Friday 2010-02-19 Screenshots AND Discussion Thread

[Insuber]

Originally Posted by ECV56_Lancelot

Didn´t know such things existed for detecting aircraft, i thought that detection was done by radar, and the good old fashion eyeball, on the ground or in the air.

They existed since WWI in fact. I have some nice pics of those early attempts ... make me laugh each time though ...

Insuber

[Skoshi Tiger]

With all these different type of detection gear at our disposal, I keep on thinking that it would be great to have a player manable 'plotting table'. Where the location and altitude of the various contacts would be displayed.

A member of a on-line squadron could use teamspeak (or a built in Radio Communications???) to vector his squadron members onto the enemy contacts. Of course the historical accuracy and limitations of the various detection devices would need to be programmed and as the various devices are located and destroyed by the attacking planes those stations would not be able to send in any more plots!


I know one person wouldn't be flying but they would be able to co-ordinate their teams efforts.

It would also give a real reason for finding and taking out the listening posts, other than points!

Cheers and thanks for the updates.

[AndyJWest]

a player manable 'plotting table'

If you want 100% authenticity, it should probably be 'womanable'. This would certainly add a lot to the experience. One for third-party software, if not in the initial sim.

[Skoshi Tiger]

Originally Posted by AndyJWest

If you want 100% authenticity, it should probably be 'womanable'. This would certainly add a lot to the experience. One for third-party software, if not in the initial sim.

100% correct, now where can a bloke buy a WAF uniform......

Did I just think that or type it??????? Hmmmmm! donuts!

cheers!

Edit! - Could be a great way to get our spouses involved in the sim!!!

[FS~Lewis]

On reading of Battle of Britain engagements I find that a lot of spitfire/hurricane pilots complained of having to disengage because of oil and debris from the luftwaffe aircraft when they were chasing from directly behind. Some found it so bad they were forced to land simply because they couldn't see well enough to carry the fight....

Will this be replicated in the new game?

[AndyJWest]

now where can a bloke buy a WAF uniform......

Um, WAAF to be exact. I have a suspicion that the WAAFs may have had more effect on the BoB than historians have acknowledged - and no, this isn't feminist revisionism. On the contrary, I suspect that the presence of female voices on R/T may have had a significant effect on morale, not least because whoever was responsible for WAAF uniform understood the workings of the minds of young adults of both sexes, and how dressing women up in 'male' attire made them more sexually alluring...

Sorry, I'm letting my anthropological studies get in the way here. What I meant to say is: Oleg make it authentic, give us WAAFs.

[Skarphol]

Originally Posted by AndyJWest

I have a suspicion that the WAAFs may have had more effect on the BoB than historians have acknowledged..

Are you indicating that the WAAFs will be undermodelled in SOW:BOB?
That would be a shame...

Skarphol

[major_setback]

Originally Posted by AndyJWest

Um, WAAF to be exact. I have a suspicion that the WAAFs may have had more effect on the BoB than historians have acknowledged - and no, this isn't feminist revisionism. On the contrary, I suspect that the presence of female voices on R/T may have had a significant effect on morale, not least because whoever was responsible for WAAF uniform understood the workings of the minds of young adults of both sexes, and how dressing women up in 'male' attire made them more sexually alluring...

Sorry, I'm letting my anthropological studies get in the way here. What I meant to say is: Oleg make it authentic, give us WAAFs.

Seriously. Will we really have to wear those WAAF uniforms?
...And what about the female pilots that were employed transporting aircraft from one place to another, will we have to use those uniforms too? I really am unsure if I can afford the sim if that will be the case.
My budget will stretch to the silk scarf, but not the stockings, and to be honest I'm unsure if I can even get away with heels at my age.
Please development team, remember that some of us are on limited incomes.

By the way, what colour underwear did Badar wear?

[AndyJWest]

...what about the female pilots that were employed transporting aircraft from one place to another

That would be the Air Transport Auxiliary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transport_Auxiliary

Diana Barnato Walker:


Arguably some of the best pilots of WWII. No ammunition, no radio, and if you were lucky you got to read the pilots notes for a plane before you flew it. They weren't all female, but a lot of the best ones were.

All SoW:BoB will need is an option to disable RT, and ATA missions will be simple to create. Just for entertainment you could add in a stray Bf 109 or two...

[Les]

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