New Book - Air Combat Manoeuvres

[Spitfire]

AIR COMBAT MANOEUVRES
THE TECHNIQUE AND HISTORY OF AIR FIGHTING FOR FLIGHT SIMULATION

This is the definitive quide for flight simmers interested in combat simulation with easily accesible information and colourful illustrations that can be used as a guide to the methods of air combat from World War 1 to modern day. Written by a team of flight sim specialists and superb colour illustrations by Tim Brown, the book also features an extensive and exclusive interview with Capt Eric Brown. AIR COMBAT MANOEUVRES is to be the bible and ultimate guide for those who want to learn more and to perfect their offensive and defensive flying skills.

AIR COMBAT MANOEUVRES features:

* Amazing state of the art digital illustrations
* Includes 'how to' diagrams of top manoeuvres and actual joystick methods
* Tips and advice from top gaming experts with years of experience
* Practical, readable and easy to use
* Gives great historical detail and perspective
* Covers air combat from World War 1 right up to the very latest combat situations
* Perfect for entry level gamers and experienced simmers

Written by J.Steve Thompson with Peter C.Smith
Consultant: Major Lawrence J. Spinetta, USAF
Illustrated by Tim Brown

My name is Jay Slater, I am the Editor for this new title. If you have any questions about the book feel free to post them and I will answer them as soon as I can. Thanks!

For more information about this NEW title visit http://www.ianallanpublishing.co.uk/acm. You can also see some spreads from the book.

[lkemling]

Will Air Combat Manoeuvres be made available in the U.S ?

[Spitfire]

Hello there!

Thank you for your interest in ACM.

Yes, you can order the book from www.ianallanpublishing.co.uk or www.ianallanpublishing.co.uk/acm as well as other online stores.

Very best wishes,

Jay

[Hellfire]

Saw this in Waterstone's. Looks quite good.

[fireball]

Hi,

Website doesn't give date when book will be available (says published in November) - is thsi book available yet ?if not, more specifically when will it be ?

I am in South Africa and very keen to get a copy.

Regards.

Stephen

[Griffon_301]

Hello!

I got my copy today and after first browsing through it I must congratulate everyone involved on a job very well done!
as an avid sim pilot who started back with the original Falcon and Battlehawks 1942, then graduating to the Dynamix range of sim, the magnificent EA works, EAW and Falcon4 and currently ending up with Wings over Israel, IL-2 and FS2k4, I have lived through many fights and also died in quite a few of them, I think I can say that this book is the best single source for getting information on how it should be done

I would have loved to see some more information about avionics packed inside this volume (for example how a gunsight works, how to use a bombsight while divebombing or levelbombing, how to use radar for A2A and A2G work), but there are good online guides available for such things as well, so this is not a major deficiency.

all in all, a great book and one that is worth adding to the collection not only of simmers, but also people who share an interest in the history of fighting in the air, combat aircraft and how technology evolved with tactics and vice versa...

cheers from Austria
phil