JediMaster

LABS was designed for lobbing nukes (the A-4's original role was as nuclear bomber) and doesn't serve much purpose in conventional warfare. At least, it didn't until the invention of guided missiles/JDAMs that could conceivably use them now. I remember toss bombing in Tornado. Following those HUD cues precisely enough to get a hit at long range was HARD.

"Splash the Zeros! I repeat, splash the Zeros!" "Yes, sir!"

I think, just like real life, some bases don't have fighters assigned to them. They may only have transports or bombers, so there's no fighters to scramble.

Yeah, I noticed that too the other night. BLAM! POOF! No muss, no fuss! All disappear on death, like they're Jedi or something...

There is a large developmental time shift between SFP1 and WOI, literally the first and latest of the series respectively. WOI is the most polished of them all and has the fewest issues on day one. AI is definitely improved!

Just out of curiousity, the fact that the "default" loadout is empty, and it's intended for the pilot to load ordnance manually before the flight, means the plane will fly empty if you ever try to use it in MP, correct?

Yeah, I like Terminator as well, although I've heard rumors its ratings aren't living up to expectations. I hope they don't can that one too. As for Bionic Woman, I laughed so hard on one early episode when Jaime goes into a room where Katee's original BW had been living...and playing on the TV was a space battle from the new BSG!!

Oleg put Mistels into Il-2 and it's VERY hard to detach without colliding and exploding in that.

You mean like paint an F-14 with markings like mid-WWII F4U Corsairs had? Glossy blue paint, huge white stars and bars? Cool idea.

[Tom Jones] Platypussycat? Whoa, whoa-whoa... Platypussycat? Whoa, whoa-whoa... [/Tom Jones] I don't know, that sounds wierd. Besides, the T-38 is narrow, the widening you'd need to do to make a side-by-side cockpit would totally alter the lines.

Amazing work by those guys.

My wife said she thought it was too boring. I found the only stuff I really enjoyed was the stuff with Katee Sackhoff. The rest of the time it seemed slow and the plots were never really up to snuff. I just want to know WHY they have to keep going to England to find people to be in these shows. What's wrong with American actors??

Really? I never heard anything about that, but I don't frequent any SW sites on the net. I used to visit TFN back when the prequels were in production, but after RotS came out...wow, almost 4 years ago now...I quit visiting regularly. I would've liked to learn more about Palpy's years as an apprentice.

After many years I've finally uninstalled SWBF2 and EaW (for now) and have reinstalled SWGB. Played one skirmish vs 2 AI last night (also against each other, 3 teams total) and it took 3 hours! Longest I've spent on one RTS mission in a long time. Other than that I still have Jedi Academy installed, but I'm thinking of reinstalling the now 9-yr old X-Wing Alliance after a break of at least 5 years. Time for some mod downloading!

Heh, updated since you posted the link.

Crashes on T/O and landing are the 2 most common times. It could have been bird strikes, it could have been an FCS failure, it could have been fuel issues, any of a number of things. However, I think it's safe to say it had nothing to do with the troubles of any other plane.

...after the B-1B and B-2A that is!

The Super Hornet is the best carrier-capable plane out there until the JSF enters service. Every other plane mentioned so far, including the Su-33 and MiG-29K, is not as good thanks to the AESA and lower RCS. If you go comparing it with land-based planes, that's a different story. However, while Oz isn't looking for a carrier plane, India would be.

So, are they preparing...psychologically? Does the concept of "more than 4" require some major preparation?

I'm still surprised no other country with carriers has bought T-45s yet. Granted they're no help with Harriers...

Building one is NOT cheap. That's why the US is the only one to have any operational stealth planes so far.

The more you draw out the testing process the more it costs in the long run. Congress never seems to grasp that.

I may have this a little off, but the main reason P-51s were used in Korea and not P-47s was quite simply there weren't enough P-47s to do the job. Of course, jets were used in the early days but quickly replaced by piston engined fighters when their short legs became clear. The ANG nationwide had been given P-51s as the jets were delivered to the active force. The P-47s were mostly scrapped. Why? Hard to say. Perhaps for the intended mission of "defend US soil from waves of incoming Soviet bombers" the P-51 was seen as the better choice than the "Jug." The idea that only 5 years later they'd be doing ground attack in Korea literally never entered their minds.

How about Wings Over Miami? Fly against drug trafficking planes coming in at night low and slow...

I knew a guy who lived there and in Odessa for 3 years. He then moved back to FL and was glad.