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Offline Doberman

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« on: March 07, 2004, 09:46:45 PM »
Cleaning up my shelves full of aero books I ran across this the other day.   May, 1995 issue of CGW.



Here's a list of the planes that were planned to be included at the time.  The bolded ones are what we've currently got (sorta).

A6M3 Zero-Sen          
A-26B Invader          
Barracuda          
Brewster Buffalo
Bristol Beaufighter        
B6N2 "Jill"          
B5N1 "Kate"          
B-17G Flying Fortress
B-25B  Mitchell        
B-24D Liberator          
Dornier Do 335          
DeHavilland Mosquito MK.IV
D3A1 "Val"          
D4Y2 "Judy"          
F4F-3 Wildcat          
F6F-3 Hellcat
F4U Corsair          
Fw 190          
Fw 200c Condor          
Grumman F8-F Bearcat
G4M3 "Betty"
G5N1 Liz          
Henschel Hs 129          
He 111H          
He 219 Uhu
Hawker Hurricane Mk I
Illyushin Il-10
J2M2 Jack
Ju 87G-2 Stuka
Ju 88
Ju 188
Ki-21 "Sally"
Ki-43 "Oscar" Hayabusa
Ki-44 "Tojo" Shoki
Ki-61 "Tony" Hien
Ki-84 "Frank" Hayate
Ki-100
LaGG-3
La-7
Lancaster III
Macchi C.202    
Me 110
Me 109
Me 262 Schwalbe
MiG-3
N1K2-J "George" Shiden
P-38L Lightening
P-39 Aircobra
P-40 Warhawk
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-51D Mustang
SB2C-3 Helldiver
Supermarine Spitfire
Supermarine Spiteful
Ta-152H1
Grumman TBF Avenger
Tempest
Tupolev Tu-2
Yakovlev Yak-1
Yakovlev Yak-3
Yakovlev Yak-9


We're doing allright on that list.  Still a coupla bolds missing that I'd really like to see, but we've also got a handful that weren't orginally planned.  As well as GV's (such as they are.)


HiTech!  Where's my Dornier Do 335?
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Offline Rafe35

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« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2004, 10:30:30 PM »
Aces High dont have Grumman F6F-3 Hellcats or F4F-3 Wildcat and we only have F6F-5 Hellcats and F4F-4 Wildcat in AH now.  Also, There are so many aircraft that we dont have it yet like F4U-1A Corsair, Bf-109K, and more.

BTW, I gotta say that Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat is post-war and it did not see action in WWII, too late.
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« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2004, 10:35:20 PM »
Did you mean what we have in AH?

If so, let me modify it a bit for current AH.

Let me add that this list is an odd assortment of specific aircraft (e.g F6F-3 and A6M3) and general types (e.g. Spitfire and Ju88).  I bolded the specific models only if we have that exact model in AH.  Model differences are sometimes VERY significant, e.g. the Mosquito Mk IV is an unarmed bomber, the Mosquito Mk VI we have in AH is a very well gunned fighter-bomber.  If a general type was mentioned and AH had any version of it I bolded it.

A6M3 Zero-Sen
A-26B Invader
Barracuda
Brewster Buffalo
Bristol Beaufighter
B6N2 "Jill"
B5N1 "Kate"
B-17G Flying Fortress
B-25B Mitchell
B-24D Liberator
Dornier Do 335
DeHavilland Mosquito MK.IV
D3A1 "Val"
D4Y2 "Judy"
F4F-3 Wildcat
F6F-3 Hellcat
F4U Corsair
Fw 190
Fw 200c Condor
Grumman F8-F Bearcat
G4M3 "Betty"
G5N1 Liz
Henschel Hs 129
He 111H
He 219 Uhu
Hawker Hurricane Mk I
Illyushin Il-10
J2M2 Jack
Ju 87G-2 Stuka
Ju 88
Ju 188
Ki-21 "Sally"
Ki-43 "Oscar" Hayabusa
Ki-44 "Tojo" Shoki
Ki-61 "Tony" Hien
Ki-84 "Frank" Hayate
Ki-100
LaGG-3
La-7
Lancaster III
Macchi C.202
Me 110
Me 109
Me 262 Schwalbe
MiG-3
N1K2-J "George" Shiden
P-38L Lightening
P-39 Aircobra
P-40 Warhawk
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-51D Mustang
SB2C-3 Helldiver
Supermarine Spitfire
Supermarine Spiteful
Ta-152H1
Grumman TBF Avenger
Tempest
Tupolev Tu-2
Yakovlev Yak-1
Yakovlev Yak-3
Yakovlev Yak-9
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« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2004, 11:02:01 PM »
I saved that same mag as well

that story really opened my eyes to the possibilities for the genre. Granted a lot of what was promised in that article is still theory. But CK still changed the community when it took a lot of the talented guys away from AW. Anyone remember how you could strafe the planes parked at the airfields?
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« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2004, 01:13:10 AM »
FWIW I put the "(sorta)" at the end of my statement as a disclaimer, knowing that some of them aren't the EXACT same models planned by HT & the boys back in the beginning.  Close enough.



Who all here actually flew CK?  I did not.  I came into it just days after it became WB.
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« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2004, 08:31:55 AM »
Do either of you want to sell that issue?
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« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2004, 08:37:29 AM »
See the other featured games? Tie Fighter, X-COM and Wing Commander III? Classics.
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« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2004, 08:41:52 AM »
Hi all
Here is the list from Warbirds bolded with the same rules as above.

A6M3 Zero-Sen
A-26B Invader
Barracuda
Brewster Buffalo
Bristol Beaufighter
B6N2 "Jill"
B5N1 "Kate
B-17G Flying Fortress
B-25B Mitchell
B-24D Liberator
Dornier Do 335
DeHavilland Mosquito MK.IV
D3A1 "Val"
D4Y2 "Judy"
F4F-3 Wildcat
F6F-3 Hellcat[/B}
F4U Corsair
Fw 190
Fw 200c Condor
Grumman F8-F Bearcat
G4M3 "Betty"
G5N1 Liz
Henschel Hs 129
He 111H
He 219 Uhu
Hawker Hurricane Mk I
Illyushin Il-10
J2M2 Jack
Ju 87G-2 Stuka
Ju 88
Ju 188
Ki-21 "Sally"[
Ki-43 "Oscar" Hayabusa
Ki-44 "Tojo" Shoki
Ki-61 "Tony" Hien
Ki-84 "Frank" Hayate
Ki-100
LaGG-3
La-7
Lancaster III
Macchi C.202
Me 110
Me 109
Me 262 Schwalbe
MiG-3
N1K2-J "George" Shiden
P-38L Lightening
P-39 Aircobra
P-40 Warhawk
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-51D Mustang
SB2C-3 Helldiver
Supermarine Spitfire
Supermarine Spiteful
Ta-152H1
Grumman TBF Avenger
Tempest
Tupolev Tu-2
Yakovlev Yak-1
Yakovlev Yak-3
Yakovlev Yak-9

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« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2004, 09:00:58 AM »
What is a "Supermarine Spiteful"?
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« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2004, 09:27:22 AM »
A spitful is a later war plane that was more advanced than the spitfire, Not sure it even flew combat in WW2.
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« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2004, 09:28:49 AM »
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What is a "Supermarine Spiteful"?


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« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2004, 11:12:16 AM »
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What is a "Supermarine Spiteful"?


http://1000aircraftphotos.com/APS/2918.htm

No. 2918. SUPERMARINE SPITFUL Mk.XIV Type 371 (RAF RB515)



No. 2949. SUPERMARINE SEA FANG (Royal Navy RB520)

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« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2004, 11:37:50 AM »
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Do either of you want to sell that issue?


Nope.  Woulnd't have saved it this long if I didn't wanna keep it.  :)

Though .... what are you willing to pay?  $1,000?  $10,000  ;)  I might consider that.  "Game of the year, 1995" issue.  This was back when they had a dozen pages of Sim specific game coverage & articles.  Interestingly, in the Sim section is an ad for the "Girlfriend interactive virtual woman."   Ahhh, if only.


I would be willing to post a PDF of the entire article if anyone would lke to read it.  It's a fairly typical fluff preview type article, not really an in-depth review.  Doesn't even really mention GunJam, HiTech, or anyone by name.  (There are some screen shots, one of which shows "Hitech" vs. "Alan" onscreen.)

"To play at the higest resolution ... a Diamond Stealth 64 video card with 2MB of RAM or equivalent [is recommended]."

"Because they are using a heavy-duty Sun Microsystems server with a minimum connection rate of 9600 baud, warping will rarely be a problem."

"The frame rate of the sim on a 486/33 local bus, the minimum recommended system, will never drop below 15 frames a second."



Does anyone have an archive copy of CK squirreled away on a backup somewhere?  I have some very early WB versions, but I don't have any Confirmed Kill.
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« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2004, 12:03:16 PM »
"To play at the higest resolution ... a Diamond Stealth 64 video card with 2MB of RAM or equivalent [is recommended]."
 
Ive still got one of those laying around :aok
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« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2004, 12:16:34 PM »
I used to have that Issue!!!

I might still have it though, packed away maybe??
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