Sea Serpent

It’s the Vickers Ringtwitcher from 1938.

You’re obsessed. You’re thinking about buying it aren’t you? The mystery plane is called a Waterbird. I pass on providing the next plane.

It really doesn’t look like your negative impressions are in the complete minority of opinions over there. Seems like except for a few staunch fans, the reception is pretty meh.

Not familiar with Strike Fighters. I’m surprised you haven’t checked out the Flaming Cliffs module for DCS World, with a nice A-10A and Sabres and MiGs too. Well done aircraft, but not the full on study-sim style, and in a current sim engine.

Is this a Curtis Model E?

I’ve had just about enough of Wergers!

I don’t have this map yet. How are the Peasant villages in Lapland during the summer? Is it worth me checking them out in my JF-17? 🤪

That’s fair enough, but who are “the Peasants” that you and Zacharias refer to? India and Pakistan are Nuclear nations with a history of warfare between them, so I assume the Thunder was acquired with an eye to taking on the Indian Air Force? With the exception of the rationale for George Harrison’s Concert for Bangladesh, and the origin of Cannabis Indica, I admit to knowing very little about the region!!!

I was actually reading about this very airplane the other week because I was curious how far it was from Vella LaVella to the Shortlands, and what kind of facilities the Japanese had on Ballalae. Apparently there were a bunch of untouched wrecks in the Shortlands, and this guy who had worked on The Battle of Britain was looking to restore real Japanese aircraft for the upcoming Tora Tora Tora. He hacked a bunch of aircraft apart with axes in some cases, put them on a barge, and then smuggled them out of New Guinea back to North America with the help of the Royal Canadian Air Force in a Hercules (so the story goes). None of them were ever used in Tora Tora Tora, but he restored several of them. https://pacificwrecks.com/airfield/solomons/ballale/salvage.html

I totally agree with that, but was just curious because I’ve noticed reactions to the JF-17 tend to not be “meh” from a lack of interest, but actually somewhat hostile towards it, compared to say, for example, the C-101, a tubby little trainer.

Every plane in DCS has a unique character though…how are people so sure the JF has no soul if they’ve never flown it, and wouldn’t consider it? I know it’s all subjective, but the very fact that it isn’t an Uberplane, but is like a Jack of All Trades/Master of None (an entry level, user friendly, export-market Gen 4 strike fighter) is precisely part of its charm. You can beat a Hornet or a Falcon in it, but you’re disadvantaged and you have to be smart. I know I’m not going to convince any of the naysayers, but….i consider it a “must-have” in the DCS world.

Continuing conversation from the other thread about JF-17 @Trooper117 @Boo The Thunder gets this reaction from a lot of people, but I don’t understand why. It’s not supposed to be better than the F-16, it’s supposed to complement it in the PAF. It’s like a modern day equivalent of the F-5 or a very Westernized MiG-21. It’s ultimately just one of dozens of aircraft in DCS of various capabilities, from many different eras. Not every plane is a Viper or Hornet! Yet I’ve read more than a few people declare they won’t even consider it. Why?

That what makes it so cool to fly in DCS. It’s a pastiche. Like Lady Gaga. I spent some time in this plane, and it’s pretty capable for a budget modern jet fighter.

Boo is insane when it comes to the JF-17. The soft sweet female Asian Bitchin’ Betty voice is worth it alone. Great module, seriously! It’s a very well done DCS aircraft. 🤨