Geary

'A Pack of Hunting Cobras' (Thanks to ianh755 and Florian the TOW missiles are placed correctly and working in the AH-1F Cobra.)

Florian, Thank you. I now have the TOW missiles placed correctly for this helo. It wouldn't have been possible but for you and ianh755.

I have a couple of questions regarding A2A missiles in Vietnam I'm hoping those of you with more knowledge can help me answer. My limited research hasn't turned up much and much of what I found was contradictory or didn't come close to answering these questions. 1. I've seen a few references to MiG-17s carrying A2A missiles in Vietnam, but by default this game doesn't allow for those in SF2V. I surmise the North Vietnamese Air Force didn't have the resources in missile quantity that the US/Allied forces had. And the problem with adding missiles to the MiG-17 is that they are almost always there. Don't know how realistic that is. And if they did carry them, which MiG-17 models carried them? 2. While flying a couple of missions in other planes, I've come across A-4s carrying just A2A missiles. I didn't check the mission parameters in the mission editor so I lost the opportunity to check what their missions were. The game allows them CAP as secondary missions in their data.ini files. Did A-4s carry A2A in Vietnam? And if so, about how often? TIA, Geary

So ... Now I'm dealing with Attachment Angles for the first time. There are three sets of numbers: 0.000000,0.000000,0.000000. Anyone know what the numbers do/change for Attachment Angles? I'm trying to get the back end of the missile lower / front end higher. TIA,

ianh755, Thank you. That was so simple I'm surprised I didn't think of it as I am by nature a very simple thinker. Now for the mundane part; adjusting missile positions in the launcher tubes.

'Catapulting Helicopters' Sailors get bored on ships out to sea for long periods of time. They find ways to entertain themselves. My money's on the green one.

'The Flying Green Banana' @ Vietnam 1965

russouk2004, Can't seem to find canopy.tga file with this skin set. I don't also seem to have any templates for the F-4. Guess I missed something somewhere. If you can export it I'd be grateful. This thing should look wicked with the back window painted. Thanks for anything you can do. Geary

Gepard's Bottle Green Draken in East German Air Force Markings

'My Ride's Here' 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Air Cav!

'Close Air Support From a Little Indian' @ Vietnam 1965 'Bazooka from an Egg Beater' @ Korea 1952

RGR, Gepard. I'll be on the look out for these. Thanks, again.

I have the Dogfight series, too and as much as I love watching them, I have noticed their narration and video don't always coincide and sometimes make no sense at all. Guess for the time being I'll leave the A2A off the MiG-17s. Besides I have them on in my What-If Vietnam 1957 and Korea 1957 installs. Thanks for the help on the MiG-17s.

Cocas, Are you sure you have enough bombs? I can still see some skin from beneath.

'Cold, Clear and Colorful' @ Korea 1952

USAF A-4D's Vietnam Bomb Run

Try hitting your Control + PageUp Keys. That toggles the radar off and on.

'Hunting MiGs' @ Korea 1957

'Flying Scorpions' @ Korea 1957

Thanks, Looking forward to flying them.

'MiG-15s on the Prowl' @ Korea 1952

Gepard, Will you be releasing these beautiful skins?

Dear Santa, I have been a good boy this year... I have tried to be a good boy this year.... Can you really 'see me when I'm sleeping?' (I find that a bit perverted and ironic for a guy that's 'supposedly' keeping an eye on me to see if I've been good (or not)). And why didn't you tell me I grind my teeth in my sleep. A simple word from you and a $20 plastic mouth guard for Christmas would've saved me a ton of money in dental bills and tooth aches. ... (Hey, is that you touching me at night? ... I'm not complaining ;) As long as you've been watching me, maybe I should explain a few incidents this past year that at face value, you might have misconstrued. 1. Shooting the neighborhood cats with a BB Gun is an approved training method. You no doubt noticed they use my yard as a litter box much less frequently than they used to in fact many of them avoid my yard altogether. I consider their training successful (except for that large yellow, tabby, tom cat. We may have to use the weighted 'Gunny sack' treatment on him.) And as cats have nine lives, if I accidentally put a golden bb through one or two cat heads, they can just return from hell and start over again. No harm, no foul. 2. Throwing barbiturate laced treats over my next-door-neighbor's fence was a friendly gesture and intended to help calm their dogs. They shouldn't have been in the back yard barking and howling at midnight, anyway. (The dogs, not the neighbors.) They don't seem to do it quite as much anymore and seem well rested. Embedding the sleeping calming pills in Ex-lax is an approved medical procedure. Dogs like chocolate treats and it simultaneously deworms them. My neighbors are coincidently contributing to the local economy as evidenced by the numerous carpet cleaning services visiting them this holiday season. (You may want to bring them some tile flooring for Christmas.) 3. Regarding the Jehovah Witness ladies that came to my door recently; A 'No Solicitors' sign is CLEARLY posted by my door. If they choose to ignore a person's wishes on that person's personal property, they must suffer the consequences of their own actions. Besides, Providence shined on them that day, as none seemed to be seriously injured in their hasty departure. (They shouldn't wear high heels when they determine to accost poor innocent souls in their own homes.) And I'm sure, notwithstanding their religious leanings, women of their age have seen a naked man before. Although my jerking the door open so quickly may have surprised them. But I appreciate their prayers for me that day. I haven't heard so may women screaming 'My God!' at the same time since that orgy in Miami in the '80s. So, now that we've cleared that up, I should get to my wish list so you can have time to appropriate my presents. Mostly this year I would like some Skins for some of my Strike Fighters planes. (I've attempted to paint these skins myself but only succeeded in making myself nauseous. I still wake up at night in a cold sweat after a nightmare recalling the pitiful groans of the mutated and deformed skins as I used a government approved deletion program to cleanse them from my computer. No one should witness such horrors.) First, I would like a French Navy Blue skin for a Thirdwire (TW) A-7E. (Like the TW DLC F-8E_FN skin,) The blue should be the color of that French girl's eyes. Remember the one I met on the French Riviera a few years back? The one that slapped me sober. I attribute that misunderstanding to that fine French Brandy, my lack for French language skills and her not understanding slurred American English. I thought 'Parlez vous, Humma Humma' was understood by all French girls. And honestly, I don't know how my hand got on her ... Well, never mind, the police dropped the charges and were kind enough to escort me on my way out of their jurisdiction. Second, I would like a Natural Metal skin for the TW Hawker Hunter. Who doesn't like natural skin? And the Hunter will look sexy naked. Third, I would like a SEA Skin for the TW F-8E Crusader. Just an old dream from my Vietnam days. There's a lot more I would like to ask for, but some of the other guys from Combat Ace may want to append their wishes to this post. I should state clearly here that I have NOTHING to do with weather they were good or not. That's strictly between them and you. Let them explain any of their actions that you may have misconstrued. Yours sincerely, truly, Geary

I can definitely wait for your skin, but I can also try again with the Hunter templates. I tried both ndicki's and the TW Hunter templates. Just can't seem to produce a quality product.