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3080 Chris !? Like to go large do you sir? Oh, suit you !

Sounds like a similar machine to the ones I have been looking at regarding price and performance. Going down the AMD rather than the intel route for CPU saves quite a bit of cash though. Good luck Derek !!

So now I have that lot plus, new 750W PSU, new 500Gb SSD with new install of Win10 and a partridge in a fecking pear tree 🤓 Hoping my GTX1080 will go back in and work 🤞🏻 Nick has been very patient with helping me out, but somehow he looks a little older now ?😳

This little fellow with an extra 16Gb of ram..... https://www.scan.co.uk/products/3xs-ryzen-5-bundle-amd-ryzen-5-3600-asus-rog-strix-b450-f-gaming-16gb-ddr4-amd-wraith-stealth Total price was just under £500 delivered. 👍🏻

Hey Christoff, as you know I have been going through the mill so to speak lately concerning components vs new comps complete and found these available “next day” so they say...... https://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/reignsentryelite.html https://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/reignsentrysabre.html I emailed them and enquired about the 3070 cards included in the builds and they said they do have “manufacturers” cards but none for sale separately. As I have done with my ordered motherboard bundle, you can add another 16Gb of ram no problem. Not sure if this option is of any interest to you mate ?

Between you, me and the gatepost.... I’m afraid I had a few too many one evening and punched a rather obnoxious whinging town mayor. HQ said I would have to stand down as 485th CO and fulfill a few mandatory “public relations” obligations before being allowed back on squadron. Should be done in a week chaps.

No point Crash, might as well keep the newer better PSU and buy a motherboard/CPU/Ram bundle next...

Unable to report for duty due to highly irritating electronic gremlins chaps, good luck this evening !

Will try to take part in this one, fingers crossed comp behaves.....

Luitenant-kolonel ? Has a nice ring to it 👍🏻

Good luck tonight chaps ! 👍🏻

That is one of the nicest things you have ever said to me Parts !

Apologies chaps but I will not have my computer fixed in time for tomorrow’s Mission so feel free to rearrange 485th as required.

Well done chaps, that was a long session !

Got em.

Always happy to advance into a Veghel if it’s open for business.

485th were indeed delayed at the start of the mission and in the end we lost Tonar anyway. Hopefully his issues will be sorted for the next one. Not a great mission again. No EA seen at all. We were called onto some EA by 402nd but I deemed it too far away at the time looking at the map. Also memories of belatedly joining a 402nd air to air fight and ending up inadvertently kill stealing due to over enthusiasm when seeing our one and only EA all mission are still fresh. We did head in the general direction of this 402nd air battle with white flight attacking a few ground targets just to get some scores on the doors (after last missions big 0). Although an air patrol was our primary mission we have learnt through bitter experience that taking bombs and attacking ground targets has more often than not been our only chance of any action. Several radio calls were made to get an up to date sit rep on the ongoing air battle but nothing was heard for some time. Eventually I got a reply and the battle had moved east so we headed in that direction with a four ship flight. One more radio call confirmed that all EA were shot down so we returned home determined to at least all land safely. Unfortunately on the down wind leg for 080 We had a collision resulting in two aircraft lost and one pilot. HQ.... send drunk hookers and cocaine ASAP !

Perfect Mobius 👍🏻

What about this one ? ........ https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/60151-these-tanks-have-functioning-periscopes/ 😉😁

Available for frolics old chap......

Dam Perf, that is such a good, sensible and helpful idea, I thought we talked about this kind of thing mate ! 🤣😂

Have you managed to use it yet Col ?

Even better ! What say you Gary ?

“Pontius” is an excellent idea, easy to say quickly, shall we make it DD_Pontius then ?

485th did not have the best of days ! Red 1 (myself) and 2nd Lt Artois, got hit by 88 Flak at around 11500 ft alt well into enemy territory. Had to hand over 485th to Capt Cloister (Friar) and make for a friendly airbase with holes, no right aileron, damaged right engine and three fuel leaks. Stellar Artois also had serious damage and made for his nearest friendly airbase. We both made successful landings thankfully . After completing an extended patrol over enemy territory Capt Cloister made the decision to bring the remainder of 485th home without attempting any ground attack which given the circumstances was probably wise. All was well with the 5 ship formation returning home at around 1500ft @ 250mph when Mobius had a sudden and catastrophic airframe failure resulting in his demise ! We think due to an earlier flak burst causing a delayed structural failure ? So, no enemy aircraft sighted, no ground kills, two damaged aircraft, two long truck rides home, one lost aircraft and pilot..... HQ... please send hookers and whisky !