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#3520949 - 02/17/12 03:43 PM Re: Any single seaters on the horizon? [Re: Force10]
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Originally Posted By: Force10
It seems the majority of planes realeased lately and on deck are mostly 2 seaters. I have bought some but I'm not really interested in flying them.


Seems to me you can only fly one plane at a time - so there seems to be enough single seaters at the moment.
Second, you're missing out just letting them sit there - the Bristol is a blast.


Edited by Gambit21 (02/17/12 03:44 PM)


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#3521242 - 02/17/12 09:34 PM Re: Any single seaters on the horizon? [Re: Force10]
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In Il-2 I was predominantly a fighter guy. I flew bombers, but usually they were far from my first choice. In RoF, however, I have come to love flying the two-seaters and even the 0-400. I've got a friend that I usually fly with and that makes a big difference. It's really a lot more fun to fly mud-moving missions with others than to lone-wolf.
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#3521254 - 02/17/12 09:50 PM Re: Any single seaters on the horizon? [Re: Force10]
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Yeah, and if they don't stay in business because we stop buying stuff, I guess it won't really matter-will it?

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#3521344 - 02/18/12 01:09 AM Re: Any single seaters on the horizon? [Re: Copterdrvr]
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Whoa...I didn't realize so many were taking this as a complaint. It was a question, nothing more. Me saying I don't fly 2 seaters much was a statement, I still buy them. It just seemed the last few were 2 seaters, and the roadmap for 2012 are 2 seater seaplanes. Maybe when they catch up the 2 seaters to satisfy that crowd, they will return to single's in 2013. It's all good whatever they put out. thumbsup
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#3521436 - 02/18/12 07:17 AM Re: Any single seaters on the horizon? [Re: VonBarb.]
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Originally Posted By: VonBarb.
Wouldn't mind more two seaters if they could just tone those crackshot gunners' skills down a notch. Call me old school, but I like planes I can actually shoot down biggrin ...


Go over to the official forum, I think this THREAD and download the AI gunner mod which makes them a little more bearable, but not a cake-walk either. If not that thread, then look around, there are other mods there such as AI pilot mod, if you don't know about them.
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#3521484 - 02/18/12 10:10 AM Re: Any single seaters on the horizon? [Re: Chef]
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Originally Posted By: Chef
Oh I can't see anyone denying two seaters are under-represented in RoF. Though I wish a few more early war fighters would be introduced. The Germans really need the Halberstadt DII to fill in the gaps between the Eindecker and the Albatross.


People repeat this line as if it were obviously true. Just how long do you think the "gap" is in between the E.III and the Albatros D.I, and what constitutes a gap? Did the Albatros D.I replace the E.III in many units? Yes. For how long did the Halberstadt D.II fly on the front lines before the arrival of the Albatros, a month? Two months?

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#3521497 - 02/18/12 10:37 AM Re: Any single seaters on the horizon? [Re: Force10]
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the W.12 is actually a fighter, a two seat fighter ordered by the Marine to replace the singleseatfighters like the Albatros W.4 wink
And airbattles between the Felixstowe and the Hansa-Brandenburg were very common over the Northsea. The Felix was surprisingly manouverable and the RoF one will get at last 6 Lewis guns..............
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#3521609 - 02/18/12 02:03 PM Re: Any single seaters on the horizon? [Re: WileECoyote]
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Originally Posted By: WileECoyote
Agree 100%. I feel the need to fly a Morane-Saulnier N or the Snipe... A dogfight between a E.III and a Bullet like in the good old RB3D!


Ehh... Morane L makes more sense wink

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#3521619 - 02/18/12 02:18 PM Re: Any single seaters on the horizon? [Re: RoFfan]
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Originally Posted By: RoFfan
People repeat this line as if it were obviously true. Just how long do you think the "gap" is in between the E.III and the Albatros D.I, and what constitutes a gap? Did the Albatros D.I replace the E.III in many units? Yes. For how long did the Halberstadt D.II fly on the front lines before the arrival of the Albatros, a month? Two months?


Well, we don't have the Albatros DI, just the DII so far, and yes I know their performance is supposed to be identical. The DI appears early August, DII ordered in August and trickled in effectively by October. Halb DII is ordered by Idflieg in March 1916 and enters service "early 1916" (best I could find on short notice). So this is 3-4 months before the Albatros becomes a factor, and the Halb DII's continue use into spring 1917. MvR flies one for a few weeks in March 1917 when his DIII is damaged. That's a good hole to fill.

During the spring-summer of 1916 the 'RoF Entente' offerings include the N11, DH2, N17 (March 1916). What Central scout do you suggest they make for early-mid 1916 if not Halb DII??? I'll consult my "Jane's Fighting Aircraft", but I know now that the early Fokker D-types were really underpowered for the time and not popular, so probably not good choices for sales either.


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#3521729 - 02/18/12 05:28 PM Re: Any single seaters on the horizon? [Re: Bandy]
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Yes, 12 Halberstadt D.IIs were ordered in March 1916. When did they actually start flying? Who knows. Less than one hundred were produced in total, far less than the number of Eindeckers.

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