What's your favorite plane? - Page 3

Oberon · 07-17-12, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

That one ^ can you see it now?

Nope, let me try this in Chrome, could just be a firefox thing or a noscript thing. Let me have a tinker...

EDIT: No, and no, noscript isn't blocking anything unusual and Chrome doesn't show it either... Perhaps BT thinks that it's from piratebay and has blocked it...

Raptor1 · 07-17-12, 10:00 AM

Berbunch's signature's existence must be some sort of conspiracy fabrication, as I cannot see it either...

EDIT: Could it be that only someone on your friend list can see it because the location of the image is in an album on the forum? At least, that's where the link in your post goes to.

Oberon · 07-17-12, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Raptor1

Berbunch's signature's existence must be some sort of conspiracy fabrication, as I cannot see it either...

EDIT: Could it be that only someone on your friend list can see it because the location of the image is in an album on the forum? At least, that's where the link in your post goes to.

I've just sent a friendship request to him, so we'll see if that clears it up.
Honestly, I thought we were already friends...

Herr-Berbunch · 07-17-12, 11:18 AM

Friended. Any joy?

Oberon · 07-17-12, 11:51 AM

Bingo, and yes, that is a good sig. A very familiar sight.

*looks a bit further* Oh, no wonder, you were attacking a flying porcupine!

Red October1984 · 07-17-12, 12:05 PM

Yea. IS THAT A SCREENSHOT? because that game looks amazing just from the sig. Lots of detail.

Oberon · 07-17-12, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

Yea. IS THAT A SCREENSHOT? because that game looks amazing just from the sig. Lots of detail.

It's from Storm of War: Cliffs of Dover:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...postcount=3521

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...postcount=3484

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...postcount=3479

Must have some more bashes at this. Tis quite good fun.

Herr-Berbunch · 07-17-12, 02:31 PM

It is indeed from Cliffs cropped then edited with Photoshop. Unfortunately it was from my period of not understanding the engine controls -I can't see the prop-pitch but imagine it's set to 12 O'clock hence the oil all over the screen.

I know better now, but haven't played Cliffs for probably over a month while they get there patching in order.

Red October1984 · 07-17-12, 02:35 PM

WOW! I am almost speechless. That looks like loads of fun.

I bet it requires a hell of a PC to run it.

Schroeder · 07-17-12, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

In a straight line yes, but try and turn it... (the 104)

Interceptor, no dogfighter.

Besides it's safety record with our fighter bombers was better than that of the F84 which it replaced (and from what I hear it was also better than that of the Mirage which was the alternative for our air force...but one hears a lot of things when the days are long and I'm not certain it's true...).
Actually it worked pretty well after the teething problems had been ironed out (I won't deny that this took decades and more than a hundred lives in our air force alone).

Oberon · 07-17-12, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

Interceptor, no dogfighter.

Besides it's safety record with our fighter bombers was better than that of the F84 which it replaced (and from what I hear it was also better than that of the Mirage which was the alternative for our air force...but one hears a lot of things when the days are long and I'm not certain it's true...).
Actually it worked pretty well after the teething problems had been ironed out (I won't deny that this took decades and more than a hundred lives in our air force alone).

Well, I guess ex-Komet pilots felt right at home, those that were still alive that is...
But, I mean, Lockheed had to bribe countries to buy the Lawn Dart!

Oberon · 07-17-12, 04:37 PM

That being said though, on further reading, it would seem our own home grown EE Lightning took out a bigger chunk of its own fleet than the German F-104s.
I'd still rather be in the Lightning though, she can move around a bit more.

Sledgehammer427 · 07-17-12, 07:05 PM

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she can move around a bit more

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In a straight line yes... (the 104)

Even if you're going straight, thats still moving!

Oberon · 07-17-12, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Sledgehammer427

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Even if you're going straight, thats still moving!

Well, yes, but only if the target is going in a straight line too, which to be fair to the designers of the F-104, the targets generally were supposed to be going in a straight line, and even when you get to the first Fighter-Bomber design which was primarily based around dropping nukes, you can understand the thinking.
But when you get to a multi-role mud moving mode? It's taking it out of its element and shoving it into a role it wasn't designed for. You leave that to the Thud and Bricks/Rhinos, the Lawn Dart intercepts enemy bombers, and the Bricks and Tigers mix it up with the enemy escort.
However, I guess with the Luftwaffe expanding so rapidly, to get all those aircraft would have cost too much...still, you got a better deal with the Brick IMHO, that was a proper multi-role aircraft.

Sledgehammer427 · 07-17-12, 08:30 PM

you know why its called the Thud?
because that's the sound it made when it crashed at the end of the runway.
*ba-dum tss*
I'm in agreement Oberon, some great planes were killed by the end-user's need for it to fill a different role (read: Me-262)
the F-104 is a hot little ship, but when it came to turn and burn it didn't make the cut.
Boom-n-zoom are the tactics I favour. thus why both of my picks happen to be insanely fast little interceptors. I'm pretty confident in my ability to score a first time hit

07-17-12, 10:00 AM	#32
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Berbunch's signature's existence must be some sort of conspiracy fabrication, as I cannot see it either... EDIT: Could it be that only someone on your friend list can see it because the location of the image is in an album on the forum? At least, that's where the link in your post goes to. __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

07-17-12, 11:18 AM	#34
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Friended. Any joy? __________________

07-17-12, 12:05 PM	#36
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,241 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Yea. IS THAT A SCREENSHOT? because that game looks amazing just from the sig. Lots of detail. __________________

07-17-12, 02:31 PM	#38
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	It is indeed from Cliffs cropped then edited with Photoshop. Unfortunately it was from my period of not understanding the engine controls -I can't see the prop-pitch but imagine it's set to 12 O'clock hence the oil all over the screen. I know better now, but haven't played Cliffs for probably over a month while they get there patching in order. __________________

07-17-12, 02:35 PM	#39
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,241 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	WOW! I am almost speechless. That looks like loads of fun. I bet it requires a hell of a PC to run it. __________________

07-17-12, 11:51 AM	#35
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Bingo, and yes, that is a good sig. A very familiar sight. looks a bit further Oh, no wonder, you were attacking a flying porcupine!

07-17-12, 04:37 PM	#42
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	That being said though, on further reading, it would seem our own home grown EE Lightning took out a bigger chunk of its own fleet than the German F-104s. I'd still rather be in the Lightning though, she can move around a bit more.

07-17-12, 08:30 PM	#45
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,901 Downloads: 280 Uploads: 0	you know why its called the Thud? because that's the sound it made when it crashed at the end of the runway. ba-dum tss I'm in agreement Oberon, some great planes were killed by the end-user's need for it to fill a different role (read: Me-262) the F-104 is a hot little ship, but when it came to turn and burn it didn't make the cut. Boom-n-zoom are the tactics I favour. thus why both of my picks happen to be insanely fast little interceptors. I'm pretty confident in my ability to score a first time hit __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!