Category Archives: simulations

HPS France 40 dual solo play hint

Posted on June 20, 2010 by

In the past I’ve complained about the poor operational-level performance of the AI that comes with HPS Games France ’40. It’s always seemed a little dumb to me (although very good at tactics). See the original review for deets. Recently, … Continue reading →

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Lautern Characteristics Posted

Posted on May 19, 2010 by

All except roll and MCM, and I am thinking of replacing those with cruise speed and time to climb. Roll is too inaccurate, and MCM doesn’t vary much. The Lautern birds perform about as well as Rostoks, except that two … Continue reading →

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More Cheating

Posted on May 19, 2010 by

I am working my way through the Lautern fighters, making measurements for the technical characteristics table. So far, I’ve done the Fission, the Vice, and the Tulip. The Fission is a slow plane, with a high stall speed and a … Continue reading →

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Aircraft Updates

Posted on May 16, 2010 by

I have updated the aircraft characteristics page. I added the Itsuha (AKA “the when”, “white pine” or maybe “anecdote”) to the Rostok listing. It’s faster and more maneuverable than any of the others. I also updated the roll rate column. … Continue reading →

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Guns Along the FEBA

Posted on May 6, 2010 by

Ultimately, I plan to turn this whole blog into a weapons and tactics manual for the game. One of the things that I’ll need to do is a complete evaluation of all the weapons available to the various aircraft. So … Continue reading →

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Sky Crawlers, the game, a review: Part 1

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

Introduction I am not a big gamer. Not since I FAFIAted, back in the 70′s. When I do play games, operational level wargames are my preference. I bought Sky Crawlers, Innocent Aces because I also like flying games, and because … Continue reading →

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