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Strike Fighters Project 1, Introduced in 2002 and Strike Fighters Gold, 2004, Were developed when XP Operating Systems were all the Rage. I see You have Vista. There have been known Issues running these Titles with that Operating System. Someone In the Community might be able to step up and tell You the Issues with Vista. Sorry, I don't have Vista, So I couldn't tell You. TK develpoed StrikeFighter2 to run on Vista OS Machines. Compatibility might be at Issue here.....

Dels, Better than I expected.........Most Excellent! 331KillerBee

I used to Tone Check AIM-9L's with a Zippo Lighter.......

It died down by the time it got here in the eastern part of the State. We have a big River Valley with the Smoky Mountians on one side, The Cumberland Plateau on the Western Side. Pretty much the Mountians break up Storms by the time they get here. But when We get one stuck in the Valley, It usally tears things up too.......

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Excellent Holiday News....... Go Navy!

You're Welcome. I've had these Links as a closely guarded Secret for some time now. I just figure now was the time to let them loose. As one can see, One can make countless User Generated Missions. Thousands as opposed to the Hundreds. Hope Yall' Enjoy! Semper Fi 331KillerBee

Done.....

Well, I guess there's a difference in Ole' Corps and this new Modern Marine Corps......

CL, When an LHD is deployed, It's called a MAF. Marine Amphibious Force..........The bottom line in Your Shot says it all. 2070 Troops....... MAU's back in My day......Did it way back when. Will do it today. But back then, We hung the Piriates off the Masts of the Ships.......... Semper Fi! 331KillerBee

FC, It sound so much like a BoreSight Issue. I think You'd have to adjust them just like Gun Convergence. They are more than likely set to the A2G Mode.....The Depress difference between A2A Gunsight and A2G Gunsight, As in their values, might make up the difference.....

The Problem might exist in the Right of Your ScreenShot There. I'd check the Loadouts of those Aircraft and see how they are listed. For example, The Loadout might say R-13, when it should say AA-2. Or vise versa......

One last thing and I'll get off this Subject. If You have Google Earth installed, I have .KMZ Files of all General Bomb Drop Locations in Loas and Cambodia. They list Location, Type of Aircraft and Type of Bomb droped. This is just for General Purpose Bombs and Cluster Bombs. No Rockets or Missles listed. I can only supply them via Request.

Mike, The Marine AAR's are listed via the Units Designation. i.e. VMA-223. Use the Search Function with the Units Designation and it'll show all the Documents related to that Unit in Vietnam. As for the CACTA's, You'll need the Units Designation, Date of the Mission and A/C Type. But You can put in their Search Field and it'll show all for that Date via Type. For Example, Date: 01 July 1966. A/C Type: F-8. Then the CACTA will list all activities of F-8's on that Date.

Here's an Example of VMF(AW)-235's AAR.... 331KB

Here's some Info.... http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/ They have every USMC Units AAR's and Monthly Unit Chrono's that served in Theater. Fixed Wing, Rotor, Ground in .PDF formats. http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-descrip...t=all&bc=sl The agency created this series to collect information on U.S., South Vietnamese, and other organizations' combat air activities in Southeast Asia. The agency received monthly reports from organizations such as the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific (CINCPAC) and the Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Air Command (CINCSAC), which in turn received daily input from squadron de-briefing reports. The agency provided CACTA report data to a variety of organizations in the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency. This series contains data on air combat missions flown in Southeast Asia by the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, South Vietnam Air Force, Royal Laotian Air Force, Korean Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force during the Vietnamese Conflict. The records include information about fixed-wing airplane and helicopter missions in Vietnam. This Information is Great in developing User made Missions for the Period. All Information rated "Declassified" through the "Freedom of Information" Act. The following is for the Marine Units Chronos and AAR that can be used as a Cross Reference for the CACTA's . Information. Ordnance: D-1 Mk.81 D-2 Mk.82 D-3 Mk.83 D-4 Mk.84 D-5 2.75 FFAR D-6 5.0 FFAR D-7 LAU-10 (Zuni) D-9 Mk.77 D-14 CBU-24 D-15 CBU-29 D-16 AIM-9 D-17 AIM-7 D-20 20mm Rounds D-24 Mk.4 Gun Pod D-26 M-117 D-27 Mk.36 Y- Retarded (Snakeyes) A- Conical (DC)- Delayed Charged (Delayed Fuzed) YCON- Retarded Fins Droped in Conical Mode W- Whillie Pete These will help in making the Loadouts. I've posted this information so Members can make "Real" User generated Missions for their Installs. With SF:Vietnam in the works (SF2/WOV Add-On), Maybe it will add to Yall's experence some. Semper Fi! 331KillerBee

Being an Ole' Ordnanceman, My first thought is Why make it a Gun Round? Just to get the AI to use it? If so, Why hasn't anyone tried making a FFAR into a A2A Missile? Then AI would use it. Is it because the Launcher is listed as a "Rocket Pod"? Number of positions in the Pod? Then change it to a Missle Launcher that has that many Missles (Rockets) Positions or multiple Positions........ Just My Thoughts.......But I may be wrong....

Too many Hands in the Cookie jar..........

Bobrock, I'm affraid one can't right now. I'm not 100% sure. But I think it's the major difference in Avionics60.dll and Avonics70.dll. In 70, The TV Mode was added. But TW Sims has always only had two current Views used in Game. The Radar Screen, And the Main Screen. I think that TK would have to write another .dll to have more than one "Current View". And I'm of the beleief that, that might take the Developer some time...... One other Suggestion is that The F/A-18's Cockpit is very much like the AV-8B's. They share the same Avionics Package because the Aircraft's Manufacture's is the same. McDonnell Douglas. Now a part of Boeing Aircraft. You might want to see what the Guys did in regards to the Hornets Avionics to give some insight and Ideas..... 331KillerBee

I've seen it and Thanks..... Lately, I've seen so many T-38's, I'm starting to see them in My Sleep. And I'm a Marine LOL..... Anyway, Thanks for the Info Spectre. FastCargo has got the Bird in the Hanger, gettin' it ready to roll out. It's His A/C. When He's ready, I assure You, It'll be ready..... He's got things to do right now.... But any Information is appreciated. We're just busy. Not on just this one, but many Projects....So, Stay Tuned.. Semper Fi! 331KillerBee

Chaser Duty..... 331KillerBee

They were offered the GE GAU-12 durning 86' but turned it down. They had a number of 30mm Adens around from their eariler Versions of Harriers so they decided to adapt these Guns in liu of the GAU-12 as a cost saving Measure....... There's more on this Subject in C5's Forum under the GR.5/7 Loadout Thread.......

FC, Check Your PM........BTW, You can add Your own Number or send the Info, and I'll do one.....

Well CL, Just look at History and what We did to the last Pirate Uprising. They were called Barbaray Pirates back then..........

I'll try.... The first ARBS System I saw was in 1978. It was on an A-4M. The next Aircraft to have it was the AV-8B. I worked on that in 85'. ARBS (Angle Rate Bombing System), Is basically a AGM-65 TV Camera stuck on the Nose of the Aircraft. It has the same FOV as the aforementioned AGM-65. The Camera is fixed to a onboard Computer that calculates the Angle of attack, Number of Weapons, Interval of Release and Information from the Platform (Aircraft) such as Airspeed, Direction, Weight and Load on the Airframe. The Computer calculates the Information and acts as a form of CCIP and AutoPilot at the same time. The Pilot would select his Weapons and Quanity, Intervals through His Weapons Control Panel, (WCP) Then, select a Target through His DDI(Digital Display Indicator...MFD nowadays) placing the Crosshairs on His Target via a Hat Switch on the Throttle. Once selected, the Aircraft would take over to deliver a pinpoint Strike. The Pilot must take over after Release. This is done by moving the Stick ever so slightly. This piece of Equipment was adopted by the Marines because of the Close Air Support needed by Marines on the ground in contact. They needed accuracy. Since "True" CCIP can not be simulated in Game. ARBS could be made half way functional through a Work-Around. One would first have to set up the ARBS Camera. I think, that's been discused and done. Second, One would have to make a Copy of all Free-Falling Weapons and change them. For example, Take a Mk.82 GPB. You'd have to make a second Mk.82 and call it "Mk.82 ARBS". Now for the fun part. That new Mk.82, Give it TV Guidence and set up the Camera Head in the G&C like a AGM-65. Don't give it any Propulsion. Just Guidence. Now You have a Mk.82 Free Falling Bomb with a TV Camera in the nose of it and will show in Your MFD. You'll still have to pickle the Bomb and act as the On-Board Computer. But from 0 degrees 12 O'Clock above the Target diving on it, To less than 15 degrees angle of Attack, Your Hits will be around the 98, 99 Percentile. Which for accuracy, Is about true to "Real" as the ARBS System preforms. Shame that Bunyap isn't around any more with His Bombing Competitions. This would be the ultimate "Cheat". Funny thing about ARBS, The display one gets in the Game with the Green tint to it, is the same in real life. It's an IR Camera. We used to sit in the Cockpits of our Harriers on the Flightlines, while doing Weapons Release Checks, We'd turn the ARBS on and play with it. We'd lock on to People walking up and down the Flightlines. To Tugs. And to the MJ-4 SATS Loader going around.......On the Ground, You could tell if the Person in the Cockpit was fooling around with it. The Camera would be following You........ I hope this gives some insight and stirs up some Ideas and thoughts. I hope this helps...... Semper Fi! 331KillerBee