Duce Lewis

Yep, Gun Jams add another level of realism/immersion to the sim And you'll find this sim is loaded with immersion No gurantee on jams Don't know the exact coding, but 5 sec bursts will get you jams for sure But bad ammunition (bent) was common in WWI The pilots often sorted their bullets to minemize jamming What version of OFF are you flying? You can find the ver at the bottom right in Workshop Gun Jams were an optional update in P2 but I believe standard in both BH&H and HitR In HitR v.1.47 Gun Jam Control is located Bottom Center in Workshop Right below the "Set FOV" Button Ahem ...awfully thirsty thread around here

Though Lothar Richtoven was a great Ace in his own right I've always felt he was very much in the shadowed of his older brother Here Manfred relates one of Lothar's combats against a Be2 Interesting to note they struggled with much the same Tactical Issues as we do in OFF Though the consequences are so serious for them I had not yet passed eight days of my leave when I received the telegram: "Lothar is wounded but not mortally." That was all. Inquiries showed that he had been very rash. He flew against the enemy, together with Allmenröder. Beneath him and a good distance on the other side of the front, he saw in the air a lonely Englishman crawling about. He was one of those hostile infantry fliers who make themselves particularly disagreeable to our troops. We molest them a great deal. Whether they really achieve anything in crawling along the ground is very problematical. My brother was at an altitude of about six thousand feet, while the Englishman was at about three thousand feet. He quietly approached the Englishman, prepared to plunge and in a few seconds was upon him. The Englishman thought he would avoid a duel and he disappeared likewise by a plunge. My brother, without hesitation, plunged after. He didn't care at all whether he was on one side of the front or the other. He was animated by a single thought: I must down that fellow. That is, of course, the correct way of managing things. Now and then I myself have acted that way. However, if my brother does not have at least one success on every flight he gets tired of the whole thing. Only a little above the ground my brother obtained a favorable position against the English flier and could shoot into his shop windows. The Englishman fell. There was nothing more to be done. After such a struggle, especially at a low altitude, in the course of which one has so often been twisting and turning, and circling to the right and to the left, the average mortal has no longer the slightest notion of his position. On that day it happened that the air was somewhat misty. The weather was particularly unfavorable. My brother quickly took his bearings and discovered only then that he was a long distance behind the front. He was behind the ridge of Vimy. The top of that hill is about three hundred feet higher than the country around. My brother, so the observers on the ground reported, had disappeared behind the Vimy height. It is not a particularly pleasant feeling to fly home over enemy country. One is shot at and cannot shoot back. It is true, however, that a hit is rare. My brother [Lothar] approached the line. At a low altitude one can hear every shot that is fired, and firing sounds then very much like the noise made by chestnuts which are being roasted. Suddenly, he felt that he had been hit. That was queer to him. My brother is one of those men who cannot see their own blood. If somebody else was bleeding it would not impress him very greatly, but the sight of his own blood upsets him. He felt his blood running down his right leg in a warm stream. At the same time, he noticed a pain in his hip. Below the shooting continued. It followed that he was still over hostile ground. At last the firing gradually ceased. He had crossed the front. Now he must be nimble for his strength was rapidly ebbing away. He saw a wood and next to the wood a meadow. Straight for the meadow he flew and mechanically, almost unconsciously, he switched off the engine. At the same moment he lost consciousness. My brother was in a single-seater. No one could help him. It is a miracle that he came to the ground, for no flying machine lands or starts automatically. There is a rumor that they have at Cologne an old Taube which will start by itself as soon as the pilot takes his seat, which makes the regulation curve and which lands again after exactly five minutes. Many men pretend to have seen that miraculous machine. I have not seen it. But still I am convinced that the tale is true. Now, my brother was not in such a miraculous automatic machine. Nevertheless he had not hurt himself in landing. He recovered consciousness only in hospital, and was sent to Douai.

Hi Toadvine Welcomes to OFF! Gun Jams are designed into the OFF software Best to fire in short bursts, 2-3 sec, to lessen the possibility of Jams If they're still bothersome, I think you can turn Jams off in Workshops btw. New Guy buys the Beer!

Don't worry, a good shopping trip should settle her nerves

Excellent Poem Olham! Writing of a wingman's fireball is a unique angle Only typo I spotted was; I think you meant "wreath" near the end

Nice work Jammer! Your graphics always amaze

It's a good rule to stay high in the fight But if I spot a wingie getting pasted down low in a scrap, I'll often sacrifice all saftey and attempt a rescue Even though this has no effect on their fate via the Duty Roster, the attachment requires the effort be made Speaks to the depth of the Dynamic Campaign

IIRC, the Team is looking for a fix to enable both Given their Track Record, I'm sure we'll soon have both options

Yeah, I hear you can build every plane possible ...'cept the Snipe

Cool little plane I'm just surprised that Swordfish and Bismark are still marketable I'd figure it be all Rockets and Jets now Resurgance of the Stringbag!

Here's a 33 page preview of Sagittarius Rising for those interested http://books.google....page&q=&f=false Lewis' writing style seems to put you right at the scene ...but then ol' Duce might be a little bias eh? I especially recommend the squadron take-off detailed on page 27

Nice skin Widow! In WWI the Germans definately had the most distinctive fusalage paint schemes Yet they almost always retained the simple lozenge camo on the wings Does anyone know why? Probably a bureaucratic directive I'm guessing

I think there's a lot of us who'd enjoy the Snipe I'm sure there are many (like me) who won't touch the Camel because of it's unorthodox flying characteristics Snipe is more stable and would open this type crate to more simmers Would be nice to have it's excellent high altitude performance too

After flying the DVII, which had very good all round visibility I find the Nieup 28 very restrictive The hooded windscreen limits peripheral vision And the lower wing, small as it is, obstructs downward vision I'm missing out on Winder's lovely scenery!

Sounds like a fun childhood!

Widow, that Hanger makes an interesting picture I bet it was also a target interesting to the Luftwaffe Do you know of any history of bomb damage in the area?

Can't say I'd ever choose to go back to a war War is kill or be killed, 2 things I hope to keep outta my life Not that I don't think war is sometimes necessary, and I'd hope I'd do my duty, just not desirable I'd set the time machine to the 1880's I like to be the engineer on a Mississippi river boat I just love the age of steam! In 99, my brother invited me on a trip to New Orleans and asked what I'd like to do there I told him only thing was a river boat ride They all stayed on deck taking in the sights While I spent the the whole trip in the engine room, talking to the engineer and analyzing his steam engine

I've actually had an opposite experience where I learned to appreciate a woman's color expertise My Ex and I moved into an old apartment that was straight out of the 30's, cast iron stove and all The place needed a complete remodel, but at $0, you couldn't beat the rent I concentrated on the kitchen which needed paneling, cabinet resurfacing, and countertops She painted all the other rooms in the apartment The work really put a stress on our relationship and we had many a fight I got territorial on the kitchen and insisted on picking the cabinet color Near the end, she started to paint one of the cabinets while I finished up the other After about 3 brush strokes I told her to stop, getting the obligatory nasty "Why" It was the most excruciatingly awful color I'd ever seen, an orangish brown We immedeately went to Home Depot to puchase a different color When asked "What color do you want now"" I said "Whatever color you want" That was the last time I ever picked out a paint color Even when I was President of our Condo Association, we needed to choose paint colors, etc I always agreed with the lone female member of the Board While I admit some men have the talent, in general most men can't tell the different between blue and green Women on the other hand, can sense the differnce between shades and how they affect the room Unfortunately, this places them on the (multiple) decision end of the team, while we're holding the brush

Morris, This has been handled in many previous threads A good search should turn up a lot of info IMHO there is no perfect stick Just find a stick with the features that are most important to you

You can still go back over to SOH and take a look They still have the forum up even though it's dead Just turn on all threads from the beginning (at the bottom)

Good Poit! Remember rudder peds will install just like a 2nd joystick Your twisty rudder will need to be disabled And the elevator and ailerons disabled on the peds

And a fine looking young man he was Ras Thanks for sharing

I can't speak to the twisty rudder as I bought pedals straight out But I found the pedals very clumsy at 1st Rudder movements were completely new and different I started very mechanical, but now it's so natural I rarely realize my legas are moving I highly recommend the peds

Just make sure there's an internet connection there We'd hate to lose your wit around here

Looking forward to future posts What a treasure Might be a good idea to scan it to pdf form while it's still ledgeable