Strike on P’anmun Depot
A Combined Review and Mission Report for FreeFalcon 3 by Chris “BeachAV8R” Frishmuth With the recent release of FreeFalcon 3 (FF3) the Falcon 4 (F4) community has witnessed another amazing leap forward in the evolution of this one of a kind simulation. I tend to leave the politics and strife of the F4 community out of […]
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Back To Page 4 Blue-white streaks from Devastator and Dauntless now, Athena and Nike missiles impacting over the station’s structure. Half of its defensive batteries disengaged from Steadfast, focused red death on Devastator, now presenting her vulnerable flank to the station’s gunners for their revenge. The old cruiser quaked under Elena; she grabbed at the handrail over her head again for […]
Starshatter The Death of Garrison Station
A Combined Review and Mission Report for Matrix Games’ Starshatter by Cat Dragon wouldn’t get away this time, Elena mused. Not this time. She closed her eyes tightly and squeezed the bridge of her aristocratic nose, trying to ignore the migraine headache slowly building at the back of her head. She was tired. And she wasn’t the […]
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Back To Page 7 Most of you will find its DX-7, low-polygon graphics a little antiquated, but you’ll also find that they get the job done in fine style. The game is graphically pleasant and does what it does well, graphically speaking. Further, it does so while barely taxing today’s high-end, fast systems. Recommended […]
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Back To Page 6 On screen, Mahan was continuing to pound the station with her X-ray lasers, and Devastator with her twin grasers. Steadfast gracefully wheeled to withdraw, as did Parker, gracefully wheeling over the dying station with her engines at full power, trying to get to Devastator’sposition. The cruiser’s engines pulled her astern as she continued to fire, and with one […]
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Back To Page 5 Parker, another nearby frigate, joined in with her Mk-7 interceptors, sending swarms of missiles at the attacking enemy fighters. “Mustang flight, this is Mustang 2. Engaging Garrison Station.” Thunderbolts from Antares, the closest carrier to them, firing Harpoon missiles. The fighter frantically maneuvered after missile release, skating over the massive bulk of […]
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Back To Page 3 Over the intercom, the torpedo control room responded as the crews rushed to set up for Devastator’s first shot. Forty-eight thermonuclear missiles stood ready in the Athena magazine to unleash the power of a sun upon the hapless, oblivious Marakan battle station, which was concentrating its defensive fire on Steadfast, approaching from ninety degrees offset to Devastator and Dauntless. […]
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Back To Page 2 “Steadfast reports a large object bearing 164, distance unknown.” All eyes turned to that bearing, seeing a bulky object against the nebula gases. “The carrier? No, that’s the wrong shape…” Grimes sounded confused. As the battle staff plotted the object’s location, Steadfast’s TAO came up on the squadron net. “Steadfast engaging Garrison Station.” […]
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Back To Page 1 CA-400 Devastator was lead ship of her class. Much of the First Fleet was composed of the name ships of their class. CA Courageous and the destroyers Wraith and Asher, themselves the lead ships of their classes, were screening CV Orion-the first and oldest carrier of her generation! Old, the Devastators were not as highly regarded in Force as the later […]
The Future of Our Genre
by Thomas “WKLINK” Cofield The apparent death of Knights over Europe has given me pause for reflection on what is and has happened to the genre that we all love and enjoy. On the KOE Forum, RAF74_Walldog posted a thoughtful opinion that pretty much hit the nail on the head concerning the difficulties that our genre has […]
The Last One Standing and On Time On Target “Double Feature” Page 3
The Last One Standing Back To Page 8 “Nevsky, Destiny Angel. Report status.” I key my mike and speak in Russian, so the E-3 will not guess why I call. I should have known better — the British controller is multilingual. I should not be surprised. “Calling Destiny Angel. Your friend Nevsky was cleared […]
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Back To Page 7 The Mirage is silhouetted against the morning haze, eleven kilometers distant, and I see it is in the vertical scan path of my radar. I lock it, and the R-77 flashes its “NP” launch cue! I have what you call “the drop” on him! “Fox three!” Quickly, I activate helmet […]