mavyalex Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 Hello, I read a funny statement in the novel I purchased "Warthog: Flying the A-10 in the Gulf War" by William L.Smallwood. (very good novel by the way) It says something like: "Above 500 feet we definitely must put on our oxygen masks"...All this to say that A-10 pilots really were used to fly very very low and that above 500 feet it seems very high :-) And by the way, when is Beta 5 coming out? :-) "Always check your 6 o'clock if you want to live!"
genbrien Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 And by the way, when is Beta 5 coming out? :-) beta 5 was for steam, expect beta 6 Do you think that getting 9 women pregnant will get you a baby in 1 month?[sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Mobo: Asus P8P67 deluxe Monitor: Lg 22'' 1920*1080 CPU: i7 2600k@ 4.8Ghz +Zalman CNPS9900 max Keyboard: Logitech G15 GPU:GTX 980 Strix Mouse: Sidewinder X8 PSU: Corsair TX750w Gaming Devices: Saytek X52, TrackIr5 RAM: Mushkin 2x4gb ddr3 9-9-9-24 @1600mhz Case: 690 SSD: Intel X25m 80gb
mic1184 Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 Beta 5 won't be.... beta 6 will be.... AND It's not a novel - that implies fiction. "Warthog" is non-fictional accounts of flying the FOA-10G in the Gulf War. If you don't know what I mean by FOA-10G... read the book. It's great. i think i posted this earlier today... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] MB: DFI Lanparty UT P35-T2R CPU: Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @ 3,6 GHz @ 1,328V VGA: MSI GTX460 HAWK @ 850/1700/1000 MHz MFCD: Eizo S2231 22" S-PVA RAM: A-Data Vitesta 2 x 2048 MB @ 960 MHz FLT EQPM: Saitek X-52 Pro, TrackIR 5
egorter Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 :thumbup:just finishing this book great read:thumbup: Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati Master sergeant shooter sergeant important person of sergeants extreme:gun_rifle:
Fimble Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 It is a good book. I think that quote was when they were introducing the A10 into night operations and the pilots were told they were going to be flying much higher than they were used to. "Heck we were of the belief that if we went higher than 500 feet we needed to go on oxygen" ...or something like that. My favorite quote in the whole book :) ____________ PC Specs Intel i5-4670k@ 4.5Ghz 16GB of Corsair what difference does it make RAM nVidia EVGA GTX 760 Couple SSD's and a couple mechanical drives 27" Acer LCD Monitor (1920 x 1080) 19" ELO Touchscreen (1280 x 1024) :joystick: Saitek X-52 :joystick: Saitek Rudder Pedals TrackIR 5 + TrackClip Pro Helios running custom profile for A10C based on Loz's profile.
egorter Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 :thumbup:my favorite quote is " Then, after news of Sheehy's kill came in, an O-6[colonel] walked up and said, ' so tell me, how many air-to-air kills does the A-10 have now?' I replied, 'Two' And really loud he said, 'What? Two?' Then he turned around and asked the f-16 guys, just as loud as he could, 'how many air kills do you have now?' They just looked at him and shook their heads.:thumbup: Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati Master sergeant shooter sergeant important person of sergeants extreme:gun_rifle:
the_duality Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 To be honest, this book is full of prize quotes. If you haven't read it yet, the F-15E book by the same author is also brilliant.
bradleyjs Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) The 1st A-10A kill was from Capt Bob Swain using his GAU-8 as he couldn't attain a lock with the AIM-9 due to the background temp and how low the helicopter was ... if I recall correctly. I used to work with him when he flew O-2A's at Patrick AFB, FL - then became a Guardsman or Reservist (I think he left Active Duty to be a American Airlines Pilot [don't remember]) -- great guy and very easy to work with... long time ago.... Edited February 17, 2011 by bradleyjs Alienware Area 51 R5 - Intel i9 7980XE (4.7 GHz), 32GB Dual Channel HyperX DDR4 XMP, Dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Graphics 11GB GDDR5X SLI, 4.5 TB combo of SSDs/HDDs, Alienware 1500 Watt Multi-GPU Power Supply, Alienware 25” 240Hz Gaming Monitor, Alienware Pro Gaming Keyboard, TM HOTAS, TM Cougar F-16C MFDs, Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals, TrackIR5, Win10 Pro x64
Toxe Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 What I remember best from "Warthog" is their description of crossing the Atlantic. That sounded rather intense and scary. :)
hassata Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 The 1st A-10A kill was from Capt Bob Swain using his GAU-8 as he couldn't attain a lock with the AIM-9 due to the background temp and how low the helicopter was ... if I recall correctly. I used to work with him when he flew O-2A's at Patrick AFB, FL - then became a Guardsman or Reservist (I think he left Active Duty to be a American Airlines Pilot [don't remember]) -- great guy and very easy to work with... long time ago.... Check this out, from Diego's desk: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1085942&postcount=2 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
menendezdiego Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 (edited) Check this out, from Diego's desk: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1085942&postcount=2 yep yep, someone mentioned Swain and I was about to post this photo, beat me to it lol Diego Edit: here it is Edited February 18, 2011 by menendezdiego
26-J39 Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 Just finished reading the book.. I won't bother recommending it because that's obvious.. :P I can only imagine how many sales of the book recently are due to DCS:A-10C.. :) Potomac Books will have to print another batch cauz of us freaks :megalol:
Mirtma Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 Good book. And it helps understand the way it works. From searching targets, to destroying it. In game I always try to keep maverics. IRL is different. You want to destroy target and to do it ASAP. And how many times they have problems with mav's ... Gigabyte Z490 Gaming X | i5 10600K@4700 | 32 Gb DDR4 @ 3200Mhz | Gigabyte Aorus GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11G | MONITOR IIYAMA 24,5" LED LCD @ 1920 x 1080 | Windows 11 | Saitek X-55 Rhino | TrackIR 5 Pro
mic1184 Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 (edited) Good book. And it helps understand the way it works. From searching targets, to destroying it. In game I always try to keep maverics. IRL is different. You want to destroy target and to do it ASAP. And how many times they have problems with mav's ... that was later in the war when the mav's started to go dumb. usually they would try and get relieved of their 3,000lbs drag of bombs first. makes sense to me to keep the most effective weapon as long as possible. of course you could argue that Just finished reading the book.. I won't bother recommending it because that's obvious.. I can only imagine how many sales of the book recently are due to DCS:A-10C.. Potomac Books will have to print another batch cauz of us freaks yeah when i ordered it from amazon i had to take a used one cuz it wasnt in stock. meanwhile they re-stocked on it ^^ EDIT: btw, anyone has this book? The Modern Hog Guide: The A-10 Warthog Exposed It's rather expensive but sounds really promising. not sure if there's any additional value to the DCS:W manual. but after having finished said 'Warthog' and nearly 'A-10s over Kosovo' i need more stuff to read Edited February 18, 2011 by mic1184 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] MB: DFI Lanparty UT P35-T2R CPU: Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @ 3,6 GHz @ 1,328V VGA: MSI GTX460 HAWK @ 850/1700/1000 MHz MFCD: Eizo S2231 22" S-PVA RAM: A-Data Vitesta 2 x 2048 MB @ 960 MHz FLT EQPM: Saitek X-52 Pro, TrackIR 5
tintifaxl Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 That reminds me that I would very much like to see a desert war campaign for this sim. Windows 10 64bit, Intel i9-9900@5Ghz, 32 Gig RAM, MSI RTX 3080 TI, 2 TB SSD, 43" 2160p@1440p monitor.
Mirtma Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 That reminds me that I would very much like to see a desert war campaign for this sim. +1 Gigabyte Z490 Gaming X | i5 10600K@4700 | 32 Gb DDR4 @ 3200Mhz | Gigabyte Aorus GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11G | MONITOR IIYAMA 24,5" LED LCD @ 1920 x 1080 | Windows 11 | Saitek X-55 Rhino | TrackIR 5 Pro
Succellus Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 +1 HaF 922, Asus rampage extreme 3 gene, I7 950 with Noctua D14, MSI gtx 460 hawk, G skill 1600 8gb, 1.5 giga samsung HD. Track IR 5, Hall sensed Cougar, Hall sensed TM RCS TM Warthog(2283), TM MFD, Saitek pro combat rudder, Cougar MFD.
Succellus Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 (edited) beta 5 was for steam, expect beta 6 Beta 5 is a Steam only version ? :clown: Ddn t knew it was Warthog was already on Steam!!! Good read i better buy those books, gonna be Pita to find them at an acessible final price. Edited February 18, 2011 by Succellus HaF 922, Asus rampage extreme 3 gene, I7 950 with Noctua D14, MSI gtx 460 hawk, G skill 1600 8gb, 1.5 giga samsung HD. Track IR 5, Hall sensed Cougar, Hall sensed TM RCS TM Warthog(2283), TM MFD, Saitek pro combat rudder, Cougar MFD.
bradleyjs Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 Check this out, from Diego's desk: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1085942&postcount=2 Thanks -- I never knew he made General - and I'm not surprised either... Alienware Area 51 R5 - Intel i9 7980XE (4.7 GHz), 32GB Dual Channel HyperX DDR4 XMP, Dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Graphics 11GB GDDR5X SLI, 4.5 TB combo of SSDs/HDDs, Alienware 1500 Watt Multi-GPU Power Supply, Alienware 25” 240Hz Gaming Monitor, Alienware Pro Gaming Keyboard, TM HOTAS, TM Cougar F-16C MFDs, Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals, TrackIR5, Win10 Pro x64
vrv Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 I love this quote: “When I think of the threats I flew against as a Raven in Southeast Asia and compare them to what we saw during Desert Storm, I think the latter was hands down the more high threat of the two.” – Lt. Col. Greg Wilson, 706th Tactical Fighter Squadron [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] EtherealN: I will promptly perform a sex change and offer my hand in marriage to whomever
foxter26 Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 And this one: .....Then, after news of Sheenhy,s kill came in an O-2 (colonel) walked up and said "So tell me how many AIr to Air kills did the A10 have now?" I replied 'two'. And really loud he said 'what??, Two? Then he turned around and asked the F-16 guys, just as loud as he could " how many air kills do you have now? They just looked at him and shook their heads. They hadn't shot down anything..... Rig: OS: Win 7 32/64. CPU: I7 975 @3.33ghz Mobo: Asus P6X58 D-E extreme Mem: 12gb corsair. Psu: 1kw psu H50 watercool Gpu: ATI HD 5970 crossfire Flightdeck: Obutto cockpit Output:3x24" BenQ monitors Eyefinity. Input: Hotas warthog, Saitek Combat pedals, TIR 5 w/clip [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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