[Off-topic]Okay. Let me put it to you this way. It has been confirmed that the PAK FA is to be General Alexandyr's replacement for the Su-47 Berkut. It has also been confirmed that the Berkut can fire at ground and air targets. Also the SWR team has a strong dislike for purely interceptor aircraft as they serve no purpose vs. GLA. Thus I can tell you with absolute certainty that
the PAK FA, in the mod, will be able to engage both air and ground targets based on all available information from the team.
And I am the one who is making the most mistakes and prompting the most discussion? Really? Care to explain how you think this is the case? I apologise for the barb here, but I at least contribute productively to the progress of the story and roleplay.
I think I may have upset you given that I have found a few things you have had to say confusing, and vice versa. As a result we have spent a lot of time trying to disprove the other's view of the thread. To attempt to show you what my priorities for this thread are, my views on subjects of contention are these:
(1) The Mod, This Thread and Mod Leaders: The thread describes a scenario which is that of the mod. So any mod-specific units take precedence over any others, and the mod leaders word is absolute, even when it comes to story - if they say something, that's that, and it can't be undone by saying it's wrong or their facts were mistaken or my units were somewhere else etc.
(2) Non-Mod Units: Given the fact that there are only a limited number of things to play around with for ECA & USA in particular, IMO these should be allowed in as long as they do not have a direct effect on the conflict; hence my use of spy satellites (which are the ONLY 'non-mod' units I have used in this thread; all the others merely explain the presence of this Russian orbital recon without affecting the thread at all). However many people on ALL sides have now introduced non-mod combat units (A-47 drones and La-125 Blockers, I'm looking at you), which is IMO not a good idea, but regardless we now have to deal with it unless one of the leaders states these are out of order, which so far they have not.
(3) Events, Their Legitimacy and My Opinions: A couple of things happen with story events. The first is when someone says 'Missiles fired at X!' and the next says 'Missiles missed, ha ha!'. This is a problem because it means that anyone can basically protect themselves from any harm by twisting another person's actions, so I really think this should be avoided at all costs; but equally it's not technically impossible so I won't challenge these. What I will challenge is the second example; when someone says something which goes against what has already been stated in the thread. For example, if someone makes a claim about destroying something without realising that it had already been said that the thing in question is nowhere near what the person uses to destroy it, or when someone suddenly says 'I have a tank battalion here which I'm killing your stuff with' when they hadn't said they had one previously. I mean, give yourself units by all means, but I think it's completely daft to be able to magic counters into existence in the middle of a battle, so I'll challenge situations like this if they arise.
(4) Unit Capabilities: I will challenge any obviously incorrect beliefs about capabilities, such as the PAK FA issue. I do not contest that the Gepards
can down them, even though
I personally don't think they ought to be able to as they're short-ranged point-defence units which are fifty years old at the time of this mod and not even official;
but the PAK FAs were never anywhere near the Gepards in the first place. The only thing that came into contact with the Gepards were the Hinds, which were, as you say, shot down.
Let me make this very clear. I
do not want to argue with you and do
not want to take this any further; let us agree to disagree if you have problems with the way I do things,
please. I will only discuss things when they fall into the above categories.
[/Off-topic, for the last time for a while, I promise.]
GLONASS active - tracking - tracking - Kh-15 missiles have hit and severely damaged a unit of ECA AAA vehicles near Nijmegen. The gap is open, recommend immediate armoured assault supported by air units! We need to smash this resistance and move on, fast!
3M-54 Klub AShMs vectoring in on American aircraft carriers, estimated time until impact, thirty minutes. Be advised, AEGIS systems operational aboard some ships in this task group.
Edited by CommanderJB, 03 August 2008 - 05:20.