Emp_Palpatine

Little question here: what's the use of Super Etendard "external pod". ECM?

Actually, I am playing on all-hard. So no "red box". Only the E-key. But when do I know that I'm in range? Isn't it supposed to be running with a radar? Thanks for the quick reply and for the pilot skin. Where do I put it?

Great job! Very incredible! TWo small issues: the Argentine mirage's pilote does not have any texture. Just grey. How can I fix that? The other one is totally different: how do I shoot an exocet? (you know, lock, etc...)

Thanks for you interessting point of views, gentlemen. Whatever, I will have to wait to get some job before buying it. Which campaigns are included? For which nations? Can one play for France? Belgium? Is there any mod for other fronts?

I will use that thread, as it is open: I'm wondering now wether I should buy FE or not. So, gentlemen, I'm all ears! How is the game? Is it finished? Good? Etc... :yes:

Okay, I will zip a small selection and send it to you. As for the war, yeah, it's those barbary wars, when the Marines did kicked the ass of the Pasha of Tripoli. LIbyans often end the story after the beginning, after they sized USS Philadelphia.

That tower was one of famous GDR "monuments".

Moammar's posters?! You knocked the right door! I've a good collection of all the regime's propaganda stuff in the streets. Are you interested? As for others, the problem is the idea I have will be fun for people that lived there, but others... : that is the emplacement of some much-loved Egyptian Fast-Food chain; Tripoli's most appreciated bakery, where I lived ... If "the colonel" have had the habit of living every time at the same time, you could have add his tents. But as he's always on the move, it seems complicated Oh, just thought about one! Do you know that the very first country USA was at war with after their independance was Libya (sort of, as Libya did not exist... They actually were at war against the Bey of Tripoli, that used to do some piracy in Meditterranean sea)? One sight can be added in the shores of Tripoli, where Philadelphia was sunk. Eventually, the US won the war, but I do not remember how and when, guess I have to re-open some books.

AFAIK, it seems that the AI does not use BVR. Apparently, the fire their BVR missiles when in visual range (wich is set, for the AI, somewhere near 8 nm). But I'm not sure of that, as i've been several time killed by bvr missiles, according to the log, fired from planes I did not see.

Really strange, especially that since 2 years, all air military duties for the capital (except some transport and logistic) have been centered around ex-Wheelus (whose arabic name I always forgot). Things might have, once again, changed. But Libyans can also have asked Google to do so, as they are very.. VERY paranoid about all security and political issues. (remember having been menaced by a security guard AK for an ill-fated photo: a new comer there, was just wandering for some sight seeing in the town, took a photo on the most famous square of the town... but was not aware that in my point of view a bank-camouflaged local-KGB like agency building was standing! Some civilian come to help me btw, remembering the guard that I'm a tourist, blablabla. On one other day, my roommate was arrested in street just because he was takings some photos (well, yes, it was near Bab el Azizia...). ) As far as I recall, there are one, maybe two runways. The one I've always taken was clearly oriented in a east-west fashion, as during landing approach and take-off climbine, one can almost see Tripoli from the plane windows. Oh! BTW I suddenly remember the name of Wheelus! That's Meitiga! And what sort of easter-Eggs are you thinking about?

Can't find it here. I guess it may be by my parents, as I got that book as a teenager. What my memory tell me is: "British jaguar, firing a red-painted missile (so, I guess it's some test) from an upward pylon. The picture was clearly taken from a camera set on the tail of the plane, with sort of "gun cam". It might be some prototype test!

Great shots! I do like the ruins very much. If you want to add much realism to the map, you can add such ruins a few kilometers east of Khoms (Leptis Magna site), on the coast of Zuwarah (Sabrata site) and Cyrene (near Sahhat irl, but regarding our map, as Sahhat is obviously too small to be on it, let's say it is somewhere between Al Bayda and Susah. There are a lot more in Libya, especially in the eastern part of the country, but these 3 sites are "Unesco world heritage site", and, off topic speaking, they are really worth the trip.

Actually, British jaguar had that pylons built in. I have a book on "modern air combat" which dates back to 1980, and british jaguar clearly had it.

Great and glorious men, from great and glorious countries.

Flight Simulator 4 had it. Yeah, the combat sim was not very good, that's why I did not counted it as a first combat sim experience.

Yeah, I'm quite used to Libyan politics, as I worked there during a year in diplomacy. I remember that the N°2 of the embassy had in her office a big map of Libya as claimed by Libya, dating back to the 80's: well, those claimed borders were heavily crossing the neighbours borders. As for good old Muhammar seeking troubles in Tunisia with some revolutionnaries, I'm not that surprised. I did not remember of that, but he was quite fond of that sort of things.

Flight simulator 4. I have memories of my father playing with the 3, but at that time he did not let me touch the comp'. :) My first air victory on a sim was in Red Baron, I got a dynamix pack with A10 tank killer, Red Baron, Aces of the pacific and Aces over Europe. Played it until very recently! I got then a few titles, the more I played were Red Baron II and Fighters Anthology. I then quit the sims for a few years, until I found SFP1 and fell in love with a so open game!

No, they did not. They tried to get northern Tchad during the early 80'zs, that's not the same.

Yeah. BTW, would be great if OTC was to be updated to post WOI standart.

According to wiki, there has been a few syrian aces. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_flyin...ab-Israeli_wars ?? 6 Middle East Egypt Ali Wajai? 5 Middle East Egypt ?? 5 Middle East Egypt ?? 5 Middle East Egypt ?? 5 Middle East Egypt Majid Zugbi 6 Middle East Syria Jur Abid Adib 5 Middle East Syria Majdat Halabi 5 Middle East Syria According to this site http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Elevon/aces.html

Yes, Polack tiles are definitely way too green to represent libya. The few times I flew above it, it was not that green, even in the more green area of the eastern libya. I have the impression that stock tiles are more realistic. It's the same for polack's sand that I find way too white. Tripoli lies quite in the center of the image, under the smog.

Ghadamis should be slightly western. It's just across tunisian border, almost on the point where tunisian, algerian and Great Jamahiriya borders are colliding in a sort of big Y. BTW, where I'd go there, I saw the strip from a point on the road (well, with discretion, those libyan security guys are somewhat easy-trigger and paranoid) and it seems that the airport si no more used, apart for a two-three helicopters that were under blankets. They were Hind. Al azizya should be right into Tripoli. It's an important spot since Gaddafi's is supposed to live there (actually, no one knows where he actually lives, he's constantly on the move), but not a town per se. It's just a district of Tripoli. Tripoli internation airport is way too far from Tripoli, too close to Garyan (wich shall be set slightly western too). In car, from downtown to Tripoli Airport, you take something like 20-30 minutes (depends on traffic). No more than 40 km from the city. As for ex-wheelus, it's integrated to the city too. The only separation between the airbase and the sea is an highway. Both intl airport and Wheelus seems to assume military duties, but intl airport now seems to only holds transport planes. Regarding Benina, well, an eye who knows what to find will see some SAM sites from his plane window during approach dans landing. ;)that is sort of clues that it's not only civilian nowadays;) In my memories, it is slightly north-estern from Benghazi. These are only sort of first impressions from my memories there, but I might be wrong!

I love the "fighter anthology" like menu!

Hi guys. While being belgian and french, I'm profoundly fond of US Civil War. I know that there are some North American terrains here and there. Do they cover Dixie and the neighbouring northern states? What would you think of a what if campaign whose thema could be a conflict in the Wings over X time frame between CSA that had survived and the USA? As I have absolutely no modding abilities, that's only a suggestion... But I'd rather love flying CSA F-16 against some yankees planes, or the contrary...

Looking very interesting!