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Title: DOGFIGHTS new season
Post by: 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!
Title: DOGFIGHTS new season
Post by: Maverick on August 06, 2007, 10:04:50 AM
The Thunderbolt episode was pretty good too.
Title: DOGFIGHTS new season
Post by: WilldCrd 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 :cool:
Title: DOGFIGHTS new season
Post by: rpm on August 06, 2007, 12:18:30 PM
Too bad the online game blows. The series is greatness.
Title: DOGFIGHTS new season
Post by: Halo 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.
Title: DOGFIGHTS new season
Post by: JB88 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.

:mad:
Title: DOGFIGHTS new season
Post by: rpm 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.:confused:
Title: DOGFIGHTS new season
Post by: Jackal1 on August 07, 2007, 05:48:20 AM
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Originally posted by Maverick
The Thunderbolt episode was pretty good too.


:aok  Was one of my favorites so far.
Title: DOGFIGHTS new season
Post by: Eagler on August 07, 2007, 06:11:46 AM
the graphics and cgi are very good as are the commentaries and interviews.
Title: DOGFIGHTS new season
Post by: Shifty 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. ;)
Title: DOGFIGHTS new season
Post by: OOZ662 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.

:mad:


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.
Title: DOGFIGHTS new season
Post by: Bingolong 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
Title: DOGFIGHTS new season
Post by: MiloMorai 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.
Title: DOGFIGHTS new season
Post by: Charon 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
Title: DOGFIGHTS new season
Post by: Ack-Ack 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
Title: DOGFIGHTS new season
Post by: Donzo on August 07, 2007, 04:18:31 PM
When does the Michael Vick episode air?