Category Archives: war games

Sky Crawlers Mission 7

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

Mission 7 is a reward for finishing Mission 6. Its location is Lake Naburu (which translates as something like teaser), in the general location of the Cheimsee on the German/Austrian border area. It’s a bit of a giggle, best described … 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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Speedometer Check

Posted on May 10, 2010 by

It has always seemed to me that the indicated flight speeds in SCIA were very high, and the actual speeds-over-ground very slow. For example, when you are flying an AG mission you seem to have to fly forever to get … Continue reading →

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We’re Past Mission 6, Now What?

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

The first few missions after Mission 6 have been devoted more to advancing the story than providing good gameplay. Attack the volcano fortress, attack the secret lab, dash for safety with high-value cargo, chase Kylie around in the Sanka equivalent … Continue reading →

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Aircraft Performance Characteristics

Posted on April 9, 2010 by

As part of the rebuild, the data on SCIA aircraft performance characteristics have been moved to their own page. See the banner.

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Sky Crawlers Mission Six

Posted on April 7, 2010 by

Mission 6, with spoilers Introduction By all accounts, Mission 6 is the hardest mission of them all; it certainly was the most difficult so far for me. This is not because of the intrinsic difficulty of the mission, but because … Continue reading →

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Sky Crawlers, the game, a review: Part 2

Posted on April 2, 2010 by

The Badness Continues Situational Awareness One key to air to air combat is maintaining situational awareness. You have to know what is going on around you at all times. This includes where you are, where your friends are, and where … 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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Sky Crawlers, the anime

Posted on March 21, 2010 by

Introduction This will be a multi-part post. The first part is about Sky Crawlers, the anime. The second part will be about the Nintendo Wii game. They are both about flying, and fighting, over Europe, in modern technology propellor aircraft … Continue reading →

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War Games – The Fall of France

Posted on July 25, 2009 by

Among my other interests is wargaming. My interest goes back to my childhood (see below), but I have also been involved professionally, during my years in the USAF. Although most of that was spent in preparing data for theater level … Continue reading →

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