72Stu

I can't see this map as much more than the Marianas, without the nice coral reefs and golf course! Just lots and lots of deep, blue ocean and some rocks to land on.

There are some excellent mods for WW2 ships. German, British, US, Japanese....

Vulkan first, above all else please ED!

There are good mods for naval assets. Jap carrier thread at and amazing work on others at

This has to be one of the longest necro thread revivals of all time! Kudos for actually searching the forum for an answer to your question. A skill seemingly lost to many! Combined Arms is a great addition to the sim and gives another dimension. It will never be Hell Let Loose though, (wouldn't that be awesome)!

Yes, the Chinese government move will likely ease the market, prices (although still $Stupid$), are coming down. I'd still try the "baking GPU in an oven" method for the OP though, as a last gasp attempt. BTW, I'm flying around Normandy on a Fx6300 and a GTX970, low to medium settings. Got me into the DCS world.

As MAXsenna suggests, I'd try baking the card if you haven't anything to lose. It may work...