standpoint. It may not be 100% historically correct, but I would eliminate the straight shot over the mountains route on the east coast. That route may be what's killing your campaign. Ps A quick perusal of maps of the North Korean attack in 1950 show that there was a thrust down the east coast, but it followed the coastline all the way, and it wasn't the main thrust of their attack. Not knowing anything about the campaigns, I think you need to make that east coast path follow the coast exactly. Can you add nodes to it? To make it follow the coast? Ala this map: You can clearly see from the paths of the arrows that most effort was concentrated in the center and along the west coast. Sorry, I was posting this as you were answering. Duh....

That is great news, Falcon.

Wrench, take your time and heal. That's the important thing.

I believe you have to run the extractor in compatibility mode for Windows XP Service pack 3.

Three reasons you should never attack a bomber box from behind and below... 1) They're hard to catch... 2) Your wingnuts will suffer... 3) They have a really long time to shoot you to bits...

Thank you. Your N is gorgeous. This is a long awaited dream come true.

My only wish would be a new P-47D bubble canopy. Russo's N is superb, but we don't have a true D model to match it.

Beautiful nose lines, Raven. Even though you're just starting. You've captured it so well. Wilches, I use Stary's excellent Mid war light fighter cockpit for 51bs. They work well, in case Raven doesn't have time for a dedicated cockpit, which, if I understand correctly, are harder to create than the aircraft.

Favorite airplane; favorite terrain.

My daughter's and future son in law's previous cat, Smack, used to try so hard to get your drink that he actually got his fat head stuck in glasses at times. Too funny.

Sorry I'm not able to renew my membership right now (daughter's getting married at the end of this month, so money's more than tight), but getting reset to a new member seems a bit harsh...

Thanks, Eric.

Good for you, Jug. And a big thank you for a life of service.

Submersible. Interesting.

Microsucks loans you your computer, didn't you know that? There's admin, and then there's Admin (Winblows 7,8,8.1,9,9.725a). You're just not old enough to run a computer by yourself, according to Microsoft. Glad you got it sorted out, hrc.

Nice! Thanks, Wrench!

Too funny, Dave. Thank you, Morgan Freeman.

Yes! I was hoping to see things from you in Korea! Thanks, Baffmeister!

Just from looking at photographs, it seems like the longer nose looks right with the inline engines.

Too funny!