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Offline juzz

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« on: March 13, 2001, 10:43:00 AM »
It's been said before, some planes which are externally quite similar have different icon names, and now to make matters worse there is the Fw 190D-9 that is externally dissimilar to the A/F, and yet it has the same icon name!

MC.202 = 202
MC.205 = 205

These must be changed to read the same thing, MCHI or MACI(Macchi) perhaps?

La-5FN = LA5
La-7 = LA7

I suggest a change to simply LA, since all of the radial engined La-X fighters are virtually identical in external appearance.

And finally...

Fw 190A/F = 190
Fw 190D = 190

The Fw 190D is often refered to by Allied airmen as the "long-nose" Focke Wulfe - seems they had no trouble with getting an ID on it, but in AH you have to see for yourself. Change it to read DORA maybe?
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Offline Ripsnort

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« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2001, 10:46:00 AM »
Agreed!
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Offline Mox

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« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2001, 11:09:00 AM »
I also agree.

Change the FW190D to read "190D" or "DORA".

Mox
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Offline Cobra

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« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2001, 11:09:00 AM »
Cobra=Just Passing Thru (no need to shoot at him)
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Offline AKDejaVu

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« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2001, 11:38:00 AM »
Or.. we could just not have icon names.  Then the easy to distinguish planes will be easy to distinguish, and the dificult will be dificult.

The truth be told, I always assume a 20x is going to turn and am usually prepared to deal with it.  I alway assume a 190 is going to run like a little LW girl and am usually prepared for it.  Most of the rest affects me very little.

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Offline Dinger

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« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2001, 11:59:00 AM »
Yeah, but if you're in a 202 on someone's six, you want them to be scared.
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Offline Pongo

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« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2001, 12:12:00 PM »
Yup the dora is distinctive.  needs its own handle
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Offline Fishu

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« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2001, 03:17:00 PM »
How about we just disable all this plane icon crap and enable only country icon  
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« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2001, 04:54:00 PM »
TEMP = TYPH  
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Offline Westy

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« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2001, 05:26:00 PM »
 Speaking of icons. I just recieved this from an anonymous informant who grabbed picture this from a PC running a special edition "13TAS" AcesHigh ver1.06.1.
 I am appalled to say the least. It'd had better cost them a few boxes of Twinky'sto say the least.

 Sure explains a few things now. I think it's a screen shot from Sax's pc personally.

 



[This message has been edited by Westy (edited 03-13-2001).]
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