Author Topic: The jet version of Aces High...musings (Read 2120 times)

toonces3 · « **on:** May 16, 2007, 04:48:00 PM »

Hey all,
I've already seen the threads where people have beaten to death the concept of including Korean War era and later jets in Aces High. This thread isn't about that.

I'm assuming that most folks on here, like myself, have a favorite or favorites among the WW2 plane set. For example, I'm definately a huge fan of the P-40 in the early war arena, and the Corsair in the late war arenas.

But, what if Aces High were a jet sim? Instead of our current arenas, we had Korean War, Vietnam War, and Cold War/Modern War arenas.

Where would you hang out the most, and what jet would you fly the most?

I think I would hang out in the Vietnam arena the most and fly coolest plane ever made, which is of course the F-4 Phantom.

I'd take up the Mig 25 Foxbat when I needed a change to the 'bad guys' side.

Lusche · « **Reply #1 on:** May 16, 2007, 04:51:34 PM »

There is no doubt after an initial period, the "modern" arena would be the most populated .

toonces3 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 16, 2007, 04:56:05 PM »

funny, seconds after posting this, I had the thought, "I guess it doesn't matter because eventually everyone will be in the modern arena. The SU-27 would, of course, be the modern La-7 equivalent."

Hehe. It was just a random thought I was having while I wait for the work day to end anyway.

Vudak · « **Reply #3 on:** May 16, 2007, 05:02:33 PM »

I'd be in the Korean War in a Corsair

evenhaim · « **Reply #4 on:** May 16, 2007, 05:14:05 PM »

in the korean war era flying the f51d

SlapShot · « **Reply #5 on:** May 16, 2007, 05:17:41 PM »

Korean ... flying the Sabre ... the last bastion of true dogfighting jets.

Vietnam ... the A-1 Skyraider ... Four 20mm cannons and 8,000lbs of hardpoint-mounted freefall and/or forward-firing weapons .

KayBayRay · « **Reply #6 on:** May 16, 2007, 05:34:16 PM »

Would definitely be F-4 and A-4 for fighters and A-6 and A-3 for support and bombing missions. I wondered many times what it would be like to fly them while watching them from in the elephant grass. Always thought it was better than what I was doing.

Later,
KayBay

BaDkaRmA158Th · « **Reply #7 on:** May 16, 2007, 05:34:31 PM »

A-1 hands down.
Dont forget tho they could have gun pods.

guns guns guns! yeeHAH!

Gianlupo · « **Reply #8 on:** May 16, 2007, 05:35:35 PM »

Korea: F-86, MiG-15, F-4Us

Vietnam: F-4, MiG-17, A-1, AC-130 (

), C-123 (Air America!!!), F-105 (would love to make Wild Weasel missions

)

Cold War/Modern: F-4, F-104, MiG-17, MiG-21, MiG-25, A-10, Mirages, G.91 (Viva l'Italia!

), F-15, F-14, F-16, F-18, MiG-29, Su-27 family.... etc, etc....

Did I tell you I'm an aviation fanatic?

EDIT: Oh, yes! How could I have forgotten the Scooter!!! But, IIRC, A-4 was used as an attack aircraft, KayBay, not a fighter!

Hoarach · « **Reply #9 on:** May 16, 2007, 05:39:01 PM »

I would spend most of my time in Korean because it really is the last era of dogfighting as the missiles grew of age in the Vietnam War. Would fly the F-86 almost exclusively.

frosty · « **Reply #10 on:** May 16, 2007, 05:42:13 PM »

I'd fly the F-14 and fire Phoenix missiles at all the suckers in the old-era jets from 100 miles away.

Stuff like this is why I don't think it would work. Jet combat just isn't as exciting.

Air Warrior had a Korean arena and it pretty much went ignored by 95% of the user base IIRC.

croduh · « **Reply #11 on:** May 16, 2007, 05:56:29 PM »

Flying mig21s where ever i would be able to.

toonces3 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 16, 2007, 06:09:38 PM »

I like the Vietnam era because the planes still require stick and rudder skills, despite the advent of missles.

Interesting how many folks would still boot up props in the jet world.

clerick · « **Reply #13 on:** May 16, 2007, 06:15:04 PM »

I'd fly whatever i had just seen on this weeks episode of "Dogfights"

evenhaim · « **Reply #14 on:** May 16, 2007, 06:17:04 PM »

hey duh mig21 is perked lol