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Updated post, based on the last PTO Assets pack update with many new ships on UsNavy and IJNavy. Casablanca-class light aircraft carrier Casablanca CVE Displacement: 8188 std In Class: 50 Size Class: B/Medium In Svc: 1943 - 61 Propulsion: Steam Crew: 860 Signature: Medium/Noisy Armor Rating: 0 Weapons: Gunnery Standard: IV A(1)1 Mk30 5in/38 C 1 Catapult, 2 Elevator -- Area AA: 1 Mk30 5in/38 (0.3) Light AA: (2)8 40mm, (1)24 Mk4 20mm (10.0) Sensors: SK-2, SG radar, SP radar (some units) J Air Group: Rated for 27 aircraft - typical load 9 fighters, 9 bombers, 9 torpedo bombers or 16 fighters and 12 torpedo bombers. Remarks: CVE-55 - 104. S4-B2-BB-3 hull, purpose-built as escort carriers. Built to commercial standards, special damage modifier of -25%. As aircraft transport, can carry to 50 planes on flight deck and 40 below on hangar deck. War losses: CVE-56 Liscome Bay (24 Nov 42); CVE-63 St. Lo and CVE-73 Gambier Bay (25 Oct 44); CVE-79 Ommaney Bay (4 Jan 45); CVE-95 Bismarck Island (21 Feb 45). Damage & Speed Breakdown: Dam Pts: 0 65 130 195 234 260 Surf Speed: 19 14 10 5 0 Sinks Commencement Bay CVE Displacement: 10900 std In Class: 19 + 4 + 16 Size Class: B/Medium In Svc: 1945 - 72 Propulsion: Steam Turbine Crew: 1054 Signature: Medium/Noisy Armor Rating: 0 Weapons: Gunnery Standard: IV PQ/SQ(1)2 Mk30 5in/38 C 2 Elevators, 2 Catapults -- Area AA: (1)2 Mk30 5in/38 (0.6) Light AA: (4)3 40mm, (2)12 40mm, 20 20mm (14.0) Sensors: SK-2, SG-4 radar, SP radar (some units) J Air Group: Rated for 36 aircraft - typical load 18 fighters, 15 torpedo bombers. Too small to operate XTB2D and the AJ Savage, the F7F or any of the new jet aircraft. They would have been able to operate the Ryan FR-1, but the type proved to be too fragile for carrier deployment. Along with the Independence class CVLs, they would have received the F8F-1. Others operated in a close support role with Marine F4Us (as some did in Korea), while others would be equipped with a specialized ASW air group. Remarks: CVE 105 - 123. Based on T-3 tanker hull. Only ten units were completed in time to see wartime service. Nine additional units completed after the war’s end; two immediately laid up in reserve without commissioning. Four units canceled and scrapped on the slips; 16 additional units canceled in Aug 45 before being laid down. Built to commercial standards, special damage modifier of -25%. Damage & Speed Breakdown: Dam Pts: 0 79 157 236 283 314 Surf Speed: 19 14 10 5 0 Sinks New Orleans-class heavy cruiser Baltimore CA Displacement: 13600 std In Class: 18 Size Class: B/Medium In Svc: 1943 Propulsion: Steam Crew: 2039 Signature: Medium/Noisy Armor Rating: 16/7 Weapons: Gunnery Standard: IV 2F/A(3)3 Mk15 8in/55//1 Mk13 C F/PW/PA/SW/SA/A(2) 6 Mk32 5in/38 //2 Mk12 C 2 Aft catapult, 4 SOC-3 Seagull B Area AA: (2)6 Mk32 5in/38 (3.4) Light AA: (4)11 40mm, (2)2 40mm, (1)24 20mm (18.0) Sensors: SG, SK J Remarks: Baltimore, Boston, Canberra, Quincy, Pittsburgh, St. Paul, Columbus. Eleven additional units completed after the end of WW II. Six additional units scrapped on the ways. Search and fire control radars updated as new types available. CA-72 to CA-75 were sufficiently delayed that they could receive some of the Oregon City subclass modifications. They had the stern lines modified to permit a single crane aft and the hangar was reduced in size by half. They had a 40mm suite of (4)11 Mk2 40mm/60 and (2)2 Mk1 40mm/60 because of the single crane. Damage & Speed Breakdown: Dam Pts: 0 122 243 365 437 486 Surf Speed: 33 25 16 8 0 Sinks New Orleans-class heavy cruiser New Orleans CA Displacement: 10050 std In class: 7 Size Class: B/Medium In Svc: 1934 Propulsion: Steam Turbine Crew: 1042 Signature: Medium/Noisy Armor Rating: 14/6 Weapons: Gunnery Standard: IV 2F/A(3)3 Mk12, 15 8in/55 C P/S(1)8 Mk17 5in/25 C 2 Midships catapult, 4 OS2U-3 Kingfisher B Area AA: (1)8 Mk17 5in/25 (1.7) Light AA: (1)8 .50 cal. (0.6) Remarks: Also known as Astoria class. New Orleans, Astoria, Minneapolis, Tuscaloosa, San Francisco, Quincy, Vincennes. First three units had Mk9 or Mk14 8in/55 guns. New Orleans Jan 42: At Mare Island, 16 1.1 in, 13 20mm total, SC, 2 Mk3, 2 Mk4 radar added, Lt AA 4.5. Nov 42: Damaged at Battle of Tassafaronga, lost bow, repaired at Sydney until Mar 43. Mar - Aug 43: At Puget Sound, bow repaired, SK, 2 SG added. Dec 44 - Mar 45: New Orleans; At Mare Island, 24 40mm, 28 20mm total, SK, 1 SG, SP, Lt AA 13.0). Astoria 1941(e): 6 1.1 in, 8(e) 20mm total, Lt AA 3.3). 1942(e): SC, 2 Mk3 radar added. 9 Aug 42: Sunk at the Battle of Savo Island. Minneapolis Nov 42: Damaged at Battle of Tassafaronga. Nov 42 - Sep 43: At Mare Island, 2 Mk3, 2 Mk4, 2 SG, SK. Apr - Aug(e) 45: At Puget Sound, 16 40mm, 8(e) 20mm total, Lt (AA 3.3). Tuscaloosa Mar - May 41: At New York Navy Yard, unknown refit. Feb 42: At New York Navy Yard, unknown refit. Sep - Oct 42: At New York Navy Yard(e), SC, 2 SG, 2 Mk3 radars added. Dec 43 - Feb 44(e): At New York Navy Yard, 2 Mk4 radars added. 1945: SP radar, 24 40mm, 16 20mm total, Lt AA 10.0. San Francisco Mar 42: SC-1, 2 Mk3, 2 Mk4 added, 16 1.1 in, 12 20mm total, Lt AA 4.3, fitted with 2 Mk3 DC rail with 6 Mk7 or 8 Mk6/9 DC. Dec 42 - Feb 43: At Mare Island, Damage repaired, SC-3, SG, radars added, DC rails removed. Aug - Oct 44: At Mare Island, SK, 2nd SG radar added, 24 40mm, 26 20mm total, Lt AA 12.5. Quincy Mar - May 42: At New York Navy Yard, SC, 2 Mk3 radar added, 16 1.1 in, 8 20mm total, Lt AA 3.3. 9 Aug 42: Sunk at the Battle of Savo Island. Vincennes Jan 42: At New York Navy Yard. May - Jul 42: At Pearl Harbor, SC, 2 Mk3 radar added. 9 Aug 42: Sunk at the Battle of Savo Island.Damage & Speed Breakdown: Dam Pts: 0 99 199 298 357 397 Surf Speed: 32 24 16 8 0 Sinks Liberty-class transport Liberty Ship AK Displacement: 7100 grt In Class: 2710 Size Class: C/Small In Svc: 1941 Propulsion: Steam Recip Crew: 298 Signature: Small/Noisy Armor Rating: 0 Weapons: Gunnery Standard: IV A(1)1 Mk30 5in/38 C F(1)1 Mk22 3in/50 C 5 Cargo holds -- Area AA: (1)1 Mk30 5in/38, (1)1 Mk22 3in/50 (0.6) Light AA: 8 20mm (2.0) Remarks: EC-S-C1 cargo ship. Prefabricated, mass-produced freighter; based on design of British 1912 “tramp” freighter. 58 to USN as AKs, 11 AKS (stores issue ships), 4 AF (stores ships). Civilian construction, special damage modifier of -50%. Single screw, double the speed reduction caused by engineering critical hits. Damage & Speed Breakdown: Dam Pts: 0 33 65 98 117 130 Surf Speed: 11 8 6 3 0 Sinks Cimmaron-class oiler Cimarron AO Displacement: 7256 std In Class: 35 Size Class: B/Medium In Svc: 1939 Propulsion: Steam Turbine Crew: 304 Signature: Medium/Noisy Armor Rating: 0 Weapons: Gunnery Standard: IV A(1)1 Mk30 5in/38 C PW/SW/PA/SA(1)4 Mk20 3in/50 C Area AA: (1)1 Mk30 5in/38, (1)4 Mk20 3in/50 (0.7) Light AA: (1)8 20mm (2.0) Remarks: No director for 5 in gun, fired in local control. Auxiliary, special damage modifier of -25%. First three units Cimarron, Platte, and Salamonie bult with 2F/P&S/A(1)4 Mk30 5in/38//Mk37 optical director, (1)8 .50 cal. Area AA 1.1, Lt AA 0.6. Has twin screws, although both in one compartment, double the speed loss of all engineering critical hits. Mid-41 Neosho received A(1)1 Mk15 5in/51, 2F/P&S(1)3 Mk14 3in/23, Area AA 0.2. Oct-Nov 41: Cimarron refitted, received SC radar, Mk4 radar for 5 in gun. Light AA changed to (4)2 1.1 in and (1)6 20mm, Lt AA 2.1. Early 42: Neosho replaced 3in/23 with Mk20 3in/50. Area AA 0.4. 11 May 42: AO-23 Neosho lost. 1944: Cimarron had (4)2 1.1 in replaced by (2)2 40mm, Lt AA 2.5. Standard armament by late war: (2)2 or (2)4 40mm, (1)8 20mm, Lt AA 3.0 or 4.0. Damage & Speed Breakdown: Dam Pts: 0 60 120 180 216 240 Surf Speed: 18 14 9 4 0 Sinks

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FlightSim Junkies is a growing community of DCS enthusiasts of all skill levels. Looking for more people to fly in our weekly missions. We are super laid back, talk DCS throughout the week, and are just looking to have fun. We fly group missions every Friday night at 8:00EST. We have a dedicated training /mission server and use SRS for in-misison comms. We are happy to help set anyone up with SRS who has never used it before. How it works: We have a weekly signup where you tell the mission builders what you want to fly and what role you want (e.g., CAP, SEAD, Strike, etc.) and then we build our weekly mission around who signed up. Missions are usually 1.5 hours. If this interests you, please join our discord server: https://discord.gg/nygqQjUA Happy flying, Callsign "Maryland"

Sorry to interrupt the PTO assets announcement party, but I have a question regarding the save mission scripting function. With the use of the "world.getPersistenceData(name)" function will it be possible to extract the state of the player aircraft from a saved mission file? From what i understood from the function description it will be possible to fly to a border of a map, save the mission, load a new mission in a nem map, recover the state of the aircraft and continue mission. If that's the case, it would be possible to make missions between adjoining maps. For mission creation, it would add a new layer of challenge and immersion. What are the parameters extracted from the persistance json? Fuel, armament, damage state?

If you look at my video, the HUD has thinner lines than the GIFs at lower resolutions. The GIFs are still thick. The only module that was not affected was the Mirage 2000C.

Did the Iowa get the shaft? Great list but that would be sad.

F4u campaign .trk I removed all curves & saturation points , but I can't figure out why I'm still having problems with the campaign instructions advancing. Here's a track of mission one.

Yes please!!!!

This report confirms my observations with the use of A2A TACAN function, which wasn't working in MP in the Phantom during one of my latest flights. My aircraft was F-4 with me as pilot and another player as WSO. Other aircraft was a F-14, human controlled pilot and Jester as RIO. We weren't able to get it work, even after 10 minutes of struggling around with that, and finally being shot down because 3 heads were totally stuck in the cockpit finally finding out it didn't work ...

Okay, now I'm on an MP server and am having no problems finding SA-3's with 49.1 warheads from 40mi away. Definitely a QAG issue.

Hi Kurisu. This is exactly how i reversed my Cockpit master cdu 737 ( usbpcap etc. ) Winwing seems to be much more complicated. And i had no clue on what was going on. Now that i see in the C# code Font management, USB data stream , Initialization sequence, etc ... Without knowing the the "protocol" I'm afraid it's not that simple. it seems to use a message / stream usb (i'll look again at my USB complete book fifth edition) By the way since few minutes, i'm testing the v0-alpha of my bridge between DCSbios and the Mcdu ( key binding left to DCS ) , and it's looking good. And i have no code that explains how to communicate with mcdu as i use the mcu-dotnet lib on High level !

My genius is frightening, sometimes in a positive way, sometimes in a negative way. Thanks for pointing that out, I forgot about that. Stupid me copied the file from a buddy. Attached is a track. I align south to north. I can handoff my mavs. Then I turn to the left, and fly in from the west. The target is offset to the left, the maverick points to a point south of the target. Handoff kinda works at larger distances, but not a bit closer, because the lateral offset becomes too large. I fly over the target, come in from the east, and target is now offset to the right, maverick still points south. I come in from the south, I can handoff. So the mav doesn't have an angular offset but an offset in north / south / east / west direction which would explain why people like me that align mavs on their way in, usually in a different direction as the final attack, almost never are able to handoff, and other people never have this issue. It should be an angular offset, like always 0.003 degrees to the left and 0.05 degrees up, or probably depend on range since TGP and mavs aren't in the same axis. It should not be "always south". Drop me a line if I messed up the track, I think it worked now. Maverick_test_boresight.trk

Update roadmap with the new A5M6 Zero module and the updated PTO IA units.

That CPU apparently has 24 PCie lanes, so coupled with the right motherboard, you should be able to have one nVMe and still take full advantage of 16 lanes for graphics. And with the AMD AM5 socket you'd be able to eventually upgrade the CPU without needing to change out the motherboard.

Will the asset pack be released when all those listed there are done. Or will some of the stuff close to finished state be released before that is further from completion.

You can pretty quickly ascertain the value of a presentation by asking yourself if it's meant to please shareholders or end-users. So far, it's always the former. If AI were so game changing, it wouldn't be getting integrated into software before asking an end-user base. Dotcom all over again.

Did you know that many of those Mods are not fully authored, but use purchased assets that not necessarily allow their use on a payware product like DCS?

Since the release of the free DCS: Marianas WWII map and the Magnitude 3 DCS: F4U-1D Corsair, we want to provide an update on the extensive effort being devoted to bringing this scenario to life with the PTO Assets Pack. Learning from some of the European Theatre of War scenarios, the PTO scenario is focused on providing an extensive order of battle for both US and Imperial Japanese forces in the summer of 1944 and to offer an accurate representation of the battle for the Mariana Islands and the Battle of the Philippine Sea. New player aircraft coming for this scenario will include both the F6F-3 Hellcat and the A6M5 Zero. Since our last update on this project, we can now share with you the specific air, land, and sea units being developed for the PTO Assets Pack, which owners of the existing World War II Assets Pack will be able to purchase with a 30% discount: As always, subject to change. United States Aircraft F6F “Hellcat” SB2C “Helldiver” TBF “Avenger” SBD-5 “Dauntless” PBY “Catalina” P-38L “Lightning” United States Ships Enterprise aircraft carrier Casablanca-class light aircraft carrier Independence-class light aircraft carrier New Orleans-class heavy cruiser Baltimore-class heavy cruiser Cleveland-class light cruiser Fletcher-class destroyer Liberty-class transport Cimmaron-class oiler United States Ground Forces M4A2 Sherman M3A1 “Stuart” light tank LVT-4 tracked landing vehicle LVT(A)-4 tracked landing vehicle DUKW-353 amphibious truck US Marine Corp infantryman US Navy Carrier personnel US Navy seaman Imperial Japanese Aircraft A6M5 “Zero” D4Y “Judy” D3A “Val” B6N “Jill” Imperial Japan Ships Shokaku aircraft carrier Chitose light aircraft carrier Kongo battleship Mogami heavy cruiser Agano-class light cruiser Yugumo-class destroyer Kagero-class destroyer Kashino-class transport Imperial Japanese Ground Forces Type 94 Tankette Type 95 Ha-Go tank Kurogane Type 95 car Type 97 Te-Ke tank Type 97 Chi-Ha tank Type 97 ShinHoTo tank Type 2 Ka-M amphibious tank Type 1 47mm anti-tank gun Type 98 20mm anti-aircraft gun Type 91 10cm towed artillery Type 92 70mm towed artillery Type 10 120mm anti-aircraft gun Imperial Japanese Army Infantryman Japan Navy seaman

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I noticed recently I could L&S and DT2 onboard trackfiles via the SA page.. is this new, or did I just not try it in the past?

Decided to run the HB Wilder Than Weasels instant action mission and had no issue finding, tracking, and killing an SA-3. Decided to do another round with the QAG mission and the SA-3 attack failed again. Decided to attack an SA-2 instead and still no dice even with 22 seeker head. Might just be a QAG issue. mk22ARM_notone_notrack.trk

here and there...

Das neueste Projekt der 1./JG71 ist heute "live" gegangen und richtet sich mit der zugrundeliegenden Cold War Germany map insbesondere auch (aber nicht ausschließlich) an interessierte deutsche virtuelle Staffeln und Controller. Mit dem "Cold War Germany NATO Training Server" hoffen wir eine Basis zu schaffen für gemeinsames, realismusorientiertes Fliegen mit Air Traffic Control. Wir freuen uns, wenn gleichgesinnte Staffeln dazustoßen und wir gemeinsam "traffic generieren", uns in der Platzrunde oder im Luftraum begegnen und uns "on frequency" hören.

Das neueste Projekt der 1./JG71 ist heute "live" gegangen und richtet sich mit der zugrundeliegenden Cold War Germany map insbesondere auch (aber nicht ausschließlich) an interessierte deutsche virtuelle Staffeln und Controller. Mit dem "Cold War Germany NATO Training Server" hoffen wir eine Basis zu schaffen für gemeinsames, realismusorientiertes Fliegen mit Air Traffic Control. Wir freuen uns, wenn gleichgesinnte Staffeln dazustoßen und wir gemeinsam "traffic generieren", uns in der Platzrunde oder im Luftraum begegnen und uns "on frequency" hören.

Thanks for the advice and replies, and for saving me from making a bad purchase. I agree that buying the 9900X would be pointless. But now I'm considering another processor: 7800X3D (4,2-5,0 GHz). Maybe that would be a better choice? Considering the price-to-performance ratio, it looks interesting.