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Smartarse... lol

K, I'm on it. I didn't even realise the Alpha was available... My finger is SO not on the pulse!

Damn... I get really jealous of you guys who can get those sexy high res images of the WO series. I need to get my flatscreen fixed so I can get those again!! More proof I shouldn't be allowed to pilot on of these... I clipped something, didn't see what, ended badly for all involved.

I'm not sure which patch it was, I'm reasonably sure it was the either the first patch for WOI (the one with the bug that accidentally disabled weapons in bomb bays), but I remember being able to drop flares in a set, not individually. ie, now, it currently operates like a semi automatic gun in that every time I hit the flares button, I launch a single flare from each dispenser on the plane, however during this particular patch, I could hit the flare button and it would launch one flare sequentially from each launcher. I'm looking to edit this in my installs so I can launch them sequentially, can someone point me in the right direction to mod it back... assuming it can be done?

Awwww... that's a shame. It was a nice bug. Cheers Crusader.

Yeah, that Mustang/Charger sequence pissed excellence!

Happy birthday Ms Sassypants!!

Can you put some cricket grounds in to bomb? You know, so we can fly our pigs over to deliver some 'pleasantries' after they complain about our fast bowlers yet again....? Heh, just kidding dude! This is looking great! Cheers for the info, I wouldn't dare ask you to change map now! Looking forward to having a home for my RNZAF Blk 10 F-16s. Hrntfxr has made a couple of sweet Kiwi Green skins for the Falcon and the Hornet that'll go quite nicely with this map...

He's from my state, yeah? I've noticed here in Oz, there's a steadily growing WWI-sim culture brewing. For years it's been WWII mostly, but I'm seeing more and more Aussies representing. If I can ween myself of Skyraiders and Flankers sometime, I'll have to give OFF and FE a go. I kinda miss the Red Baron 3D days... Sorry, didn't mean to hijack your thread. :yes:

Both of you take a step back, a deep breath and calm down. I'm tarded for my favourite sim series too, even it does have its flaws. But getting red in the face and turning this thread into a pissing contest isn't constructive. You've already been warned to throttle back from both EricJ and the Skipper. If either of them have to stop this car, it won't be pretty. Now play nice or take it to PMs. Last warning.

There could be. But it won't be in this thread.

B-2s and F/A-18E/Fs come in blocks too. I think we're getting ours from the Block II run. And then you have European and French use of "Tranches", most notably for the EF-2000 and Rafael.

Oh yeah! I second that! Hey Balt, is this terrain going to include only NZ? Wouldn't be any chance of sneaking a small portion of the East coast of Oz or any pacific islands in there... would there? I have an idea for an "alternate history" campaign...

Yeah, I heard that too. It was essentially the airframes sans avionics, fire control, blue vixen etc. It's a shame because it seemed like the UK MoD was trying to screw the Indians on the deal. But this was around the same time India was selling some aircraft (BN Islanders??) to Burma, to which the UK opposed considerably...

Guys, while this and the JSF are two subjects that hold particular interest for me since working for a governmental think tank a few years, but, if I go off like this again, can you guys remind me that it's a Friday night and that I should really be at the pub or something??

Bear in mind though that the legacy Hornet first came into service in 1985 (fully operational from around 1988ish), at the time, it was superior to anything in our neighbours' arsenals throughout the 90s and into the nought-ies (even though it was never upgraded to C standard). Now we're selecting something that clearly isn't superior to the means of interception our neighbours use. You could argue that this is the sign of a changing region, or that it's a sign of changing attitudes the Australian MoD has to warfare, but if that's the case, the rhetoric hasn't caught up because they're still using the "This plane is the best and Australia therefore must have the best" line. Thing is, we have must easier access to information now and can cut through some of the spin. The new bug isn't stealthy like the manufacturers and the coalition government's defence minister would have us believe, even if it does incorporate reduced RCS features. And so what if it's got AESA? Most aircraft on the market have AESA or a passively scanned electronic array these days, even the Eagles. The Super Hornet isn't special because of this. Also, the only reason why I suggest the Rafale might have been chosen is that cost is an ever increasing nightmare for the MoD here (I guess like everywhere), so drawing the line between capability and cost is where the major focus would be. Remember, we're a country less than one tenth the size of the US. If our spending was one tenth the size of the US's spending on defence, it would be about triple what we're spending now. Probably more, I don't know the numbers exactly. Ideally, I think the Strike Eagle was the logical choice of strike platform to replace the Pig. It has a longer range than most, retains the air to air capability of the Eagle (reducing the need for independent escorts), has the dash speed comparable to the Pig, and it could, arguably, go toe to toe with the Su-30 and win... But this comes at a cost. A big cost. Approx US $100 million per unit (for the advanced F-15K/SG variants) which is about twice the unit price for the Super Hornet. The Rafale (I’m not 100% on this) comes in around US $70 million or so per unit and this isn't taking into consideration integration of weapons and systems used by the RAAF already. Now take into consideration the acuisition of the F-35 and it's unit cost increasingly looking like it's going to cost more than US $100 million per unit and that then makes the stop gap replacement rather costly indeed. Selecting any of these would have introduced a marked increase in the RAAF's strike capability, all by degrees, but the introduction of the Super Hornet introduces different, force multiplying capabilities that haven't been addressed (such as EW platforms, light refuelling, non traditional ISR, etc) that make it a valuable platform, even if it's not much of a mud mover in comparison. Thing is, the F-111 is a difficult aircraft to replace anyways. The only aircraft I can think of in it's particular class would be the Su-24, Su-34, F-15E-SG Strike Eagle Family and the multirole/strike variants of the Su-30 family. And since you'll never see a Russian platform in RAAF service, that pretty much leaves just the Mudhen as a worthy strike replacement. While I'm not keen on the Super Hornet (and the dubious circumstances in which it was selected by the previous government), I can see how it will benefit the RAAF quite nicely. I just think the F-111 has been made out to be more of a lame duck then it actually is. I've posted this link previously to the ABC current affairs program Four Corners previously, but it's still an interesting watch... http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/special_eds...ets/default.htm I don't think you'll have access to it Erwin because I think the Australian ABC is blacklisted in the PRC...

Nah, it's not. Originally the MoD and the RAAF were thinking about leasing 24 SuperBugs to fulfill the capability gap the previous government was creating by exacerbating a climate of fear around the F-111. The big problem stems from the previous government being quite uninformed, cherry picking facts for their convenience and rushing into a private deal directly with Boeing themselves. The current government investigated the selection process, criticising the previous government for poor information and ill informed analysis of the F-111, not to mention the fact that the tender process was bypassed completely, something that annoyed several contractors considerably. The ALP government amended the deal to ensure that at least half of SuperBugs will have the necessary wiring and systems to convert them to the EA-18F EW variant. But the big problem is that the F/A-18F's cons outweigh it's pros when compared to the aircraft it's replacing. While it is a capable aircraft, the new Hornet is not a long range, low level strike platform by any means. It doesn't come close in terms of range or payload. However what it does have is a fantastic radar and stealth... that is if you're dopey enough to believe the previous government. It it a good multirole combat aircraft, no question, and it will compliment our legacy Hornets. But it's not a dedicated strike platform. It's more like watching a kid stumbling around wearing his dad's boots. What should have been on the table as well, IMHO, would have been aircraft such as a Modern variant of the F-15E Strike Eagle (something akin to Singapore's F-15SG or something) and the Dassault Rafale. In all likelihood, the Rafale would have been selected in a competitive tender process if only because through-life costs would have been slightly less than that of the Eagle. This has been one giant balls up... but it does look nice in RAAF markings though.

Archer model, but the guts are a heavily modified version of Kei Nagase's QAAM. I fell in love with the QAAM from the Ace Combat series years ago and I've been trying to make a more lethal copy for a while. It's a bit slow though, but it's kinda coming along.

Hey thanks EJ, works very nicely. I've been looking for a thread on the yellow canopies subject for a while but couldn't seem to find it. You're right about the F-7G too. If I see a J-10/11 in the AO, I'll sit up and take notice but in the past, and in my folly, if I saw a J-7 of some kind I had a tendency not to treat them as serious a threat. Don't think I'll be doing that again...

I dunno, I always liked it in black. Just need to figure out how to give the canopy the golden tinge... This was a curious fight. A good case in point for the "Pilot vs Plane vs technology" argument. I should have won this. F-23s arrive on station, are greeted by F-7Gs... Sounds simple, right? ...but I got tagged and lost 2 of my guys in the fight. We got six, but still, given the cost of those F-23s, I'd be grinning if I were the PLAAF. Grinning with a bloody nose, but grinning nonetheless. Those R-73s are nasty!

I may be able to add some colour commentary from time to time... :yes:

What? The back of my head??

I use AVG 8. I liked 7.5 more, as it was a pretty solid anti-virus program, but since grisoft got bought out and the new company in it's search for your dough, the newer build was bundled with adaware style programs too and I've noticed it struggles sometimes where it's predecessor wouldn't. Yeah, I switched to FireFox a few years ago and haven't looked back. When I stopped using Interweb Destroyer, I cut out a massive amount of ad and malware crap I was getting infected with. Yeah, I still get hit with random browser viruses from time to time from sites that are normally okay, so that's why I use. But you're right. If you've been around for a while, you know not what to click for sure.

Good idea. That said, it would be very un-Australian of me to not refer to you Americans as "Yanks" or "Seppos" (Rhyming slang, abr, Seppos = Septic tanks = Yanks) and as for you folks in the UK; "whinging bloody poms" is the official term I must use. I believe using the term "British" and not "WBP" can land you 30 days in the slammer, especially during the Ashes series... (before anyone gets their panties in a twist, talk to an Aussie for 30 seconds and you'll understand we abbreviate everything, it's not a sign of disrespect!) Anyways, from a fictional Vietnam campaign where RAAF Mirage IIIOs were deployed to the theater... Got a bit too close to this Mig-19 kill... That could have been nasty...

Just been reported by the AP... http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25711172-401,00.html