Read It – Do It by Chris “BeachAV8R” Frishmuth After a long pause in the “Read It – Do It” series we’ll continue our exploration of the close relationship between the books we enjoy reading and the sims we love to play. For this issue we’ll look at a fantastic book by William Smallwood “Strike […]
From today’s press announcement: 1C Company has released the packaging art for IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey. The game is scheduled for a Q3 2009 release for Xbox 360, PS3, DS and PSP consoles. Developed by Gaijin Entertainment for Xbox 360 and PS3, DiP Interactive for Nintendo DS and DYNAMICSYSTEMS for PSP, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey takes […]
Yankee Air Pirate 2 – Mission Sets 1 & 2 Back To Page 8 650314 – Ho Chi Minh Trail History The place to stop the supplies from reaching enemy forces was at the docks at Haiphong. American air crews were not allowed to hit them so they were forced to try and stop […]
Yankee Air Pirate 2 – Mission Sets 1 & 2 Back To Page 7 690424 – Night Owl FAC History With the decision to allow North Vietnam to receive supplies without being attacked, the only other option to prevent them from reaching the enemy was to stop them on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The […]
Yankee Air Pirate 2 – Mission Sets 1 & 2 Back to Page 6 670426 – Song Cau Smugglers History The Viet Cong were brave and determined but to fight a war against America takes tons of supplies. They say that amateurs talk about strategy and professionals talk about logistics. The supplies came down […]
Yankee Air Pirate 2 – Mission Sets 1 & 2 Back To Page 5 660424 – Bac Giang Bridge History On April 24, 1966, elements of the 469th TFS were sent to destroy the Bac Giang Bridge. It was finally dropped May 5, 1966, but rebuilt numerous times and destroyed again. The bridge was […]
Yankee Air Pirate 2 – Mission Sets 1 & 2 Back To Page 4 660318 – Donovan’s Express History In the early days of Rolling Thunder, it was a common but ill-advised practice to look for targets of opportunity to strafe. But at the time, they were trying to win the war. The North […]
Yankee Air Pirate 2 – Mission Sets 1 & 2 Back To Page 3 701120 – Scramble Phu Bai History There were fighters on alert on many bases. The ones at Danang were called Gunfighter and were well-known and an often-used asset. Gunfighter Alert were always called when the others sat on the ground. 3 […]
Yankee Air Pirate 2 – Mission Sets 1 & 2 Back To Page 2 670310 – Thai Nguyen Steel History When President Johnson finally unleashed the Air Force, the North Vietnamese had the time to reinforce their air defenses. The Thai Nguyen Steel Mill was a prize they intended to protect. Many stories came […]
Yankee Air Pirate 2 – Mission Sets 1 & 2 Back to Page 1 651115 – Broken Arrow History The Battle of Ia Drang Valley was the first meeting of the US Army and NVA units in battle. The phrase “Broken Arrow”, when used by the US Army, meant that an American combat unit […]
Yankee Air Pirate 2 – Mission Sets 1 & 2 by John “zerocinco” Shelton, Chuck “PFunk” Bellows and Tom “20mm” Hayden Introduction Anyone who follows the Yankee Air Pirate 2 series knows that the storylines are based on real air combat events during the Vietnam conflict. But in each mission there is a “story behind the story”. We will be asking […]
Back to Page 5 Copy Protection by “vertical” SSM2007 uses web-based DRM (digital rights management). Before SSM2007 is installed on your computer, the sim gives your system a unique PC ID number. A software serial number is also generated. When you purchase the product, an activation key unique to your PC ID and software […]
