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by Moggy
Tue Feb 20, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Chris Cartledge, Fleet Air Arm pilot who bombed Tirpitz
Replies: 5
Views: 159

Re: Chris Cartledge, Fleet Air Arm pilot who bombed Tirpitz

As I understood it, the landing gear configuration of the Spitfire/Seafire, with the wheels very close together, made it highly unstable in the context of carrier landings. The basic Spitfire configuration was unsuitable for carrier ops generally. Only optimism kept it in the inventory. The Corsair ...
by Moggy
Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:40 am
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Chris Cartledge, Fleet Air Arm pilot who bombed Tirpitz
Replies: 5
Views: 159

Chris Cartledge, Fleet Air Arm pilot who bombed Tirpitz

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/obituaries/2024/02/19/TELEMMGLPICT000366623031_17083492907560_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BquEEf6h0gkuqnr3KfL0Sv1J6B98F6aFIb6QL-cGTOiUs.jpeg?imwidth=960 Chris Cartledge, who has died aged 100, was a Fleet Air Arm pilot who flew the F4U Corsair – the “Bent-Wing Bastard” –...
by Moggy
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Significant savings on military history books
Replies: 0
Views: 98

Significant savings on military history books

Have a look at Naval & Military Press: https://www.naval-military-press.com/pr ... ld-war-ii/

I just bought £189 worth of books at the cover price, for £56. Some cracking titles including Jason Nicholas Moore's Soviet Fighters of the Second World War cover price £40, for £9.99.
by Moggy
Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:01 pm
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Watch an encounter on the Moldovan Front 1941
Replies: 2
Views: 156

Re: Watch an encounter on the Moldovan Front 1941

Thanks Ray. Having that sitting round the fire on Sunday evening thing so I'll let you have what I have tomorrow.

:beer:
by Moggy
Sun Feb 11, 2024 4:45 pm
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Watch an encounter on the Moldovan Front 1941
Replies: 2
Views: 156

Watch an encounter on the Moldovan Front 1941

Romanian bombing mission encounters Soviet defence.

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Watch the encounter here:

http://mogggy.org/EAW/EAW2.mp4
by Moggy
Fri Feb 09, 2024 1:28 pm
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Glide Aircraft Skin Issues
Replies: 17
Views: 704

Re: Glide Aircraft Skin Issues

How are they getting these frame rates?
by Moggy
Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:07 am
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Glide Aircraft Skin Issues
Replies: 17
Views: 704

Re: Glide Aircraft Skin Issues

Thanks Capt!

Just post them here. If you could do Screen shots that would be useful.

:yes:
by Moggy
Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:41 pm
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Moggy being Dim
Replies: 0
Views: 107

Moggy being Dim

Just experimenting Windows in built screen recorder, made a capture showing me checking out one of the scenarios in the Balkans/Ukraine setup. Puzzling out why my Slovak planes can't use Slovak bases. Doh! http://mogggy.org/EAW/EAW1.mp4 Choose the right time period :oops: Now to get it to record a m...
by Moggy
Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:21 am
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Glide Aircraft Skin Issues
Replies: 17
Views: 704

Re: Glide Aircraft Skin Issues

Jel wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:48 pm The problem is caused by Windows 10.
If you use d3d the frame rates are terrible. They are good if you use Glide.
Jel - I'm using D3D in Windows 10.

What do you consider "good" frame rates and terrible frame rates?
by Moggy
Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Glide Aircraft Skin Issues
Replies: 17
Views: 704

Re: Glide Aircraft Skin Issues

CaptJ - can you post a list of the aircraft in the 1.6 inventory where you get this glide problem.

Thanks.
by Moggy
Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Glide Aircraft Skin Issues
Replies: 17
Views: 704

Re: Glide Aircraft Skin Issues

No, I don't do glide either. Always been lucky enough to have a video card setup that worked fully in directx. Horizon fog included.
by Moggy
Tue Feb 06, 2024 4:11 pm
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Glide Aircraft Skin Issues
Replies: 17
Views: 704

Re: Glide Aircraft Skin Issues

Well, it's never a problem I have worked on or looked closely into. In his skinning tutorial Mosi seemed to think it was a matter of certain colour definitions in the pallette which caused problems with Glide, especially the large number of pallette slots dedicated to transparencies. He seems to sug...
by Moggy
Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:50 pm
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Glide Aircraft Skin Issues
Replies: 17
Views: 704

Re: Glide Aircraft Skin Issues

There is this section from Mosi's skinning tutorial: http://mogggy.org/pictures/glide1.jpg http://mogggy.org/pictures/glide2.jpg However, given that it is impossible/impractical to make recent aircraft models fully compliant with Glide, would it be useful to compile a list of less recent models whic...
by Moggy
Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:52 am
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: How accurate is Spielberg’s "Masters of the Air"?
Replies: 22
Views: 12380

Masters of the Air star felt 'great responsibility' playing US airman

Masters of the Air star felt 'great responsibility' playing US airman https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16E8/production/_132546850_joelouis.png.webp Masters of the Air actor Louis Greatorex has spoken of the huge responsibility he felt playing an American airman in a new TV drama. https://...