Wrench Turner's wish list

Here are a few ideas I have, not sure they are possible, but hope you think them worth considering.

#5. What about Damaged Aircraft? Upon landing a flight of 4, the staff assistant announces that one a/c requires an engine change, estimated time to complete X hours (AI generates random Y hours +- Z minutes until ready, it does NOT have to match the estimate), then in HUCE another 1 hour to reload weapons. Or the staff assistant could mention other system failures like Radar, ECM, Life Support, Structure, or Fuel System, all with random times to fix that add realism to the game, and frustrations to the players.

#8. See GEOCHRON ® © (etc.) Wall Clocks for a potential display concept.

#11. In addition to longer ready times for most weapons loads, how about Integrated Combat Turnarounds with shorter times for a few very simple loads. ie;

F-16A ICT-AtA 6x AIM-9M, internal fuel only, 1x ALQ-119 15 Minutes (I actually saw this done in 14min 57sec)

probably only useful for interceptions close to the airbase, but it can help you out of a desperate situation with too many MiG's - not enough missiles

F-16C ICT-AtG 2x AIM-9M, 2x Mk82 (or Mk84), 2x wing tanks, 1x ALQ-131 30 Minutes (I think the actual AF standard says within 45 min)

great for troops in contact CAS

All depending on the state of repair of the airbase, ICT's may not be possible if the airbase is below 75% (or pick a number) of normal capability.

#35 Can Harpoon make the distinction between Probe - Drogue refueling and Boom - Receptacle refueling?

The KC-135A takes a few hours to unbolt the nozzle at the end of the boom and bolt on a 5ft section of hose with a drogue.

The KC-10A has both a centerline boom and an internal Hose and Drogue almost on the centerline.

The KC-135R has the ability to carry 2 Hose Drum Units in pods near the wingtips while keeping the boom with a nozzle on the centerline, but only the 100th ARW, RAF Mildenhall, carries the HDU's regularly.

It would be more realistic, requiring a little more thought and planning from the player.

Lastly, I would like to see some kind of database entry for F-15C's based in Iceland with the 57th FIS. They routinely carried:

4 Sparrows

4 Sidewinders

2 conformal fuel tanks (type I, not the type IV found on F-15E's)

3 external tanks (1 centerline, 1 under each wing)

Because of geography, they could accept the reduced maneuverability (few or no MiG's could reach that far) in exchange for longer patrols to catch Tu-95's and other long range aircraft.