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The USAF would be wise to look into some new-build F-15s. There will never be enough F-22s to support all of our commitments.

Could it be that the Supa Honet is losing the sales game to Sukhoi and other manufacturers, and Boeing is feeling the pinch?

TK has released the Weapon Editor for SF2: http://www.thirdwire.com/downloads_tools.htm

Holy sh*th that is hilarious!

I suppose its a matter of taste but I find it extremely...ugly...when the relatively low-def external model is mixed with the much higher-detail cockpit model. Not that that should deter anyone...I'm just talking to myself...out loud...on the Internet.

Oops. Will patch it in NF4.

Thanks! Right now it is only at c5 (which is part of CA).

After looking at it I have decided not to include any. The map does not lend itself to it, and we are missing certain key aircraft and ships

SEXPLANE SI TEH BIG POWERFULS PLANES JUST LIKE MY LIBBIDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

SI TEH BIGS SEXPLANE TOMACATS SI MY FAVOURITE AIRCRAFTS BECASE I AM A VER SEXUAL MAN AND SI TEH VER SEXUL PLANES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

NATO Fighters IV No. 5 Squadron, working up on the Tornado F3 in late 1986, is hastily dispatched to the continent to defend against the communist hordes!

In my opinion it is the best pit yet done for the TW series. Oh man I can't wait! I want to put this in NF4...

The wait will be worth it...Mago of MiG-29 pit fame is doing the Tomcat pit as well.

Hmm very strange. Are you certain that all of the packs are installing to the same location? Its almost as if NF1 and NF2 are not there...

Damn, sorry that one slipped through. It seems a lot of the auto-open canopies are not working under the latest patch. To fix, open F84-F_DATA.INI and find the [Canopy] entry. Just delete that whole entry and the problem should go away.

When you say no planes, what exactly are you seeing? Can you select them for a campaign, or are they not on the menu? EDIT: I just scanned through the map for the 62 and 68 campaigns and all units were at full strength. Didn't see any with 0 aircraft. Definately need some more info.

Thanks! Of course, I just compiled it. This is really a showcase for the unbelievable work so many people have done over the years.

Thanks! There will be one more NF release for WOE Classic...NF4 will add a 1986 campaign with appropriate aircraft. Already working on it! After Gorbachev fails to secure the cancellation of SDI at Reykjavik, the hardline communist faction stages a coup and launces a pre-emptive strike on NATO. Once WOE2 is released I will port the series over and continue working on it for the new platform.

You have install NF1 + NF2 + NF3. ;) Use this install order: 1. Wings Over Europe 2. October 2008 Patch 3. NF1 4. NF2 5. NF3

Thanks for all of your patience as this project stretched for two and a half years! http://www.column5.us/campaigns.shtml Let me know of any problems! Here is the readme: NATO Fighters III ----------------- IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS You MUST follow these steps to properly install NATO Fighers III. I suggest creating a clean WOE install for NF3. While it is possible for you to apply the Sep. 2008 patch to your NF2 install and then apply NF3, I can't guarantee the best results. Feel free to try though! NATO Fighters III (NF3) requires that you already have NATO Fighters and NATO Fighters II installed. Refer to the readmes that came with NF1 and NF2 for more information. If this is a new setup, install software in the following order: 1. Wings Over Europe 2. October 2008 Patch 3. NF1 4. NF2 5. NF3 If this is an existing NF install, it is strongly recommended that you finish any campaigns you are currently playing BEFORE installing NF3. It is possible that existing campaigns could become corrupted if you install NF3 while you are still playing them. BACKUP your existing NF installation before continuing--now that you have been warned, any lost files or pilot data are completely your fault! Install the October 2008 patch for WOE, then install NF3. Run the executable included in the archive you downloaded. ***When prompted, ensure that the installation path is pointing towards your NF installation. When the path is correct, continue the installtion.*** That's it! Everything is installed automatically and no modding is required. Description ----------- Thanks for downloading NATO Fighters III! This is part three in a series of expansion packs for Wings Over Europe designed to incorporate many of the best mods for the Strike Fighters series produced over the past several years. NATO Fighters III contains the following additions: General Mods: - Widesky by cellinsky - Highway Airfields by JSF_Aggie - RAF Serial Numbers by Syrinx - GermanyCE Tile Repaint by Brain32, objects by CA_Stary - Tornado Cockpit Repaint by The Trooper - F-15A Avionics Upgrade by Crusader New Aircraft: - A-7D Corsair II by TMF - F-4G Wild Weasel V (Early) by TMF - F-101C Voodoo (Sexplane) by erikgen - F-111D Aardvark FastCargo Remix - G91-R3 "Gina" by erikgen, additional skins by Soulfreak - Javelin FAW.9 by Veltro2K, skins by Syrinx & LloydNB - Mirage IIIC by TMF - Mirage IIIE by TMF - RF-101C Voodoo by erikgen - Super Mystere B2 by erikgen - MiG-25PD Foxbat by Tomcat74 & Team - Su-9B Fishpot by Pasko Campaign Updates: 1962 - Added RAF No. 85 Squadron in Javelin FAW.9 - Added AdA EC1/12 in Super Mystere B2 - Added USAF 78th TFS in F-101C - Added USAF 18th TRS in RF-101C - Added one squadron with Su-9B as adversary 1968 - Added AdA EC2/13 in Mirage IIIC - Added Luft LeKG 44 in G91-R3 1979 - Added USAF 74th TFS in A-7D - Added USAF 561st TFS in F-4G - Added USAF 522nd TFS in F-111D - Added Luft LeKG 43 in G91-R3 - Added AdA EC03/003 in Mirage IIIE - Added one squadron with MiG-25PD as adversary Contributors: - CA_Stary - cellinsky - column5 ;) - Crusader - Dave - erikgen - FastCargo - JSF_Aggie - LloydNB - Pappychecksix - Pasko - Soulfreak - Syrinx - The Mirage Factory - The Trooper - ThirdWire - Tomcat74 - Veltro2k Special thanks to JSF_Aggie, Syrinx, Dave. If I have missed anyone, let me know and I will fix it ASAP. The aircraft and other objects included in this pack are the property of their respective creators and are released as FREEWARE only. No objects in this pack may be included in PAYWARE products without permission of the owners.

I've posted this before a long time back, but I thought since our OFF friends have come on board I would do it again, since it falls into an era or particular interest to them. This is a series of color photographs taken between 1909 and 1912 and in 1915 by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii. He used an innovative process wherein he took three plates, each on a different color glass, and could then use the plates to project a color image. The plates have been digitally scanned a assembled so that we can see the results. Its amazing and I go back to this site over and over. :) http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/

Feel free to worship me, though. I have no problem with it. Does anyone else have that dream where you are standing on top of a temple in sort of sun-god robes surrounded by a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you? Why am I the only one who has that dream?

A small update: Tonight I compiled what I hope will be the release package. Just needs a good test and we shall see...

Pretty cool:

NATO Fighters III A Tornado of No. IX Squadron blasts away from its base on a night strike.