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Unless you have an active cooling system on a FLIR imaging system you aren't going to see past 600-700 meters. What you are going to see on a weapon mounted FLIR at 700+ meters is MAYBE a pixel or 3 wide. If you cannot acquire a target without a white hot image on a thermal scope, MAYBE you should take your "booty" back to COD where it's easy to acquire a target...but what would I know? I've only been working with thermal imaging systems real life for 8 years...

Great stuff, guys. Looking forward to trying this out with our guys ASAP.

That is absolutely amazing. You have done an excellent job, thus far.

I read through this entire thing, pretty much from start to finish. I read input from developers, server administrators like myself, public players, new comers, old goats High School forum moderators...how they got that job I dont know...but the one thing I didn't see was what I would have expected from a community that is so small and should be closer knit...a way forward. Everyone swallow your pride and charlie mike. If you have the knowledge to fix the things (Im thinking sickboy, GLT and Xeno on this one) fix it! You guys are doing great things for this community. You dont have to answer to anyone... If you run servers, do your best to make them available. I know my servers ALWAYS have administrators ON and AVAILABLE. Yes, we run domination, but we run more than one server instance. We run Invasion '44 servers, ACE and ACRE servers, Insurgency Servers, Vanilla Domination servers...I do that to make sure that anyone that wants to play will have the ability to do so. If you are a public player...you have to put forth the effort to get into the server as well. You cant just hop into the forums hear and gripe about how bad the game sucks because it took you 15 minutes to download a mod to get into a server. If you get into a server, especially one of mine, I can guarantee that your idea of teamplay and tactics...and probably this game as a whole, would change immensely.

Ran this on our server last night. DooACS detected and removed 3 would be hackers. Great job, Dolittle! Sent you a PM with a couple of questions. Thank you in advance!

This is excellent! Great job

Yeah, very sorry about that, Jsmuk. We were having some issues with bandwidth settings on the server. It is all fixed now. Please feel free to give it a try again. The Chinook thing is going to be fixed in our next update. It only works half of the time. If you get stuck in the chinook, please just respawn and it will place you at base.

Task Force Blackjack, with permission from Pogoman, has been continually updating and releasing new versions of Insurgency to be play tested on our servers before release. Some of the things we have added in (release 7.6) are: Suicide Bombers VBIED's A Civilian Casualty Penalty System which will turn civilians into insurgents if too many civilians are killed IED emplacers R3F Artillery has been added, as well as forward JTAC scripts for remote CAS and FIST Upon Mission Start, you must wrestle control of the airbase from the insurgency after being dropped in by scripted Chinook (WIP) MANDO Missle (WIP) Mortar Teams that will shoot if you stay in place for too long Things that are going to be added on next release (7.7) are: Increased instances of IED's IED trigger men who can be caught IED detection Harsher punishment for civilian casualties VBIED frequency if unit's are standing still MUCH more! I would like to extend the invitation to the community to come try it out! I think you will be pleasantly surprised with what we have come up with!

Great job, man. These look great! I'm sure it's good to see your hard work and dedication finally come to fruition.

Id like to announce to everyone the gaming unit that values tactical teamplay and fun over paperwork and hierarchy. Task Force Black Jack is a unit of current, separated or retired members of the armed forces. We teach tactics in a realistic but fun environment. We value a full server over a list of chores from someone who may or may not have the experience to lead people. Every member is valued, whether you are new or have been around from the beginning. We currently have slots open in all aspects of our team. We are looking for infantry, aviation, artillery and armor If you are interested you can find us three different ways: Our teamspeak 3 server is located at blackjack.teamspeakcp.com:7410 Our 64 slot public game server is located at 206.123.94.106 port 2302 and our website is located at www.tf-blackjack.com Whether you join or just come and play in our server, we hope to see you soon. We value a full server and appreciate everyone who joins! JOIN US FRIDAY NIGHTS FOR OUR FRIDAY NIGHT FRAGFEST! We will be playing maps made by our unit's mapmakers in a fun but tactical environment. These are some of the best maps out there, and you can play them every Friday night beginning at 7pm Central Standard Time (GMT -6)

At Task Force Blackjack, we strive to have the most immersive and tactical gameplay as possible. We have decided to extend our unit's capabilities by launching a Special Forces Company and a new and Improved Air Wing. The Air wing is headed up by real life pilots who both know the lingo, and can train new pilots how to be an effective attack or air transport pilot. The ability of these leaders to do this sets us apart from other units. Our new special forces teams teach stealth, recon, Forward Air and Observation controls, and many other types of "alternative" tactics. This company has a very high wash out rate, and we only accept applications from those who are top notch. If any of this sounds like something you might want to be a part of, please visit our website at www.tf-blackjack.com or come chat with us via teamspeak 3 at blackjack.teamspeakcp.com port 7410 We are always recruiting players who are looking for large scale operations. We offer many large operations within our unit. We look forward to having you!

I would like to invite members of the Arma2 community to partake in a LARGE public coop event taking place in our server tonight (6/18/2010) at 7:00 pm CST. This is not to recruit or anything of the sort, it is to bring public players into the bigger games and to show people that not all servers only have one or two players. This is the 7th running of these Friday night events, and they have become fairly popular. Present will be members of our unit and the JSOC Community of Units. For more information on the Joint Special Operations Command, check out their website located at www.jsoc-gamer.org The server is located at 206.123.94.106 or you can put TASK into the Filter. The server's name is Task Force Black Jack ACE2 Public Server. You will find our TS3 info in the server upon entering. You will need the latest version of ACE2 MOD to be able to play. No other addons are necessary. We hope to see everyone there. It will be fun, we promise!

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Task Force Black Jack is currently in need of 2 EXPERIENCED Pilots. You don't have to know terminology, but you must know proper procedures in takeoff, landing, formation flying and so on. If you would like to schedule an interview, and take our flight test please check out our website at www.tf-blackjack.com We require that our pilots be active and outstanding members of our community. We are a high tempo unit, we are actively engaged in operations with the JSOC community as well as our own training and mission schedule. If you cannot devote at least 3 days a week, please do not apply. Your flight skills will be tested for duties as a Heavy Lift (CH-53, 46, and Chinook) pilot and/or Close Air Support Fixed Wing pilot. You MUST BE the best of the best, because people will be depending on your success. After your successful completion of the test, you will be trained by our REAL LIFE pilots in proper air procedures. We are also looking for those who may be interested in artillery. We are starting up our artillery company. If you are interested, check out our website listed above. We are ALWAYS recruiting those interested in infantry and armor. Hope to see those interested soon.

I would like to invite members of the Arma2 community to partake in a LARGE public coop event taking place in our server tonight. This is not to recruit or anything of the sort, it is to bring public players into the bigger games and to show people that not all servers only have one or two players. This is the 5th running of these Friday night events, and they have become fairly popular. Present will be members of our unit and the JSOC Community of Units. For more information on the Joint Special Operations Command, check out their website located at www.jsoc-gamer.org The server is located at 206.123.94.106 or you can put TASK into the Filter. The server's name is Task Force Black Jack ACE2 Server. You will find our TS3 info in the server upon entering. You will need the latest version of ACE2 MOD to be able to play. No other addons are necessary. We hope to see everyone there. It will be fun, we promise! Here is a couple videos from our last few Friday Night events! 2l7BP8KPGOU G3148pC6VXY

I'd like to formally invite everyone to come out and play a tactical coop mission or two with us on our server. We will be playing tactical missions all night long beginning at 9pm EST and going until everyone is tired. We are attempting to bring the community together through tactical play and a fun environment. Bring your beer(or other beverage), snacks, and skills to our server! You will need the latest version of ACE2 Mod to participate. No other mods or addons are necessary. Many units from the JSOC community will be taking part in this coop event as well. We have had much success with these events in the past and would like to continue the trend. Our server is located here: Our teamspeak 3 server is located here: This is not a recruiting advertisement. We just want to bring everyone together and have a load of fun. Check it out! Hope to see you all there!

Two days from now, we will be holding our weekly Friday Night Fragfest public coop event. This will be held in our server. We are hosting a HUGE game on our servers tonight and every Friday night. Black Jack will be hosting other units from the JSOC community, in which Black Jack will be joining, and other outstanding units from around the community in LARGE Coop missions. These missions will be played tactically and we prefer if those joining have teamspeak. Also, you will need the ACE 2 mod. So if you are looking for fun and have a free Friday Night to kill some bad guys, join us! Our Server is located at 206.123.94.106:2302 Our teamspeak is located at ts3.defconservers.com port 10019 Come check it out! You wont be sorry! As always, we are recruiting! Check out our website at www.tf-blackjack.com for more info.

Today we have updated our server to an 8 Core Affinity Server to better suit the growing demand for our Friday night Coop events. Come check it out at 206.123.94.106:2302 We have also switched Team Speak 3 providers. Our new teamspeak server is located at blackjack.teamspeakcp.com:7401 That's it for now! See you in the servers!

We will have the mission pre-loaded and ready to go tonight. No need to pick the mission. That just means that there was nobody on the server at the time. I promise you, there will be tons of people and a crap-load of fun tonight. ---------- Post added at 01:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:05 PM ---------- Additionally, the LATEST version of ACE mod is required.

Join us tonight for a night of killing stuff and a friendly environment. We are hosting a public tactical event on our 64 slot server. This event will involve a lot of teamwork, so bring your cooperation hats! You can find out more information at our website located at www.tf-blackjack.com or just come talk to us in our teamspeak 3 located at ts3.defconservers.com port 10019 The event will begin at 9 EST 6 PST and will run until everyone leaves. We hope to see you there!

I'd like to formally invite everyone to come out and play a tactical coop mission or two with us on our server. We will be playing tactical missions all night long beginning at 9pm EST and going until everyone is tired. We are attempting to bring the community together through tactical play and a fun environment. Bring your beer(or other beverage), snacks, and skills to our server! You will need ACE2 Mod to participate. Our teamspeak 3 server is located here: ts3.defconservers.com port 10019 Our gameserver is located at 206.123.94.106 2302 or you can search for Task Force Black Jack in the filters of your arma2 server directory. We will be playing in the ACE2 Server. This is not a recruiting advertisement. We just want to bring everyone together and have a load of fun. Check it out! Hope to see you all there!

A Quick Update! Our Friday Night events have taken off! These events have steadily been drawing over 75 people a night. If you want a big game that is played tactically without all of the mess...come join us on Friday nights. We are currently recruiting, and as such, would like to let you know what billets are currently open: Infantry of any sort is always open to those of you that like to be up close and personal with your killing. Whether you have had prior training or are new to infantry, our leadership core of the infantry company are real life vets and would love to teach you a thing or two and would like to lead you into battle. Our Armor Company is recruiting! We are looking for a few good men to take part in mechanized infantry operations with the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and as a support element with the M1A2 Abrams. I am a United States Army tanker who has a thing or two to teach people about mech. infantry and armor operations. Our Aviation and Artillery Companies are recruiting. We are looking for crew chiefs and gunners to fit into the role of CAS and as transport elements. We are currently not recruiting for pilot. We have a pilot instructor and an Apache/UAV Pilot amongst our ranks, so training will be very precise and realistic. Our training is realistic in terms of procedure...but we filter out the BS. We will never ask our guys to do something or train someone on something that isnt game related. If you are interested please contact us. Our website is currently being worked on, but you are still able to register and send messages and write on the forums. If you would like to speak to us, our TS3 is ts3.defconservers.com port 10019

Task Force Black Jack is proud to announce that it has signed up to be a unit among the Joint Special Operations Command community! You can find out more about them at www.jsoc-gamer.org Task Force Black Jack would like to announce its new mini-campaign with Unit 19 and the 10th Special Forces Group. Development of the upcoming mini-campaign Operation JIGSAW is in process. A project team has been assembled consisting of mission makers of each of the participating units. The units currently involved are 10th Special Forces Group, Unit 19 (tank unit) and Task Force Blackjack (infantry unit). The Operation: • Consists of five in-depth co-op missions • Is based on simulation style gameplay • Will have Role Play Game aspects • Will be taking place in a dynamic changing environment • Will be run with ACE2 and Arma 2 TS • Will be covering 3 different storylines, which meet each other occasionally as the operation evolves We are looking for more "actors" who would be playing the roles of for example USMC liaison officers, USMC support personnel, civilian informants. This project serves also as an opportunity to get a stronger connection between individual and unit related players throughout the community. For questions about this project, contact one of the below persons, depending on the subject. E. Dutch Project Manager / Unit19 CEO (For general questions and actor recruitment) dutch@unit19.org B. Snyder Task Force Blackjack CO (For TFB recruitment matters) bryan.snyder01@gmail.com http://www.tf-blackjack.com/ D. Chef 10th SFG Project Liaison (For 10th SFG recruitment matters) chefd@msn.com http://10thsfg.org/news.php __________________ Respectfully, E. Dutch Unit 19 CEO www.unit19.org TS3: "sgspaces.net:9989"

Id like to thank everyone who came out to our Coop event. We sincerely hope you enjoyed yourselves. I can honestly say that this event was the most fun Ive had in Arma2 in a very long time. Who would have thought that if more than 10 people parajump out of a C130 the server crashes from load issues? :) Due to turnout, we will be hosting this event every friday night....Same time, same place. We will be hosting a new mission every week made by both the Arma2 community and Our unit's map makers. We hope that you come back and have just as much fun next week! Task Force Black Jack

I think just to see how many people show up, we are going to stay with Cherno. No islands or anything will be needed.