MigBuster

Yes should be the same for all Win 7s

Its from "F-5 Tigers Over Vietnam" by Anthony J Tambini He claims - as part of Phase 2 of the Skoshi Tiger project, flying from DaNang, they flew primarily CAP/MiGCAP over North Vietnam, with bombing missions in the North also - typical flight times were 4 - 6 hours with A-A refuelling. Not loads though - North Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos sorties were totalled 571 together.

No should be okay with Oct 2008 You need to install it outside of program files, run it as admin and change the compatibility mode for what its worth if you can. They run largely okay but have seen a few CTDs - which you have to put up with - or get SF2

If he was being sarcastic about using MiG-21s - he's not being sarcastic about the other claims in that footnote - just lazy or intentionally misleading perhaps. Both the USAF F-4s and F-105s needed A-A refueling in and out - so thats kind of a given whatever Tactical jet is used - Guess he thinks you cant put a probe on a MiG. The F-102 and F-104 were used to Escort bombers over USAF route packs for a period of time - maybe an improvement on the F-100D. Both are lighter energy fighters like the MiG-21 (although the MiG might have been more agile). Point being they got to North Vietnam okay. Dont know where the F-5 was used over the North - not enough information - but it still got there (apparently). Anyway the closest US fighter was the WVR F-8 - which could use energy, radar and to some extent agility, and AIM-9s - and had the highest kills per engagement ratio in Rolling Thunder (F-8 Crusader units in action) - so although the VPAF "claimed" a lot it performed as well or better than the F-4 in that period. Obviously no where near the Mirage 3 though in terms of kills - that had more targets admittedly :) oh could go on forever with that pos paper! - but wont ---------------- 1) Combat tree came in about 71 from what I know with about a 60 mile range - but only have accounts of it being used on F-4D/E and Iranian F-14As. Think it changed the radar symbology - but not to sure whether it was a 2 man op. 3) You might say that unlikely if it had to be done manually - which is why they try to automate it all now - back then the backseater could monitor the RHAW scope, look out side and put out chaff. 4) Depends on the fuel consumption, weight and drag of the airframe - and how much thrust you need to keep your energy up.

checker boarding? any screenshots?

Start up Fraps - it must be running when you are playing the game. Before starting the game customize the settings - ie the video capture key. Make sure none of the hotkeys in the settings are the same as keys used by the game. When in game you press your capture key to start and end recording. the video is saved where you specify.

This today from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8637978.stm RAF Typhoon training halted as ash found in engines Operational Typhoons are not affected by the MOD's suspension of flights Training flights on RAF Typhoons in Lincolnshire have been suspended after ash deposits were found in the engines of four aircraft. The fleet is being checked at its base in Coningsby, Lincolnshire. An RAF spokesman said the Typhoons were "very high performance jets" so staff were "just being extra cautious". The move comes amid recriminations over the costs of a six-day airspace shutdown caused by volcanic ash drifting south from Iceland. It comes as thousands of Britons are continuing their slow journey back to the UK after being caught up in flight suspensions. Controllers say airline traffic is approaching 90% of normal levels. According to the BBC's Richard Scott, the Civil Aviation Authority has pointed out that military planes fly much faster and suck in far more air than their civilian counterparts. It says the work done with manufacturers to clear the UK for flying again did not factor in military jets, which are "a whole different world". The CAA also says conclusions should not be drawn from the RAF's statement about the air-worthiness of civilian aircraft. It adds that the all-clear for civilian aircraft to return to the skies still stands and there have been no reports of any ash damage. Almost all flights across Europe are expected to go ahead on Thursday.

You need to register with them - the site should tell you who to email

With Track IR 3 and Track IR 4 - this is what I do In game, go to setup->controllers and untick TRACKIR Moves 2D cockpit view - or something like that. Thats right - I switch it off - but feel free to experiment with it on - I tried....

They are in the downloads section http://forum.combatace.com/files/category/158-a-10-warthog-skins/ - follow the instructions

But you are talking about an F-105 as a very long range escort bomber - which Im not saying was not feasible - but for a start it needs to be where the bombers are to protect them - so running away at low level (which might be its only option ) is where as a MiG-21 driver Id be happy to see it. Secondly the time it can spend in afterburner itself would probably be less than the Interceptor which is only about 10 miles from a friendly runway. What is this bloke on - Accuses people of using a false analogy - then uses a totally stupid one instead! Does this boyd book actually mention the US would have been better off only using MiG-21s then - can someone confirm it actually states that?? Im sure there was a reason for having different types of aircraft Notice that he doesnt mention that the USAF did deploy short range fighters with poor bomb loads - F-104C, F-102A, and F-5C over North Vietnam (with varying results admittedly)- but I mean how did they get there with such short ranges - Of course a MiG-21 with a refuelling probe and some bombs - thats the same thing isnt it. Versions of the MiG-21 and MiG-17 carried bombs in North Vietnam service - they were used to bomb the south during the 1974 invasion - and MiG-17s made attempted attacks on US shipping (According to Osprey books)

A way to change how a wav file is played you mean? Not that I know of - How do the files in question play if you just run them in Media player or similar?

At a guess the MiG-21 probably doesnt pull as many Gs as quickly as the more agile Su-27 and MiG-17 - thus you dont see the effect as often. There was a universal setting in gen 1 games it was in aircraftobject.ini - goes in the "objects" folder - so you will need to try it out yourself. [PilotGLimits] BlackoutStartG=6.5 BlackoutAmount=0.01 RedoutStartG=-2.5 RedoutAmount=0.05 RestoreRate=0.05

Saw the TV series in the 80s, have the novel by Derek Robinson, and have had the DVD of the series for a few years. That footage does not look familiar to me - anyway don't expect many expensive flying stunts from an ITV series. IMO its still one of the best films/dramas Ive ever seen - far superior to The BOB (despite it not being fact based) - some of the characters are just brilliant - and I cant see how you wouldnt find it entertaining. fyi In the book Hornet Squadron (not real AFAIK) use Hurricanes. Edit: Actually The Michael Caine take off bit in BOB rocks and is the only piece of comparable script IMO.

Drool - great work! The yellow bits look pretty good too!

Come to think of it - maybe this would be more in line

Perhaps you need a brake

Read section 1 here http://forum.combatace.com/topic/44026-converting-older-planes-to-work-in-sf2-a-basic-guide-by-migbuster/ and dont post in the KB

The F-105s did get about 27 kills against Mig-17s (pilots who probably also didnt see it coming) - that doesnt make it a fighter - against poorly trained pilots with questionable tactics who were slightly outnumbered in most cases. Lets take a real fighter of that period - the Mirage 3 - faster and more agile than the F-105 - in combat took down over 200 MiGs - Yet when the IAF got a couple of MiG-17s and stuck some good pilots in them - they came to this conclusion (Osprey Mirage and Nesher Aces) - " A good MiG-17 pilot could tear a Shahak apart. I didnt realise how good this aircraft was, Henkin was incredible. He evaded me with ease, coming in right behind and closing the range with afterburner,to fight a MiG-17 at low altitude was very difficult" In 1959 The MiG-21F came in which was as fast and more agile than the F-105 with a slower rate of fire but devastating 30mm cannon. So by 1961 an F-105 without some major improvements in agility would probably be....well good luck against loads of Soviet pilots in 21s - you dont even have an energy advantage - so your only hope would be if they ignore you and go for the bombers. Unlike the P-47 the F-105 would be faced with an enemy that can rip it apart, and also the F-105 achilles heal - that being its hydralic system - meaning even slight damage was enough to see it lose control once that was bled. Of course you can rectify all these issues in the F-105X SuperThud.

Gawwd - interesting that it has more holes in its arguments than my fishing keepnet! Love this bloke trying to rub it in after missile tech actually got better from the mid nineties. Notice no mention of IAF or PAF combat with F-16s! - If USAF F-16s had gone to war 1979 to 1988 against the USSR (the reason they were designed!) then the above would be a very different story yes. Yet using AMRAAMs against an enemy of no equal - that makes your argument against creating agile fighters valid does it? Thats right - the Navy pulled out of that thing that wasnt a fighter, and got a much better agile interceptor, with better visibility and could fire missiles too that was proven in combat with Iran and the US<shock> - Funny how the F-14 could fit on the elevator isnt it! - how did it manage that with tandem seating So the F-111 was a better long range bomber than the F-16 - **** really - because a tiny lightweight WVR fighter should be able to do everything! - why is he even comparing the two here!! Yet the F-111s role still gets taken on by the F-15 - the other jet he's trying to slag off at the start of the article Never read the Boyd book - and this Dr David R Mets might have a few points - but reading this anti Boyd/Coram paper - you would conclude that David R Mets is willing to put in as much mis information as he claims Coram has done so in the book!

No you need to extract the campaigns ini and data.ini files from the relevent cat files to see what units are involved.

Also if you have just stuck a new card in - check that the Power Supply in your computer meets the minimum spec for the card - about 300W: http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_9400gt_us.html

Somebody with the nickname "Zerk" did a revamp of it - but not sure where this can be downloaded from now. But it pretty limited what can be done with the 3D pit in AF I'm afraid

File Name: Maryland ANG Decals for Thirdwires A-10A File Submitter: MigBuster File Submitted: 20 Apr 2010 File Category: A-10 Warthog Skins Maryland Air National Guard decals for the Wings Over Europe A-10A Thirdwire model for a request 1. Put the 2 folders "ANGMarylandGrey" and "ANGMarylandCamo" into the ...\objects\Aircraft\A-10A folder so ...\objects\Aircraft\A-10A\ANGMarylandGrey ...\objects\Aircraft\A-10A\ANGMarylandCamo 2. Now you need to put COPIES of the stock skins into these folders COPY from the existing skin \USAFGrey1 to \ANGMarylandGrey A-10_1.BMP A-10_2.BMP A-10_3.BMP A-10_4.BMP A-10_5.BMP A-10_6.BMP PATCH.BMP COPY from the existing \USAFGreen1 or 2 to \ANGMarylandCamo A-10_1.BMP A-10_2.BMP A-10_3.BMP A-10_4.BMP A-10_5.BMP A-10_6.BMP PATCH.BMP 3. Paste the Texturesets below into \A-10\A-10.ini (Use Notepad) with the other skin entries - you need to number them correctly otherwise you cant select them from the loadout screen. [TextureSetxxx] Directory=ANGMarylandGrey Name=ANG Grey Maryland Nation=USAF Squadron=104TFS Specular=0.400000 Glossiness=0.400000 Reflection=0.000000 [TextureSetxxx] Directory=ANGMarylandCamo Name=ANG Camo Maryland Nation=USAF Squadron=104TFS Specular=0.400000 Glossiness=0.400000 Reflection=0.000000 4. You can now select the skins from the loadout screen or set them as the default skin ie [TextureSet001] To use the skins in a campaign - you need to extract the campains _data.ini file and change the skin for the unit for example [AirUnit016] AircraftType=A-10A Squadron=104TFS ForceID=1 Nation=USAF StartDate=09/25/1979 DefaultTexture=ANGMarylandGrey <---------------------- ;BaseArea=Warfield ANGB, Maryland BaseArea=Ahlhorn Airbase BaseMoveChance=20 RandomChance=100 MaxAircraft=16 StartAircraft=16 MaxPilots=16 StartPilots=16 Experience=100 Morale=100 Supply=50 MissionChance[sWEEP]=0 MissionChance[CAP]=0 MissionChance[iNTERCEPT]=0 MissionChance[ESCORT]=0 MissionChance=10 MissionChance[CAS]=90 MissionChance[sEAD]=25 MissionChance[ARMED_RECON]=50 MissionChance[ANTI_SHIP]=0 MissionChance[RECON]=0 UpgradeType=FIXED Upgrade[01].Date=9/28/1979 Upgrade[01].Type=A-10A Upgrade[01].Texture=ANGMarylandCamo <---------------------- Click here to download this file