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I received the game as a gift - original box, etc (ver 1.21). and cannot locate the serial number. I have a 19 digit CD number on the CD itself and a 9 digit order ID number. Also is a X-XXXXX-XXXXX-X-US number along the edge of the CD. There is no CD sleevel, and I ...

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Entertaining AAR - and a good read. I do get back here now and again, and am happy to find UV is still going strong. Best of luck to both!

<r> This was great fun! I hoped the story wasn't too bad, and I want to say again to the developers, well done! [&o] 19 points at the end. I think I played conservatively with regard to mission selection, and the thought in the back of my mind was to always look ahead to resources and pilots that ...

<t> The pilots had one last mission in theater before their carrier redeployed back to the States. The mission today was the one that would signal the end of the Hornet's role. Today, four Hornet pilots would fly close air support as the ground war began...<br/>
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<r> Thumper killed the MiG-23 with his last two Sparrows. The Hornets never moved from their initial deployments, making the SA-3 a non-factor. After turn two, there were no targets left in range. The Summary screen...<br/>
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<r> Turn two, and both MiG-29s have been eliminated. The west MiG-29 locked onto Thumper but Fox suppressed the attack with a Sparrow. Dino then fired a Sidewinder at the -29 that missed, and finally Thumper destroyed the MiG-29 with a pair of Sparrows. In the east, Cherub hit the second MiG-29 with ...

<r> An Intercept mission, and all of the pilots carry 4 AIM-7s and two AIM-9s. Four planes, and this time, I decided to spli them up to surround the enemy, assuring (hopefully) of at least one Sidewinder attack. It works...<br/>
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<r> Day eight, and the high water mark seems to have passed. I chose an Intercept mission when presented with the targets. Not a lot of VPs, but I'm concentrating on finsihing this war with only the one loss...<br/>
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<r> Summary - I forgot to capture turn four [&:] - but the mission was ultimately successful. Stress levels could be worse, and the recon of +4 now means 5 mission cards to pick from for the next two days...<br/>
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<r> Turn 3, and the target is wearing down. Not fast enough, however, as I end up loitering and strafing to finish it off.<br/>
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<r> Turn 2, and the two MiGs in the south are eliminated, and all eight pilots advance north. They do come under fire from the SAMs in the target area, however. In retrospect I should have gone low sooner and taken my chances with the ZSUs...<br/>
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<r> The first turn shows the plan - break through the MiGs in the south, fly in high, launch the Mavericks, and dive low into the target area if needed. Nice thing about plans...sometimes they work.<br/>
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<r> The en route random event didn't bode too well for me...<br/>
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<r> My first "big" strike - 8 planes. The war is getting late, and all I have is one lost pilot and 11 VPs. I chose the 4 VP missile factory mission and gave it my best. Screen shots later, but - for now, enjoy the story...<br/>
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<r> And it's over. The GBUs finish off the power plant. The only downside to this mission was the +3 stress to everyone, but that was about it.<br/>
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<r> Approaching the target. Wraith hangs back just in case...<br/>
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<r> Thumper does major damage with the ALCMs...<br/>
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<r> The planes move north - the enemy is caught with their pants down. The MiG is already eliminated...<br/>
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<r> Talk about lightly defended, this mission is special ops all the way. Load up on the GBUs and stay high the entire mission. <br/>
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<r> Finally, a special ops mission...<br/>
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Day six – Lights out<br/>
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Hill 2190…outside of Karbala, Iraq…<br/>
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Their desert uniforms blended with the sand around them, albeit not perfectly. There was scrub to break a sight line, and the ...