MigBuster

Not sure what you are getting at here - you select the relevant bombs/rockets/missiles before you start the game that will actually destroy the target. Then depending on what you are carrying you can select a bomb and drop it on the target using dive bombing techniques - or you can strafe it using unguided rockets or cannon. You can select a ground target with the 'E' key by default - once done you can then instruct your main wingman to attack it - which comes in useful if you have missed it. Im not sure if that Mig-21 varient can actually use any guided ground weapons at all tbh??

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-4AR_Fightinghawk talk about the ultimate Skyhawk!!!! Argentine Air Force technicians chose 32 A-4M and 4 TA-4F airframes from the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center to upgrade. The upgrade plans included: * Complete overhaul of the airframe, wires and the Pratt & Whitney J52P-408A engine * Installation of Douglas Escapac 1-G3 ejection seats * HGU-55/P helmets * Honeywell Normal Air-Garrett's OBOGS (On Board Oxygen Generation System) * Westinghouse/Northrop Grumman AN/APG-66V2 (ARG-1) radar * HOTAS controls and a 'glass' cockpit (3 large CRT screens) * Sextant Avionique/Thales Avionics SHUD * Litton/Northrop Grumman LN-100G inertial navigation system * MIL-STD-1553B data bus <------------------------------------------thats fly by wire btw! * Two General Dynamics Information Systems AN/AYK-14 mission computers * Northrop Grumman AN/ALR-93 (V)1 Radar warning receiver * AN/ALQ-126B jammer * ALR-39 chaff/flare dispenser * IFF AN/APX-72

- The A-10 was due to be scrapped due to its questionable survivablity against modern air defences and was probably saved by the first Gulf War in which it played a big part. Obviously your cousin knows what he is doing - but he knows that the A-10 is only viable in a low threat environment as ive stated above. Im sure your cousin would like to explain to us how he intends to evade a modern fighter with look down shoot down radar and missiles that cant be spoofed flying at a very slow speed, because the A-10 is a clay pidgeon against any true fighter with modern missiles and im afraid flying at low level is no longer good enough in most respects. The A-10 was proven to be very robust at surviving manpad hits from older missile types during the first gulf war and I have read many of the pilot accounts. Unfortunately you cant engage a manpad from the air because you only know its there once you see it or it hits you. In fact some of the pilot accounts of the ones hit confirm that they only knew about it when they were actually hit! I have to question whether current IR countermeasures are any use at all against Modern IR SAMs! I would certainly expect most flares to be useless (after seeing recent AIM-9x firing tests ). As for jammers You also have to question what use they are against an active missile with HOJ that guides using the jamming from the actual jammer! - one the enemy radar burns through the jamming the jammers like a homing beacon :) The A-10C im sure will change a few things when it comes into service and should have better warning systems - however beating a missile using kinematics is a lot less likely with the A-10s hopeless speed!! - Yep true - but any 4th Gen aircraft would only be used now once the air defence system had been taken out by better 5th Gen aircraft in a modern AA threat environment. If you have a SEAD escort then they can certainly take out a radar that starts emitting - may be too late to save the poor A-10 though if the SAM is launched from another networked SAM site in a different location to where the radar is emitting from and is an active modern SAM - or it is launched optically. In any case the countermeasures (baring towed decoys) may actually again be useless. - supposing the F-4 has modern systems - with modern missiles the chances of the two merging are pretty remote - but if that were to happen the Mig would have a manouverabilty advantage - though if they both have HMS and modern heaters they may just kill each other! - Guess that remains to be seen - Did the original block Hornets come into service in 1973 then??

Awaiting order:

Stick 1 round into a spinning Jet engine - that should do it :)

Well yes its possible - though after seeing lot of discussions nobody seems to really know.

Dont really see enough - northing out of the ordinary in a Sidewinder leaving the rail and going right.

Ans - No but depends on the environment - An A-10 would be the choice in an area with air superiority and no advanced low level SAM's. Ans - Yes its called the EA-18G and will be in service from 2009 - The EA-6B has been in service since 1971 and is probably not fast enough to keep up with the other Hornets anyway. Ans - The F/A18 came in 1983 - so will be ~37 - the super hornets came in in 1999 so will be 21 :) Ans - You have to look at these things relatively - the Spitfire was made obsolete by the Jet engine - and since then we have had improved Jet engines and a relization that Mach 2 is an adequate top speed - so old jets can still be seen to do the job. Then of course there is the reluctance to spend much on develoment if there arn't that many perceived threats to your country. Ans - The Germans are using their ICE F-4Fs till 2012 so I guess their could be some around still in 2020 Fatigue permitting! Air combat has changed to the point where a good radar and missiles mean that an F-4 is still effective (its still fast enough!) Ans - I dont think they did get a Tomcat and that photo has been photoshopped - as above

The F-22 does all that and best of all wins each category too :)

Many thanks Firehawk - happy new year to you!

The RAF only used it as an interceptor from 1954 to 1957 with 30mm cannon only - it was then considered obsolete as an interceptor and relegated to the ground role. Oman (mk9), Singapore(MK7 ,9, 10), and Switzerland(MK6, 9) had their versions fitted for use with AIM-9s for self defence (1 on each inner wing pylon only) as of 1989. All of these Hunters should have been retired in the early 1990's

Everything points (not least the Red Flag engagements) that the F-22 will wipe the skies of any current adversary with minimal loss . Maybe in 10 years or so something better may come into service - but only if the funding is there.

Yep its on this video somewhere too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HI28DlR1lw

Ive only requested help in desperation that help will be sent - even though I know its not implemented in the game!!

A STOVL jet with the performance of an F-16 and stealth capability - not bad! - Best of all its not reliant on static runways!! I suppose considering the Harrier was in service in 1969 this is the least we should expect.

Yeah is why im sticking to pre 80's conflicts untill they invent a tiny laser gun to shoot them down :)

Mayb that fix should be in the general download section because I dont think it was ever patched by 3W.

PS is this refering to "Out of the box" installs or modded also??

1. WoV - Great planes, historic accuracy and crap missiles so loads of dogfighting chances - and YAP add on! 2. WoE - I actually like the stock campaigns in this - talk about saturate the skys with Soviet planes - can be pretty difficult in the 60's too - Agian like WoV an opportunity to include load of rare jets! 3. FE - The uncontrollable spins annoy the hell out of me - I die spinning much more than getting shot down :( 4. SF - Love the desert terrain and never used the merc feature tbh - The gameplays WoE with less planes and much less action

You will only get a lock on the rear of a jet because it needs a good heat source to lock onto (ie the engine exhaust). When the growl tone changes then it is locked and you can fire . If you are using AIM-9B's then expect 1 hit out of every 4 you fire - and if the enemy jet is turning then forget it because they wont follow it. Also make sure you are not pulling any G's when you fire it if poss. You should try an AIM-9L in the 1979 campaign to see how progress was made - and there is a mod you can download from here that makes the growl change more distinctive. ps - The AIM-4s are even worse then the AIM-9B!!

Is that taking this into account? "Lockheed has been able to lower the plane's visibility on radar by coating its body with certain materials, though for security reasons, Lockheed officials declined to be more specific. Critics contend that long-range precision missiles limit the need to fly within range of radar and that many enemy air defense systems aren't sophisticated enough to do harm to the F-16. " http://www.f-16.net/f-16_forum_viewtopic-t-9597.html

apparently that sound is very realistic - you may just be used to gun sounds from arcade games :) :tomato2: If you wanted to change it you would have to (after backing up these files) replace the 6 wav files in the sounds folder (.....\falcon4AF\sounds) There is a vulEnd.wav a vulloop.wav etc etc

Despite having F-111s and A-10s flying over my head nearly every day I totally fell in love with the F-16 as a modern day jet - looks performance, and innovation rolled into one, also designed as a close range dogfighter!! - still going strong nearly 30 years after its first service year!

Well all new tech has to start somewhere - look how crap the first car, plane, missile, computer, etc etc etc - "its no good because it cant do x y z"! - think its called progress!

Agree with the AI's stupid flying and them not appearing during single missions - are you flying the expansion pack btw? because thats supposed to change the AI habits, I think spin stalls and gun jams are toned down also! As for the difficulty level you can customise the various options - although I get clouds with everything set to Hard. Sying that though dont expect clouds on every mission. There is a great photo realistic terrain that I downloaded for my install if you dont have it: http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autom...p;showfile=3943 replaces the default patchwork terrain quite nicely!