Author Topic: DOGFIGHTS new season (Read 966 times)

WilldCrd · « **on:** August 06, 2007, 09:56:13 AM »

Been watching my recordings of the new season of dogfights

During the episode "Gun Kills over Vietnam" I was playing some old stones on the pc...kinda puts things in perspective especially listening to the pilots actual transmissions

Saphire 3: how many?
saphire lead: 2 baby
saphire 3: allriiiiight!

Maverick · « **Reply #1 on:** August 06, 2007, 10:04:50 AM »

The Thunderbolt episode was pretty good too.

WilldCrd · « **Reply #2 on:** August 06, 2007, 10:06:20 AM »

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Originally posted by Maverick
The Thunderbolt episode was pretty good too.

watching it now

rpm · « **Reply #3 on:** August 06, 2007, 12:18:30 PM »

Too bad the online game blows. The series is greatness.

Halo · « **Reply #4 on:** August 06, 2007, 01:21:31 PM »

Just came across this series last night in HBO On Demand History Channel. Thunderbolt was addictive. Now will have to watch the other episodes.

JB88 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 06, 2007, 07:00:55 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm
Too bad the online game blows. The series is greatness.

beyond blows. it installs itself to reload everytime you restart.

no words exist to describe what programs that do that automatically make me want to do.

rpm · « **Reply #6 on:** August 07, 2007, 12:57:43 AM »

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Originally posted by Halo
Just came across this series last night in HBO On Demand History Channel. Thunderbolt was addictive. Now will have to watch the other episodes.

You think "Thunderbolt" was addictive, watch "Long Odds" from last season.

Yeah 88, I was thinking "Hmm, this might put Hitech outa bizness". Let me just say, HTC has NOTHING to worry about. I can't understand how they can make the series look so good and the game teabag old homeless guys.

Jackal1 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 07, 2007, 05:48:20 AM »

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Originally posted by Maverick
The Thunderbolt episode was pretty good too.

Was one of my favorites so far.

Eagler · « **Reply #8 on:** August 07, 2007, 06:11:46 AM »

the graphics and cgi are very good as are the commentaries and interviews.

Shifty · « **Reply #9 on:** August 07, 2007, 09:39:09 AM »

Love the show. I'm not sure I'm going to attempt to outclimb Bf-109s by doing a spirling right hand climb in a P-47 though.

OOZ662 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 07, 2007, 11:01:59 AM »

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Originally posted by JB88
beyond blows. it installs itself to reload everytime you restart.

no words exist to describe what programs that do that automatically make me want to do.

You might wanna get a program called EasyCleaner. It's a simple program from a while ago that allows you to delete startup entries from the registry and start menu. It'll force the game to not start, unless it re-adds itself every time it starts.

Bingolong · « **Reply #11 on:** August 07, 2007, 11:31:32 AM »

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Originally posted by Halo
Just came across this series last night in HBO On Demand History Channel. Thunderbolt was addictive. Now will have to watch the other episodes.

Or play 1,

http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=54949&display_order=5&mini_id=51833

MiloMorai · « **Reply #12 on:** August 07, 2007, 12:41:09 PM »

To bad they don't have better researchers for the episodes.

For example, there was no Col Tomb in the NVAF.

Charon · « **Reply #13 on:** August 07, 2007, 01:22:44 PM »

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To bad they don't have better researchers for the episodes.

For example, there was no Col Tomb in the NVAF.

I think that is a relatively minor error as such things go. By and large, I find the series to be far more accurate than about anything similar you see on the history channel or discovery. Very little of the common false mythology along the lines of hub mounted mk103s on Me109s, etc. Tactics, maneuvers and general performance parameters are largely accurate as far as I've seen.

Now, not as accurate as some of the history minutia crowd might appreciate (which I can fall into in some areas myself) but more than "good enough for government work" and accessible to a general audience. In fact, perhaps pushing the boundaries of a general audience.

Charon

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #14 on:** August 07, 2007, 02:47:56 PM »

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Originally posted by MiloMorai

For example, there was no Col Tomb in the NVAF.

Makes a good war story though. Most likely though it was just an experienced MiG 17 pilot that was either the flight leader or squadron commander of the 923rd Regiment.

ack-ack