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This up in Virginia somewhere?

LOL! Well, thats a bit odd fershure but I'll say this much for him, he's got good taste...she's a blond. Hehe...

ROFLOL! Hey Snapple, why ya think Marines are so cranky? Its from eatin all that so'called "chow". Now the Navy has grub! Steak, ice cream, sliders... Hey Skater, I think ya made yur point about Navy ships being big, hehe, Heck of a picture. Took 15 minutes to load... Ranger, yur points are well taken. The Army has an rather outstanding amphib capabiltiy. I expect though that Navy UDT was already ashore clearing the way of obstructions, etc. before you "mudmuffins" stepped ashore, hehe. (I KNOW this'll get a blast from the "Army", hehe) {QUOTE}Sh*t how did this turn from aviation into a naval discussion, and then into this nonsense screw it I'm gonna go play Tropico 2.{UNQUOTE} poor snapple, hehe, all us former military are a little squirrelly after bein in too long... :?

Oh! So do I get partial credit for calling it a sopwith?

Will a P3 1ghz machine with a radeon 8500 64 mbDDR video card and 512 MB PC133 ram be enough to run the 16bit textures? I install those textures after installing the 8bit correct? They are overwritten by the 16bit? Hopefully in the next 2 or 3 days, Ill be flyin' over the Somme, hehe. Hey, is there flak in this sim? How well does the AI pilots perform? Any significant problems with multiplayer?

ALLRIGHT! I CANT STAND IT ANYMORE! WHAT IS IT??!!?? :P

A fire hazard? What'd I win? :P LOL! Yeah, looks like it'd be fun to WATCH fly, hehe. PS. Cant wait to try it ingame though...thanks Argon. :D

Argon, I will be getting WW2 Fighters, SDOE soon. I ordered it from Ebay thanks to Dagger's help. I was wondering, what sequence should I install these patches and addons once the base software, SDOE, is installed? Also, is there any other changes I need to make to files in the game besides the B-stick one? Thanks, pc

I always was amused with the interservice rivalries. Most of it was just talk and could be pretty amusin' Some of those guys were pretty quick witted, hehe. Even saw a few brawls if they were too proud to back down or walk away. Heck, the guys would fight even if you were in the same branch, just different MOS. But let a civilian stick his nose in it, be he cop or what, and all of a sudden, everyone was in the "military", there was no different branches, and that "civvie" best have lots 'o bandades, hehe. Kind of a rehearsal for when the politicians screwed things up and we'd go to war again. Suddenly everyone tries hard to work together again no matter the branch. Bein a former Marine in the Navy, I tended to be a target for both sides, hehe. That was alright. I wasnt no boxer, but if I connected, the "recipient" was usually missin somethin, like a tooth or two, or maybe gettin close and personal with the pavement, hehe. Funny thing was, I dont ever recall anyone reachin for a gun or knife. That was for wusses and women. Men used their fists, face to face. And the really odd part, was after a fight, the two goin at it had a good chance of becomin freinds afterwards...somethin about respect, and earnin it... Sorry, sometimes I blabber too much. Just a little story of "old times"...

Dangme! That looks like the MOAB precurser. I can see why they only need to carry and drop one! SHEESH! Im gonna hafta try this one, hehe. Look out Berlin...

LOL! Ya know, my girlfeind is the same, she is 12 years younger than me and says the SAME THING! LOL! But she still cant beat me in our wrestling matches, hehe, at least...not yet...

Ya know, its funny, but my snap view has changed for some reason to a pan view when I use my hat switch. Not sure why. I looked at the mapping setup in the game but it seems normal. Im using a logitech wingman FF without the logitech software...maybe thats the prob?

WOW! That was GOOD! Really good. The aerobatics were awesome. Its a mark of an excellent sim to be able to do that in a realistic manner, not to mention some darn good pilots. KUDOS INDEED! :D

LOL! I KNOW the feelin", hehe. As you get older, you'll notice people sayin things like that more and more often... :D LOL!

Real interesting article about the 3ghz P4 and new AMD cpu's. Looks like the testers did a pretty thorough job of testing though I dont know squat about such things. I've been looking for such articles to help with my decision about which cpu to replace my aging P3 1ghz. I'm not really concerned whether AMD's cpu is as fast or faster than the P4. The differences noted in the test seemed pretty insignificant. What matters to me is first, cost, then second, reliability. AMD has the cost part nailed down though barely. Not sure about the reliability part though. Been real happy with the later P3 Ive been using the last nearly 3 years, it seemed reliable enough. I know the AMD's Front Side Buss is slower, 333mhz, and it uses the older RDRAM I think it is. So not sure. Time is on my side methinks, prices only seem to get lower. Keep seeing lots of deals for the slightly older 2200+ AMD's with a MoBo. Maybe thats the route to take. Or a P4 2.5GHZ. What do you guys think? Thanks for the article MJ, good one.

Lol! Thanks Ranger, now all I need is to find my dad-blamed glasses to install 'em... ...and my TEETH! WHERE ARE MY TEETH??!!??

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God help me! I remember this...http://www.tnthobbies.co.uk/Trekkin.wav *sniff* ah'm...*snivel* an ollllld farrrrrrrrt...WAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! :roll: :roll: :roll: LOL!

I got enough F-4 skins to last a lifetime, but that PHM and the MiG-17 look DARN good! That Mig really needed a skin. Glad you were able to get that skinning problem squared away. :)

Hi S.D. and anyone else interested... This is a Mission from my IL2FB campaign I am presently working on, (no name for the campaign yet). This mission is simply called training Mission #7. It is actually the graduation/valedectorian flight of your section of pilot trainees. I would appreciate any flight/playtesting and feedback. Simply make a new folder in your C:Program FilesUbi SoftIL-2 Sturmovik Forgotten BattlesMissionsSingleDE directory called "B-239" and then unzip this mission into it. Then simply start the single mission option in the games' main screen. One problem with this mission and the editor in IL2 in general is the ai aircraft after an attack and fight often do not return to their next waypoint and continue the mission or head home. This can be annoying when your planes are circling over an enemy base, not heading away from it, and getting shot down by the laser guided ai AAA. Anyway, thanks for your help. Ill list anyone who does this mission as its playtester.

Yes, and all the brave resistance fighters in the Low Countries who fought bravely and well, and who kept the torch of freedom alive thru those long dark years, and who so ably assisted the Allied armies in their eventual march to victory. Salute to you good lads and lasses...

Got it Dagger, THANKS! I got a copy of a four game box that had 3 other games in it too, Heavy Gear 2, Total Air War, and Barrage, all for 11.99. Life is good....

Hmmmm, not sure, looks familier. Maybe some triplane, two seat version of the Sopwith Dolphin?

Wow! Thanks Dagger! Thats nice of you pal. With a little luck, maybe Ill be flying soon! Thanks again, and if I find something soon, Ill let you know so you dont keep looking. :D

Yes, and amazon. Seriously thinking about one of these two routes. I am going to CompUSA tommorrow, so I will look in the bargin bin there and see whats looking back at me... :shock: :D

Good conversation guys! This is why I hit these boards. I voted for the Tornado because it is an excellent A2G aircraft not covered in any sim I know of. The Tomcat was a VERY close second in my opinion. Im also a big fan of the swingwing concept. How about an F-111 too? :) Snap and Skate, I wouldnt write off BVR and long range intercept just yet. The capability is still out there with potential enemy's for long range Anti shipping strikes. A kitchen in the fantail on a CV could ruin flight ops for a long, long time and all it takes is one or two early in a conflict to cause a lot of problems for the high command. Too many times in the past we thought a so called "old" method of combat was dying out and WHAM! its hits us again. A2A gunnery in Vietnam is a good example. That was why Topgun was formed. Now they want to phase Topgun out again Im hearing. As long as fighters carry guns and there is no better way to get in close for combat, then we best be prepared for dogfighting with guns. Same thing applies to long range weapons. Now, us having a strong air control capability with jstars, hawkeyes, and whatnot tends to limit what a long range attack can acomplish true. And with complete command of the air it likely wont happen. But we should never count on going into a conflict with anyone, having immediate air superiority, you've got to work for it. Until we attain it, we should have a good BVR capability like Pheonix and Tomcat. No one in their right mind would write off a Harrier in combat with a good, well trained, motivated pilot at the controls. It may not be the most capable plane but it held its own during the Falklands against Skyhawks and Mirages at close range with sidewinders and its gun. Working in tandem with a squad mate, its as dangerous a foe as nearly any plane out there.