Jet Thunder Falklands/Malvinas flak tests v2

Improved flak burst effect - less "orange" - video shows tests of flak - anti-aircraft guns firing in anger - from Oerlikon and Bofors 20mm/40mm shipborne artillery, AI-controlled, and even some point-blank SAM launches from Royal Navy vessels in Bomb Alley. Argentinean A-4 Skyhawks were forced to fly below ship deck height (15 ft, even 10 feet high, like I show in the video) and at maximum speed to try to avoid the curtain of anti-aircraft fire. Navy pilots attacking the HMS Ardent climbed to 200-300ft to drop the Mk-82 bombs and from this altitude the bombs were able to properly hit the target, detonating, and sinking the already damaged vessel.

Many details lacking in our simulation, like muzzle flashes from the guns, AA crew characters on decks, splashes from shells hitting the water, shrapnel flying from the blasts, cockpit shake and turbulence, etc etc.

The player's aircraft isn't yet taking account of the combat damage (direct hits, blast or shrapnel damage) - this is work-in-progress - we're aiming for a very complete damage model.

But the AA positions on the warships can be put out of action by strafing or blast damage.

All these combat-related parts of our code will be much improved through 2008.

P.S.: People commented that it looks and feels like a WWII Pacific scene :) due to the amount and volume of flak - but its based on the artistic depictions of the 'Bomb Alley' by argentinean air force captain Exequiel Martinez:

http://www.thunder-works.com/mai24.jpg

http://www.thunder-works.com/attack_antelope.jpg

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[FOARP]

@111jasy111 - Strange - if the UN supported Argentina's claims, why did they vote against your invasion? And why does the world recognise Britain's claim, and maintain consular relations with the Falklands government? Could it just be that actually you're just buying into the self-congratulatory rhetoric of South American politicians?

[gonzaargff]

@fcomfernandez hay muchos boludos en el mundo....

[fcomfernandez]

@gustavobritanico7 bueno si sos britanico,entonces ataca a esos malditos argentinos de mierdas...jajaja en argentina no vivire ni loco,dan asco,son la peor escoria de suramerica..ataquen ingleses

[gustavopueblas7]

@fcomfernandez q odio q le tenes a arg. xd ya se te ha hecho una enfermedad, ultranacionalista seguro q sos de pinocheto chauvista?? asesino y con mierda en la cabeza, por eso su pais esta asi x gente como vos, de cristiano no tenes nada, claro arg. mejor pais q chile en todo, x eso stas recentido, venite a vivir a arg. cambia el tono y si te dá vergüenza no digas q sos chileno, vas a tener 1 mejor calidad de vida,no vas a sufrir terremotos y vas a poder estudiar 1 carrera digna!

[fcomfernandez]

@gustavobritanico 7,no sabia que vos sos  britanico,este maldito hijo de puta se llama argentino,pero es un britanico,decime a cuantos homosexuales aregntinos pateastes?

[gustavopueblas7]

@fcomfernandez es mas cobarde elq se rinde sin pelear q el q entrega tierras sin dar pelea, uds son a parte de triadores y oportunistas, la traicion de america latina y lo mas lindo q lo saben, claro pero uds siempre seran mejores q el resto de américa ya lo sabemos, los anglosajones de sudaca, jajaj!! x favor estan corridos del mapa, q comiste un pericote, y te crees una fiera!!!!! pito corto, conshasumadre no son capaz de fabricar un cajon de fruta!! y viene a estudia a arg!!!!

[september106]

argentina's population is majority spanish who descended from the spanish who settled there, you lot have a country larger than ours we have the islands so stop complaining anyway the weather there is shit and its full of sheep farmers, mind you, you lot soon put up a fuss when we retired the tornados and replaced them with typhoons down there, us brits made the world what it is today.

[MrSantiagor10]

Argentine Air Force

Malvinas Argentinas

[111jasy111]

@TheGunner1324 It'd be good for you if you stop doing this.

The UN and every country of the OAS incluiding the US are backing our claim for debate and discussion on sovereignty.

[TheGunner1324]

@songoku2300 im going to stop this you call british peopel stupid, yet we have a far superior educational system, one of the most technological countries in the world, responsible for the most importantchange on the planet, the industrial revolution and you call us stupid, WTF has argentina done? and you can check it up argentina has been brain washing children in primary school and secondary school, they teach children about the "island was ours" when it wasnt how stupid.