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Hey, it looks like a nice place, reminds me of the civilian planes you see flying (Cessnas? I don't know, I'm not big on civilian planes). Anyway, let me go ahead and embed that screenshot for you, all you have to do it right click and click "Copy Image". It makes it easier for people to see the picture.

I fear you're tampering with a power beyond our comprehension. Should the Kraken arise to stop your experiments, I'm afraid the best we can do is pray for your soul. If you get this working though, you will have made a breakthrough that can change the game forever. Imagine it, proper tanks! I guess that with 1.1, the high part count won't matter too much. Maybe I can finally finish that WWI tanks project I started but never finished!

Oh yeah, I almost forgot about SCF! Looking forward to it! Please don't forget that I released the ironclads the other day, the thread didn't get many replies, but it's there.

I think you may want to replace those jet engines with some SRBs. They should be cheaper, more powerful, and slightly lower the part count. I would also ditch the find on the lander itself, they seem pretty superfluous to me, and they won't do much to stabilize the rocket. If you can, you should replace that giant SAS with a smaller one on the second stage. It will be cheaper, lighter, and stay with you longer. Hope this helps.

Good, good... Now make a Puma, because that helicopter is always used as a Hind in the movies for some reason. Ugh, Rambo, Red Dawn, they all have Pumas, never real Hinds...

Google drive is also better for me because I can share beta files with the people I want without releasing it to the entire general public. Unfortunately, I don't think I can track the amount of downloads with it, I just have to hope that people decided they wanted to download two largely useless floating hunks of iron and solid rocket fuel to look at for two minutes and never acknowledge again.

We could have a triathlon! Race the LCVPs from point A to point B, deploy the jeep and drive to point C, then fly a plane to point D to finish the race!

Fixed. By the way, I'm using Google Drive instead of KerbalX this time, what do you guys think? It takes less time for me to upload a craft with it.

Hey look! I finally got around to releasing these! I would have done it sooner but the Steam winter sale hit and I had $20 to spend... The American Civil War is not usually regarded as an important war in world history. The failed revolution and attempt at independence by the southern states has had less impact on the world at large than, say the Franco-Prussian War or the Boshin War. However, the war introduced many new weapons and tactics which began to transform warfare from the line infantry tactics of the Napoleonic Era to the modern warfare the 20th Century. Naval combat was likewise affected by the technological advances pioneered in this period. The most obvious of these is the ironclad warship. Ironclads were not new in 1862, they had been used in the Crimean War, but two ironclads had never faced each other in combat before until the Battle of Hampton Roads, where the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia (formerly known as USS Merrimack) fought the USS Monitor to a draw. I have replicated the two ships involved in this battle and fought a similar reenactment in the waters near KSC. Before I show you the battle, I suppose I ought to give a little information about the ships. CSS Virginia CSS Virginia was originally a Federal frigate named USS Merrimack. When Confederate forces seized the Norfolk Naval yard, where the ship was docked, its crew attempted to flee the harbor, but they were unable to make good their escape and attempted to burn the ship instead. When Confederate engineers inspected the ship, they found that its hull below the waterline was completely unscathed, and so the decision was made to convert the ship into an ironclad to help break the ever-tightening Union blockade of the South. The ship was rechristened CSS Virginia and soon after made her maiden voyage. It was on this voyage when she encountered the Federal ironclad USS Monitor at Hampton Roads, Virginia. Although she failed to sink Monitor, Virginia destroyed two wooden ships and ran a third aground. She made several other sorties after the engagement at Hampton Roads in an attempt to draw out Monitor, but the two ships never met again. In May, 1862, Union forces reclaimed Norfolk, leaving the ship without a base. Because she was steam powered, she could not sail on the high seas, so she was scuttled on May 11. My replica features eight projectiles (courtesy of selfish_meme) and seats for two Kerbals. The first is in the pilothouse and will need to be occupied to control the ship. The second is in the aft sleeping quarters and is mainly for decoration. The projectiles' firing angles mean they are batter for firing at long range or bombarding targets on land, so it might be a good idea to tweak them a little to fire at a ship. USS Monitor USS Monitor was a smaller, more lightly armed ship than Virginia, and was equipped with two cannon in a rotating turret. Most of the ship sat below the waterline, which presented a smaller target to the enemy, but would eventually be the cause of Monitor's demise. While sailing to join the naval blockade off the coast of North Carolina in December, 1862, she was caught in a storm and sank. The wreck has been found and parts of the ship, including the turret, have been raised from the ocean floor. Several other ships were built using Monitor's design and were used in several naval battles later in the war. Like Virginia, she was steam powered, and was therefore restricted to calm waters such as rivers, coastal areas, and harbors. My replica features a working turret with two projectiles (courtesy of selfish_meme). The ship seems to fight better against other ships at short range, although its speed and maneuverability is somewhat lower than Virginia's. Alright, now on to the good pictures! The two ships meet in a small bay relatively close to KSC. Together, they lowered my FPS down to about 6 or 7, but my computer was able to struggle through it. Monitor fires the first shots, using both her projectiles early on. The second one hits the southern behemoth, causing a magnificent explosion on board. Virginia has a gaping wound in her side, but she is still afloat, and, miraculously, all eight cannons are still intact. The Confederates fire their fist shot, but it simply flies over the top of the Federal ship... ...And crashes into the ridge in the background. The rest of Virginia's ammunition does the same thing, so her captain decides to use the ship's ram as a last-ditch effort to kill her opponent. Unfortunately, 7.5 m/s isn't nearly fast enough to damage Monitor. With a large hole in her side, her ammunition expended, and a slight list to port, Virginia returns to base. Monitor gives chase, but her lower speed and sluggish maneuverability leaves her far behind her foe before long. Well, I guess that about does it for this thread. Here, have some download links! CSS Virginia USS Monitor Special thanks to selfish_meme for his help with the turret on USS Monitor and for providing the projectiles, as well as pointing out a few smaller problems. I would like to invite him to make a post on this thread so that you can give him a like for his assistance. If you like this post, like his as well. Thanks for taking the time to read this, remember, any feedback you give give me will be very appreciated!

Neat plane, but I was expecting to see the other aircraft called Uhu: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_189 Except for the twin rudders on the tail, it looks pretty similar to a Ju-88.

Wow, ever since Career Mode came out, I've always avoided it because it just seemed too boring without the ability to do stuff like this. I can't wait to try this pack out!

Are everyone's boats being added or are you choosing a select few that you think are the best?

Oh yes, I see. Nice looking plane, it had lots of detail! Does it carry bombs or rockets?

Maybe it was a military range where they were firing artillery or something? Either that or he meant to say four kilometers... At my house I can sometimes hear Apache helicopters out at the range firing their 30mm cannons. Granted, it's not quite 40 km away, but it's at least several miles. This story makes me scared, I'm riding back from Gatlinburg right now, and we nearly got stuck in a traffic jam right at the foot of Lookout Mountain in Chatanooga.

Eeeehhhh..... I could... But I have yet to get them to go fast enough to do damage. Also, I don't know where I could put them without either ruining the shape of the boat or adding lots of parts. Huh, I guess I could put them on the top deck, but then I would have to make the boat able to submerge to make them easy to fire. To be honest, I think it would be a bad idea to screw around with this boat any more, it's had a good run, but I'm afraid trying to add some new feature may ruin it. I really don't want to ruin it. I have been toying with the idea of doing a new, smaller U-boat with torpedoes and no interior, but it won't be coming very soon. I need to finish the ironclads, and school starts back in a few days.

I thought the Bf-109 was the most produced military aircraft?

Alright, thanks! To be honest, I think yours looks better.

So what's the best way to fly an Fw-190? I know the 109s are supposed to be taken up to a crazy high altitude for Boom n Zoom, but it seems to me that the Fw-190 is a low altitude fighter.

I also got a $20 Steam card (after I made my first post here). With it, I bought Total War: Shogun 2 (I'm getting addicted to RTS), Medieval II: Kingdoms DLC, Silent Hunter 4, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, and a copy of Bad Rats for my friend (Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal). I sure do love Steam sales!

Yeah, Lusitania.

Where can I find one of these shirts? I guess since I was alive when they demoted Pluto, I can wear it, even if I was only a kid. I forget, was it in 2006 or 2008 when they kicked Pluto?

I got a Millenium Falcon drone: http://imgur.com/eOPG0lQ I also got an ushanka with a Red Army pin, some cheap candy, a coffee mug that looks like Darth Vader's head, some cheap candy (including one of those Hershey's Kisses that are as big as my fist), various other stocking stuffers, and (best of all) an electric razor! *forced smile* I had a pretty good haul this year, even if it's never going to get cold enough down here to wear my ushanka (seriously, it's 6pm down here and it's 72 degrees outside. Only in Alabama, folks), and I didn't get the rifle I was asking for. Oh well, I suppose I should be grateful for what I did get, and I am.

Not sure how popular strategy games are here, but Medieval II: Total War is only $4.99 (as opposed to its original price of $19.99). It's quite a fun game, although it can send you on a power trip and give you a slight urge to go on a Crusade. If you like strategy games, or the Middle Ages, it's a great game. EDIT: Did I mention it has a mod which turns it into Third Age: Total War (Lord of the Rings)? Because it does.

Grinding for the Fw-190 with a guy I met. I'm so close, my eyes say "Keep going, you can get it!", but my brain says "Turn that damn thing off you imbecile, you'll be so slammed tomorrow morning, you won't care that it's Christmas!" I guess I had better listen to my brain... EDIT: Is mine now!

Hehe, yeah, if Boss Hogg had a dropship to fly around Hazzard, he would have this one. Good job!