Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bbn!uwmcsd1!lakesys!joe
From: joe@lakesys.UUCP (Joe Pantuso)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: JET
Message-ID: <530@lakesys.UUCP>
Date: 22 Mar 88 15:33:23 GMT
References: <4578@garfield.UUCP> <391@coplex.UUCP> <679@applix.UUCP> <9491@sunybcs.UUCP>
Reply-To: joe@lakesys.UUCP (Joe Pantuso)
Organization: Lake Systems - Milwaukee, WI
Lines: 51
Keywords: All of the above! Communism
Summary: Missles 'R' Us

In article <9491@sunybcs.UUCP> jmpiazza@sunybcs.UUCP (Joseph Piazza) writes:
>In article <679@applix.UUCP> scott@applix.UUCP (Scott Evernden) writes:
>>
>>Other bugs in JET:
>>
>>o The SAM silos are indicated using an absolutely random red bitmap.  I
>>  think these are supposed to look like <> (angle brackets) according to
>>  the documentation, but don't even come close.
>
    I get the same thing, red "blobs"
>>
>>o I can discern no difference between AIM-7 and AIM-9 missiles.  In
>>  particular the AIM-7 missiles do not appear to really have a 25 mi.
>>  range.
>
>       I think the extra range means it will track the target for a longer
>distance.  I find that the AIM-9s are more succeptable to a Mig's deke --
>dive and climb sharply.  This rarely happens to the AIM-7s;  perhaps it's
>because of its longer tracking range.
>

        Actually the Aim-9's should have the longer range.  An Aim-9 is a
"sparrowhawk" missle.  It is *very* big and is radar-guided.  An Aim-7 is a
"sidewinder" missle.  Those are smaller and are heat-seeking, you are probably
more familiar with those.  That's why Aim-9's don't home as well and the
Aim-7's hit home.  Personally, I never miss :-)


>       What I'd like to know is how these people "easily" dodge the Migs'
>missiles and what success rate translates to "easy."
>       joe piazza


I'd like to know that too.  I can *never* avoid the bloody things, on the PC
it was a piece of cake to avoid them.  (I would aim myself squarely at the
missle and shift to the left or right and roll just before it was going to
hit).

I too have noticed bugs with the yoke hopping all over the place.  And I get a
sound error where I'm still sitting on the carrier and there is an explosion,
then a squeaky sort of rumble, then silence, no engiene noise for a minute or
so.

Anyone know the file format for scenery??

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