Lt. James Cater

It was enough to make me read the "Beavis and Butt-head" Wiki while i was finishing off a couple of slices of pizza. Anyways, i just got done with a recce mission... Now this is what i mean by aggressive. After completing the mission goal i stalked a radar contact that turned out to be a pair of Mig19s and got one. A wild fight soon broke out which also involved a Hun and that enabled me to set up an AIM4-F for the kill. After that i went back to altitude and began stalking another contact that i thought was a pair of IL-28s. As it turned out i was quite wrong, twas a pair of Mig17s and i never even had a chance to set up for any kind of shot before they turned around and it was on. They must have been low on fuel because they only chased me for about 20 miles or so but it got close a couple of times. I finally got room soon after the pic followed by full burner for altitude. After that i said to hell with it and went home.

Now that the the comedy (if it could even be called that) is done... The condition of your Squadron is a lot more important than it seems. Back in NF2 i had a a guy in an Eagle unit who was so good i kept him flying long after he should have been rested for a prelonged period. Well, he finally was shot down and killed. Achieved 38 kills before he went. Right now i have a real hard charger but he's been dragging lately so i gave him the last two sorties off. I do Recce misions solo so that gives everyone a chance to rest up a bit.

Ain't boredom something!

Depends on what you consider low level. I've been using the Deuce in WOE a lot recently and have been operating below 1500 ft frequently. Provided the target stays straight and level, you shouldn't have that much hassle getting a lock but those Vietnam era AIM-4s are pretty much the pits! One thing i think you should also look into is also doing night intruder missions up North to hopefully catch either "bedchecks" or some stray transport (Yes i know, not really historically viable but it might be fun) using the dark to make supply runs.

Boy, have i had some doozies throughout the years! both good ones where i turned and burned em' into the ground and all out flamefest firefights. The BBC messageboards are a pretty harsh place. But as Rambler 1-1 said above, Youtube is THE worst place. Sometimes i wish someone would come up with a mod to get rid of the messages.

S**t happens at times!

Everything i have is backed on an external HD, and even then i'm thinking of picking up another external HD just in case. Once you lose everything you tend to get a lot more concerned about your info.

Thanks Erik!!!!!!!!

First off i'd like to thank Veltro2k, Pappychecksix and Column5 for making this aircraft available and Dave for mentioning it enough times to make me curious about checking it out. This is one hell of plane! What initially had me skeptical about it was that A- It's a pure interceptor, B- They had to make the F-106 because it's performance was disapointing, and C-It was armed with Aim4s. How it would work in WOE? I didn't have a clue but Dave kept bringing it up and i felt up to a challenge after a few walkovers in the past with high performance aircraft. The first combat test really opened my eyes to the posibilities of the Deuce and i was hooked. The first few sorties in the campaign were hit or miss until i figured out what would and wouldn't work and mission effectiveness then rose dramatically. The Aim4G is teh win hands down! My jaw dropped when i saw it in action. You can keep your Aim9Bs and Atolls, the G is in a class of it's own. I was so used to horrifically bad Falcon performance that i actually had to go on the net and do some research on it. Damned if NF4 didn't give us a real winner! Just keep in mind it's envelope and the kill is as good as done. The performance of the plane itself is somewhat deceptive. Dogfighting in it, for example, is pretty much a lost cause (to a certain extent). The advantages you have at hand are radar, an afterburner, plentiful fuel, and good high altitude speed. This is not a turn and burn bird. With that mentality you'll be lucky to make it past your first few sorties. You need to be a classic back shooter who stacks every possible bit of chance to his advantage. 393 is my current bird. The majority of kills scored have been while flying her.

Now that i think about it, virtually all my kills were within the real life Falcons' envelope. We did a lot of intercepts and IL-28s were the most common victim. Even then i had a few that manuvered in a way that the missle missed by a considerable distance. Fighters that i had lined up at range would sometimes break and cause a miss. I once fired 4 gs at one Mig21 who was definetly a Honcho. He broke at the right moment everytime. The Mig19 in the screen above started to break left but was too late, the missle got him in the right wing. A few times the missle caused the loss of a sure kill by simply not guiding at all despite a textbook setup. My usual against fighters was defensive/offensive. Manuver in a way that kept me out of their weapons range/envelope while both moving back towards the right side of the front as well as causing them to expend fuel at a high rate. Once they got to bingo and turned for home , if the situation allowed it i would stalk them and shoot.

Yo Dave, thanks for getting me interested in this wonderful bird!

I could almost swear that the tune is from the "Magnificent 7" soundtrack

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFn26ntmSsg Why mess around if metal is supposed to be a rather upsetting genre.

All things considered, the winning defensive tactic was to take enemy planes on the "Rollercoaster". That involved manuvering from near treetop level to high altitude while heading back towards friendly lines in order to wear them down enough to allow a moment to re-engage at the Deuces' advantage. I did that enough times on Recce missions and got some decent results. The MIG19 above is but one example. Intercepts of IL28s were cut and dry. Encountering MIGs were a different story!

I do feel a bit bummed at that revelation but am consoled by knowing that i did my best to fire from the missles' natural envelope rather than a "point and shoot" situation. That Mig19 i showed above chased me for for about 40 miles while i did everything from 100 to 35,000ft to reduce him to a bingo level and so make him predictable enough to set up for the kill.

Just got done to a successfull conclusion of the current campaign and i am fully stoked! Oh hell yeah, i've got to take the Deuce into battle once again in the same campaign (because i think i can do better) and then look towards the future! Just to show what else can happen, this bird produced 3 AI aces as well in my squadron. I also forgot to mention the HVARs. Are they worth it? Fuggetaboutit! Turns Recce into Strike missions. Blew up 2 Mig21s and a Mig19 on the ground using these things. Firing them is like letting go with an artillery barrage. This plane is hella fine and i suggest that people here give it a go.

Just going from what i saw during a quick look at the NF4 section at C5's site. Thanks to Fastcargo also!!!!!!!

My Duece!

Sweat more, bleed less!

A new rig is at least 6 months away. I have so many things going on at the moment that i can't even begin to even think of one. The Korea MODs for the WO* series is something i'm going to do soon. I remember "Mig Alley" from years past but didn't have a system in those days. I've flown a bunch from the early 60s right on up to Desert Storm but have always wanted go deeper into the past (Can't count how many Vietnam tours!) but to go back to the beginning in 1915-16 is really going for it. Before i forget, anyone want a prop job in the "modern" era? You'll love the heck out of a an A-1 Skyraider.

It depends on what era of "Modern" aircraft you mean. If you fly from the Korean war to the early 60s you don't exactly have much in the way of radars or missles. A lot of planes don't have radar and guns are usually the way to go. One of my most vivid periods in sims was flying a French F-100 into battle in WOE. Radar? Nope, Missles? Unreliable, Guns? 4x20mm, Target aquisition system? MK1 eyeball. Ended with 57 kills with missles responsible for maybe 8. The best way to go was the classic one. Get so close to your target that you can't miss. Hell, i went down 3 times due to running into the target i was shooting at. I've always been into the WW1 action but never have had occasion to try one out. Perhaps First Eagles in the future unless i get a new system and i go to OFF. My current rig can barly handle the WO* series after i apply all the MODs.

Thanks hgbn, that info is exactly what i was looking for.

I have an F-102 question and i figured i'd ask hear instead of doing a new thread. For some reason i got into this aircraft beacuse Dave stoked my interest in the challenge of using a plane armed with solely with Falcons. Anyways, i'm trying to remember the message that gave the optimum loadout for your wingmen. For the life of me i can't find the damn thing in my comp Thanks all.