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Title: You know, sometimes I wish I could switch gears and do missle combat...
Post by: LtHans on September 09, 2001, 10:13:00 PM

A more modern jet simulator online.

Not the super modern F-22 and such, but the beginning of jet combat with missles.

American century series, British planes, French Mirages, vs Russian Migs and Sukoi jets.

Airfields that don't have radar but have AWAC drone planes circling overhead, and a few mid air tankers.

I like WWII for it's epic scale, and the skill required to fight air-to-air, but it isn't the only era I like.

How come nobody likes jets?

Hans.

Title: You know, sometimes I wish I could switch gears and do missle combat...
Post by: Chaos68 on September 09, 2001, 11:02:00 PM

first off your asking about jets in a 99% WWII junkie message board.
 

I like jets but not as near as prop fighters.
to me trying to keep a prop plane up in a fight is skill enough then zooming in at 400mph and then pulling up and turning on the after burners.

I played janes F-18 online when it came out but it seemed like your enemy was always miles away when you kill them.
I love seeing my enemy going down in flames right infront of me.  :D

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Post by: Blue Mako on September 09, 2001, 11:17:00 PM

Try Jane's "Israeli Air Force".  A2A and A2G with Mirages and Phantoms vs MiG 15s and MiG 21s.  Rear aspect missiles only and guns with a pretty decent flight model.  Throw in bombs and SAMs and it gets very immersive and fun.  Can be played in multiplayer but Jane's Combat Net is gone so I don't think internet multiplayer is supported now...pity.

P.S. This is probably in the wrong forum...  :)

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Post by: straffo on September 10, 2001, 01:33:00 AM

do a search on project 1  :)

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Post by: Pei on September 10, 2001, 04:57:00 PM

what straffo said: www.thirdwire.com (http://www.thirdwire.com)

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Post by: Kweassa on September 10, 2001, 05:04:00 PM

I'd like a nice Sidewinder with me when I see a @@^(&)(^#*$^*@^!! buff at 38k.

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Post by: john9001 on September 10, 2001, 07:09:00 PM

we have rockets here...what more do you want??

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Post by: pdog_109 on September 10, 2001, 09:31:00 PM

yeah but you have to use YOUR brain to aim those and who has the time to do it?  ;)

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Post by: Kratzer on September 10, 2001, 09:41:00 PM

I got a hair up my bellybutton and decided I needed to try a jet sim since I never had.

I bought and installed Jane's USAF Fighters, played for about 2 hours, and uninstalled...

Mig Alley had promise, but was just so damn confusing to deal with... but that was machine guns again.  :)

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Post by: Sancho on September 10, 2001, 11:04:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by pdog_109:
yeah but you have to use YOUR brain to aim those and who has the time to do it?   ;)

 (http://www.jump.net/~cs3/pix/rocketkill.jpg)

 :D

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Post by: StSanta on September 10, 2001, 11:46:00 PM

Allied a2g rockets are more effective at a2a than LW a2a rockets.

Conspiracy, I tell you  :D

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Post by: juzz on September 10, 2001, 11:54:00 PM

That's because they are really only 210mm mortar shells with a rocket strapped on.