MigBuster

A nice read with some detailed tech info

Really sorry to hear that Teras - not a lot you can say to that - you must be going through hell! I really hope someone comes up with a solution to help you guys soon.

There are probably a few videos on you tube about on how to deal with missiles but no way to easily dodge any of them. The best advice I can give you is to use Dogfight mode and start on 1 vs 1 with 2 missiles each - without the practise and knowledge you need from this you will be ejecting everytime - especially at higher levels. In this sim the A-A missiles rarely miss.....

The radar generally works ok - the bandit has to be in the sweep though. Your solution is getting the hell out of there and regaining some SA or help from other assets - remember there could be a missile coming at you already. Any idea what range and altitude was the bandit at? - it is basically out of your sweep - or you are not letting it sweep long enough to get a return at a particular angle. TWS is a radar mode - do you mean you can see him on the RWR scope? The scan is limited, RWS and TWS modes are not very useful if the bandit is within 10 miles - because they are too slow - even after you move the antenna you need to wait for the return which will take a few sweeps - also the bandit can get above or below of the sweep at close range - in that case try to use the 60 ACM sub mode and scan for him visually - note this only applies to training modes where bandits don't have missiles.

Wingmen use the defined loadout in the loadout.ini - or you can change their loadouts manually in the loadout screen in game. Guessing that this is only happening with add on Jets - if you go to the loadout screen and there are no weapons loaded at all - then either the loadout.ini is missing/not set up properly, or you do not have the correct weapons installed into the game that it needs. Look in the data.ini for a section regarding the door and see if you can change the method to manual - as a hint you can probably do this the same way as opening cockpits manually and assigning them to an animation key.

Wasn't sure if this was still going ahead: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-13727908 Dam Busters dog renamed for movie remake The black Labrador was run over and killed during the planning of the raids Peter Jackson to film Dam Busters The Dam Busters' dog will be renamed for a new version of the classic war movie, it has emerged. Stephen Fry, who is writing the film's screenplay, said there was "no question in America that you could ever have a dog called the N-word". In the remake, the dog will be called "Digger" instead of "Nigger". The black Labrador was the mascot for RAF 617 squadron, which during World War II destroyed dams in Germany with Barnes Wallis's famous bouncing bomb. Owned by the squadron's wing commander, Guy Gibson, the animal was run over and killed during the planning of the Dambuster raids, and was buried at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire - from where the operation was launched. Stephen Fry told BBC Radio 5 Live: "It's no good saying that it is the Latin word for black or that it didn't have the meaning that it does now - you just can't go back, which is unfortunate. "You can go to RAF Scampton and see the dog's grave and there he is with his name, and it's an important part of the film. "The name of the dog was a code word to show that the dam had been successfully breached. "In the film, you're constantly hearing 'N-word, N-word, N-word, hurray' and Barnes Wallis is punching the air. But obviously that's not going to happen now. "So Digger seems OK, I reckon." Phil Bonner, from Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, a privately run Bomber Command museum, said: "I think for the Second World War generation that word was acceptable - but with my daughters growing up in Lincolnshire - they have been taught that the word is unacceptable now. "The film is not about the dog - my big concern would be if they watered down what the Dam Busters had achieved." The 1955 film, which starred Sir Michael Redgrave and Richard Todd, told the story of Barnes Wallis' struggle to develop the bomb and the subsequent raids on Nazi Germany - codenamed Operation Chastise. The remake is being produced by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson.

That is some paint scheme on that FA-18F! Wow - the terrain looks fantastic

Its the AIM-7 from his wingman Craig "Mole" Underhill apparently - check out page 2 or 3 I think

Actually Sandy I should have said that WOV does not take into account the Jamming support that would have been available by such fine aviators as Ezlead, let alone the pods carried by the F-4s!

From what he describes I'm not sure we are seeing the entire photo there (where is the F-15?)- would need a higher res image - and not easy to tell the actual range either.

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Can you provide a link to exactly what you have downloaded? - I dont think it will work in WOE without changes.

So is that the 2008 version? The falklands mod was for a 2006 version of SF1 from what i remember - was there a 2008 update? and what does the read me say because it may need a lot of editing to get it working properly in WOE? To rule out Windows issues, make sure the game folder is not in program files, and run it as administrator - also check this which will apply to Win 7 too : http://combatace.com/topic/34221-running-any-thirdwire-sim-in-windows-vista-by-usafmtl-column5-jtin/ If it still crashes after checking this out its a older file that you have added in to the game causing the crash....somewhere

Some bloke who got fined for not riding in the bike lane decided to make a video and point to the New York authorities:

F-100 combat units in Vietnam is a coming soon :yes: http://www.ospreypublishing.com/store/F-100-Super-Sabre-Units-of-the-Vietnam-War_9781849084468

Are the keys it uses the same as any WOV needs in game?

go to C:.....\SF\Objects\Aircraft\Mig-21...or whatever check there is a cockpit folder in the MiGs folder open up MiG-21xx.ini and check it has these lines (but for the MiG-21) [AircraftData] ..... AircraftDataFile=MIG-29A_data.ini CockpitDataFile=MiG-29A_cockpit.ini <-------------------- HangarScreen=Mig-29A_Hangar.bmp LoadingScreen=Mig-29A_loading.bmp LoadoutImage=Mig-29a_LOADOUT.bmp LoadoutFile=MIG-29_loadout.ini AvionicsDLL=Avionics70.dll AvionicsDataFilename=MiG-29A_Avionics.ini <------------

I doubt there are any for WOE although you could search the download section - you might be able to get something to work in it but it would probably take a lot of work on your behalf. Suggest you get WOV - dirt cheap at TWs store now - if you have Vista / 7 with a multicore CPU though you need to go SF2V because it will run a lot better.

What version of Windows are you running? What version of SF are you running?

I have no idea where n shire or lincolnshire may be Pah - check out the 633 Squadron version:

Ahh dont worry - always money for war it seems they will find some somewhere - and probably more as they are taking a UN sanctions trip against Syria now. End of July is still quite a long time - especially for those old airframes! Isnt there loads of other NATO countries willing to step in........

change your F-4 USAF loadout.inis to accurate loadouts - you may need to change the data.ini to put single pods in the front sparrow bay. WOV only has the old QRC-160-2 (ALQ-71) from what I remember - that was obsolete in about 1967. There is an ECM Vietnam pack of high quality that has 3 ALQ-71 versions, 4 ALQ-87 versions and a couple of ALQ-101 versions. Even a noise jamming level of about 65 - you get hit but its 20% instead of 90% - at high level with the RHAW scope flashing like mad from all around and a total loss of SA you are dead without support. The MiGs show up you have to get them - but the SAMs dont stop! In SF2V TK has put in extra ECM pods and correct loadouts by default, and also made the SAM performance more survivable.

Not bad...show off Any issues running SF2?

fly close to the B-52s :) another option for you is to increase the jamming pod power. One Buff crew member counted about 30 SAMs launch in one mission I have read - in LBII they were mostly launched unguided due to jamming and SEAD AFAIK - otherwise if they were like the WOV (SA-2Fs) I dont think they could have flown over it at high level!

Not easy to explain - which is why I have included a chart and various bits in the USAF skin set. Go into the Tactical reference in the sim - then choose an F-16 model. On the right hand side where the 3D model appears you will see little arrows. You will find on each F-16 model in there you can use the arrows to go through each of the different skins associated with the particular model. These skins are used in a campaign - you should get a different skin for each squadron. You cannot choose which skins to use via the sim interface. However by installing that skin pack you will be replacing the in game ones with vastly superior looking ones. Install all if you can - you can always back out the changes through the skinpack installer. Use the Tactical reference to check the skins have been installed okay.