Satchel

The poll doesn´t let me cast multiple choices i guess, i hear everything i like, simple as that, no matter if Pop, Rock, Heavy, Trance, Reggae or anything . Among my album collection: U2 (the old stuff), Heather Nova, Big Country, Sarah McLaughlin, Korn, Paul Oakenfold, Kraftwerk, Tiesto, Depeche Mode (the old stuff), Underworld, Sting/Police, Bob Marley, Doors, Massive Attack, Robbie Williams (Sing when you´re winning), The Smiths, Travis, Die Ärzte and many more.

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Satchel, Do you know why they increased military budget ? Do you know like half of america soldiers are on welfare,They are going get a pay raise,Which is goood.<span id='postcolor'> No question it is good for those serving, i too like my wallet being filled . But on the other hand what you give to one side, you´ll have to take from the other, that could need it even more desperately. In the end improving politics and social systems would turn out more economical than having to invest more and more money into force fighting the results (symptoms) of misconceptions and unbalances (illness), that could have been prevented the other way.

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Yeah, Gore would have been a great president!  He would planted trees in Afghanistan.<span id='postcolor'> You obviously didn´t understand what i wrote, what´s a "Gore planting trees in Afghanistan" anecdote  got to do with increased efforts on education, social and political systems instead of spending the biggest chunk on the military? </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Don't you understand that these people want to kill Americans because they are Americans?  It's not even a military thing.  They want to KILL CIVILIANS!  If you are not them, they want you dead.  It's simple as that. <span id='postcolor'> What people want to kill americans? Who wants to kill civillians- Afghan people, Taliban? Are you talking about Media made up generalizing phrases for simple minds, i could swear i heard them in the exact manner somewhere on television before..... The real world is a bit complexer than that, everyone should know better.  It´s really sad to see some people are still victims of the generalizing black/white scheme caused by media brainwashing. But again what´s your entertaining story got to do with my posting of internal affairs in the US regarding executions and crime? </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Anyway, back to the death penalty thing.  Yeah, people wait forever to be executed because the gov't is SO EVIL that it wants to KILL EVERYONE RIGHT AWAY.<span id='postcolor'>  People are waiting sometimes for a considerable amount of time in the Death Row for their execution because of many reasons, there can be still proceedings initiated by relatives, lawyers or civil persons ongoing, that eventually led to acquittal. That doesn´t change the fact that the majority will be executed with proper media broadcast of the event, even if there are hints that an individual might be unguilty. It´s always better to execute someone, than having to admit that there were sleazy investigations that led to someone being accused of murder and put on death row, questioning the whole process of justice. For the bloodthirstyness of the US government you interprete into my posts; what is of more cruelty, dying a quick death in split seconds, or having to wait with knowing you will die for sure, that every day could be your last. </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">YOu can't have it both ways - you say the gov't is bloodthirsty, yet only 8000 people executed in the past 100 years, despite millions of executable crimes committed.  1000:1 ratio is NOT bloodthirsty at all.<span id='postcolor'> Did you take into account that the statistics provided are the numbers of crimes that actually occured, and do not reflect the amount cases closed/open, caught suspects etc. For you i will put it simple: - No suspect - no arrest - no death row - no execution - Already dead suspect - no need for execution - Changed death penalty to life time prison - no need for execution.  What you don´t have in Death row, you can´t execute, quite simple, isn´t it?

Yay, that´s really great news! Can you say <span style='font-size:17pt;line-height:100%'>fantastic!!!</span>

Maybe also a point to consider; murderers/rapists costing the tax payer money when brought in jail for a life sentence, by executing them it´s a cheap way out, a question of economy... However, some death candidates are waiting years in the death row before being executed. Crime almost always emerges out of social deficits or unemployment resulting in poverty. Instead of countering this misbalance by taken precautions on educational, social and employment levels, the U.S. under Bush is spending large amounts of the tax payers money on the army. An very old saying goes; "You can´t cure a disease without knowing and treating it´s cause", sadly noone in the current U.S. Government seems to have heard of this. The 11.09. is used to justify the increase of defence spendings even more, the U.S. on it´s course to fight against windmills that will suck in billlions and billions of $. This is why i think Gore would have been the better choice for the US, as he intended to put more budget into schools (education), while improving the political and social systems. In the long run this is more efficiant, and saves money for the tax payers. Bush in return as a true texan and republican spends the money to flatten any opposition or signs of problems, sadly many americans seems to go conform with his primate course. Gore displayed himself as a problem solver, by promising to go to the actual roots of the problems, which Bush is not. I guess his mother couldn´t have made him a more suiting face, he looks like an ape and he acts like one

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">So how do you call it when in realtime reporters are standing on the doorway to the Penitentiary waiting for details on how the execution went, did the executed breathe in once or twice after the injection, how long did he struggle, did he say something, what was his facial expression...... Can do you call it Report? Coverage? You could get exact info on how McVeigh died on the net in detail as soon as he died, i call this broadcast for sheer sensation lust nothing else and it disgusts me.<span id='postcolor'> Yes, that is reporting and covering.  Broadcasting is like when something is covered live, i.e. they show you what is happening.  WHy am I even explaining this?  Go look up the difference between broadcasting and reporting. Think of the difference between watching porno and reading the letters to editor in magazines. You are too easily disgusted.  You make me sick!   <---that was an attempt an a joke, btw.<span id='postcolor'> "Broadcasting is like when something is covered live" So all Reports and Coverages are non-live, hmm interesting point of yours, but terminologically incorrect. I can do a broadcast via radio of a message i got 30min earlier, therefore all your comparisons are invalid. English is not my native tongue, but nevertheless broadcast means that something is broad-casted, and in case of executions it has always been brought to the broad masses via media. A report and coverages can be live as well, in case noone told you." This is Mr. xy reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan we see flak fire going up and hear detonations....." "WHy am I even explaining this" because you are obviously trying to justify yourself, such as i do while answering your post . Nevertheless, this neglatable point doesn´t change the meaning of my original message.

So how do you call it when in realtime reporters are standing on the doorway to the Penitentiary waiting for details on how the execution went, did the executed breathe in once or twice after the injection, how long did he struggle, did he say something, what was his facial expression...... Can do you call it Report? Coverage? You could get exact info on how McVeigh died on the net in detail as soon as he died, i call this broadcast for sheer sensation lust nothing else and it disgusts me.

ObiJuan, are you denying that the execution of McVeigh and hundreds other death sentenced suspects went unnoticed and unmentioned by the media, or that it was made up more like a sensation circus. Dozends of satellite trucks lurking like hungry vultures in front of the Penitentiary, plus bringing specials about how an execution is done in detail? For the numbers, go here: http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Well i think its sick for anyone to want to watch a man be killed live on television well unless you are very sick person you wouldent watch it just to 'watch a man be killed' but for closure..  what he did effected LOTS of people in a very big way, and seeing justace done oftin helps people 'move along' in life.. I dont think I would watch it though..<span id='postcolor'> In over 100 years of american history over 8000 suspects had been executed, lowest age for death penalty candidates 16 years in some states. All executions, even when broadcasted, couldn´t prevent further crimes from happening; for the year 2000 U.S. population was 281,421,906 with 15,517 cases of murder, 90,186 cases of rape, 407,842 cases of armed robbery and 910,744 cases of armed assaults.  Put this all in a pot and you get 1.424.289 cases of severe criminality, 1/16 of them making the death penalty applicable, but not always executed because suspects couldn´t be caught, unsoved crimes and death penalties that had been  changed to life time prison, note this is only for a single year. So according to these statistics the Death penalty has no real effect or use, other than "you did bad" "we do bad to you in return"...a basic human emotion for revenge. Besides those directly affected by someone that is going to get executed, there is a much greater audience watching for the morbid fascination when an execution is broadcasted, you know those people staring and standing in the way hindering rescue operations when a traffic accident occured, same stuff. Personally i think the U.S. is way behind most other western states when it comes to justice, social and economical belongings.

Definitely. Other Favs; Rolling Stones, U2, The Police. The Beatles also shouldn´t go unmentioned.

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (placebo @ Jan. 15 2002,18:15)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I really don't think the aim of Opf was to have the lil things like that, IMO the aim was to simulate open warfare on a grand scale, which I believe they've done a bloody good job of doing Yes of course it would be nice to have enemy compounds, underground bunkers, perhaps even office blocks and such like, but for now those are just dreams, dreams which perhaps if we're lucky could become reality in a sequel <span id='postcolor'> Or in a mod maybe? Every serious military game should have a nice blend of indoor and outdoor fighting, at least the possibility to conduct some missions indoor. Keeping fingers crossed as i see this a major weekpoint for now, that lets you play other games than OFP for the indoor aspect.

Hmm before adding doors i would rather like to see multi room, multi level buildings with large interiors after all clipping problems had been solved, so that inhouse missions become possible. When this is possible, yeah doors make sense.

AH-1 cause i can hide it almost anywhere, hovering between trees with ease. Very maneuverable and small silhouette what protects me from getting hit if spotted, i don´t like direct confrontations exposing the helicopter to groundfire- if i would then the hind would probably the best choice.

I´d like to have more control on the fire behaviour of my group so Presets for the ammo usage and fire mode (trigger group switch semi/burst/auto) on area or point targets, a.e. "Group Red- left - 250, enemy group advancing on our position, 10 rounds Semi Auto, commence firing" Sometimes it would come in handy, especially if you have an machine gunner in your group, if you could order suppression fire, to distract or slow down enemy soldiers. Suppression fire mode order Don´t know how often i wrote this, but where is the fully autonomous, correctly executed bounding overwatch command in a military game like this, with wide open spaces like there are? A.e. i assign a half group (team) out of the 12 soldiers i have, like 6 soldiers. I want them to reach a particular destination with best possible safety, so 3 men of the team i send have to cover while the other 3 are moving, then change roles after the moving team reaches it´s first cover or waypoint after 50m or so. A proper " Evasion and survival" would also come in handy, where AI soldiers are moving away from the enemy putting as much objects as possible between them and enemy gunsights. This combined with bounding overwatch would make for a nice fighting "retreat" to break contact. Why can´t i order my men to walk with a simple "walk command" with readied weapons, so they don´t rush headlong into anything bad for their health? A "lower limit for munition order" would also be great, so that you as groupleader know that your group doesn´t run out of ammo before mission objectives can be met. Once this limit is reached a soldier should stop firing and await further orders. A.e. "Group A, lower limit- 20 rounds AR´s, 100 MG" A group member should give feedback once this lower limit is reached, a.e. "Number 3, lower limit reached, conserving ammo- awaiting further orders" How about an " set engagement distance" command, so that soldiers don´t start shooting like a bunch of idiots on the next best target that is hundreds of metres away and won´t be hit anyway? It would make ambushes so much more effective and easier. Of course you can do that with "Cease fire/ attack" commands, but it takes too much time, requires you to issue the order again and again, squandering your time in the command menu instead of concentrating on whats going on. Also soldiers will start firing away on targets that are much further away, maybe already on the next enemy group, which is not desirable in terms of ammo conservation and accuracy. Better implement it as an autonom command like suggested above, it´s easier, more effective and you as group leader can concentrate on other, more important things.

Hmm, as i understand Pilots fire about 1- 1 1/2 second bursts on armored targets @3900RPM , putting about 65-97 projectiles down. The reason the GAU-8/A is very effective against Tanks is the PGU-14/B DU Penetrator slug that impacts on the upper hemisphere of the target (Turret roof, top chassis) where the armored vehicle has only little protection compared to other locations.

I could tell you what weapons inflict on real humans, in this case a P8 9mm round fired by accident into a guards belly that died after being revived 5 times on the way to hospital, but you don´t want to hear that.

Cheater!  Nah i don´t do this, takes out realism, action and fun imho.

I´m confident Al Queada prisoners will meet Mr. Psy Ops, CIA and other specially trained interrogation units. And i´m pretty sure that during the interrogation there is little room for exchanging polite small talk, AFAIK the complex is sealed off completely from every outside influence, so noone except those working there will know what happens to those prisoners. There are no names, exact numbers or anything about Al Queada prisoners flown in, so it won´t be easy to track if some of them magically dissapears during his stay there. Edit: Might i also add that the U.S. doesn´t categorize them as POW´s, but as suspects or criminals, so they´re not protected by normal means as a soldier would be when he´s fallen in enemy hands. Simple but effective way to justify whatever is going to be done to those prisoners.

GR is more restrictive than OFP, such as you are running against invisible walls when trying to go up most slopes and therefore have to take the long way around. I see this from a wider angle of view, as this restrictions help to lead players in MP to the encounter, there are chokepoints because of this, but also enough routes to flank them. In all GR has greater pace than OFP, although far from being a Rogue Spear, Counterstrike or similar. There are simply more furious and action packed encounters than in OFP, there is nothing like playing with 2 organised teams. Only drawbacks i can see are the uselessness of sniper rifles, the OICW, random respawn points and camping opponents in key positions. Besides that a really good game.

If something leaves the protype and preproduction phase it´s ready to be fielded, why do you think they build the AH-64 in 1985 by the hundreds..... Let me put it simple, when a new geforce card hits the stores, it hasn´t been around for years, but it´s still ready to perform.

But 309 is not much and I doubt it that they would use them in an insignificant island conflict. Not much, he? 827 AH-64 had been build till 1998. The bulk of AH-64 had been build 1984 through 1987, highest output in 1985. That´s 37,36% in ´85 of the total build till ´98.

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The Apache wasn't around in 1985.<span id='postcolor'> It was, actually since 1982, when it´s gotten out of prototype and preproduction phase. 1 82  11  82-23355 2 83  48  83-23787 3 84  112  84-24200 4 85  138  85-25351 means 309 AH-64A out of serial production were around in 1985 .

http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin....79;st=0

Whoops wrong thread, should have gone here: http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin....;t=4255

You should hang on to your dreams, you´ll never what´s going to happen -so here´s mine for OFP: - Islands, smaller, but with more vegetation like grass or reed displayed in the immidiate surrounding of the player- or controlled via dynamic handling of LOD. - better Lod Model (not everyone is still running PII 266´s), at least make it an option. - further optimisations to the netcode and general Multiplayer options (especially selection of equipment).