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by MarkG88
Thu May 27, 2010 10:07 pm
Forum: Mess Hall
Topic: Space shuttle retiring but...
Replies: 0
Views: 5668

Space shuttle retiring but...

From strategypage.com SPACE OPERATIONS: X-37B Sneaks Around In Plain Sight M ay 27, 2010: A month ago, the U.S. Air Force launched an X-37B UOV (unmanned orbital vehicles). X-37B is a remotely controlled mini-Space Shuttle. The space vehicle has been spotted by amateur astronomers (who like to watch...
by MarkG88
Mon May 17, 2010 2:12 am
Forum: Briefing Room
Topic: Jay on the Radio!
Replies: 10
Views: 10544

For now on, I shall refer to the game as Vuh- BAM! Loved the show, just listened to it last night. Oh, I am back! WB Bandit!! I'm sorta, almost back myself. I finally (and for first time) have high speed internet (no longer living in the backwoods of Appalachia in eastern Ohio lol). I've been worki...
by MarkG88
Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:45 pm
Forum: Second Edition Development Archive
Topic: Brief Update
Replies: 7
Views: 4178

Awesome news - should we look for information about its release here or over at the ADB site? Thank you. I will make an effort to keep both places up to date. With any luck First Campaigns won't take too long to get ready for release. That is the demo version of Federation Admiral. -Jay Sounds grea...
by MarkG88
Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:07 am
Forum: Second Edition Development Archive
Topic: Designing a Carrier in 2E
Replies: 37
Views: 14167

Charles Lewis wrote:Just so everyone knows, Tyrel is off on vacation in the wilderness that is Wyoming. He should be back in about a week. :)
Well put! (having spent a few days in that wild, wonderful state a few years ago.

Doesn't he owe us some pizza/beers at one of his local eateries (if we ever visit hehe)?
by MarkG88
Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:56 am
Forum: Second Edition Development Archive
Topic: Let's Play(test): The Vangaan Republic
Replies: 52
Views: 20220

Interesting thoughts. I have to admit that I don't really want ground units split into different set types (infantry,armor, etc), I'd prefer that they used a construction system similar to ships, and allow the player to decide what exactly those stats represent. One of the problems with coming up w...
by MarkG88
Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:29 am
Forum: Officer's Lounge
Topic: Wardogs
Replies: 1
Views: 1650

Sounds interesting, I'll have to take a peek at it sometime soon.
by MarkG88
Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:35 am
Forum: Second Edition Development Archive
Topic: Let's Play(test): The Vangaan Republic
Replies: 52
Views: 20220

It seems between your response and Will's, we can agree on Task Force = Army, but have to decide on whether Squadron = Corps or Division. I am thinking that Corps would be better, as each ground unit in the Corps would effectively be a division. A colony's Census will define the maximum SIZ of grou...
by MarkG88
Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:19 pm
Forum: Mess Hall
Topic: Advanced missile poses substantial new threat for U.S. Navy
Replies: 15
Views: 9351

"Under-employed" Cold War winning Minuteman IIIs seeking new line of work: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/07/strike-anywhere-missile-plan-could-get-hypersonic-boost/ I'm sure China and Russia's strategic early warning system operators will love having to factor in this in the future....
by MarkG88
Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:26 pm
Forum: Second Edition Development Archive
Topic: Let's Play(test): The Vangaan Republic
Replies: 52
Views: 20220

We're back! .... Not a big deal with such a small "Squadron" size (note: people with a better basis on ground terminology, what would be the land-based equivalents of Task Forces and Squadrons?), but if we later built a larger unit to serve as a Command Unit, it could leverage this high M...
by MarkG88
Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:56 pm
Forum: Second Edition Development Archive
Topic: Let's Play(test): The Vangaan Republic
Replies: 52
Views: 20220

Note: Trade Fleets and Transport Fleets are also gone. Civilian Fleets, which we may just rename Convoys to shorten it, are still around and fairly cheap, but they end up essentially being no-maintenance units that are built and stored in a Convoy Pool, and each effectively has 1 Cargo Rating avail...
by MarkG88
Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:25 am
Forum: Second Edition Development Archive
Topic: Let's Play(test): The Vangaan Republic
Replies: 52
Views: 20220

So far so go Tyrel. It was a tad late for me when I read this. My question is: you mention game turns and game year, so will we have a carryover of 12 turns (months) per year a la VBAM 1.0 or will 2.0 move to something more abstract (but playable) in a 10 turn per year game system? I like the idea o...
by MarkG88
Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:55 am
Forum: Second Edition Development Archive
Topic: Designing a Carrier in 2E
Replies: 37
Views: 14167

I'm really enjoying what I'm seeing. Thanks Tyrel good stuff!
by MarkG88
Sun Jun 28, 2009 3:50 am
Forum: Mercenary Air Squadron
Topic: Royal Afghan Foreign Air Force
Replies: 5
Views: 4214

Another tidbit on Afghan air stuff via strategypage: WARPLANES: Foreign Fighter Pilots Over America June 27, 2009: For the first time in fifty years, an Afghan Air Force officer graduated from the U.S. Air Force basic flight program. This was part of the Aviation Leadership Program or (ALP), which i...
by MarkG88
Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:21 am
Forum: Mercenary Air Squadron
Topic: Royal Afghan Foreign Air Force
Replies: 5
Views: 4214

pouncer wrote:Thank you that was very interesting.


David P.
You're welcome! And I second what Charlie said, those AWACs are trully impressive "eye in the sky" platforms. I got to meet the crew of one while up in Alaska in the mid 1990s during a visit to my brother while he was still in Air Force.
by MarkG88
Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:14 am
Forum: Mercenary Air Squadron
Topic: Royal Afghan Foreign Air Force
Replies: 5
Views: 4214

Here's a bit of current event real world info for you to mull over in your alternate-history Afghan air campaign: THE WAY THINGS REALLY WORK: AWACS Attacks Afghan Aerial Anarchy June 22, 2009: Turkey has given NATO permission to station four AWACS aircraft at an airbase in western Turkey. This will ...