Lt. James Cater

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Thanks for the info! Guess i'll change it the next time i fire up the comp.

Got word on what i'm going to be doing starting next week and also got long term intell. Looks like i'm moving to Housekeeping Dept and will be shampooing rooms and hallways as well as certain other tasks such as cleaning up after pets and the offroad crowd (we actually have an offroad short course on the property!)when they leave oil stains. Also found out from some solid sources that we are done in January as the department is being outsourced as well. I can move to another department but i'm tempted to take the severance and take a year long vacation via unemployment. I'll lose a place to live since i'm in company housing, but i'll probaly check out back East amongst friends and family. Anyways, i'm so experienced at homeless life that i consider it just another option now. Provided you have some money coming in from somewhere it can be pretty tolerable at times.

Just a little update... I've flown a number of missions since the last post but still haven't done the AARs. I'll make sure to get them and a summary tommorrow. The front seems to have stabilized and the Sovs aren't making any offensive moves. This campaign is somewhat of a drag also. As a matter of fact, i started another campaign flying a Marine A-6 and was bored to death before i even reached the target. Going Downtown would be much better but my comp can't handle it so i'm probaly getting a new one in a few months. In the meantime, i'll do what i can to get back to flying a Spad. That plane and WOV GOLD got the hooks in me and i really miss the action and uncertainty.

Thanks for the great interview and pics! Always nice to find out more details about the aircraft we fly in these sims.

http://forum.combatace.com/uploads/1268927234/gallery_18150_399_34021.jpg 25SEP79 One hell of a big brawl! A really big Soviet force of Mig23s and 27s were engaged by German F-4s, US F-15 and our CF-5s. Being supplied with the American Aim 9s is really making a difference. It has radically incresed the amount of kills we are getting. If it wasn't for the crappy weather we probaly could have gotten a few more. The only sticking points were SQN LDR Bourke crashing during the fight and PLT OFF Simes getting shot down by a MIG23 just before we could go to his rescue. I hope he makes it back soon.

http://forum.combatace.com/uploads/1268927234/gallery_18150_399_2652.jpg http://forum.combatace.com/uploads/1268927234/gallery_18150_399_7787.jpg http://forum.combatace.com/uploads/1268927234/gallery_18150_399_28410.jpg 21-23Sep79 Been really busy here at the front so i haven't been able to keep things up to date. The Grossenhain mission was really a disapointment because we did some good damage to the base and got away from the area before some Migs could succesfully engage us. However, my wingman flew too uncautiously and was killed by a SAM a few miles from safety. The kills have been coming on nice. I love dogfighting MIG-23s. They don't manuver as well as 21s and make a larger target as well.