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  1. Wels, my remark about the Propagandaminister was meant to be a (bitter) joke - I hope that was understood. I will never understand how this kind of barbary could have been possible in Germany. It can be possible everywere, were fear reigns over all.
  2. Today, I installed patch 1.30 and then 1.30c and Hardcore 1.30c (before: 1.28a and Hardcore) I did intensive test flying with an Albatros D Va, concentrating on the upper right corner with the warnings. I noticed, that the warning "airframe stress" (or so) appeared only, when I did very rude manoeuvers. I noticed, that I don't go that far with all my moves, that it would appear at all. But then, I challenged it, forced it to happen. Steep dives etc. Nothing broke up, still. Not once. My flying style was still too careful. Now I did a vertical dive; and only now, after some sqeeking awful noise and the warning, a wing broke. So, now I'm confused a bit. I must have mistaken midair collisions for breaking up planes then? I always thought, you get a text line saying: "you collided with another craft" or such? Or did it appear, and I didn't see it in the heat of the moment? Am I getting old??? (Lol!!!) So, in deepest shame, I beg your pardon, devs; especially you, Pol, for all the "ZZZZzzz"-test-flying. She is my lady again. The most beautiful plane of all.
  3. Yes, our public relations were only top notch under Goebbels - but were did that again get us? (Lol!!) I often wondered, that British people sometimes behave, as if the Germans had declared war to them. On a flight from London to Berlin, a British lady talked about the German attacks on England in WW2, until we got the facts right (I got help from her husband there; very fair of him), that England had declared war to Germany. But, to come back to air combat sim: I am very glad, that we can in our days PLAY war, instead of fighting it, and enjoy this all together. Cheers to that!
  4. Great show, CATCH - with music, that reminded me of the good old first "Command and Conquer" (sigh!) With wingmen like these, you don't need enemies really. Must be fun to have rockets. Although many people say, we Germans are masters of mass destruction - we don't have them. Winder?
  5. A couple of projects

    I want to make it a little more quirky, but not ueber it up so that it has an unfair advantage against the Camel, for example. Well, from all my fighting experience with the Dr.1, it is already superior to the Camel, except for it's speed, were the Camel is a little faster. Gremlin did explain somewere before, that the flat turn cannot be reproduced by this sort of sim engine. But if you should be able to improve it, I'd happily use it. WF2 once said, that flown with flight model on "easy", it is more like the real plane. Perhaps you try that out then first?
  6. I wonder how they would get out of the spin, that might occur, when they fire off those guns. And what about the poisonous gunsmoke. Those crates look much like: "Hah! I have the biggest!" So I'm glad, they are not German designs this time.
  7. She is my lady again!

    Hasse Wind, the Albatros versions are ALL good in their time; the DII was quite a shock for the DH2s and all that flying furniture. She can through her weapon power easily destroy Nieuports; it is only a matter of doing the RIGHT things. Then the DIII was wonderful - good view, and very agile. Until the Camel came, there was no Allied plane to be afraid of. Okay, the Pup turns and climbs like hell, but again: do the RIGHT manoeuvers, and shoot them down. MvR said once, it does not depend on the plane, but who flies it. The D V is also a good scout, and with the cables through the upper wing, even better at wing failures, than the D Va. But I am flying D Va now since a while, and I like her! At least against SPADs, she is doing great! So, enjoy your D V, and perhaps start another carrer on a D III. And even the D II (I have a pilot on one in Jasta 2, who's only waiting for more action) is great for combat in it's time. DIMUS - I think, "das Fräulein" is an old fashioned word, trying to make a young, unmarried woman less female indeed; like "das Kind" - as if there's no gender yet noticable. About the "kinky stuff" - see what I wrote in that thread.
  8. Love is in the air.

    Ziss iss purely ant only enemy propaganda material! We deny, zatt any such planez or secret weaponz do exist. Especially not our secret Albatros timeshift fighter, zatt is zere ant not zere, and can fly through each other; top secret project - it does not exist, nor do we have any plans to develop such planez. Our existink weaponz ant planez are already strong enough to eliminate ze crumpetz! Baron von Grosskotz, Head of Geheimwaffenabteilung*, Berlin (* secret weapons department)
  9. Well, one gun plus good deflection shooting is definitely something for calming down Nupes. I feel like the typical Bosch Barbarian there: these Nupes look and fly beautiful like a butterfly, they do their dancing and turning around me like little Degas-drawn ballet dancers - until I shoot them up. Or down, better. Kaputt!
  10. She is my lady again!

    Bullethead, here are some data to show the difference between D V and D Va. Empty weight: 717 kg 730 kg Inline engine: DIII 170 PS DIIIa 185 PS Max. speed: 180 km/h 187 km/h Climb to 3000 m: 14 min 30 sec 17 min 8 sec Climb to 5000 m: 32 min 35 min Another difference was, that the cables for the ailerons in the D V went from the fuselage up into the upper wing, and there to the ailerons. In the D Va, they go through the lower wing, and then up through the wing struts. That means, a breaking up lower wing could be survived in a D V - but hardly in a D Va.
  11. Windsocks

    Yes, CJ, they are much more aside now.
  12. She is my lady again!

    My godness, Jammer - how did you get that damage done? And did the craft still fly, now that both lower wings were equally off? Sorry again, Pol.
  13. SE 5a bomb-carriers

    Yes, Uncle, the poor devels - now they must change the whole sim again. Peeppu, they must know those pics and surely have seen them. When the bombs are attached were they are now, it may have CFS3 specific or other reasons. Edit: It's great, that you look at the details so carefully. But don't only look - have a f(l)ight, Peeppu.
  14. That was quite some shock! Just had we taken off from our field near Vauxcere, just had I scanned the sky, checked my six and my wingmen - they approached from my 7 o'clock and were some 1500 feet away. I had taken throttle back to let them catch up, and had a look at the map. When I looked back again - only seconds later - I saw von Heisenberg climbing, pulling a trail of smoke; and Knapp performing a spastic kind of dance, a dark plane right behind him. SPAD XIII ! We were under attack! I pulled round hard left. Knapp did very well, diving in between trees, and zigzagging round to seek my shelter. The SPAD pilot was so target fixated, he didn't let off, although he must have seen me zooming towards him. He lay on his right side in front of me now, big as a barn, and he got a terrible burst. As he dived away, I realised his wingman coming in on me from the left. Pulling hard left, not a second too early, I saw his tracers passing me only inches away! But he made that mistake - tried to turn with me. After two or three rounds, I could cut into his turn and let him have two, three good bursts. Pulling up steep now, was his second mistake. I literally shot his SPAD to pieces! We reassembled, but von Heisenberg wasn't there. Having fired some 500 - 600 rounds, and not knowing, how much damage Knapp had received, I broke off the patrol and we went home. We saw von Heisenberg's wreckage, burning, and I feel terrible. I hadn't seen them. Those "Schweinehunde" must have come in really low; against the typicall tactics of SPADs...
  15. SE5a vs DR1 (video)

    No need for excuses, Jammer! I regard your video like making movies - they also throw miles of film away during cutting. And it's okay to use optical tricks, or to cut together different parts from two or three flights, cause you want to show both sides. As long as it makes sense in the end, that's a better way to make a video, than just to "film" one single flight, from just cockpit perspective. Great job!
  16. Well, anyway - who needs enemies, when flying the Eindecker? I tried a campaign with it once, but when I came across a British fighter (Bristol Scout?), I had no chance really. I did anything to get behind him - even Immelmann turns - but he was just flying his loops around me. And then he shot me down. I think, Wels won several dogfights in an Eindecker. Impressive!
  17. She is my lady again!

    I know, Messaround - with the Dr.1 or the D VII, I am a terrible butcher; killing anything and all. But I still enjoy my Albatros most. Must be true loyalty. It's not so, that I didn't try the other planes. Dr.1, D VII, Camel, S.E.5, SPAD VII, Nupe 17 - all great fighters. But the Albatros has a beauty of it's own, that I'm always again attracted by. And to do well in a plane, that is, later in the war, not one of the best choices anymore, is quite challenging!
  18. Windsocks

    Yes - for the nimble light planes like Nupe11, it could be helpful to pass them before landing, to check the direction of the wind.
  19. RC: I struggled my way through a long DiD EIII pilot and made it to the change to the Halb. Wow, Rickitycrate, that's quite an achievement! Surviving the Eindecker phase! In Udet's footsteps, eyh?
  20. Hey, that's a good idea, with RNAS 3. Were are they stationed?
  21. Hmm - that could be a reason to start another Allied carreer. We Germans have not rockets.
  22. So Much for that Idea!

    Hasse, the Albatros is a dream of a fighter, when you use her right. I have some overall rules, that the aces also used: - stay out or try to climb out of furballs (with constant check of six), to become the highest flyer - then work your way down through the opponents - call your wingmen to remain up high with you, or assign them high targets - help them as hard as you any can - when outnumbered, or equally numbered and opponent plane is as good or better than yours; pepper them all good enough, to cause damage in EVERY plane; only after that, go to kill them You will like her - I feel so easy and fearless in this scout. Yesterday we had to patrol friendly lines, and we (4 Albatros D Va) got jumped on by three SPAD XIII. We only had to avoid direct first hits; but when they had given up their advantage of height once, they were lost already. My pilot book notes: 2 SPAD XIII, Esc.91, dest. at 15h31 and 15h33, south of Sissone airfield. After that, we patrolled the line, and saw flights of D VII, DFW two-seaters and Hannovers. We felt really good with so much German air activity! Then I spotted two SPADs, attacking Fismes field. And again the notebook reads: 2 SPAD XIII from Esc.83 dest. 15h54 and 15h57, north-east of Fismes airfield. Enjoy flying her, and be careful and never a hotspur, and you'll have a good time!
  23. SE5a vs DR1 (video)

    That had to happen - I was waiting for a collision all the time. Man, do you go close on! A great action video, with dramatic cutting - very good! The Dr.1 pilots didn' live up to their planes; when S.E.5s join in to turn fighting, they would be lost against the Fokker. But when they are clever, and use their speed advantage for a boom-and-zoom fight, they are very uneaqual opponents, and the outcome would be un- predictable.
  24. Normally, Baumer is a very good ace. He must have just been too impressed by your skin. A very beautiful plane!
  25. Yes, Cosmo, we have Arco's for breakfast, second breakfast, lunch etc. I think, the first better plane for the Brits were the Scout, or then the Sopwith Pup. But they have some dangerous two-seaters. Why not sign there?
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