SimHQ.com - The Simulation Community's = Headquarters

Graphic by Jim = "Hornit"=20 Campisi

Community News for November 10,=20 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

News Contributors: = Doug=20 "Uther" Lawrence and Ivan Jozic.

Aviation Videos:

Bf-109 vintage color footage.=20
French Connection CAP10 = Formation Aerobatics.=20
Car facing a 747 backwash.=20
Piper Super Cub taking of in 18 = feet!=20
Exciting video of an F-16 = avoiding=20 SAMs over Baghdad can be seen here.

Enemy Engaged 2:

New Enemy Engaged 2 board now = open.=20

European Air = War:=20

LR / HR B-29 project update. =

Event Photography:=20

2007s "airpower.at"-Calendar by=20 "RSColonel_131st.".

First Eagles: The Great = War:

According to this thread, TK's WWI simulation = might be=20 close to release.

General Aviation:

French UN troops almost fired at Israeli = aircraft over=20 Lebanon. Read more here.=20
Austrian cancellation of 18 Eurofighter aircraft = would=20 be too costly. Full article here.

IL-2 Series: = Forgotten=20 Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:

IL-2 1946 Box Art.=20
Virtual No. 74 Squadron Royal Air = Force open=20 try out.=20
361st: Chapter 10 - Poor Baby. =

LOMAC / Flaming = Cliffs /=20 Black Shark:

An excellent Black Shark video can be found here.

Screentshots and Video = Gallery:=20

Win the Sony Vegas 7 at = Screenshot Art.=20

Strike = Fighters /=20 Wings Over Vietnam / Wings Over Europe:=20

Korea mod update.

Whirlwind of Vietnam:

A new FAQ can be found on CombatSim here.

Land & Armor Combat

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

Announcements:

The Wargamer reports that the Matrix Games release of 'For = Liberty!'=20 includes the new v1.70 updates and new features and=20 enhancements and a free 1848 Hungarian War of = Independence=20 campaign.

Land = & Armor=20 PC Game News:

Blues News posts news of Battlefield 2142 = and Battlefield 2 = patch plans.=20
Blues=20 News lists links to Splinter Cell Double = Agent=20 single-player and multiplayer demos.

Naval Combat = News

News Contributor: = Tom=20 "NightCrawler" Mauk.

Veterans Day, Saturday, = November=20 11th:

Being a US Military veteran myself, I would like = to honor=20 those men and women of our Armed Forces who are = currently=20 stationed overseas, be it in a war zone or a support = area,=20 along with those stationed stateside. I appreciate = all that=20 you are accomplishing and want to say a loud = THANK=20 YOU for serving. America is strong and will = remain=20 strong as long as we have service members like you, = the US=20 fighting men and women of our great Armed=20 Services.

And I cannot exit without also=20 THANKING each and every soldier, marine, = airman,=20 seaman, and Coast Guard member who has worn these = honored=20 uniforms. A standing tall salute goes out to = everyone who=20 has worn and currently wears the uniform with=20 honor.

There is also a poem written by = Rich Reith, named Losing a = Generation of=20 Heroes, that I would like to pass = along as my=20 personal Veteran's Day acknowledgement.

- Tribute by Tom "NightCrawler"=20 Mauk.

This=20 Day in US Naval History - November 10:

1775 - Congress votes to raise two = battalions of=20 Continental Marines, establishing the Marine Corps.=20
1941 - U.S.-escorted convoy WS-12, = carrying=20 20,000 British troops to Singapore, sails from = Halifax.=20

Motorsports News

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

rFactor:

A preview movie of the = updated=20 Legends Mo by Lo has been released and is available = for=20 viewing here.

GTR2:

A new track is up = at No Grip for GTR2; Zolder. =
The first GT Legends cars = in GTR2=20 are the Pantera and the GT 40. Head over to No Grip = for download.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

Futurelooks checks out the NZXT = ADAMAS=20 Aluminum Premium Mid-Tower Case here.=20
Virtual-Hideout checks out the = Antec Nine=20 Hundred Ultimate Gamer's Case here.

Consoles:

Community members discuss their experiences with = the=20 Xbox 360 here.

Cooling:

OCModShop explains how heatpipes = work here.=20
RBMods tests out the Zalman = CNPS9700 LED=20 CPU Cooler here.

Graphics Cards: =

Legit Reviews tests out XFX's = GeForce 8800=20 GTX & eVGA's GeForce 8800 GTS GPUs here.=20
Anandtech looks at NVIDIA's = GeForce 8800=20 and DirectX 10 here.

Motherboards: =

TweakTown checks out the ASUS = P5N32-SLI=20 Premium WiFi-AP Motherboard here.=20
EPIACENTER tests out the Liantec = ITX-6900=20 Motherboard here.

Community News for = November 9,=20 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

News Contributors: = Doug=20 "Uther" Lawrence and Ivan Jozic.

After Action Reports: =

F4:AF Balkans AAR: Balance of = Power AAR=20 #010.

FS2002 / FS2004=20 / FSX:=20

Spitfire cockpit graphics = comparison.=20
Glider's Paradise (location tip = for all=20 soaring fans).

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles, AEP, Pacific = Fighters:=20

Nvidia 96.89 drivers get good = feedback.=20

Strike = Fighters /=20 Wings Over Vietnam / Wings Over Europe:=20

New Israel terrain development = report.=20
Pictorial AAR - Air America in = YAP by=20 "HrntFixr."

Whirlwind=20 of Vietnam:=20

UH-1 FAQ published. =

Aviation Videos:=20

F-16's evade SAM's over Baghdad. =
Cobra attack helo documentary.=20
Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey.=20
MiG-29 OVT Airshow performance.=20
MiG-29 (Cockpit and avionics = featured).=20

Land & Armor Combat

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

Land = & Armor=20 PC Game News:

"Red Orchestra: Ostfront = 41-45=20 Collector's Edition" has been announced. Read here.

Naval Combat = News

News Contributor: = Tom=20 "NightCrawler" Mauk.

(ANNO)1701 = A.D.:

Gamespot PC = Games has just published up a Good = review of=20 this naval pirate game. You can read the review here.=20

This Day = in US Naval=20 History - November 9:

1921 - USS Olympia arrives at the = Washington Navy=20 Yard from France carrying the body of the Unknown = Soldier=20 for internment at Arlington National Cemetery.=20
1950 - Task Force 77 makes first attack = on the=20 Yalu River bridges. In first engagement between = MIG-15 and=20 F9F jets (USS Philippine Sea, CV 47), Lt. Cmdr. = William T.=20 Amen (VF-111) shoots down a MIG and becomes first = Navy pilot=20 to shoot down a jet aircraft.=20
1956 - Secretary of the Navy proposes the = Polaris=20 missile program to the Secretary of Defense. =

Motorsports News

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

rFactor:

Version 2.0 of EMG's Montreal circuit has been = released.

"Project Ferrari":

Blimey Games announce that their = next=20 racing title currently is in development and is = based on the=20 official Ferrari license.

Community:

November's issue of Autosimsport is now out and = ready=20 for download.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

Cowcotland checks out the Antec = Fusion=20 Case here.

Cooling:

Boot Daily has a CPU Cooler = roundup here.=20
DragonSteelMods checks out the = Vizo Ninja=20 Notebook Cooler here.

Graphics Cards: =

Motherboards.org reviews the = ASUS=20 EN8800GTX GeForce 8800GTX card here.=20
[H]ardOCP tests out the BFGTech = GeForce=20 8800 GTX & 8800 GTS cards here.=20
HEXUS.net gives their impression = of the=20 GeForce 8800 GTX here.

Motherboards: =

HotHardware checks out the = NVIDIA nForce=20 680i SLI Chipset here.

Processors:

Hardware checks out Intel's Core = 2 Extreme=20 QX6700 CPU's here.

Community News for = November 8,=20 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

News Contributors: = Doug=20 "Uther" Lawrence and Ivan Jozic.

IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:

New Release of Scorched Earth Online = War.=20

Over = Flanders=20 Fields:=20

Phase 2 update.

RC and Scale = Modeling:=20

Video: Hawker Hurricane RC Large Scale = Plane.=20

Strike = Fighters /=20 Wings Over Vietnam / Wings Over Europe:=20

Preview of the next F-16a = Models.=20
Hi-Res F-105D update = (screenshots).=20

Aviation=20 Videos:=20

A-6M Zero demonstration in = Japan.=20
Hellcat wreckage in Blue Mtns.=20
Sukhoi planes in action. =

Other News:

Have you read about the House Bill 4806, Military Toy = Replica Act?=20

Land & Armor Combat

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

Land = & Armor=20 PC Game News:

Gamespot reports on Rogue Warrior, a tactical = shooter for the=20 PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.=20
Splinter Cell Double Agent - v1.01 = Patch=20 is available at Worthplaying.

Naval Combat = News

News Contributor: = Tom=20 "NightCrawler" Mauk.

From the = Forums:

Herman has just posted up his 35th new = Harpoon 3=20 scenario of the year! The scenarios' name is=20 Blockade. Read the info here.

This Day in US Naval History = -=20 November 8:

1861 - Capt. Charles Wilkes seizes two=20 Confederate diplomats from the British steamer = Trent,=20 causing an international controversy with Great = Britain=20 (known as the Trent Affair).=20
1942 - Operation Torch (Allied landings = in French=20 Northwest Africa). American forces land at = Casablanca.=20 French naval forces attack U.S. Navy ships and 13 = French=20 ships are sunk without a loss to the U.S.=20
1956 - Navy Stratolab balloon (Lt. Cmdr. = Malcolm=20 D. Ross and 2Lt. Cmdr. M. Lee Lewis) better world = height=20 record soaring to 76,000 feet over Black Hills, = S.D., on=20 flight to gather meteorological, cosmic ray, and = other=20 scientific data.=20
1975 - More than 100 Sailors and Marines = from USS=20 Inchon (LPH 12) and USS Bagley (DE 1069) fight a = fire aboard=20 a Spanish merchant vessel at Palma.

Motorsports News

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

rFactor:

A boost in performance as well as better = graphics are=20 claimed to come with SLN's free updated textures for = Laguna Seca.

New Champ Car Sim in the=20 making:

Virtual-E and iDT Team Up to Bring the Thrill of = Champ=20 Car Racing to Fans. This system will employ the = VirtualGT=20 Professional Racing Simulator, which uses intense = sound and=20 vibration to reproduce the feeling of driving a real = Champ=20 car, coupled with custom racing simulation software = created=20 by iDT Simulations, LLC. The software is scheduled = to be=20 released April 2007, coinciding with the first = CCWS-race of=20 the 2007 season. Read the full story here.

10Tacle Studios, Ferrari = Sign=20 Licensing Agreement:

10Tacle Studios AG and Ferrari sign a licensing=20 agreement for the development of video games. Read = the Press=20 Release at IGN here.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

hardCOREware checks out the = Thermaltake=20 Mozart Sx Slim HTPC Case here.=20
XS Reviews checks into the = SilverStone=20 Temjin TJ08 Case here.

Cooling:

FrostyTech checks out the = Thermalfly=20 F1-IACSHA Heatpipe HSF here.=20
Hardware Pacers tests the = Thermaltake=20 Extreme Spirit II Northbridge Cooler here.

Graphics Cards: =

HEXUS.net checks out the XFX = GeForce 7950=20 GT XXX Edition Video Card here.=20
t-break has a guide to = Affordable High-End=20 Video Cards here.=20
Legion Hardware compares the ATI = Radeon=20 X1900GT vs. the Radeon X1900GT Rev2 cards here.

Motherboards: =

3DGameMan gives the ECS KA3 MVP = Extreme=20 Motherboard a shakedown here.=20
HotHardware has an ASUS = M2R32-MVP vs. ECS=20 KA3 MVP Extreme CrossFire Xtreme 3200 Shootout here.=20
X-bit Labs tests out the = Gigabyte=20 GA-965P-S3 Mainboard here.

Community News for = November 7,=20 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

News Contributors: = Doug=20 "Uther" Lawrence and Ivan Jozic.

European Air War: =

EAW Meeting - Cord and Mosi. =

IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20

MTO pictorial development = update.=20
"47 heaven" movie can be = found here.

Jane's F/A-18:=20

Recommended add-ons discussion.=20

RC and = Scale=20 Modeling:=20

Incredible WWII German Heer = diorama!=20

Strike = Fighters /=20 Wings Over Vietnam / Wings Over Europe:=20

Preview: HMS Invincible / HMS = Illustrious.=20
Preview: F-23A cockpit.

Aviation Videos:=20

Tu-16 (32 minutes). Thanks = "firefox1."=20
Swiss Air Force - Push the = Limit. Thanks=20 "Gaston."

General Aviation:

An amazing story about a U-2 pilot suffering = from=20 decompression sickness on
a way back from mission = can be=20 read here.=20
Researchers working on the design for silent = aircraft.=20 Read about it here.=20
NASA pushes back the 2007 shuttle flights. Full = article=20 here.=20
China's spacecraft for the 2008 flight takes = shape. More=20 info here.

Land & Armor Combat

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

Land & Armor Games = New=20 Releases:

PC: Splinter Cell Double Agent=20
360: Gears of War, highly anticipated = squad=20 shooter for the 360, Call of Duty 3, and History = Channel:=20 Civil War.=20
Gamespot has a list of many PC = and Console=20 games shipping this week here.

Land = & Armor PC=20 Game News:

More Armed Assault videos.=20
"Medieval II: Total War - The English" is = discussed at=20 PC.IGN here.=20
Blue's News reports that Medieval II: Total War has gone = gold and=20 is expected to be available across European stores = November=20 10, with the North American release following four = days=20 later. Developed by Creative Assembly, Medieval II: = Total=20 War comes as a highly anticipated sequel to the = immensely=20 popular title Rome: Total War.

Land = & Armor=20 Console Game News:

Movies and TV shows coming to 360.

Naval Combat = News

News Contributor: = Tom=20 "NightCrawler" Mauk.

Pirates of the=20 Burning Sea:

The developers of this new massively multiplayer = online=20 game set in the age of sail, Flying Lab=20 Software will be attending Gen Con So Cal this = November=20 16th-19th, at the Anaheim Convention Center, in = booth #404!=20 Go here for the complete press = release=20 provided by GamersHell.

This Day in US Naval History = -=20 November 7:

1861 - Naval forces under Rear Adm. = Samuel F.=20 DuPont capture Port Royal Sound, S.C.=20
1881 - Naval Advisory Board submits = report=20 recommending the new ships in the U.S. Navy be = constructed=20 of steel instead of iron.=20
1973 - War Powers Resolution becomes law. =

Motorsports News

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

rFactor:

Caterham v1.0 Beta has = been=20 released. Learn more and download from here.

GTR2:

CSGTR2; a GTR2 utility = allows for=20 the creation of Custom Championship Series for use = in GTR2=20 and tracking Driver Track Statistics and Race Series = Statistics has been released and can be found at No = Grip.=20 Works with add-on tracks for GTR2.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

Pro Clockers checks out the = Sunbeamtech=20 Zorro Case here.=20
PCApex checks out the NZXT = Adamas Aluminum=20 Case here.

Cooling:

Techgage checks out the CoolIT = Freezone=20 CPU Cooler here.=20
Bjorn3D tests out the MACS = MA-7131-A=20 Triumph Deluxe Cooler here.

Graphics Cards: =

XYZ Computing checks out the HIS = X1300 XT=20 IceQ Turbo Review here.=20
The Inquirer looks at NVIDIA's = G80 innards=20 here.

Motherboards: =

PC Modding Malaysia checks out = the Asus=20 P5W64 WS PRO Motherboard here.=20
Virtual-Hideout tests out the = Abit SG-95=20 Micro-ATX LGA775 Motherboard here.

Community News for November 6, = 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

News Contributors: = Doug=20 "Uther" Lawrence and Ivan Jozic.

EECH / EEAH:

EECH Central experiences major = setback.=20

European = Air=20 War:=20

Sandbagger's latest news. =
Preview: Me-309 V1 by "Rotton50."=20
Preview: Simple keyboard map by "Uriah."=20
EAW video card rundown by = "sydbod."=20

Event=20 Photography:=20

Low level C-130 by "hbxov."=20
Airport photos by "daliborsky."=20

Falcon 4.0: = Allied=20 Force:=20

Patch v1.08 has been released.=20
Patch v1.08 Changelog. =

FS2002 / FS2004 / = FSX:=20

Video: Pilots of the Caribbean. = Thanks=20 "Tolwyn." Discussion of the video is here.

IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20

Campaign: A Little Local = Difficulty by=20 "Plunge_to_Earth."=20
The Rogue Saints VFW is now = accepting new=20 pilots.

LOMAC /=20 Flaming Cliffs / Black Shark:=20

F-15 and Su-27 Dogfight Tracks for FC.=20
Crimean Air Wars ready for = download @=20 Lockonfiles.=20
A Black Shark gameplay = video from=20 the Igromir computer games show can be found here.

Screentshots and Video = Gallery:=20

F-18 carrier trap in X-Plane.=20

Strike = Fighters /=20 Wings Over Vietnam / Wings Over Europe:=20

CVN Testing Screens From = 11-05-06vB.=20
Chico's house gets a Yankee Air Pirate makeover.=20
Pictorial AAR - Yankee Air = Pirate, Bad=20 Guys Ambush Convoy.=20
AC-47 Screenshots - You CAN Blow = Things=20 Up!=20
Preview: Sud-Ouest Vautour by "veltro2k." =

Aviation=20 Videos:=20

F-16 bird strike. Thanks = "Bert77."=20
MiG-21 Forever. Thanks = "MonsterZero_jr."=20

General = News:=20

New Space Station Simulator.=20
Dogfights (History CHannel) web = page.=20 Thanks "Bearcat99."=20
Link to a interesting WWII German gun camera = video can=20 be found in this thread.=20
New MQ-9 Reaper UAV to be in service next year. = Read here.=20
Great video showing Czech MiG-21s can be seen here.

Land & Armor Combat

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

Land & Armor PC Game=20 News:

Fileplanet has = the new Mark of Chaos single player = demo.=20
PC Game News has = a link to a=20 new trailer for Medal of Honor: Airborne.=20
Armed Assault = Zone has two=20 different collections of Armed Assault videos. = 8+5=3D13 video=20 clips.

Land = & Armor=20 Console Game News:

GameSpot has a = video preview=20 of Splinter Cell for the PS3.=20
GameSpot also has = the=20 official trailer for Gears of War coming to the Xbox = 360.=20

From the = Forums:=20

Rainer shares more artistic wallpapers using WW2 = Battle=20 Tanks. Check them out here.=20
Jeeves shares some screens from an OFP mod. = Check them=20 out here.

Naval Combat = News

News Contributor: = Tom=20 "NightCrawler" Mauk.

This Day = in US Naval=20 History - November 6:

1851 - U.S. Navy expedition under command = of=20 Lieutenant William Lewis Herndon, on a mission to = explore=20 the valley of the Amazon and its tributaries, = reaches=20 Iquitos in the jungle region of the upper Amazon = after their=20 departure from Lima, Peru.=20
1941 - On Neutrality Patrol, USS Omaha = (CL 4) and=20 USS Somers (DD 381) intercept the German blockade = runner=20 Odenwald disguised as U.S. freighter, board her = after the=20 German crew abandoned the ship, and brought the ship = to San=20 Juan, Puerto Rico, where the boarding party was = awarded=20 salvage shares.=20
1942 - First officer and enlisted women = from=20 training schools report for shore duty around the = USA.=20
1951 - Soviet aircraft shoot at Neptune = Patrol=20 bomber (VP-6) on weather reconnaissance mission near = Siberia. U.S. aircraft fails to return.=20
1967 - Helicopter from USS Coral Sea (CVA = 43)=20 rescues 37-man crew of Liberian freighter Royal = Fortunes=20 aground on reef in Tonkin Gulf.

Motorsports News

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

Grand Prix = Legends:

Another superb excuse to drive GPL some more can = be=20 found with the release of GPL Replay Analyzer v7.7. = The=20 software now supports existing and coming mods. = Download it=20 from the GPLRA homepage.

rFactor:

New files for rFactor: Ferrari F430 Mod and an updated = Formula Nippon v1.01.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

Tweaknews checks out the = Thermaltake=20 Kandalf LCS Liquid Cooled Case here.=20
Modders-Inc. checks out Antec's = P180B Case=20 here.

Cooling:

Techware Labs checks out the = Cooler Master=20 Hyper 6+ Cooler here.=20
Bigbruin checks out the Cooler = Master Mars=20 & Eclipse CPU Coolers here.

Graphics Cards: =

GamePC tests out Sapphire's ATI = Radeon=20 X1950 Pro 256MB card here.=20
DigiTimes looks at NVIDIA's = GeForce 8800=20 here.

Motherboards: =

I4U checks out the Abit AW9D-Max = Core 2=20 Duo Motherboard here.=20
TechARP posts version 9.3 of = their BIOS=20 Optimization Guide here.