Kudos to the Axis for Frame 3

[Shifty]

It's always been this way and it's necessary since we can't tower out and don't have a group of load toads waiting for us at the hot ramp to load our next mission requirements.

[Anaxogoras]

Also keep in mind that taking bombs and dropping them, handicaps those rides as it cost around 8 mph in max speed. As discussed above, it's a compromise brought about by the limitations of the game, and allows for continued action for those that survive past the 60 minute mark.

Not for those rides that have permanent bomb/dt racks, e.g. the Ki-61, F4U, etc.  It's typically the German fighters that are handicapped after dropping bombs, e.g. 109 series, 190A5/8/D9 (not the 152 or F8), because they didn't have racks for bombs as a standard configuration.

[Motherland]

I think almost all American planes are always equipped with racks, beside the P39 and P40.

[Easyscor]

That's good to know. My testing has always been with LW rides.

[daddog]

Sorry, People have been dropping bombs on the tarmac since FSO was called Tour of Duty.

Yup. About 8 years for those of you who have not been around long.

I can remember reading stories of a squads flying out, spotting targets of opportunity, returning to base and then head out in the same day with bombs and or rockets for some more fun that involved ground pounding.

Hamltnblue if the CM's had the tools they might stop that practice, but currently with one life players are stuck with what ever ordnance they took off with in the first place. If you took off with bombs you get more when you rearm, if you had none, you get none when you rearm. If you tower out and rearm you are breaking the rules. CM's track lives and if players towered out to change ordnance it would greatly increase their time spent pouring over the logs to make sure players used only one life.  CM's work with what tools they have. Dropping ordnance for an initial sortie so you can have the option to use them later is not only reasonable, but understandable.

Oh, I think the plane set was spot on. 

[Imoutfishing]

Anyone remember when the "RJO" was renamed from the FSO?  Originaly the FSO was the name GD used to form the Rook joint operation's.  I remember the post's in the squad forum when we were asked to stop using the FSO name & even more when HTC asked us not to run the FSO/RJO event on Sunday night's

Those were the day's!

MGD

[TheBug]

Oh, I think the plane set was spot on. 

Agreed.  F6f is a hell of a ride.   

[VonMessa]

In the right hands........

[Krusty]

i.e. "Not Krusty's"

[Hamltnblue]

Agreed.  F6f is a hell of a ride.   

It sucks when there isn't a base or carrier to land at. 

[TheBug]

It sucks when there isn't a base or carrier to land at. 

Agreed, but hardly indicative of a plane set imbalance. <S>

[Stoney]

On a side note I think something that is definitely needed is a how to guide for CiC's. It should include everything from a check list from start to finish of the week, a list of commands not usually used and possibly not known to the group (such as carrier movement and control), and anything else that might help in the process.

Already started a couple of weeks ago.  At this stage, its merely a shell, but by the end of the year, I hope to have this fully fleshed out and completed.  You can take a look at the outline (which may expand as we go).  Thanks to ForHim and the rest of the CM staff for their effort and input. 

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/wiki/index.php/FSO_CiC_Training

[Damionte]

Cool beans Stoney.