EricJ

Here's a better one from Airliners.net

resave it in 256 colors

Thanks was looking for something like that

Me: F-5F with gun and 2 x AIM-9L and one 275-gal centerline tank. Opposition: MIG-23MLA with gun. Started out with the merge and went into an energy fight from the get go. The MIG-23 did manage to make a couple passes and while he tried to get in a kill slot he mainly just tried to run down my energy. Which as you'll see in the last screenshot I was basically at less than 200 knots by guesstimation anyways. Once I felt I had a shot I took it downing the aircraft. this is my first time flying the F-5F and it's not bad at all as far as handling is concerned but one thing I did learn (the whole point of the plane...) was to not pull so hard on the stick. The newer jets are more forgiving the older jets can't be pulled as hard therefore my energy bleeds. Learned a good lesson during this fight so hope to continue.

About to head out. Got tagged with an SA-18 flying over a certain village and tried to limp (which as you can see wouldn't be easy) and ejected. And dropping flares on a night strike.

Me: A-7D with gun and 2 x AIM-9L Opposition: F-4E with gun. Something that I wanted to try that popped in my head was old skool versus old skool. Not my first fime flying the SLUF (which reminds me I gotta reinstall the MF -7E) but my first time flying this thing. Started the merge by nosing down and then coming over the top and turned into the Phantom which had extended out or at least I thought when I turned into him. I thought that it would be another energy fight but he must have really bled a lot as instead of going for a missile shot I went to guns. Fired a few bursts missing him for a few times, then slowed down and aimed better and chopped his left wing and apparently his tail off ending the engagement. I have to say that this was a surprise but glad to be rewarded with good response. It bleeds energy fast but on the same token doesn't have a problem regaining it. The only thing was that I was clean except for two 'winders so another bout heavily laden may come around.

Now that would be very interesting to read

Now that you mention it I was on the Libya terrain yesterday and didn't get shot at either, and it's now easier to pick the Flap Lid off with a HARM.... Hrm..

Me: Stock F/A-18E with 2 x 9X, 2 x AIM-210 and 4 x tanks and 1 x Refuelling pod plus gun Opposition: Gripen with gun. Unlike last night's bout this one was with a lighter more agile fighter (happy? ) while I stayed "5-wet" just as an experiment. After the merged to still turn into him and set myself up for a 'winder shot. I had contemplated a gun kill but the Gripen is small and therefore I worked on the missile kill. After another turn I did manage to overshoot during a scissors (third image) and he was able to get some shots off but nothing connected. I guess he thought I was going to splash into the ocean (padlock view is of course disorienting during ACM sometimes), fixed myself and turned back into him. Did a few circular energy turns, went vertical and played around some more before I felt it was a good time to shoot him down. Got above him, locked him up and fired from high and splashed him.

Me: Stock F/A-18E with 2 x 9X and 4 x tanks and 1 x Refuelling pod plus gun Opposition: F-14A with gun. I know Ceasar is going to sacrifice another Super Hornet as I sacrificed his Tomcat n this bout... I'm testing revised fuel loads for the tanks and performance on how the aircraft will fly with "normal" engines. With 2200 extra gallons as weight I lumbered off the deck fine and proceeded east to rendezvous with the Iranian F-14A that I was destined to shoot down. Upon the merge I pushed the nose down again as it seems to make him work for me than going up and then coming around. Anyways he passes me and we end up passing each other a few times. I think if the Tomcat AI had a better turn ability then the first picture would have concluded that I would have been shredded. A few times we buzzed each other and the second position the Iranian equivalent of Goose flipped me the bird and flew past me trying to get into a good firing position. By the third image it was just a matter of some energy circles in order to work him into a better angle for a shot as in that point as we have seen my missiles miss all the time. So eventually by the fourth image he's extending outwards for another try at a circle or just out of energy. Fine enough as I take my first shot and down him. It should be noted I did take off the afterburner for a little bit as well I don't think I was going to run out of fuel anytime soon... Seriously Ceasar I'd like to see a manual on how to fly the Tomcat in ACM as I need to really try and see how I can defeat my own project plane... And it should be noted that flying four tanks and the refuel pod is like flying the MF F/A-18A. Analog I know but you feel it...

I strictly keep it to the dogfight as more often than not its a bit easy to lock an AMRAAM and shoot a plane down. I started the DACT because I've never really pursued dogfighting ever. I've got years of simulator strike proficiency but I've kept the a2a stuff on the backburner. Plus a few tests I ran for other people got me interested in doing this. Then again I'm Army (okay National Guard) like you so I'm sure the actual Air Force/Navy guys can say better but here's a Wiki definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissimilar_air_combat_training So going by that I would keep it to the dogfight but then again it could be a more practical thing for air-to-air combat.

I think the general impression is that me and Ceasar are doing most of the work but there is not a year limit on the reports. I'm obviously a modern aircraft flyer (though have gotten as early as the late 60's) so my reports are geared towards that. I would definitely like to see more of a variety and I need to fly the same.

If my search results came up right then the original model was done by Thirdwire. Polaski's mod only changes the number of the stock model used in Wings over Vietnam.

Me: Stock F/A-18E with 4 x 9X and 4 x AIM-120 Opposition: MIG-23MLD with gun. Unlike the previous engagements instead of going high I went low or rolled over and turned back into him. The MIG kept on and began a turning fight but I think I could have managed a shot but instead used some tactical patience this time and continued with him. He then turned inside me and passed me but did not have the angle for a gun shot. He continued high with me turning into him and I fired a high off boresight shot and killed him. Probably less than two minutes elapsed. It should be noted most of my Super Hornet (mainly the F model) engagements have been with the projected engine capabilities (EDE and EPE) and yes the stock Super Hornet is a lemon (the main reason I'm testing is there may be a real world buy of the EDE engines) and therefore felt it would be more "fair" if I use what everybody has been using. Suffice to say if the Navy officially buys the EDE engines then I'll update the engine values accrodingly. However in evaluation I felt I had the same level of energy (slightly less though) but throughout the fight I had perfect control of the aircraft. The caveat though is that with the EPE engines on the F model i maintain the same level of energy without afterburner in which as you can see in the shots I maintained throughout the fight until completion. Thankfully this time their in sequence.

True enough but since SF2 has no multiplayer we have to use what we have.

The only way that happens if you're not making sure the "navy a/c" is checked and that the takeoff button isn't checked and your carrier isn't selected. And I always click on APPLY, SAVE ALL and then File/SAVE ALL is clicked. I know somebody will say "That's too much" but I always like to make sure and never been wrong either.

Me: F-15C (10) with 4 x AIM-9M, 4 x AIM-7M and 1 center tank Opposition: F-4E (78) with gun. The F-4E isn't a bad dogfighter when you're flying similarly heavy aircraft so in a sense you're kinda matched even though realistically again I had the advantage. Ended up in an energy fight after the merge and it devolved into another missed shot with one 'winder and then he extended and set himself up which is starting to become quite common. Or its just they try and "retire" from the fight and accept the inevitable. Me: F-4E (78) with 4 x AIM-9J and 4 x AIM-7M Opposition: F-15A with gun Suffice to say this is another case that I really do not enjoy the heavy legacy fighters anymore (the only exception being the F/A-18A). Again inexperience and I remember that daddyairplanes mentioned that the E is not a great dogfighter. And this time it was agreed as I had the F-15 following my every move. The best way to not get in a dogfight with a more maneuverable aircraft is to shoot him down WAY before he gets anywhere near the merge. But again that's just my opinion based on inexperience with the aircraft rather than just a totally informed and experienced opinion. But if you are an F-4 driver I would like to see more DACT using this jet as well apparently I'm not doing it right OR I am doing it right and just need a more experienced view on the matter.

Me: JAS-39C with 4 x IRIS-T and 2 x AIM-120C and 1 tank Opposition: Su-35 with gun First time with the JAS-39 and it's pretty good though I found out that puling on the stick too hard isn't going to get me what I want but in the end I got him. Less dramatic (though it was still a beautiful explosion) than the F-22 kill but anyways... Same setup made the merge and he nearly began a circle fight which it ended up being. For some reason which I gotta fix on my own the Su-35 disappears due to visible distance settings. Managed to finally get behind him as the Su-35 initially has a high energy state but after a bit gravity slows him down and all that massive energy goes away, which left me an opportunity (which I managed to unsucessfully gun him, bad focus on my part as I'm still going for the missile and not guns kill). Missed with my first IRIS-T (taking a shot when it seems good but its not) but once the Su-35 slowed down it was just a push of the fire button and he was exploded again. Again the sequence is bottom from top so not sure what the deelio is anymore with the filenames, I guess I gotta use the gallery as it would look much better...

That dude is a retard fo sho

Check the specific terrain ini then "ISRAELME.ini" and so on. If that stuff is there then do what FrankD suggested. Or just delete it altogether it's just set by the game that's all and won't affect anything.

Me: F-22 w/2 x 9X, 4 x AIM-120 Opposition: Su-35 with gun I would say that this one was pretty interesting in that most of the time I flew in circles and he flew circles around me. The Saturn-Layulka (should be right) engines put out a lot of thrust and he even managed to get a gun pass on me. So after a little bit more of floundering he extended and I shot him with a 9X. And one thing about planes with a lot of fuel? They blow up easily. LIterally no plane left just one explosion.

Me: F/A-18F EPE w/ 2 x 9X, 6 x AIM-120 and 1 tank Opposition: MiG-23MLD with gun Started off the same we merged and I turned to the left (port) and saw him go near vertical as he tried to reacquire me. As soon as he did he kept in an energy circle for a little bit and I went vertical and came over the top. He climbed up to meet me and started the circle again and I fired my first 9X, missing him. He slowed down a bit (pics below) and banked right and the geometry was better for a kill and I took the shot killing him. Total time may be less than two minutes as I wasn't in the mood to toy with the opposition today and as mentioned before the light fighters exhibit the same behavior so there was no point in drawing it out.