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It is so very true... Widowmaker I have seen that one many times and the more I see it and the more women I know the more its true...

Okay all you need to do is make sure you have a clean install of SFG and then drop and drag the folders across... Be aware though that the Falklands mod was designed back in 06 for the 06 patch... so some of the flight models may be... how should I say this... Interesting to say the least. One of the best mods you can get is NATO IV from Column 5 or the Operation Desert Storm mod from here... Hope it helps

Going from Super fast to slow means you have to approach it with a different mindset... on how to survive means more jinking around etc... Also means no running away from fighters...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11388680 Looks like the Russians are not giving the Iranians the S-300...

Both beautiful airplanes for different reasons... The Camel looks brutal pretty and the Spitfire well what can I say about her that hasn't been said before... Graceful beauty...

That was outstanding...

No Rambler don't have to wait just post your pilot and follow the rules at the begining... As posted in the first post... As to the hog still flying yeah taking hits is what its designed for but tangling with Migs etc isn't a good way to stay alive... unless you get them down into the weeds and the AI doesn't like that area too well... I also have 2 unconfirmed kills as well if you call Controlled flight into Terrain a kill a pair of migs came down from on high and couldn't pull out in time 2 smears in the grass... Also I do try and avoid being shot at saves on Hammer Time... but sending a pair of Hogs on a sead mission isn't exactly fair...

No they are all hiding in the Transporter

Must admit the Flak is amazing especially when rolling in with an A-4 and you see all the tracer coming your way does make it interesting do you dodge and risk messing up your attack or do you just go to hell with it and stay on target... normally its stay on target but sometimes you end up with a few holes in the jet... its a 50 50 chance either way of making it or getting toasted...

Glad you liked it and I think your right... Herr Olham... And Tranquillo yeah tis one of those I love to watch...

Missions 2 & 3 29th Oct Sortie 2. Well we got called on a strike mission to hit fuel tanks... different type of tank but they burn real good... 2 A-10 2 Mavericks BSU-49 Mk82 2 Rocket Pods 2 Winders ECM Pod Well off we go just me and 2nd Lt Dethelsen. It was only a short 20 minute flight to an Airbase the Commies had taken yesterday I ordered Dethefsen to hit the triple A in the area while I went in and hit the tanks shame he started out on the other side of the base... I loosed a Maverick at a ZPU-1 on my egress route and then hit the rockets to kill the fuel tanks got all of them in one burst. As I was coming off Dethelsen hit a KS-19 as I strafed the Radar setup killing the ASR Radar and the control hut with what was left of my rockets as the guns had gone quiet I made a quick second pass and hit the Ammo Bunkers and gunned the water tower whilst spraying the barracks area with my gun... We headed home and got jumped by a Mig-21 which Dethelsen killed with a winder though he took some hits... We where home after an hours flying Kills for me 4 Fuel Tanks 1 YPU-1 Building ASR Radar Shack Ammo Bunker Water Tower that 30mm does cut things apart rather well. Sortie 3. Longer flight this time as we where tasked to do SEAD up North. 2 A-10 2 Winders ECM Pod 6 AGM-65D 2 Rockeye 1 Tank Okay SEAD in an A-10!!! Well take off was smooth and join up was blissful heavy overcast at around 10000ft wasn't going to be an issue as we planned on flying there at 8000ft. Headed into the area to begin suppression and got surprised by a S-60 battery we both took out a gun but I took a couple of 57mm in the airframe and 1 in the Port Engine... That nearly ruined my day as I sprayed the gun site and got out quick we then hit the Airfield as planned but I stood off and loosed my 5 remaining mavericks killing quite a bit and 2nd Lt Graham hit a couple of guns as the raid came in behind him unloading onto the runway as I over flew the fuel area and dropped my Rockeye's well I needed to lighten the jet... and we steered out of there thankfully the Engine out situation wasn't too much of a problem. Well that was until a pair of Flankers came screaming down on us gunning Graham out of the sky with a heat seaker... But that Flanker died as I fired my 2 Sidewinders into him watching him pump out flares that did no good apart from aid the missiles into his engines. The other Su got wary of overshooting me as I was just about managing 250Knots at best so I stayed in the weeds and didn't plan to climb about 500ft to give him a chance he soon gave up and went in search of easier pray. Me I steered direct for home and after 45 minutes I arrived and put the bird down on the tarmac. Needs a new engine and out wing panels but apart from that she's okay. No word though on 2nd Lt Graham as I didn't see a chute he's presumed dead... My kills 1 M1939 2 BTR ZU-23 1 S-60 P-12 Zil-15 1 ZPU-1 3 Fuel Tanks 1 Su-27 Whats wrong with this picture... Oh thats it the port engines gone... Well looks like we are gonna need some hammers to sort this out... Also I was advised I was getting the Silver Star for yesterdays tank busting effort... dont know why as it was a team effort... I just killed more tanks...

When will the movie companies get round to providing good old fashioned movies like this instead of the schlok they produce nowadays ???

Nice offer...

I was wandering the net and found this, most likely seen before but still made me chuckle...

Its called Health and Safety... it pervades everything. When I was in the military the gate guards wore combat's (camoflage kit) then Health and Safety turned up and stated they had to wear dayglo vests so that motorists could see them and wouldn't run them down As to this I agree with you sometimes all it takes is a call from a loved one to ease people, I know as I have seen it happen.

He's not using a big enough hammer ???

At this rate I am going to need at least 2 new rigs... I see my spare room in my new apartment being more akin to a server room...

I remember Strike Commander... but my first WW1 flight was on the first or second version of MS Flight Simulator... where you could fly the Sopwith Camel and shoot down other aircraft... All wire framed... my next was Wings on the Amiga and that was a laugh a minute... okay feeling old now going to lie down in a darkened room to recover...

Interesting...

Ohhh you sure have that right must admit thats my only fault with NATO IV+ not enough flak... but saying that there are enough SAM's of both flavours to keep you honest... especially the SA-13 when striking airfields thats a killer...

The more the merrier... and flying the A-10 is a tough prospect bit like driving the A-1... as you can't run from much but it does add to the fun... Also flying with the fuel on Hard makes you think more also for some of the later jets as you are based in Germany it isn't too difficult unless you are on a deep strike then its a balance between fuel and weapons...

Campaign Red Storm SF2 Europe Nato IV+ Pilot Lt Ted "Sniper" Hawke. Airfield Leipheim Sortie one... War has been on the cards for months from what the Intel guru's say. Me I ain't sure though I know this much flying a Hog over the pond is not a pleasant way to spend 14 hours or so... Been here 2 weeks getting to know the area and practising flying off the Autobahn's etc (hope it doesnt come to that as we already lost one jet to it hitting a bridge thankfully the driver got out okay). Anyway as the Intel guru's stated war arrived with a bang... 28th October it started out and man life got interesting just hope I survive. We got called at dawn to be on standby... We launched about 06:20 and headed out to provide Close Air Support... Its what the hog does and does well... Loadouts 4 A-10A's 6 Mavericks (2 with AGM 65D and 2 with AGM 65B) 2 Rocket pods 2 Winders Jamming pod Full gun Okay take off and form up was straight forward just like out of flight school apart from the extra weight of ordnance that is, we joined up and head to the target area at 300knots 5000ft in case of trouble we can head on down. We where directed to make a rear attack on a Russian Armoured Regiment which was attacking a very very thin line of our guys I think all they had was 6 tanks dug in and ground troops not a good place to be with a Russian Armoured group headed your way as we moved in a pair of Mig-21's bounced us looked like they where recon Mig's anyway I ordered the others to attack the ground units while I dueled with the Mig's and planted a Sidewinder into one of them the other though was bagged before I could line up the gun on him as my second winder had missed... That fun taken care off it was time to go to work and hit the tanks T-72's I was told well I noticed on my attack my wingmen getting shot at from 2 gun batteries so one Maverick silenced the Zoo and the rockets finished the M1939... My wingmen where doing a sterling job of dealing with the tanks and I waded in firing my 5 Mavericks for five and then setting to work with my gun which killed another 14... And you wonder on the nickname... My number 2 took a hit from an SA-3 but still made it home this hog is one tough mother... But wing 4 didn't make it we had him call SAM launch and that was it... Anyway after finishing off the ground units 3 and me joined up and went after 2 caught him up about 50 miles west and we then shepherded him home we all landed okay but looks like one jet is in for some serious work... Kills for me 21 Tanks 1 ZSU-23-4 1 M1939 and one Mig-21

Okay my new Campaign is on... I am going to be driving the A-10 over Europe SF2 Nato Fighters IV+ to see how long I can survive... I was testing out the Tornado GR1B but I think after all the high speed flying I have been doing the A-10 is just the way to cool it down... will post more once I have more... And LT remmeber get what you can and go home as going for one more causes a minor problem like getting shot down...

Okay thats a great video... So where can I get it ?

Well my desktop runs it fine though I have been doing some hard work on the laptop and it runs fine for a couple of hours at high temps so I can get a couple of flights in... But I have got myself an old PC with a 3.2ghz single core chip with 2 gigs of ram running on XP just need to get a Video Card for it and it should run OFF like a dream as it will be practically the only thing on there... Oh and it also has a great 24inch LCD screen to go with... Just checking out a video card and thats going to cost me around 50pounds for a half decent one... so for a grand outlay of 75euro's I get a dedicated OFF PC...