Avimimus

Probably reusing the same component? I know that Mi-24 Hinds in Afghanistan carried as many as 10 FAB-100s on bombing attacks. I haven't seen photos, but I assume that an MDB-4 was used on the inner pylons and a single bomb on the outer pylons.

I'd like to see the S-24 firing being supported. Mi-8s can and did carry S-24s and a simple mod enables them. The just don't fire... It would be nice to see this made easier for modders. It'd also be brilliant to make a deal with the Mig-21 team to get the UB-32 and UB-16 3d models in the game early... I'd love to have the UB-16 as an option... But I'm excited non-the-less... my favourite module so far (along with the Su-25)

Trying to steal it? :D

What is the fastest way to turn the correctors off again? I want to assign a button shortcut but I can't find it in the control menus.

Grimes captured my reaction exactly :D Even more here (follow the links or register to see the pictures): http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,50.105.html I like the twin-boom Mi-24... Interestingly - a lot of them are actually using engines derived from the same family as those that power the Mi-24 (TV-117 series I think)

So we've heard of the Sh-90 (and Sukhoi T-12)... but have you heard of the LVSh? 47 studies on how to decrease the cost of air-support platforms and decentralise production (in case of war). Costs were estimated to be a bout 1/3rd of the price of a Su-25. The pictures in the following link contain: - Two turboprop powered versions of the Su-25 - A light weight single-engined design with a Su-25 cockpit - A combination of a Su-25 cockpit with M-55 elements to produce an enlarged OV-10 Bronco light transport - A pusher-powered canard design intended to be slower but more survivable than the Su-25 - A smaller STOL biplane/tandem triplane WIG aircraft - Twin engined counter-insurgency bombers with Mi-24 and Kamov cockpits - A turbofan powered Su-25 See: http://bmpd.livejournal.com/673750.html Another related project was the MAI Foton series of studies for attack aircraft that are much smaller than the Il-2: http://s553.photobucket.com/user/abtex/media/SABA%20aircraft/indexphpactiondlattachtopic50-11.jpg.html

It would be nice if the activated the S-24 (you can load it but not fire it). They were used from 3-4 km as area bombardment weapons.

lol

lol KITH Of course, there is also - I'm pinching your cabin! I'm pinching your cabin!

Well - I'd like to see limited FOV when using the scope mode (or zoomed in)... and some improvements to vehicle AI.

+1

No word on collidable trees?

Sure - you can get a couple direct hits with the S-8 on the rear of a tank and thus destroy it - if you can get that close...

Any word on collidable trees?

Thanks! It worked :D I figure - if you are going to bother to carry the 30mm grenade launchers at all - you may as well specialise and get a high saturation from a short burst ...also 1200 rounds at the ready.

I'd love a Lysander myself. It is too bad it didn't make it into CoD (it was in development).

Ah, but if one looks at the Il-2 series... it had two British bombers (Mosquito and Blenheim), with six American bombers (A-20, B-17, B-24, B-25, B-29, PBN). It makes me wonder if we'd have to kickstart three American bombers before the first British one becomes available for kickstarting?

Yeah - that is what I was getting at - although I want a Typhoon instead of a Tempest... and some type of bomber... Although the quote is probably relating to the difference between day and night bombing: - Daylight formations (used by both the U.S. and Commonwealth - but favoured by the U.S.) had to keep formation and required releasing all bombs jointly. - Formation flying at night could be deadly. So bombers would slip in singly (or in small groups) and each bombardier would aim separately. This actually lead to a denser and more accurate pattern of bombs (despite the fact that they were being dropped in the dark).

Yes - the point isn't who did the most or who bled the most. The point is to represent (to some extent) all of the countries which made sacrifices. These simulators are historical sources in their own way, and it is sad if entire sections of history get left out. The Commonwealth, Eastern Europe and the United States should all have their histories in the war be known. I only raised the tons of bombs dropped because many people don't know that the night campaign was actually longer and larger than the daylight campaign. It appears that my anticipation of a dismissive attitude was warranted - For instance:

It is one of those things - past American developers have largely ignored Commonwealth contributions to the war effort. In reality, about half of the bombs dropped in strategic bombing were delivered by the Commonwealth (and a bit over half the casualties). Do you think the developers should strive for... 1) An equality between British and American aircraft variants 2) Including variants in proportion to their numerical presence during that period 3) Maximizing the quality with which the U.S. forces are modelled. or 4) I don't care - just give me some planes

Yes - that is true. I posted these partly out of simple interest. I was surprised by the AGS-17! It'd be neat to have the S-24 of course - I wonder if a modder would like to do that? I once added them for the Ka-50 and they worked.

Sort-of a bug. The Control+F1 view was designed for jets pulling high gee turns. As a result, any backward motion on the stick causes the view to swing upward (staring at the ceiling!). It would probably be good to reverse the view acceleration (i.e. so that it tends to look down more with negative gees and less with positive). It'd work much better in a helo.

I'd like to fire all four of my AP-30 gunpods. However, if I load four - I can only fire two at once (and two won't fire at all). What am I doing wrong? Also - Does anyone know if the elevation of the barrel can be adjusted by ground crews? It'd be great to have one that doesn't fire in such a high arc.

What do you listen to while flying this bird?

I hope it helps - just remember that you aren't in the smooth straight flight of a Su-25, and you don't have the ballistics computer & laser-ranging of a Ka-50... the only ballistics computer you have is in your head. It has to be instinctive, intuitive and take into account vertical and horizontal movement (as well as aiming).