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IL-2 Series: Ground Attack and Ship Attack Part I,

How to Dive Bomb -or- Broad Side of the Barn? What Barn? by Tom “WKLINK” Cofield   Introduction I like to blow stuff up. Hey, who doesn’t? Well, in the virtual flight simulation world not as many as you would think. Yes, we all know that 90% of the guys out there fly most of these […]

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It’s What Would Have Happened If ABC News Was Right…

Burning Sands 1983 Mod by “VinceH” for ThirdWire Series Simulations by Charles ‘PFunk’ Bellows   Introduction Simulations fans are a needy lot. Rarely, if ever, have we seen a single title that wasn’t greeted by a few choice nits to pick over some obscure detail that was missed. Which is one of the joys the Strike Fighters-engined […]

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Speed and Angels DVD

by Guest Writer John “Colt40Five” Clement   When I first heard about the Speed and Angels (S&A) DVD, I immediately knew I had to buy it. First and foremost because, like many here at SimHQ, I can never get enough of learning all I can about every aspect of military aviation. Second, because this film was produced […]

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‘Swastika in the Gunsight: Memoirs of a Russian Fighter Pilot 1941-45’ by Igor A. Kaberov Page 3

One sentence that you would never find in an RAF account runs as follows: “The Commissar flew more than us, managed to organise meetings, give lectures or reports, showed an interest in new literary trends, talked with pilots and technicians and visited the sailors’ quarters.” You can just imagine an RAF pilot’s views of the […]

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‘Swastika in the Gunsight: Memoirs of a Russian Fighter Pilot 1941-45’ by Igor A. Kaberov Page 2

However some things appear odd to the Western reader. Kaberov’s manner can seem so alien that it rings untrue. However that is to miss the alternative explanation: Kaberov, along with many Soviet citizens of his generation, simply thinks differently to us. What can seem unnatural to us is perfectly natural to him. When you look […]

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‘Swastika in the Gunsight: Memoirs of a Russian Fighter Pilot 1941-45’ by Igor A. Kaberov

by Guest Writer Ian Boys   Every month or so somebody in the SimHQ IL-2 Forum asks which books best describe air combat from the pilot’s viewpoint. Many of the answers are uncontentious – Clostermann, Lipfert, Deere, Sakai. One book, however, is guaranteed to arouse controversy: “Swastika in the Gunsight” by Igor Kaberov. So many people […]

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Visit the Holy Land… Just Avoid the Flak Page 3

Back To Page 2   It’ll Take Longer to Finish the Game Than the Actual War… A word or two on the Egyptians. For those that think the idea of ‘regime change’ is a new concept developed by the present American Presidential administration, one of the primary goals of the Allies was to neutralize the […]

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Visit the Holy Land… Just Avoid the Flak Page 2

Back To Page 1   Sherman, Set the Way-Back Machine for… Vamp Most people familiar with the Suez Crisis only remember it as a tentative alliance between the French and British militaries to secure the canal, though in truth, it was never closed as the British feared it would be. British military planners favored a […]

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Visit the Holy Land… Just Avoid the Flak

The ’56 Suez Crisis Mod by Johan217 for the Third Wire Series by Charles ‘PFunk’ Bellows   Introduction Simulations fans are a needy lot. Rarely, if ever, have we seen a single title that wasn’t greeted by a few choice nits to pick over some obscure detail that was missed. Which is one of the joys the Strike Fighters-engined […]

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