BadAim

cool stuff.

I remember watching a TV show on the developement of the F22. The F15 chase plane pilot they interviewed commented that the term "chase plane" was a joke, the F22 pilot could push the throttle and leave at will, there was no chasing to be had. Quite a machine.

It doesn't matter if your slightly rusty 'cause we'll be mostly drunk.

I've been using it for a while, it's quite nice, and has a very realistic 'feel' to it. This one will definitely be on the approved list.

The old quote from the German tanker seems apropos here: "Our tanks are worth ten of yours! But you always have eleven." The fact of the matter is that the Sherman was a fine motorcar, a good tank; not so much. I would certainly never put the Sherman up against the Panther (it seems more than a bit silly) except in terms of reliability and perhaps mobility (While the Panther's cross country performance was legendary, it was always a bit dicey getting the thing across a typical European bridge of the time, not to mention the Tigers). It was, however fairly evenly matched with the Pzkw IV (especially the 76mm versions) and most of the various self propelled guns the germans used in great quantity, at least in my opinion. The real bugaboo for the Sherman was the Panzerfaust. While there were precious few Panthers and Tigers to go around in France, every pimple faced kid in a German uniform had a couple of these throw away rocket launchers strapped across his back, and they made a bloody great nuisance of themselves.

Even a non enthusiast, has to admire that one! It is beautiful to see history preserved like that. And all that power......Errrrrrrrr woof woof.

Just to be fair, it was someone else who brought up the profile of the Sherman, I don't recall who. As a case in point, the Sherman did several things very well and several things well enough, much like the P40. The Sherman, like the P40 was as reliable as a brick, the inevitable maintenance nightmares that any complex and large piece of machinery will give you aside. Both were extremely rugged and could put up with a great deal of battlefield abuse. Both were great gunnery platforms and were adequately armed for the job at hand. Both suffered at the hands of a capable, well equipped and determined enemy, yet did the job anyway. Where, the two diverged was that the P40 was eventually replaced (though never completely), the Sherman was not. They were both the "tool at hand" and as such "brought the greatest wounds death and destruction to the enemy" when they were needed most. Who could ask for anything more?

Now THAT is free speech at work.

So you guy's didn't know that Psycho was "born a poor German child........"

Hey guy's I missed this thread. DT; so far as I know, only a couple of subs were sunk by other subs during WWII. I believe it's U868 that is lying at the bottom of the Atlantic just off the coast of Norway, that was sunk by a British sub commanded by a wunderkind math whiz after a several hour long cat and mouse game. I believe also that an Italian sub was sunk by another British sub in the Med, but I'm not 100% sure. Michael Whitman was killed by a single British firefly from a position at the edge of a wood. Whitmann was out in the middle of a field with three other tanks; and all were lost. I can't get to my library right now, so I can't give you the specifics, but I have always suspected that the Brits had the sun at their backs making them nearly invisible. I also suspect that the fact that Balthazar Woll (Whitmann's gunner) was home on leave contributed greatly. Several bodies were exhumed from their graves years later and while I don't think Whitmann was positively identified, his driver (Gunter Reims) was. ( At least that is the most believable account I've seen)

Hey, Mate! It's good to hear from you again, I'm very glad to hear that real life is treating you well. Looking forward to flying with you again.

That's no mod's to existing weapons on existing planes, new weapons on new planes are OK. (the new planes can be left off of the flyable list in a particular scenario)

Good stuff. It's heartening to see that today's youth understand the value of good ole' fashioned rock 'n Roll and wrecking shit. Manliness is not dead!

That is cool. Nothing beats a proper perspective.

Sorry guy's I didn't check this thread for a couple of days, so here are your answers in no particular order: Snacko; Yes (Really though, the sides are only two feet high and I'm six, so getting in is easy.....it's getting out that can be tough) Cuda; Sharpie (the buttons are soft and hold the marking well)(the sharpie has to be very new) asas; What Crash said

I just added a floor to my pit, and screwed them down. http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o277/BadA1m/Cockpit/DSCF0009-1.jpg

Cuda! You are my hero. The only man in the world to build a house for his simpit! We are not worthy: :ImNotWorthy: :ImNotWorthy:

LOL, I think I need to change my identity again. Shit.

:k9lmao: As tough as loggers and others in such professions are today, those guy's were forged of a different kind of steel.

I will sometimes just close FMB and run the mission as a coop for testing. (don't forget to save!)

Congrats, TOAD. Top Gun is no mean feat.

Leave it to the Chinese to combine Kung Fu, Soccer and Hackey sac. Amazing people. (and she can kick my balls anytime) :goalie:

Arsenal! It'll be good to fly with you after all this time, I'm looking forward to it.

I love the first one. Thanks to Greynight for one more fucking time wasting piece of shit post to give me a stupid ass excuse to waste more of my precious time sitting on my ass doing fucking nothing.

SmacKZ, when you choose your game in Hyperlobby are you picking Forgotten Battles? If you pick IL2 Sturmovik it will look for the original version of the game.