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Need help with external tanks for F/A-18F
EricJ replied to hotrodss's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
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Screenshot Thread
EricJ replied to Dave's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
Nice, just nice. I'd vote that for end of the year award -
Need help with external tanks for F/A-18F
EricJ replied to hotrodss's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
You have to open the Weapon Editor, then save. Don't know why but that's how you get them, as you can see in the sig image. -
A-4 vs A7 comparison/ opinions?
EricJ replied to Tecumseh's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
Bleagh, I bring him along for SEAD, CAS, and that's about it. The rest I can do myself. Danger Bering Straits where I do bring him for ANY mission, but then again he's good as a A2A platform, and not good since he can't use AMRAAMs (yeah I know, gonna have re-install WingWiner's AIM-120C, it's a beautious missile model). Hell before I hit the "Wall" in AmericaNW, I went low and fast, was being chased (I think) by MIG-23s. I managed to plaster two into the ground, and I hit a real bad part of the Wall and got myself. It was nice, a "five wet" A Hornet being chased by four Migs... yeah I went Winchester at the recon objective (had to get them off my back, so I feel you column5.... ) but man I had to move out of that place! -
A-4 vs A7 comparison/ opinions?
EricJ replied to Tecumseh's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
Shoot it feels good to splash anything that's trying to shoot you down . One addendum though Lt. Carter. Fly DBS and you need to carry AAMs. That's the only map where AAMs balance out A2G ordnance. There's just no other way to get past that one though, and I don't try and dogfight it out, and quite honestly where I get most of my A2A kills anyways. And that's just doing Strike, Reconnaissance, or CAS missions. That I think is where the argument can be changed though... -
A-4 vs A7 comparison/ opinions?
EricJ replied to Tecumseh's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
Agreed man, everybody thinks the "life" is flying around looking for planes to shoot down. Fact is right, if you're loaded for bear and about to drop alot of ordnance, the last thing you need is Blue/Red Air. I dodge the jokers like crazy. I managed to slip past four MIG-31s (thankfully I didn't add the AA-9s until afterwards), but everybody envisions a nasty dogfight when dropping ordnance. Not me bro, I drop and split. Which often times I carry one self defense AAM, ONE. Therefore I'm not in the mood to slug it out, and AMRAAMs in mountainous terrain just don't worky. So I slip in, drop and jet out of there. Okay if I reattack for a bad drop, natch, but after I get a mission successful I'm boogie nights my friend -
A-4 vs A7 comparison/ opinions?
EricJ replied to Tecumseh's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
And on that note... is it me or just the Air Force A-7s had Mavericks? And not the Navy ones? -
Russian future fighter?
EricJ replied to Wraith27's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - Sci-Fi/Anime/What If Forum
I'd really have to go with the PAK-FA -
A-4 vs A7 comparison/ opinions?
EricJ replied to Tecumseh's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
SLUF. Dogfighting ability goes out the window when you're low and fast in a valley anyways. The Scooter just doesn't do it for me because you can't load the scooter up without sacrificing self defense AAMs. With the SLUF, I can load up ordinance to level a city, and still have something to defend myself with. Besides, if you do it right, you can sneak by most defenses if you terrain mask. I routinely fly (not the SLUF, never thought of it yet) in ANW, BlackSea and always snuck past or evaded SAM/AAA defenses. Sure okay, I've gotten sawed in an F-35 by AAA, but that's not very often So I would go with skill and knowing how to push the aircraft. And as far as the woman issue goes... the jury's out on that one, damned if you do, damned if you don't. -
DBS Hi res replacement tileset
EricJ replied to Brain32's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - File Announcements
I guess I gotta check it out too.. -
Screenshot Thread
EricJ replied to Dave's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
Maybe too close for letting this go, but wasn't going to hang around either.. -
ECM vs Gainful...
EricJ replied to Lt. James Cater's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/row/sa-13.htm But I agree with zmatt, the onboard ECM on Erwin_Hans's F/A-18F seems to work when properly done right. But burn through does happen on occasion and always doesn't work. However, I too have noticed how AAA tends to fire at me alot more in the F-35 than in most other aircraft. And the only thing to do about the fuel issue is to bring tanks. I carry two at the minimum. For the Black Sea terrain I bring five for long distance runs. Still need to get that refueller mod though. -
STRIKE FIGHTERS 2
EricJ replied to Crusader's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
Yep, that answered a question... gonna have to wait and see how this develops. May switch over, but not yet.. -
VFA-14 Tophatters(real world) looking to "sponsor" a squadron
EricJ replied to Steamer's topic in Virtual Squadron Chat
I'm really not sure if Steamer visits this place anymore, due to the lack of MP with the Third Wire series of sims, so I'm going to just close this topic. However, he does AFAIK work with the VNAO team, http://www.carrierpilots.com -
Screenshot Thread
EricJ replied to Dave's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
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Weapon pack Part 4
EricJ replied to lindr2's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - File Announcements
I definitely had to approve this one, great work man -
SU-24 WIP
EricJ replied to Veltro2k's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - Mods/Skinning Discussion
Well if the skinning process doesn't take forever, then it could be less than two weeks. -
F-35B
EricJ replied to Klavs81's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - Mods/Skinning Discussion
I know man, like handing the keys to a Lamborghini and no car... -
Anyone interested in Yukikaze aircraft?
EricJ replied to Shin_kazama's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - Sci-Fi/Anime/What If Forum
Any luck Leon? -
F-35 Nose wheel steering.
EricJ replied to Spectre_USA's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - Mods/Skinning Discussion
I think the lack of replies... is that we're just as baffled as you are man. Like to help... but honestly don't know how. -
Pak-FA aka Suchoi T-50
EricJ replied to Julhelm's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - Mods/Skinning Discussion
Roge-o -
Pak-FA aka Suchoi T-50
EricJ replied to Julhelm's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - Mods/Skinning Discussion
Any news? -
Which version to purchase as a start?
EricJ replied to slybelle's topic in Thirdwire: Strike Fighters 1 Series - General Discussion
The difference is that... LOMAC is more finely tuned as a whole. So the fedelity is more finer. Not to say the modders (Mirage Factory especially) are half-assed, but LOMAC just is better. But then again it's not modder friendly so I don't play it anymore. After years of flying the Su-33 it was time to move on. So I've been Russian'd out and fly US/Western aircraft, and WOI as a whole, lets me pick and choose. -
There things you just don't inquire any further about...
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Nice.