MigBuster

Is direct X okay? Go to start->run and type "dxdiag" - and note the version and see if there are any issues May be worth trying a reinstall of direct X - there is a link on the Thirdwire patch page If thats okay then you shouldnt be getting any problems with a clean install! 1. Uninistall the game 2. Manually remove anything left in the actual games folder (ie C:\program files\WOV\). <restart PC> 3. reinstall the game 4. test it <restart PC> 5. add patch 150506 then test etc

Were there any friendly fire A-A kills in 2003? I know the Patriot batteries - that (in the GR4s case ) were running in some auto aquis mode with misidentified the GR4 (and maybe the FA-18C). There is an account in 1991 of an F-15 pilot (Steve Tate??)making a kill at 12 miles out after Electronic ID was made - the Iragi Jet (Mirage - I think) was getting into position at the 6 of two other F-15s. Even in Vietnam there was a "Free Fire" allocation given when no other friendlies were in the area so F-4 pilots had an opportunity to fire BVR - although no accounts of this actually being used - apart from later in the war by the Navy from what ive read - they would evacuate an area of all Navy Jets then the F-4s could fire at the Migs BVR. The F-4Ds and F-4Es seemed to have an IFF in 1972 (combat Tree) but in the pilot accounts ive read they still didnt trust it - and closed to Visual range........ Of course back then against Migs with Guns and rear aspect AA-2s closing to WVR was still a safe option. Closing into something these days that may have already fired an R-77 is something different altogether (unless you are VERY confident in your Counter Measures) - you may be forced to take the BVR risk as soon as its IDd! Certainly any Stealth jet getting WVR is negating its main advantage and surely would never do it unless really forced to.

Do this: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=12148

Well as everyone is now a massive BOB fan after Daves thread below someone has posted the last 10 mins of what for me is the best BOB film series ever. Despite being a 1980s TV series and only having 5 Spitfires they did well considering - but this dogfight still seems pretty amazing even after all these years!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT1L3l5dvhA...feature=related

Hey even the best have to borrow footage from other films

what? - even the Stock F-15 that comes with the game?? Do you get the F-15s radar modes okay like TWS etc? Are playing the game with everything set to easy?

Well we all want this that and the other - but thats not going to happen - unless you are prepared to mod the game yourself - if you read the link in my signature about 3rd wire you may understand why. What radar guided missile are you using here? and on what jet? In general a cockpit light tells you the missile is locked and in range - it doesnt signify that the missile is within its correct parameters to be fired. Relax the stick before launching it - the later Sparrows are better - but in the F-15 you will find that the AI Migs will beam you at range breaking your lock and making the sparrow go balistic - therefore launch Within Visual range.

You could PM the guy - it should send an email to him also. He'll be glad to hear from you no doubt

Heres an interesting read by Alexander Mladenov (Oct 2003) on the Mig-23 (have got the PDF of the original article somewhere) http://www.xairforces.com/analyses/mig-23.html

This guy should be an inspiration to us all http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqh9N-Mw5E

Whats going on there? did he forget to tighten it up with an allen key?

Most of the Migs were engaged over North Korea from what ive read - intercepting UN bombers and in fact Mig Alley is near the North Korean / Chinese Border - so if they ejected they stood a good chance of landing their side of the DMZ. It is said that for obvious political reasons communist bloc pilots seldom ventured over UN held territory - so they wouldnt be captured and start WW3 etc - Im pretty sure Russia has admited to sending its pilots to fight over N Korea btw

Looks totally amazing - as usual CA

Unless the cabling was damaged or sabotaged after it was installed - theres no excuse for that. Like the way they use they are in a war zone as an excuse - unless they are pinned down by bullets when doing the job it should be done properly without fail.

The HUD is dependant on the cockpit and jet you fly - looks like hes flying an F-14 above Dont know what game you have but in WOV only the A-7E had a full HUD in that era AFAIK - and you can download that on this site - all the others in Nam at best had a lead computed gunsight only.

LOL - well if at first you dont suceed - give up - should be every kids motto those SP clips are funny - havnt seen those!

The greatest work of fiction since the dossier on Iraqi WMDs

Wasnt sure there were that many over here - now I know! WASHINGTON: The United States has removed its nuclear arsenal in Britain, ending its half-century deployment there and reducing its European nuclear deployment to six locations in five countries, a report said. The withdrawal follows the removal of nuclear weapons from the Ramstein Air Base in Germany in 2005 and Greece in 2001, according to the The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Strategic Security Blog, citing unidentified sources. The United States now has an estimated 150 to 240 B61 nuclear bombs scattered in Europe -- at the US Air Force bases at Aviano AB in Italy and Incirlik in Turkey, and at four European bases, in Belgium, Germany, Holland and Italy, the blog said. In November 2000, then president Bill Clinton authorized the Pentagon to deploy 110 nuclear bombs at the Royal Air Force Lakenheath air base, 113 miles (70 miles) northeast of London, the report said. There were 480 atomic bombs in Europe at the time, it said. President George W. Bush updated the authorization in May 2004 with an apparent order to remove the nuclear weapons from Ramstein, the blog said. The directive might have also authorized the pullout from Lakenheath, it said. Asked by reporters Thursday if the reported withdrawal was true, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said: "I haven't gotten that question since I've been secretary of defense, but I think I'm not supposed to talk about that." From Article

Will assume Win XP SP2? You havnt got a Direct2Drive version have you? Also check out Lead Pursuits web site - because I think there maybe something relating to a similar error on there. The only patch you should need is the full 1.0.13 one from LPs site - not the incremental one. Whats the current version of the game? Have you tried reinstalling it?

They are feeling the pinch it says Their clients must be broke if they have to get it free from their wives

The AIM-120 wasnt used (fired) in the 1991 gulf war and AFAIK: In September 1991, IOC (Initial Operational Capability) was achieved for the AMRAAM on USAF F-15 aircraft. The F-16 followed in January 1992, and the Navy in October 1993. Full-rate production of the missile was approved in April 1992, marking Milestone III. (f-16.net) Although the site manages to contradict itself elsewhere by saying the block 30B was wired for AIM-120s in 1987 - although will assume that was for testing etc. So AIM-9L/M would probably be correct - nothing concrete on whether the Block 30 was wired for the AIM-7 in USAF service either.

Do have it - but these are not my pics btw

Cheers SD - that Pic with the Vulcan and Lanc is flippin ace!

Too many 2 mention tbh Jump by Van Halen may make the top 100 somewhere - ignoring the pansies in the vid the guitar solo is pretty cool http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8e-vgQSqNtA