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Is this the decal bug that everybody's talking about?

Can't believe that a lot of people are still using EVO (me being one, too). That one is the toughest flight stick I have ever seen (and cheap, too). Maybe I should put it on eBay and get an X52 later.

Indeed, AI in SF2 is generallly pretty good. They can decide which tactical action to execute even without orders or instructions. Sometimes the problem is that the AI is too liberal in choosing its own action, especially the flight 1,2, etc, when you want them to attack tanks, they go after AAA. Otherwise, the only criticism I have on AI is that they can't follow me flying ultra low, which is a necessity when playing campaign on Hard. There's S-75 and Buk system behind every tree. Sometimes I really hope that there's at least 8p co-op mode.

I do not like this.

Is it just me or the ground troops in campaign can get AWOL? It's getting annoying. European campaign, 1962. After successfully repelled Soviet OMG, some US troops gone AWOL, and the southern front is composed of all Western Germany divisions. After a successful mission in Jena, which ALL T-55A tanks on the ground, even all AAA, were destroyed, and some M48A2 still survive. In the next mission, they gone AWOL as well. In the mission debriefing it was listed as "attack being repulsed," The enemy has only about 50+ tanks left in Jena while friendly forces has around 60. How could this happen so many times?

The story behind 2Lt. Ben Nathan's MOH. It was October 30th, 1962, about a week after Red Army invasion started at Fulda Gap. The first wave of Operational Maneuver Group consisted of 13th Tank Division and 7th Guard Division broke through US defenses and thrust into Frankfurt am Main. The situation can't get any worse than this. NATO HQ in Brussels think that if they can't stop Warsaw Pact's first OMG, then they have to stop the second OMG from reaching Bonn and Rhine River. Thus, the destruction of fuel supply is imminent, and the fuel depot in Jena, DDR is the first target in line. However, when the order came down to 7th TFS, no one wants to fly this mission. This is suicidal. There is no counter for SA-2 and the commies have placed heavy AAA around the region. Plus dense MiG cover in the region, the chance of survival is close to none. So, someone has to volunteer this mission. Someone green and inexperienced. Someone like 2Lt. Ben Nathan, who is about to fly his 4th mission, alone. The F-105D that Nathan will be flying is the same one that he flew in the last mission, which one single 14.5mm shot into the armor plate for hydralics of the elevators, and deflected away causing no harm. The fixers were quick to patch the skin, but the deformed armor plate were not replaced. Nathan is told that he has to fly low and fast, mimicking recon flight in hope that commie GCI would mistaken escort flights as strike pact, and direct interceptors away from him. The extreme bad weather of late October in Germany is the blessing for 2Lt. Nathan. Despite heavy ground activity, VVS can only launch a few MiG-17s from paved airfield, and all lacks all-weather capability. The advanced avionics of the Thud pays off, as Nathan was able to navigate through heavy cloud, rain and mist while flying low and fast. Within 5nm from the fuel depot, Nathan pulled the stick and climbed up, then dive onto the target, releasing all 6 M117 750lb, which destroyed all fuel tanks of the Jena depot. Not willing to dwell any longer within the heavy anti-aircraft artillery, Nathan quickly dashed to the ground level and sped away toward Erfurt. At the outskirt, he spotted a Soviet KS-30 directly in front of him, and destroyed it with 20mm gun fire. For some reason, 2Lt. Nathan decided to turn toward occupied Frankfurt am Main when he was over Giessen, which is defended by 1CR and repelled another Soviet attempt to take it yesterday. At western outskirt of Frankfurt, he spotted an armored column belongs to 7th Guard Div. near the front line. Nathan quickly dispatched two BTR-ZPU vehicles and then skillfully destroyed all 10 T-62A tanks by shooting 20mm shells into external fuel tanks and engine compartments. The heroic act of 2Lt. Nathan was witnessed by Western German infantry battalion attacked by the Soviet armored column. The German position was about to be overrun when Nathan and his F-105D showed up, and was later reinforced with anti-tank guns. Threat to Colblenz and Bonn has been temporarily neutralized. Together with the Soviet attack thwarted at Giessen, the pincer movement failed, and several Soviet OMG divisions are now trapped in the southern bulge in shortage of fuel. 2Lt. Nathan landed safely back to base, but he never told anybody why he made the decision of the detour. Some of his colleagues believe that it has something to do with woman. Nevertheless, the act of single pilot in single Thud changed the course of the war.

I just found something that may require fixing..... This is an awesome terrain. Is there any cheaper software other than 3DS Max 9 that we can use for modding?

Two MiG-19S in one mission with F-4C by guns. Since I fly for Royal Dhimari Air Force, I can afford to run away and call for help..... Yeah, just like SidDogg said. Hard turning with MiG-19S is suicidal. Strategic turning can avoid being chased in the tail. The agility of MiG-19S comes at a price: short duration. Thus I tend not to dog fight with it but to lure it to burn until bingo, then jump it from behind. NR-30 doesn't carry a lot of ammo as SUU/23 or M61A1 does, thus Hi-G turn at outer fringe of gun range and lure it wastes its ammo. The AI in this game tends to shoot for home after running out of ammo, and creating another type of opening for you to jump from behind.

There is no way the AI can put that fire out.

I simply swap shift+F5 and F5 from default. Default F4 key is too important to be assigned otherwise for me.

Wish something and it comes true. This is must be my lucky day. Thanks for creating the map and mission and so on. Now I wish there's an AIDC F-CK-1 A/B/C/D add on to Taiwan campaign.

June, 1966. After years of bitter fighting since 1959, both Dhimar and Paran have been exhausted. The Parani invasion of Kerman valley have been pushed back in early '63 and the ground fighting grind down with both sides heavily entrenched near the original border. War of attrition, however, continues in the air. With Parani offensive halted and reversed, USMC 1st Division left Dhimar, but they left enough M48 tanks and other equipment for Dhimari army to reorganize the depleting ground forces into two corps centered around each armored division. Meanwhile, Parani army still have four tank divisions, but the 4th and 3rd Parani tank division in the front line have been depleted. Dhimari spy network in Paran have intercepted the schedule of weapons shipment from Soviet Union in spring of '64. As a result, Dhimari headquarter ordered strike against those shipments. The merc squadron has destroyed the ship carrying arms to Paran, and other Dhimari F-4B squadrons shot down Parani An-24s. The intercept of arms shipment had effectively put Paran under embargo. Knowing that Parani ground forces are now in shortage of supply, spare parts, fuel and ammunition, Dhimari HQ is planning an all-out assault on Parani position. The strategy is to use 1st Armored Division to attack alone D9-P2 axis, drawing Parani reserve to inland desert. Then, 2nd Armored Division will be unleashed alone Mozak-Ridqur line alone the coast. The merc squadron is ordered to carry out heavy close air support. Soon, Parani 3rd Tank Division was crushed under the combined air-land assault of Dhimari forces near P2 airfield. Parani HQ rushed 1st Tank to hold the offensive, but they themselves were also pounded by merc's F-100D from the sky. However, the success comes with heavy toll: Dhimari 2nd Armored Division launched to liberate Mozak in early '65 after 1st Armored captured P2 airfield. Parani 4rd tank Division once again was annihilated. Parani 2nd Tank were sent to guard Riqdur. After heavy fighting alone the river border, 2nd Tank lost momentum and had to take defensive position. Parani HQ thought they have stabilized the front line, but, little did they know, Dhimari army have other plan. In spring to summer of '65, 2nd Armored suddenly changed their front and attack south. In a pincer movement, 1st Tank Division is encircled by Dhimari forces. The commander surrendered, and the southern front is open to Dhimari blitz. Parani HQ ordered 2nd Tank to attack as the last minute resort to relieve ahd rescue 1st Tank, but were again pounded from the air and halted by entrenched Dhimari infantry. Parani army pulled whatever they have to stop the onslaught of Dhimari 2nd Armored, but to no avail. All their functioning armored vehicle is send to bolster 2nd Tank, which is now pegged by Dhimari 1st Armored stationed in Rigdur. The only good news for Paran in summer of '65 is the delivery of two SA-2 systems that somehow slipped Dhimari interception during the ground campaign. In the following months, 2nd Armored rushed through desert area, captured P6, P7 and eventually P9 airfields. Parani air forces sent Su-7M and obsolete Il-28 in attempt to destroy 2nd Armored from the air, but were shot down again and again by the merc squadron. The merc squadron have been fighting since 1959 and continued to fly F-100D. Although no pilot was ever lost again, the airworthy airframe is now down to 5. Efforts have been made to transfer some of former USAF F-100D to the merc to boost the strength a little bit. The final mission is to carry out fighter sweep above Kurzah area so that 2nd Armored can advance toward the Parani capitol unmolested. The mission is quite underwhelming, given the amount of Dhimari F-4B rushing into the airspace, and the big crater in the middle of major airbase P10's runway. Nevertheless, Parani air forces still managed to scramble quite a few MiG-17Fs and some obsolete Hawker Hunters. Since the F-4Bs were faster than merc's F-100D, the mercs came late and can only find a few MiG-17s trying to get back to the airport: Nothing's better than shooting down enemy fighters with gear down in final approach. Return to base and..... Victory!

Enlisted as 2nd Lt. in 1st Special Fighter Sqdr of KDAF (Kingdom of Dhimar Air Force) in 1959. The Parani forces launched major offensive in the summer of 1960, and destroyed KDA 3rd Armor Division. The Parani army were able to occupy Mosak and Najafti but failed to push further. During the Parani offensive, the merc sqdr. suffered heavy casualty. 6 F-100 were lost, 3 pilots MIA and one severely wounded. They've lost tonnes of IL-28 bombers. By 1961, the offensive stalled and the front line became a stalemate. Things started to change when KDAF started to receive F-8D in late '61 and major KDAF campaign against EPAF commenced. EPAF's major aviation fuel depot were raided and destroyed by the mercs in spring of '62. The weapons shipment from Soviet Union were intercepted and sunk just off the coast of Mosak. Now the Parani forces are running low on fuel and spare parts, while KDAF received US military aid and re-equip F-8D units with F-4B. In early '63, KDAF strategy focuses on Parani Army's front line units. After repetitive strike against Parani tank forces, mainly T-54 and T-55. KDA launched major autumn assault into Mosek and Najafti. Initially the fighting was fierce, and KDA offensive were driven back. However, Parani 2nd Tank Division suffered heavy loss to KDAF merc sqdr during September, forces them to retreat from Najafti area. The merc sqdr raid in Mosak further destroyed Parani 1st Tank Division, allowing KDA 1st Armor to liberate the city. In the meantime, KDA 3rd Armor cut through Parani infantry units and recovered Najafti. During the attrition stage of the war (late '61 to late '62), EPAF briefly deployed MiG-21F-13 near KDAF merc base just north of Najafti. However, one KDAF merc pilot successfully ambushed MiG-21F during landing phase many times, plus repetitive shelling of the base by KDA units, forced EPAF to redeploy their only -21 squadron to protect capitol area. During the last raid to destroy Parani tank division in Mosak, one more F-100D were damaged by Parani ZPU-2. Although the pilot made it back, the aircraft is beyond repair. The 1st SFS of KDAF is now down to 8 F-100D from original 16.