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Book = Reviews:=20 The Sergeant "Fancy Jack" Crossman Series =

Alex "Zander" Keep = introduces us=20 to the fictional hero of the Crimean War. Read = Alex' two=20 reviews here.

Feature: Dueling=20 Dual Cores: 955 vs. FX-60=20

It's time for Round 2 = of Dueling Dual Cores. = This time=20 around John Reynolds pits the new Intel Pentium Extreme = Edition=20 955 against the just announced AMD Athlon 64 FX-60. = Read the=20 results here.

Feature: Le Mans=20 1970

"Delaney was = momentarily=20 unavailable, so the GULF Racing Team asked me to = shake=20 the car down while they sent somebody out to = look for=20 their absent Number 1 driver." Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad discovers the LM70 Mod=20 for GTR and spends some quality time in = northern=20 France. Read here.

Book = Review:=20 Straits of Power=20

To feature our = relaunched SimHQ=20 Library, we will be presenting book reviews this = week in=20 addition to our regular content. Today's review = is by=20 "Cat" on Straits of Power by Joe=20 Buff.

SimHQ = Library=20 Relaunched=20

The SimHQ Library has = been totally=20 rebuilt with the addition of new media and new = listings.=20 If you'd like to support SimHQ, purchase from = our=20 Library. A portion of the proceeds from any = sales=20 through the Library goes to continuing site=20 operations.


SimHQ=20 Staff Announcement: Now that Fran Mulhern has = gone into=20 big time business in the gaming industry, he reports = to having=20 nearly zero free time, so he's bowing-out for now as = the SimHQ=20 Armor (okay, Armour) Editor till life slows = down a bit.=20 No worries, he will still be around occasionally to = tease=20 Davros and visit with the rest of you. In Fran's = absence,=20 Magnum will be acquiring the Armor sims area. Good = luck with=20 the biz Fran! Stick your head in and say a "hullo!" = when you=20 can. You can read about the new game industry = recruiter here in the Forums.


Community News=20 for January 13, 2006=20

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

After=20 Action Reports:

  • "boredvietboi4o8" has posted = an AAR -=20 RAAF Korea 2. =
EECH / EEAH:=20 European Air War:=20
  • Sandbagger is asking all Coders Group members to check in = at the=20 GEN.
  • "Captain=20 Kurt" is asking for member feedback on the HR P-40E. =
  • "onBeerhofen" has posted = information on=20 the discovery of the Max TMOD counter. =
Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20 IL-2 Series: = Forgotten=20 Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "Dolph"=20 has posted a link to a new online war - Virtual War. =
  • "vpmedia" has released a Dewoitine D.520 (using the = IAR-80) skin.=20
  • New=20 information has been posted in the MTO development update thread. =
  • "Para_Bellum" has posted a Bf-109F-4 wallpaper.
  • "aussie=20 jim" has released Quick and dustier desert mission = 2.=20
  • "obelixC6" has released a P-40-CU (8th Pursuit Group, = 1940-1941)=20 skin pack.
  • "Box-weasel" has released a = P-47D (SNORTIN BULL, 507FS, = 404FG, Capt.=20 James A. Mullins) skin.
  • "JagdNeun" has releasd a Luftwaffe Fighter background. =
  • "Hynkel"=20 has released a Me-210/410 recon skin pack.=20
Jane's=20 F-15:=20
  • "Bib4Tuna" has posted a link = to an executable that modifies the = behavior and=20 appearance of SAMs and AAA in F-15. =
Jane's F/A-18:=20
  • "FALAES"=20 has posted a shot of a F-14 with a poem. =
LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / = Black=20 Shark:=20 Over Flanders=20 Fields:=20
  • "Ivan=20 Putski" has posted cockpit shots.
  • "FlyXwire" has posted a = preview of a Fokker Dr.I (Ltn. Hans Muller, = Jasta 15)=20 skin.
Screentshots and Video = Gallery:=20
  • Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In = has a host=20 of new videos to download.
  • "Magnum=20 SIMHQ" has posted Apache Assault (OFP mission) = shots.=20
Strike Fighters=20 / Wings Over Vietnam:=20 General News:=20
  • "RCAF=20 ARROW CO" has posted a link to a video of Alpha Jets doing a very = low fly=20 by.
  • "JimK"=20 has posted a link to Helo videos.
  • "BeachAV8R" has posted in flight shots from a Citation. =
3D = Modelling=20 and Modding:=20
  • "2019"=20 has posted a 3D model of a WWI Tank.

Land Combat News

News Contributor: Chuck = "Magnum"=20 Ankenbauer.

GhostRecon.net has word of the = release date=20 for Ghost Recon = Advance=20 Warfighter. They have official word that it = will be=20 released March 31st.

The=20 Platoon has information on the next update for = Battlefield 2.

The=20 Wargamer has news of a booster pack announced for = Battlefield 2. Read = about it here.

The=20 Wargamer also has new screens for HistWar: Grognards here, and a Red Orchestra update = here.

Gamespot has=20 new screenshots of War = Rock here.

WorthPlaying has new information = on Rise and Fall: Civilizations = at=20 War here.

Naval Combat = News

News Contributor: = "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Subsim has a=20 book review for Rig = Ship for=20 Ultra Quiet here.

Motorsports News

News Contributor: = Jens=20 "McGonigle" Lindblad.

SimBin and = 10Tacle warm up=20 for GTR 2, = arriving=20 summer 2006. According to the press release by = 10Tacle:=20 "The new DirectX9 graphics engine ensures that the = race=20 cars and circuits are portrayed in a more detailed and = photorealistic way than ever before, and the sensation = of=20 speed experienced with the HP-beasts is even more = immersive,=20 thanks to the improved driving model. The dynamic = day-night=20 light cycle, weather changes, and impressive damage = system=20 once again provides an impressive experience of the = exciting=20 FIA GT racing series on your PC at home." Take a = look at=20 two new screenshots here and here. No word yet on what copy = protection=20 will be used.

Looking for a 2001 or 2002 = Winston=20 Cup carset for NASCAR = Racing=20 2003 Season? Then look here.

Technology=20 News

News Contributor: = Bob=20 "KnightRyder" Nielsen.

Another day, = two more FX-60=20 reviews: here on OCModShop=20 and here on AMDZone.

Trusted=20 Reviews checks out the Asus=20 A8R-MVP Crossfire motherboard here.

Pro-Clockers tests out the DFI NF4 SLI = motherboard here.

Pimprig=20 looks at the Enermax=20 Laureate optical drive enclosure here.

Legion=20 Hardware tests out the Gigabyte Radeon X1600XT = Silent-Pipe=20 II cooler here.

AMDZone=20 reviews Gigabyte's = X1800=20 XL video card here.

DriverHeaven=20 looks at Newance's = Triplecone case here.

GamePC checks=20 out Western Digital's = Raptor=20 150GB with RAID-0 Hard Drive here.

XtremeComputing reviews the Saitek Pro Gamer = command unit=20 here.

Techware=20 Labs reviews the 500GB Seagate Barracuda = 7200.9 HDD here.

Community News=20 for January 12, 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Battle of=20 Britain 2: Wings of Victory:

European Air War:=20 Falcon Series:=20
  • Aeyes,=20 aka Eric de Best of Falcon 4/F4:AF cockpits fame, = had a baby=20 girl, December 20th. Congratulations Eric!=20
IL-2 = Series:=20 Forgotten Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "Kristorf" has released a Spitfire IXc (MK392/JE-J, = 'Johnnie'=20 Johnson, 144 Wing, Kenley, June 1944) skin.
  • "Green=20 Horn" has posted a shot of a Hellcat trapping.
  • "Graf"=20 has posted a wallpaper - Winter Encounter = '41.
  • "mazex"=20 has announced the release of G15Manager (for IL2) version = 0.7.=20
LOMAC / Flaming=20 Cliffs / Black Shark:=20
  • LOCKONFILES is back online. = "Thomas DW"=20 has asked to avoid downloading large-sized files = until=20 further maintenance is completed.
  • "ruggbutt" has posted CPU = intensive Target/Object visual range = settings.=20
Over Flanders=20 Fields:=20
  • Patch 0.37 has been released. = Thanks to=20 "Stonehouse" for the heads up.=20
  • "bisher"=20 has posted dogfight shots. =
Pit Builders:=20
  • "spearsd" has posted a digitally rendered cockpit = design.=20
Screentshots=20 and Video Gallery:=20
  • "Colt40Five" has posted a = series of LOMAC shots.
  • "Shadow_12TFS" has posted a = F-14 sunset shot. =
Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20
  • "PappyCheckSix" has released = the Hercules KC-130 tanker.=20
General=20 News:=20
  • Total Sims has announced a S3 = Warriors=20 Event Wednesday at 9pm EST.

Land Combat News

News Contributor: Chuck = "Magnum"=20 Ankenbauer.

There's some screenshots of = "Apache=20 Assault", a OFP=20 mission here. You can also download the = mission here.

Brothers=20 in Arms: Road to Hill 30 v1.11 is out. You can = grab it=20 here from Strategy=20 Informer.

Press Announcement from = Matrix=20 Games:

Matrix Games and Playnet are=20 pleased to announce that the first person shooter = and=20 massive multiplayer game Battleground = Europe has brought a new class = into the=20 virtual battlefield; the Sniper. This new addition = comes hot=20 on the heels of the game's availability in North = America=20 from the Matrix Games store.

The sniper unit = is armed=20 with a historically accurate scope that modifies the = standard issue rifle. These elite troopers are fast, = stealthy, and dangerously accurate. No commander is = safe=20 from the crosshairs of a skilled sniper. Due to = their=20 limited ammunition, the sniper unit will always be = on the=20 move to strike and return to base for=20 resupply.

Read more at the Battleground Europe web site here.

Naval Combat = News

News Contributor: = "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

From the PT Boats: Knights of the = Sea=20 web site:

"The PT-Boats dev = team=20 congratulates everybody on the passed holidays and = announces=20 new details about the development of this=20 project.

We've started to = optimize=20 the game code to lower the minimal system = requirements=20 needed for comfortable playing upon high graphic=20 performance. Owing to it players can enjoy = 'PT-Boats' with=20 good picture and high level of special effects on = lower=20 computers as it was supposed earlier.

Moreover we have = added 2=20 new models of military equipment in the game: soviet = Novik-class destroyer and soviet naval = reconnaissance plane=20 BE-4. The models completely correspond with their = real=20 prototypes, you can see it on the screenshots."=20  

Take a look here. Thanks "Swoose" for the=20 link.

After Action Report: "Herman" = has posted=20 a Harpoon Classic Scenario AAR - = Black Valor=96=20 [Spoiler Alert].

Motorsports News

News Contributor: = Jens=20 "McGonigle" Lindblad.

The rFactor patch v1070 = is=20 available at the rFactor web=20 site. A list of what changes are included in v1070 is = here.

Lo has released = F3 v2.0 for rFactor. Gregor Huttu = has also=20 provided setups for the new mod as well. Take a look = here.

The Stock Car Evolution = Beta for=20 rFactor is now = available=20 in a v0.93 and you can get it from here.

Technology=20 News

News Contributor: = Bob=20 "KnightRyder" Nielsen. 

AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 = mania=20 strikes...

TweakTown=20 hs a duel between the ASUS=20 P5N32-SLI motherboard - 955X vs. nForce4 IE x16 here.

Hot=20 Hardware has a = CES=20 2006 photo report here.

techPowerUp reviews the HighSpeed PC Tech Station = Large=20 here.

Trusted=20 Reviews tests out Acer's=20 AL2416WS 24in LCD monitor here.

UKGamer=20 interviews ATi = Software=20 Products Manager Andrew Dodd here.

Gamebiz=20 Hardware tests out Logitech's G5 laser = mouse here.

Not to be = outdone, PrimoTech reviews Logitech's G7 laser = mouse here.

From Beyond3D:=20 "Bethesda's Morrowind was one of the "big three" = computer=20 roleplaying games released in 2002, along with Dungeon = Siege=20 and Neverwinter Nights. Sporting an advanced engine = many high=20 end systems buckled under the pressure and gamers = delighted at=20 what they saw. The game went on to win multiple awards = and=20 warranted two expansions and re-releases. Bethesda is = close to=20 finishing the latest in the Elder Scrolls series:=20 Oblivion = and its = renderer=20 looks to be no push over either even for today's = monster cards=20 if you choose to pump up the detail settings. Being = released=20 for the PC and the Xbox 360 we asked the developers = what was=20 under the hood graphically as well as some of the = inroad they=20 have been doing with regards to artificial = intelligence and=20 physics. Gavin Carter was kind enough to answer our = questions=20 for the Beyond3D readership." Read here.

Community News=20 for January 11, 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

After=20 Action Reports:

  • "Evilnames" has posted an AAR = - English Dawn. =
EECH / EEAH:=20
  • "Maverick63" has posted a = preview of a=20 Formations Menu Mod.
  • "The LIONPRIDE (US) Server is down = temporarily.=20
European Air=20 War:=20
  • Sandbagger's latest news has been posted. =
Event Photography:=20 Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20
  • Lead Pursuit has posted new = downloads and=20 a news update. Thanks to "CloudyIFR" for the heads=20 up.
FS2002 /=20 FS2004:=20
  • AlphaSim has posted new = additions to the=20 Freeware section and has posted a version 2 update = for the=20 NAS Pensacola & CVN69 USS Eisenhower package. = Thanks to=20 "Low&Slow" for the heads up.=20
  • "Boandlgramer" has posted = link to a video of the B=FCcker Jungmann.=20
IL-2 = Series:=20 Forgotten Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "Mangrove" has posted a link = to songs=20 from the All Glass Song Book by = Virtualpilots.fi.=20
  • "aussie=20 jim" has released a single mission - Dusty Desert = Escort.=20
  • "Buglord" has released a P40K (#255, Maj. Edward M. = Nollmeyer,=20 26thFS/51stFG Kumming, China late 1943) skin. =
  • "JG52Helgstrand" has released = Bf-109G JG52 skin pack.
  • Post=20 your failed landings here.
  • "Phas3e"=20 has released a Bf-109G-6 Late (Uffz. Klaus = Lambio,=20 9./Jg300) skin.
  • "BlitzPig_Voidcracker" has = posted an ANR 109K-4 wallpaper - Over the = Italian=20 Alps.
  • "Box-weasel" has released bare metal P-47 skins.=20
Jane's=20 F/A-18:=20 LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / = Black=20 Shark:=20
  • LOCKONFILES is offline due to a = server=20 issue.
Over=20 Flanders Fields:=20 Screentshots=20 and Video Gallery:=20
  • "Shadow_TFS" has posted a T-38 wallpaper - The Future.=20
Strike Fighters=20 / Wings Over Vietnam:=20
  • "MK2"=20 has announced the release of a Soviet/Cuban add on for = Operation Tainted=20 Cigar.
  • "Sundowner" has released Hi-Res Vixen skins.
  • "viper29_ca" has posted an = ARR - Viper's 100 Mission Challenge.=20
General=20 News:=20
  • Stunt Pilot Eric Beard dies at = age 48.=20 Thanks to "seamusmoon" for the information.=20
  • Iris "Fluff" Bower, who has died aged 90, was = one of two=20 RAF nursing sisters to land on the Normandy Beaches = in June=20 1944 to establish a field hospital. Read her story = here.

Land Combat News

News Contributor: Chuck = "Magnum"=20 Ankenbauer.

10-David has news that Irrational = Games, the=20 developers of SWAT = 4 have=20 been bought by another company. Unclear how that will = effect=20 the expansion, or future of the SWAT series. Read more = here.

Rocky, the webmaster at GhostRecon.net has cleaned up the = site with=20 new and tested downloads and links all Ghost Recon related. = He also=20 has a new mission pack for the gamer's who love to = play the=20 sniper. Check it out here.

The Operation=20 Flashpoint Editing Center has uploaded 6 OFP single player = missions, and=20 4 multiplayer missions for the new year. All on the = front=20 page.

The=20 Platoon reports on a rumor that a Rainbow 6: Lockdown = demo may be=20 released THIS WEEK! Stay tuned, and check the forum = for links=20 as soon as confirmed and released.

The=20 Wargamer has news of the next version of the Total War series, = read about it=20 here.

After hearing rumors about = TrackIR support for = Armed Assault, I = quickly=20 e-mailed their PR guy, Paul Statham, for confirmation. = This is=20 a small bit of the response, "I had a word with the = programmers and those currently working on = implementing=20 TrackIR support, the answers were as follows: 1. It = will be=20 for both vehicles and infantry. 2. It will be more = than 2=20 movements, but maybe not all 6."  Thanks Paul = for the=20 news!

Naval Combat = News

News Contributor: = "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Check out this = Royal=20 Australian Navy Virtual Fleet=20 Tour (in Flash) here.

Motorsports News

News Contributor: = Jens=20 "McGonigle" Lindblad.

The Hockenheim = 1999 layout=20 has been released for rFactor. Download it = from here.

Team GSMF has = released patch=20 v1.1 for the Porsche = Challenge=20 Cup rFactor mod. They're ensuring the mod will = be=20 compatible with the upcoming patch from ISI. The PCC05 = patch=20 can be downloaded from the team's web = site.

World = Racing Demo #3 has been released. You can try = it out here.

A feature list as = well as a=20 promo video of RBR = Online=20 v2.0 is available from here.

Technology=20 News

News Contributor: = Bob=20 "KnightRyder" Nielsen.

MADSHRIMPS=20 has a 120mm fan roundup = here.

AMD's Athlon 64 = FX-60 gets tested out here on the AMDZone.

PC=20 Perspective has another look at the FX-60 here.

techPowerUp checks out the = Arctic Cooling Accelero = X2 cooler here.

A1 Electronics tests PrimeCooler's MegaCool 8 = Intel Pentium=20 4 LGA775 heatsink = here.

Still more FX-60 luvin', this time from Bjorn3D, here.

Tweaknews tests the Zalman Fatal1ty = FS-V7 graphics card cooler here.

Overclocker Cafe tests = Thermaltake's = ToughPower 550W PSU here.

Community News=20 for January 10, 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

After=20 Action Reports:

  • "boredvietboi4o8" has posted = an AAR -=20 77th Sq RAAF: Korea.=20
  • "BurroFootball40" has posted = a CFS2 AAR - Solomon Islands.=20
IL-2 = Series:=20 Forgotten Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20
  • Scorched Earth: Freight = Management=20 Announced.
  • IL-2 Dynamic Campaign Generator = 3.22 has=20 been released.
  • "RONNCO"=20 has released a F4U-1 ("Marine's Dream", 1st Lt. = Edwin L.=20 Olander, VMF-214, Munda, 1943) skin.
  • "Buglord" has released a Bf-109F-4 (7./JG54, Oblt. Werner = von Hofe,=20 Finland. June, 1942) skin.
  • "Kristorf" has released a Spitfire IXc (ZD-B/MH434, flown = by Ray=20 Hanna) skin.
Jane's F/A-18:=20 Over Flanders Fields: = Pit = Builders:=20 Strike = Fighters /=20 Wings Over Vietnam:=20
  • "Murphy'S" has posted a F-15A screenshot. =

Land Combat News

News Contributor: Chuck = "Magnum"=20 Ankenbauer.

A new promotional video for = Steel Beasts Pro PE = is=20 discussed here.

Naval Combat = News

News Contributor: = "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

There's a new = Pirates Of The Burning = Sea=20 interview here at Game=20 Cloud.

Motorsports News

News Contributor: = Jens=20 "McGonigle" Lindblad.

The=20 netKar = Pro site has=20 been updated with confirmation of a Q1 2006 release. = The list=20 of main features is as follows:

  • New DX9=20 graphics engine
  • 2 new=20 switchable sound engines=20
  • New=20 multiplayer engine=20
  • New=20 advanced tire math model=20
  • Advanced=20 aerodynamic math model=20
  • Support=20 for professional data analysis through AIM-SportLine = software=20
  • Fully=20 realistic onboard AIM display=20
  • Fully=20 clickable 3D cockpits=20
  • Support=20 for 3D view control devices (TrackIR)=20
  • Ultra=20 realistic setup and time management during = races=20
  • Advanced=20 tire wear and management options=20
  • 4 cars=20 modeled after real similar counterparts' telemetry = data and=20 engineering consultants=20
  • 4 tracks=20 with 7 total variations

Technology=20 News

News Contributor: = Bob=20 "KnightRyder" Nielsen.

CompUSA has a=20 deal on the Thrustmaster Cougar=20 HOTAS. $179.99 USD after rebates. Take a look = here. Thanks Vince.

DailyTech=20 is a new web site from AnandTech.

HardwareHell reviews Corsair 2GB Twin2X = XMS2 DDR2=20 memory. Read here.

Viperlair=20 checks out the Albatron=20 K8Sli motherboard here.

ByteSector=20 tests out the Coolmax = Fanless=20 400W PSU here.

TrustedReviews tests the D-Link DSL-G624M = wireless=20 router here.

CaseModGod=20 reviews the Enermax = Liberty 500W=20 PSU here.

Bjorn3D tests=20 out PowerColor's X1600 = XT=20 & X1300 Pro = cards here.

TrustedReviews looks at the Seagate Barracuda = 7200.9 -=20 500GB hard drive here.

Pimprig=20 looks at the Super = Flower=20 Digi-Master front panel here.

TECHNIZ.CO.UK tests out the Titan Eagle cooler here.

Check out this = thread on=20 the Emagin Z800 = head=20 mounted display here.

Community News=20 for January 9, 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

After=20 Action Reports:

  • "jazz5150" has posted a LOMAC AAR - Black Sea War.=20
European Air=20 War:=20
  • "RAF_Dumoulin" has posted a = link to Meatwater sounds.
  • "VonBeerhofen" has posted a = preview of=20 a modified 2D cockpit (full = palette).=20
Event=20 Photography:=20
  • "Top=20 Gun" has posted shots of a VMFA-142 F-18.
  • "Top=20 Gun" has posted a link to a photo (by Chad Thomas) = of a F-18 on final to a carrier deck = .
  • "Arthonon" has posted shots = from the Anchorage, Alaska Air Museum. =
  • "hbxov"=20 has posted a link to a series of Draken shots. =
Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20
  • Multivipers Teamspeak Server has = moved to=20 a new IP address.
  • "Skater." has posted many new skins from "The Shova" of = Multivipers.=20
IL-2 Series:=20 Forgotten Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20
  • Flying=20 Legends has returned to operational status.
  • "UF_Zargos" has released 2 Bf-109G-10 (Lt. Willy RHUL, = April 1945)=20 skins.
  • "312_Jura" has posted a new = wallpaper - ..defending = Britain...=20
  • "vpmedia" has released a Bf-109F-4 (Alfred Grislawski, = 9/JG52)=20 skin.
  • "vpmedia" has released a Bf-110G (Winter, ZG1 "Wespen" in = Russia)=20 skins.
  • "RONNCO"=20 has released a F4U-1D ("Daisy June" of VMF-511, = USS Block=20 Island, July 1945) skin.
  • "Buglord" has released a Bf-109F-4 (Karl Schulz 8./JG5 = Petsamo,=20 Finland 1943) skins.
  • "F19Gladiator" has posted = comprehensive=20 information on Operation Torch.
  • "Kristorf" has released Spitfire IXc (S/Ldr Stanislaw = Skalski,=20 Polish Fighting Team, 145 Sqdn, Tunisia, 1943) skin. =
  • "obelixC6" has released 9 Curtiss Hawk 81-A2 Flying Tiger = skins.=20
  • "No105_Ogdens" has posted = shots of a Beaufighter attacking shipping. =
  • "Mangrove" has posted a new = wallpaper - Pursuit.
  • Members=20 have posted links to popular skin sites.
  • "AFJ_MASTIFF" has posted = information on=20 the AFJ Dedicated Server Ace = Competition.=20
Jane's=20 F/A-18:=20
  • "VCVW11_BonKeRS" has posted = an Iraq video.
  • "VCVW11_BonKeRS" has posted a = CVW11 NSAWC (TOP GUN) video. =
  • "VCVW11_BonKeRS" has posted a = CVW11 Recruit Video.
  • "Phoenix64d" has posted a = link to the=20 Warthog's skins web page. =
  • "RCAF=20 ARROW CO" has posted a VF-102 50th video. =
LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / = Black=20 Shark:=20
  • "Thomas=20 DW" has announced the release of a new GUI Configuration Utility. =
  • "Leopold" has released a 20 mission MiG-29A campaign. =
  • Black Sea=20 Operations: 3 cut scene movies are now = available.=20
Over Flanders=20 Fields:=20
  • OFF=20 Update: Patch 0.36 has been released. =
  • "bisher"=20 has posted a screenshot - "The Front".=20
Pit=20 Builders:=20
  • "Kimchoc1" has posted update photos of a home built = cockpit.=20
Screentshots=20 and Video Gallery:=20 Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20
  • The 100 Mission Challenge is back. =
  • "RAF_Dumoulin" has posted a = Spitfire video.
  • "RAF_Dumoulin" has posted a = video of a Hurricane doing = aerobatics.=20
  • "Bunyap2W1" has posted an AAR = - 100 mission challenge.
  • "Bunyap2W1" has announced = Russo's BQM-34 Firebee drone updated. =
  • Red=20 Falcon: Korean Air War campaign add-on = has been=20 released.
  • Paul=20 Nortness has announced the release of new