LockOn Modern Air Combat: My first mission on a SU-27
Before I went back into flight simulation, there were a lot of flight simulation games that I completely missed when they came out and were on their prime time. One of those games is LockOn Modern Air Combat.
According to Wikipedia, Lock On: Modern Air Combat or LOMAC for short, is a flight simulator video game developed by the Russian company Eagle Dynamics (the ones behind the well-known DCS) and published at the time (2003) by Ubi Soft in Europe and 1C Company in Russia.
LockOn Modern Air Combat Gameplay
This game has been the most "advanced" in terms of simulation I have played so far with a more prolonged learning curve to master but very satisfying when finally understood.
The video bellow is one of the first mission I played after learning how to fly the planes in this game. Here I'm flying the Russian SU-27, the "star" of the game.
Strike Fighters 2 - The Falklands War: Operation Rosario
Operation Rosario is one of the campaigns included in the SF2 Falklands Mod 2.0 MOD developed for the flight simulation video game Strike Fighters 2. This MOD ads a whole campaign based on the real-life Falklands/Malvinas war of 1982 between Argentina and The United Kingdom.
Here we play as the Argentinians in a series of missions aimed to diminish the fire power of the British forces stationed on the islands.
Operation Rosario: Campaign's situation
Following decades of fruitless negotiations with the British government over the return of the Falkland Islands to Argentina, the military regime headed by General Leopoldo Galtieri embarks on a bold course to retake islands by force.
On April 2, 1982, Argentine troops execute amphibious landings on the islands, overwhelming the small garrison of Royal Marines and forcing the surrender of Port Stanley by April 4.
On May 1, 1982, British operations to retake the islands commence with the first of five "Black Buck" bombing rides by Vulcan B.2 bombers against the Port Stanley airfield. Later the same day, Argentine air forces mount their first attacks on the British Task Force, sending A-4 Skyhawks, IAI Daggers, and Electric Canberras to bomb British ships covered by only a handful of Sea Harriers.
Download Operation Rosario for Strike Fighters 2
The installation file that includes all the necessary files to play this MOD can be downloaded for free at Combatace.com, the best source for free and best resources for this and other flight simulation video games.
Strike Fighters 2: Operation Rosario Gameplay
Below is the first video of the series, if you want to enjoy the rest of it and many other Strike Fighters 2 gameplays, go to the Strike Fighters 2 playlist of The Jetfighter's official YouTube channel.
Today I'm flying one of the preset missions for the American fighter jet F-15C included in the default installation of Lock-On Flaming Cliffs 2.
Mission situation
Tensions between Abkhazia, their Russian protectors and Georgia remain high. The US has stationed various USAF assets in Kobuleti, Georgia in order to deter Abkhasian/Russian aggression and stabilize the region.
Intelligence reports that Abkhazian terrorist Temur Baramia, responsible for the parliament bombing in Tiblisi this month, is returning from his hiding in Sudan.
Baramia has privately chartered the civilian IL-76 RA-76411 and left Khartoum, Sudan this morning towards Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Georgia and the USA want to arrest Baramia and bring him to justice.
Mission objective
Intercept the IL-76 over the black sea and force it to land at Batumi, Gorgia where Barami will be arrested. Rules of engagement are weapons hold.
Do not fire on any Russian aircraft unless fired upon or specifically authorized by the mission controller. We don't want Baramia to reach Abkhazia, but we also don't want to escalate to situation with the Russians.
Expect diverse civilian air traffic. Do not enter Abkhazian or Russian airspace.
LockOn: Flaming Cliffs 2 - First time flying the F-15
Welcome to the LockOn: Flaming Cliffs 2 on-line server, the only one in existence as of today. This time I'm flaying an American fighter: the F-15C. A classic all powerful fighter jet that has the record of never been shot down in real life (according to the official sources off course).
When playing Flaming Cliffs 2, I'm more a Russian planes kind of guy. But I just wanted to try something different today, so the weapon of choice was the F-15C, one of my favorite planes when it comes to American made fighter jets.
This plane is bigger that the F-16 but still a good dogfighter if flown correctly. I tried to get some dogfight action, but by the time I connected to the server nobody else was there.
Anyway, since it was the first time trying this beast, I did one of the difficult things to do when flying a plane for the first time, the landing.
Enjoy a beautifully rendered scenario on a scaled and accurate terrain. Fly over the lakes and rivers of Mesopotamia, the oil-rich fields of Kuwait, the mountains of Iran and Turkey. Take-off from aircraft carriers stationed in the Persian Gulf to watch over Kuwaiti oil rigs. Perform landings and patrols in more than 90 airports and air bases in the Middle East.
Take part in different campaigns including the Iraqi blitzkrieg on Kuwait and the US-led liberation of the Kuwaiti Emirate. Discover how the Iraqi Army was one of the biggest in the world, through the eyes of American, British, Canadian, French, Italian and Arab pilots. Test your skills and abilities flying for the Iraqi Air Force during all stages of the conflict.
Operation Desert Storm gameplay
As stated above, of the main characteristics of this MOD is that it gives you the chance to play on both sides of the conflict which gives you a whole new perspective and understanding of this real-life historical moment.
This MOD is completely free to download, install and play. However, it can only be obtained from its "official" download link at Combat Ace, where the makers of this MOD "reside" and give all the support necessary for it to work in case of any problem.
LockOn: Flaming Cliffs is a continuation of LockOn: Modern Air Combat. It adds additional content including a playable SU-25T, new missions and updated textures along with three single player campaigns titled Flaming Cliffs, Hot Wind and Last Ditch.
Server BvB Lock On
The LockOn series, its predecessors SU-27 Flanker, Flanker 2.0/2.5 and its successor DCS were developed by the same company Eagle Dynamics which is based in Moscow, Russia and since the game is Russian, I think there is still a pretty strong group of players over there that support and play this game on-line.
I don't know who runs this server or if this is an official LockOn Flaming Cliffs 2 server supported by Eagle Dynamics, but if you want to keep in touch with the people behind it you can follow its official page at VKontakte the "Russian Facebook", the page/group is called Server BVB Lock On.
Flaming Cliffs 2 On-Line Gameplay
The video bellow was recorded during an online flight on what I call the last Flaming Cliffs 2 server On-Line. This server is located or works under the Moscow, Russia time zone where I think the server administrators might be located.
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The almost everybody favorite fighter jet: the F/A-18 Super Hornet. This guy is very popular among the flight sim community, even more popular than the newest and more powerful F-22 and F-35.
This plane has its charm, it gives the vibe of a warrior who has been in many battles and has a lot of experience in the sky, which is not far from reality since it has been the official fighter jet of many countries for a very long time.
In the video bellow I'm flying one of the F/A-18 Super Hornet models available in the Super Hornet Package for SF2 v4.1 5.5 pack for the flight simulation video game Strike Fighters 2 which can be downloaded for free at CombatAce.com.
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