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> Got my copy of F4AF through the post the other day - got to say I love
> it! Used to play the original a lot but gave up around iBeta 3 or 4 as
> it seemed that every time an update came out it changed the game too
> much. F4AF certainly seems to play a lot more like how I remember the
> original - obviously with a few enhancements ;-)
>
> Anyway, now that my enthusiasm for Falcon has been re-ignited I have
> started playing the first Balkans campaign. At this early stage most
> of the missions are interdiction or pre-planned CAS - which leads me to
> my question...
>
> When you fly a CAS mission and are tasked with destroying say the 65th
> Motorised Infantry Brigade, how do you know who to attack when you get
> to your target waypoint?
>
> During mission planning I look at the map, find the correct target and
> fire up recon. From here I try to pick some landmarks that I can
> recognise from the air in order to pinpoint the correct target. I fly
> the mission, get to the target area, blow sh*t up around the target
> point and return home for tea and medals only to be told that the
> mission failed because I attacked the wrong brigade.
>
> If there is only one brigade at the target site it's not a problem even
> if they are on the move as a quick search around the area will reveal
> them.
>
> If there are several brigades in the area I always seem to pick the
> wrong target.
>
> Is this just the fog of war, or does anyone have any good strategies
> for identifying the correct target when you are presented with multiple
> victims?
>
> ETV
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> Just tried what you suggested and it worked like a charm. Got to
> within 15 miles of the target steerpoint and checked in. Then asked
> for vector to target and got sent 30 miles in what I thought was the
> wrong direction ( nowhere near the target steerpoint ). Followed the
> vector, found some bad guys there and donated them a load of
> Mavericks. After the mission the briefing stated that we had put the
> *correct* target out of action!
>
> Now I can bomb proper targets and not just random victims under
> steerpoints ;-)
>
> Thanks m8.
>
> ETV
>

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>
> If there are several brigades in the area I always seem to pick the
> wrong target.

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> "Eric The Viking" <stickyerfekkinspam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1120816179.884330.108260@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> ...
>
> It's realism; the USAF seem to always bomb any Brits in the area.
>
>
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> In article <42e283d1$0$6769$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be>,
> hognoxious_kosher@hotmail.com says...
>
> Their thick heads produce the strongest radar return. ;)
>
>
> MRSisson
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