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Good point, Mako. Initially ( several years ago) Northrop was looking at a version of the F-5 for TX . They abandoned that and opted to team with BAE with an updated Hawk entry ( cousin to the T-45). I guess the contenders realized that a non-US only aircraft would be a non-starter and proceeded with a clean sheet design. TX competition gives Northrop Grumman and Lockheed a "home field advantage" in that they are teamed on F-35. Plus, Northrop Grumman was responsible for overall F-35 avionics systems architecture and Training Systems development . Plus they will be developing new bomber. Even if F-35 goes away, the near term options for USAF and Navy could include installing F-35 avionics and associated network enabled situation awareness capabilities into latest versions of the F-15 and F/A-18. Once again giving advantage to NG and LMCO. Too bad NG's entry looks like a toy.

Super wallpaper source! This alt-history epic would look cool in a computer game.

I recently reinstalled IL-2 patched to 4.12 running on Windows 7. I don't see screenshots saving anywhere. FYI. Path to install is : Program Files(x86) \ IC Company\IL-2 Sturmovik Ultimate Edition. Could it be that location is causing problem? Thanks

I have managed to deliver various "buckets of sunshine " using toss maneuver from high altitude. Gives me enough time to get far from ground zero. Send rest of your flight back to base before reaching target area or they may get fried.

Thanks,33 Prior to reinstall I did have it installed in C drive not a Program folder. That may very well be the problem here. Oh well ,maybe a reinstall again but not for a while.

Flying quick mission on Team Fusion Mod work O.K. But, when starting a campaign my squadron mates just sit there. I take off around them and they never take off. What's happening?

No Reply?? Plus only the Quick missions that I make work. I see that campaigns and missions are in several folders, in baseline ,MOD, Parts etc. In many cases I can't even take off and if I do everyone else stays behind. I do see that enemy aircraft are in flight. My mates stay grounded.

Lately flying COD with Team Fusion Mod. When taking screen shots during track play-back I see a little pop up in corner that says screen shot taken but I don't see screenshot in my screenshot library? Any recommendations?

Believe it or not they show up in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\132896418\760\remote\63950\screenshots. How weird is that.

Also remember that if you like a particular randomly generated mission in terms of the basic set up of aircraft positioning, formation etc. you could save it as a template for other missions using different aircraft, time frame .

Lately when I add a new skin it does not show up in game. Running 4.12 m. I do see that some skins that do not show up are larger i.e. 3mb vs 1 mb and bit depth is 24 vs 8.Any suggestions?

Incredible Story!!

First let me say this IS a great game. I haven't enjoyed a naval game this much since the old "Aces of The Deep". Since the fire control actions are simplified you can spend more time on tactics and strategy. My main beef, aside from ranges at start of battle being too close, is fact that when playing Battle of the Atlantic Campaign as KG it appears that Royal Navy can replace ships independent of earning "Renown" points. As KG I have swept the field in almost every engagement. I have sunk RN order of battle two times over but RN heavy units still appear even though the AI has not sunk enough of my ships to earn enough points to replenish RN fleet. Looking forward to updates . Great job!

The basic F-5 design was simple but very adaptable to wide range of weapons and systems options. Look at the various F-5 upgrade aircraft available in downloads and you get the idea. I like to fly F-5 in CAP/Sweep missions where I'm outclassed by other fighters ,e.g. F-14 , F-15, Mig-29 . I usually mount ECM pod on centerline and decoy dispensers on a couple of hard points and have a very good chance of winning 2 v 2 or 4v4 engagements. One fun "what if" version I fly is basically an F-5N with F-18/F-20 avionics and weapons capabilities. Almost invincible!! Here's a couple.

In Custom Battle set up I recommend ability to adjust initial range separation between forces. Existing 20% greater option does not help that much.

As a prior Nortrop employee and having familiarity with F-5 at Top Gun , I suggest going with earlier intro of F-5E as planned and add / edit chaff and flares in data ini. file. Also add NATO , France to allowed types for those and for IRM to reflect flexible basing options.