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Thanks to lethaface Im able to enjoy this new release and would like to get another pbem or two going. I can average a few turns a day usually.

The US avenger was in service in this time frame as well. I mean its something at least. We really should have stinger teams; theyre in BS, been around over 30 years, and I really dont see a situation where NATO doesnt have air superiority and doesnt adress it either. Fine you want a situation where Red Air could be an issue then you.d also likely have assets that NATO would use to at least shoot back. Someone here posted studies from the WW2 era which admittedly is outdated but the Syrian AF is too (not that bad but lol) long story short pilot accuracy when being fired at drops dramatically. So even if its not particularly effective or doesnt shoot down an air asset a stream of tracers would possibly mission kill an aircraft especially ones using dumb munitions. Since the game doesnt model lots of the tanks and other weapons which would just start spraying bullets in the air ( 50 cals, mh3. Whatever ) whether or not it.d be effective is a different story. Still IMO its not that huge of a deal - house rules etc can really smooth any of these problems out and for suspension of disbelief theres always outlier situations. Even say Normandy which was covered with AAA and fighters there was that infamous strafing attack on the Brit beaches. So you.d have the SF2 equivalent in a couple of su24s or whatever breaking through the air coverage and bombing Blueforce

Ah I did not know you could turn one barrage them. However still again - if yiu have cellphone IED guys what would stop anyone using a landlime, or cellphone" pre arranged signal, or whatever. I think having an uncon spotter is silly if we.re not going to have offmap. At the end of the day every other title of every other military gets the option of offmapping their 81s if theyre an on map option AFAIK. I understand almost all other CM forces are nation states but like you mentioned with the rockets or even just being able to select off map fpr the 81mm teams the fighters have.

Uncons get a spotter. I did NOT in the QB menu see any indirect assets though. They do get on map 81mm mortars in fighter squads. I do know uncons in all theaters and in almost every war theyve had arty have used it indirectly. Sometimes terribly, sometimes well, sometimes during battles, sometimes not. I dont think they should get a full menu, but it seems like especially in a country like Syria where the uncons have wire, radio, and cell phone IEDs. technicals, etc. That theyd at least maybe have a $hitty off map light mortar capability. Like 1x 81mm off map that gets call times like Soviet arty in RT and is really only good for preplanned. Thoughts?

The UK fields Brimstones ( upgraded hellfires ) on their apaches. I certainly think itll be a looong time before APS is prevalent enough for me to warrant taking ATGMs off IFVs and despite what sputnik news says Javelins are real and largely fielded. Aps isnt largely fielded and the only proof we have it can KO javs or kinetic rounds is the Russ govts word Ps from what I read on ARRSE the swingfire was just as dangerous to the operator

Well yeah quite. Honestly in CMx2 Ive only seen a real tank geta thru and thru and another get KO.d involved stuarts and hi velocity panther 75s. Of course with m3 H/T and sdkfz 221s you see it quite a bit. I still kinda.. Err Idk I dont know how I feel about that happening with modern armor in modern titles especially composite sandwiched armor... More so bc Im 99% sure the bestthe Syrians would have would be a tungsten sabot round or summat. IIRC the US and Russia only use DU rounds which has been pointed out actually sharpen themselves as they plow through metal - verrry nasty stuff. Edit : seems iim wrong. Id be surprised if the Russians didnt use it but they havent said they have. Only the US/UK have admitted to using DU

Oh I moticed.my first QB once I got the game I cranked out a MOUT canucks v my uncons with lethaface. No technicals( besides firepower important for me to say laterally move teams) no VBIEDs, and no ammo cache or dump which also can be a serious issue with uncons as their ammo situation usually is hit or miss

Yes for QBs exactly

I had a T72 get 2 warriors with one shot in Breaking the Bank...

Thats a great movie btw. And yes duffelblog is written by vets

ATM them only being available to syrian military feels off completely...

Hmm odd. I have to wait and see because my anecdote sample size is small but I was very much struck by how T72s got shots off first on 2 Challys in the same battle at about 800m -considering theyre abrams and hace different optics of course - it just seems blufor doesnt just insta spot red tanks like before. More times than I could count I had T90A or T90AMs sitting in ambush and abrams roll into view spot first and knock em out. After the battle ill check the t72 tanks soft factors etc.

I gotta agree with CT. Especially since SF2 has so much MOUT and definite planned and also grog wet dream battles are hurt by CMx2s weakest link being MOUT. Theyll prolly need a new engine to fixin the meantime I wonder if they could modify certain buildins to look fortified and at least have them as objects scenario makers can use. Id like to say add 4 fortified types of emplacements and throw em in the qb menu too but then theyd have to model all bldgs incase you chose that; then you have issues like how will these buildings be "painted" in placement mode if thats even possible. Fyi ct - any barn looking thing stay away. Cemetaries are good. Those block industrial and church bldgs are best.

Wow, I wish I had the harrier and F18 I should have gotten them instead of some other purchases. The viggen too. The f14 im gonna have to try to somehow get, and the same with an a6. Ill always remember my dad snaggig family day tickets for officers on the CVN Enterprise in 96. A F14 did a sonic boom and I got to stand on the island tower. A6s dropped concrete bombs on buoys. It was awesome. Only possible because he was stationed at Norfolk as the USAF Nato liason otherwise we.d have never been at the base or near Navy. My few memories of Germany in the 80s are dominated by the flight lines of USAF bases then - I distinctly remember F4s alot, F15s, F16s, and B52s all taking off or landing. Its probably what got me i to history and gaming. Most of alllike I said Id want an F4D on a Nam map but Ill take an E Really pumped for the A6 even more than the F14 tbh the mig19 and mig23 Im really interested in them doing too. The hind is the only helo Id ever want as much as a huey; though Id get a cobra, CH53 or UH60. But helo wise I wanta hind BAD. my prob with dcs is the terrain.. I just cant afford 50 or 60 dollar planes, 70 or 80 dollar terrain packs, and now really for a lot of servers ( and I get it ) you really need the ai planes and ground equipment for WW2. I really wish theyd model the Russian GCI method because itd make such a huge difference in how both forces fight - the Redfor shouldnt always have AWACs and rely much more on GCI with the inverse for blue. Museum Relic at least when released you needed both planes which really made me mad - I asked was told otherwise and not given a refund when I pointed out I only had the F86 and couldnt play it. Ive tried joining a server as recently as 2 weeks ago. Ill try tooling around more maybe. Im pretty into SF2 now

Not sure which it is. But playing the demo pbem in breaking the bank as the Brits Ive been shocked at how much better and more quickly Red tanks like the T72 spot obvious Blufor tanks where it.d seem in BS theyd take a few seconds longer and itd be lethal. Just tonight had a situation where a chally got KO'D and its backup fired as the round was hitting his comrade and he k-killed the T72.

Oh man I used to multiplay longbow 2 with my best friend as a gunner on the phone while we used our modems to play campaigns it was awesome. Yes they upgraded all the FC3 planes new pits new models, graphic and professional flight model. They added the shenyang j11 chinese flanker that can carrier r77s free too. Fc3 also has an su33. Alternately you can buy any one of the planes from the pack for 10 but its so cheap to just buy them all.

I didnt learn the a10c. Id highly advise starting with Fc3 all the planes have advsnced FMs but are wat easier to learn but still deeper than most sims. And you get the su25A and a10a ( i prefer em both ) the su27, the jf11, qnd mig29 ( which i adore besides its terrible range ) i can fly the huey rlly well with just a joystivk that I can pivot for rudder well - if you put up with crashes for a month you can do it. The P51 wasnt hard to learn, its hard to master. The F86 same except for the GAR9 and LABs stuff which Im clueless on. Mig21 I can do most things but not all - thats definitely worthit ( and Ill kill someone to obtain a copy of the F4 when it comes out,same with the mi24 ) Mig21 also had those fantastic dynamic campaigns first and the only time I got one to work. F5 was cool and reasonable to learn but lacked content. This was a major issue for f86 and p51. For example there was a f86/mig15 campaign but you could only play it if you owned both planes! Thats it! And as I said I simply cant get the internet to work so besides the awesome Vietnam medevac campaign my huey doesnt get used, my mig21/29 or F5 gets used one every few mnths for a dogfight. The P51 and F86 not anymore. The .50 cal is also so nerfed its ridiculous. I also reaaaally regret the ka52. Its just not fun and wasnt fun learning. Never use it. My opinion only. Su25t is fun I know most those systems but.. Content. I got the gazelle which is neat but I could never get into it. I can basically shoot HOT missiles, recon, gun or rocket pods and thats it. Finer points of the systems etc nope. I dont like how twitchy the gazelle is at all, gimme a huey. I thinj thats all the titles Ive got - cant remember. Hmm.. Last time I loaded up was to look at the new FM for the Mig29, shot down some F15s and quit. Oh and I tried to play multiplaywr to either dogfight with a gunfighter or be that guy using canyons to ambush n00bs with a mig21 or f5. Same issue. Ive also reallly wanted to simply to SERE (fav huey missions are troop drops/pickups and SERE) and couldnt connect

I only mentioned it because as much as everyone knows I lovvvveee all of Sgts posts that one kinda looked like it was trying to seriously portray that as the state of US MREs. Which are most notorious for making going number 2 a birthing like experience

Lethaface stop messing around and secure that road junction against my fiighters. I seriouslymay have found a new fav factiom to play. I also took glee in my land mines or at mines working ( not many casualties its just like.. The fun of guessing right or being devious with a ap field outside a door entrance. With their weapons mix (crappy to kornets and rpg29s!) And IEDs and spies I literally CANT wait for the combat to begin against Lethafaces Canucks Questions - I selected uncon and could only get inf only. No technicals? Also no VBIEDs? In SF1 I liked the Canucks their older weapons and their assault rifle being heavily based on the m16 and looking like the older cold war era American M16s always appealed to me. Almost made it feel like Vietnam era troops. Partially thats why I gave em to Lethaface - theyre quite capable but definitely not as lethal as say USMC weapons wise ( the USMC firepower is overwhelming ) I also really want a uncon (pref me) vs syrian army... I screwed up big as I didnt see off map arty so no spotter. Then I realize the fighter hqs had a 81mm mortar. In modern enviroments the US can get away with direct fire 60mms but against NATO spotting and the heavier caliber I suspect my direct fire mortars wont last long... Luckily I came up with a creative solution to that

Its no biggie It should be pointed out duffelblog is a satire mil news site like the onion

Thx will msg later. But in a nutshell I try to join a server and it just freezes. It runs on better than average settings on my laptop Just having the f86 and p51 especially theres not much to do with them. F5 too after awhile. Hell Id even enjoy my huey and mig21 in multi Id pass on the FC3 planes for a bit. Amraams arent as much fun.

Well also I was just reading the Kuwaitis already upgraded and fielded theirs with 25mm bushmaster thats stabilized and a tandem TOW launcher. Whats not to like with that package? You get NATO commonality with your biggest ally and very decent AT ability. I dont think the vehicle itself is a problem at all..?

This makes sense they look amazingly like marders - a milan 3 launcher. Im just saying you.d think especially with what Ive read on ARRSE and elsewhere about the BAOR having a fire and fall back method etc throwing swingfires or milans later on would only seem to makr sense? I see the point of its not meant to fight tanks but it surely seems just almost a fallacy to have no anti tank remedy for emergency when the US, Germans, Russians, and Im sure countless other major military powers all have afvs that all carry atgms. Its a proven concept that works as well Id add. Not sure when warriors were adopted but 2008 seems awfully late to not even have some milan 3s on a few of em?

I can confirm pizza MREs and another mexican type IIRC MRE added (cant remember if it was tacos or what) but the pizza MREs definitely are now in use

Id forgotten all about these and when pbeming a demo scenario ( breaking the bank excellent - btw ) i got several squaddies severely wounded or KIA.d over not checking reverse sides of buildings to see if there were balconies. Havent really made the mistake since and it frankly can almost always be avoided. Most buildings with them also have a floor at least without one and the ground floor.. You can also go on the roofs but I wont unless its a walled roof (kind of a trade off for the heavy cathedral bldgs in other CMs)