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by Moggy
Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:24 pm
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Little Wars and Obscure Planes
Replies: 6
Views: 282

Little Wars and Obscure Planes

One of the things that is so interesting in fleshing out the Italy/Balkans/Ukraine map is the unknown little skirmishes and and the forgotton planes that flew in them. When Adolf Hitler ripped up the Versailles Treaty and started redrawing the international boundaries in central Europe he opened a w...
by Moggy
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:02 pm
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Battle of Britain campaign issue
Replies: 17
Views: 612

Re: Battle of Britain campaign issue

Hello! Not a question I can answer personally, as I don't run many campaign games these days. I'm concentrated on single missions. Maybe Jel might have a view. I recall he did some work on campaigns a little while back. Suggest you install 1.6 and give it a go. There is an updated BoB campaign among...
by Moggy
Sun Feb 25, 2024 1:05 am
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Exhibition remembers wartime B17 crash
Replies: 0
Views: 98

Exhibition remembers wartime B17 crash

Stanwick Lakes exhibition opens to mark military aircraft crash https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/11973/production/_132715027_b17rememberanceceremony-postingthecolours-usairforcehonorguard.jpg.webp The 80th anniversary of a fatal military aircraft collision has been marked with a temporary...
by Moggy
Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:36 am
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Moggy's Log February 2024
Replies: 2
Views: 200

Re: Moggy's Log February 2024

The odd thing is, sometimes it doesn't work if you give the FM dual nationality. Does work if it's one or the other. The workaround I have adopted is to have a pair of FMs, one British, one American, and use the one that works in a particular setup.
by Moggy
Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:54 am
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Screenshots from 22 years ago Jan-Feb 2002
Replies: 0
Views: 115

Screenshots from 22 years ago Jan-Feb 2002

Twenty two years ago, in January and February 2002, we were working a number of interesting EAW things. First of all there was the very first illustration of how a high res plane might be built from the paste-on files used by the complex four engine bomber models: http://mogggy.org/pictures/efg.jpg ...
by Moggy
Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:06 pm
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Chris Cartledge, Fleet Air Arm pilot who bombed Tirpitz
Replies: 5
Views: 241

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

Oh, that's interesting. I wonder if some sort of flaps augmentation might have sorted the Seafire problem, lower speed landings.
by Moggy
Tue Feb 20, 2024 6:24 pm
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Fall Grun 1938. What if?
Replies: 0
Views: 123

Fall Grun 1938. What if?

September 1938. Munich Conference has failed. Czech Air Force supported by Soviet Expeditionary Force defend Bratislava against Luftwaffe attack: http://mogggy.org/EAW/EAW41.jpg http://mogggy.org/EAW/EAW42.jpg http://mogggy.org/EAW/EAW43.jpg http://mogggy.org/EAW/EAW44.jpg View the mission: http://m...
by Moggy
Tue Feb 20, 2024 4:50 pm
Forum: The Erk's Mess
Topic: Moggy's Log February 2024
Replies: 2
Views: 200

Moggy's Log February 2024

Continuing with the Italy-Balkans-Ukraine setup, I have made what seems to be good progress with sorting out the single mission selection CTD problem. My suspicion was that his was down to the limited useability of originally axis air bases on the other side of the frontline. We discovered many year...
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: 241

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: 241

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: 132

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: 207

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: 207

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: 919

Re: Glide Aircraft Skin Issues

How are they getting these frame rates?