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#3716138 - 01/11/13 08:58 PM Flares-What are the Colors Signifying?  
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Been looking for the answer to this and can't find them. Could someone kindly explain to me what the different colors of flares mean?

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#3716171 - 01/11/13 10:02 PM Re: Flares-What are the Colors Signifying? [Re: enigma6584]  
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As it pertains to career mode, the green flare shot at your airfield from the vehicle signifies you're clear to takeoff, and then the white flare means you're clear to land.

#3716719 - 01/12/13 07:42 PM Re: Flares-What are the Colors Signifying? [Re: enigma6584]  
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Other than that, it's really only agreed upon by the people using them, multi-player wise.

#3716803 - 01/12/13 10:47 PM Re: Flares-What are the Colors Signifying? [Re: enigma6584]  
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If you flare while landing, it means you want a cup of Early Gray tea and the newspaper ready waiting for you in the mess tent.

#3716969 - 01/13/13 08:13 AM Re: Flares-What are the Colors Signifying? [Re: ]  
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Nonsense, I called the Early of Snowdon and he confirmed Laser's spelling.

























*ducks*

#3716975 - 01/13/13 09:07 AM Re: Flares-What are the Colors Signifying? [Re: enigma6584]  
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Ouch you're right smile

It was late, so i typed "early"

(probably to make time go back a little)


@Aiobhill - hehe

#3717370 - 01/14/13 02:31 AM Re: Flares-What are the Colors Signifying? [Re: enigma6584]  
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Thank you gents! When flying in career mode; and you are not the flight lead, the AI flight lead will always give go-ahead with the green flare? I've noticed sometimes he does and other times he does not. I usually just take-off and they then do the same. Perhaps I should just wait for the signal then.

In multiplayer; are there standard meanings for the different colors? I thought I read somewhere once that red meant attack.

#3718433 - 01/15/13 07:06 PM Re: Flares-What are the Colors Signifying? [Re: enigma6584]  
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I finally found where I had read about flares and included is information on handsignals. Pretty informative stuff. I post here to share with others.

Vintage Missions Page on Hand Signals and Flares

#3718489 - 01/15/13 08:32 PM Re: Flares-What are the Colors Signifying? [Re: Laser]  
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Originally Posted By: Laser

If you flare while landing, it means you want a cup of Early Gray tea and the newspaper ready waiting for you in the mess tent.



Unless you use the blue flare, then its a call for some good brandy and a weekend pass to Paris.

#3721608 - 01/20/13 04:31 PM Re: Flares-What are the Colors Signifying? [Re: ]  
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Originally Posted By: Troll
Originally Posted By: Laser

a cup of Early Gray tea


It's EARL Gray! What are you, Boche or Yank? ;-)



That's the nice thing about being an American, you can actually be both.

(I am, with the other half being Mick)


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#3729331 - 02/02/13 09:34 AM Re: Flares-What are the Colors Signifying? [Re: Aiobhill]  
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Isn't it the Late Early of Snowdon, didn't the dear old chap pass away?


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