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Read the book.
If you liked the movie, the book is a must read. Much more information on what really happened and it even gives a rather balanced accounting that includes the skinny on the Skinny's views (sorry, couldn't help the pun).

I just resently had an interesting chat with a guy from Simolia too. He had some very interesting things to say on the whole business. Most of them aren't appropriate for these boards, tho. :p

I LOVE BHD, ive seen it 15 times at least. Mark Bowden's book is awesome and same with Matt Eversmenn's book. Hehe, i met him IRL and he signed my Delta Force: Blackhawk Down game and my Mark Bowden BHD book :)

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Speaking of Novalogic's Delta Force: Black hawk Down, I make maps for that geme, i think its pretty neat. Here are a few of mine

http://www.dfbarracks.com/mapdb/index.php?action=dm&mid=16389

http://www.dfbarracks.com/mapdb/index.php?action=dm&mid=17045

Man, I sooo wanted to play out that movie in BF2. Warlord would be the perfect map, if only we could get a working BH in there. I mean, it's already got the RPG's and the crashed BH

Or make a custom map, airfield (US main) with Blckhawks and littlebids, spec ops will be look like deltas, enemies are somalies, (AKs and RPG), humvees and techinals, i think it wont be too difficult to make a mod, im starting to get used to the mod tools

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Man, I sooo wanted to play out that movie in BF2. Warlord would be the perfect map, if only we could get a working BH in there. I mean, it's already got the RPG's and the crashed BH

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I'm so ****ed they nerfed the BH I wish they had just made the other choppers kickass 2. Now the only thing transport choppers are good for is flying 300 feet up and then everyone bails out. bloody retarded.

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you guys should also consider playing Delta Force: Black Hawk Down. too bad novalogic stopped supporting in, and now almost everyone in the game cheats

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For those of you who have seen it, there is now an Extended Cut version. I bought it this past week and it has more footage but some of which does not add to the story very much. It did however made it feel for me like I was watching it for the 1st time, which was kinda neat.

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I too miss the BH guns of the original install!! That thing would pwn an entire map. Mashtuur City was the best, load it up with a squad, and go take all the flags and kill everyone while doing it. Man, those were the good old days!!

That was a great movie, I have not had the chance to read the book.

Err yeah it's great, if your on the US side and having a nice little Blackhawk party...not so nice if you are on the MEC side and getting raped to the max.

The devs ethier had to give the MEC heli the same mini guns, or reduce the BH mini gun power in order to stop it from completley ruining the fun.

Oh and Blackhawk Down was a good fantasy movie. :P Although I didn't like the way the Somalian population was reduced down to faceless Skinnies whos only goal in life seems to be to get blown away by US invaders.

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Blackhawk Down is a great movie and book, I have the game as well, and the movie/book shows how special forces soldiers risked their lives in Somalia on October 3rd.

I was thinking of making a Bf2 movie or mod of Blackhawk Down, had this idea in mind for a while.

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Full Metal Jacket is good too- I haven't seen Black Hawk Down though, I want to see it. I've read many an article about it.

FMJ is my favorite frickin war movie. BHD is good too. I have them both on DVD

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I too miss the BH guns of the original install!! That thing would pwn an entire map. Mashtuur City was the best, load it up with a squad, and go take all the flags and kill everyone while doing it. Man, those were the good old days!!

That was a great movie, I have not had the chance to read the book.

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Full Metal Jacket is good too- I haven't seen Black Hawk Down though, I want to see it. I've read many an article about it.

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I havent seen that movie in ages. Now i want to see it lol

same here!
its a good film

i might get the book now, heard so many recommendations here.

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Read the book.
If you liked the movie, the book is a must read. Much more information on what really happened and it even gives a rather balanced accounting that includes the skinny on the Skinny's views (sorry, couldn't help the pun).

I just resently had an interesting chat with a guy from Simolia too. He had some very interesting things to say on the whole business. Most of them aren't appropriate for these boards, tho. :p

If you've read Black Hawk Down, this is a MUST READ:

"The Battle of Mogadishu"

Written by the guys that were there, Sgt Eversman, Dan Schilling, Mike Durant, etc.

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Read the book.
If you liked the movie, the book is a must read. Much more information on what really happened and it even gives a rather balanced accounting that includes the skinny on the Skinny's views (sorry, couldn't help the pun).

I just resently had an interesting chat with a guy from Simolia too. He had some very interesting things to say on the whole business. Most of them aren't appropriate for these boards, tho. :p

Yeah its a good film but the book is even better, if memory serves me right the U.S got 4 choppers shot down/crash landed on the same day but (Super 61) is the only one everyone knows about.

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watch the film, beat the game ( which is now riddled with cheats) - wouldent mind a bf2 version of it though