[Embarkation problems]

I have an embarkation mission that works.  Uses infantry + SA-18s.  When I used RPGs, I had problems.

Embarkation Test 01.miz

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[Radar during a dogfight]

Thanks @Ala12Rv-Tundra for joining!

[Best tutorial to fire the Phoenix at long range?]

Thanks @DSplayer - if I get my work done tonight I'll try out your ideas and thanks for the offer of a YouTube tutorial!

[Best tutorial to fire the Phoenix at long range?]

I also just asked THE @Mooch on his Happy Hour and yes @IronMike Mooch gives the HeatBlur Phoenix his seal of approval as accurate!

Wish I had time to try out the drill a few times today but busy on Simple Flying stuff.

[Feedback Thread - F-14 Tomcat Patch June 22nd 2022]

15 minutes ago, draconus said:

It's all on the TID repeater and VDI.

http://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/weapons.html#tws

I have some reading to do.  Thanks @draconus!

[Feedback Thread - F-14 Tomcat Patch June 22nd 2022]

Here's a feature request please from a 12 hour, 43 minute pilot so you may discount if you feel you need to:

Either have Jester read out the ranges of inbound targets every 5-10 miles or give a call, "Within Phoenix Range" when in Phoenix range please.

Thanks!

[Best tutorial to fire the Phoenix at long range?]

Well this helps explain my problem - the ranges are so damn much shorter than 100nm or even 50nm:

 

[Best tutorial to fire the Phoenix at long range?]

Say I'm having this problem where I'm out at about 50-30 miles from Backfires and I can't get the damn Phoenix missiles to launch on a track.  I press down on the trigger for 3 seconds and no joy.  Is there some kind of in range cue?

 

I have Master ARM On, HUD in air-to-air mode and the targets in the repeater.  ACM mode doesn't seem to change a thing.  Anything I'm missing besides a big, beautiful launch?

 

Oh and when the missiles do launch they don't track the inbound Backfires or in other missions JF-15s?

 

I've thrown together this simplistic "Phoenix Drill" mission and the only time the Phoenix missiles launch is when I'm in close (like less than 15 nm).

Phoenix Drill.miz

[Feedback Thread - F-14 Tomcat Patch June 22nd 2022]

I got two major problems:

1) After playing a single mission once, I can't get my wingman to launch from the carrier when replaying the mission.  Mission, track and debriefing attached.

2) When launching from the carrier - every flight is limited to four jets.

Tomcat Wingman Stuck on the Carrier.log Tomcat Wingman Stuck on Carrier.trk TopGun Backfire Battle v2.miz

[Modern Submarine Pack]

I'm lost.  Is Modern Submarine Pack V 2.8.2 the latest or are there now patches like Luas I need to add to it?

[Radar during a dogfight]

Yeah, declutter might help!

[DCS World User Mods "WHAT IF" SCREENSHOT AND VIDEO THREAD!!!! 2022]

[Feedback Thread - F-14 Tomcat Patch June 22nd 2022]

So Jester is now messing up replay of DCS tracks?  Difficult bug.  Some of us want to make movies from them!

[VP-Airfield Equipment 0.8.2 beta]

I'm not sure what happened here but will reattempt.

Say @Rudel_chwyou and VIRPIL did rad work with your mods.  But the groundstands are blocking the MiG AI I have spawn on a WIP mission.

The first two images are from Novorossiysk and the last one is from Gelendzhik.

Maybe some of us need to update Rudel's templates to allow for AI, eh?

[Feedback Thread - F-14 Tomcat Patch June 22nd 2022]

19 minutes ago, Uxi said:

Wing sweep on ground works for me but I never see the flag indicator telling me I can go to oversweep anymore.  Is that deliberate?

Same here.

[DCS World SCREENSHOT AND VIDEO THREAD!!!! (NO USER MODS OR COMMENT) 2022]

[Modern Submarine Pack]

Very nice

[Radar during a dogfight]

Finally got the radar to operate properly in a dogfight last night thanks to you.

 

Now to figure out how to be more accurate with the gun...

[Radar during a dogfight]

Thanks @razo+rand @TLTeo, good advice!

[Radar during a dogfight]

OK, I got a few flying new guy/FNG questions on the mighty Tomcat.  If they're annoying, sorry in advance.  For the record I only have 6 hours, 51 minutes with a few air-to-air kills in the Tomcat versus 127 hours, 50 minutes in the A-10C Tank Killer II; 12 hours, 53 minutes in the Su-25 and 4 hours, 9 minutes in the MiG-29S.  So I'm not too up to speed on operating radars.

That said, I have found sometimes while in a dogfight that I literally point the Tomcat at an A-4 I'm training against and the radar won't lock up right away to help improve my (very mediocre) air gunnery.  Is there some kind of dogfight radar mode in the Tomcat?  Or something I should tell my RIO?

Thanks in advance.

[DCS World User Mods "WHAT IF" SCREENSHOT AND VIDEO THREAD!!!! 2022]

Here's some adversary action:

[VP-Airfield Equipment 0.8.2 beta]

Good Q @chalužník.  I don't have that problem.

Proof after I adjusted the groundstands as they were hemming in the A-4s:

[Early Access - Ropucha - Class Soviet Landing Ship]

I kindly uploaded it to my Google Drive.

Go to the folder here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NX9bHf1kYAFkEZqvoOQnt5LvrE_Tw0Fm?usp=sharing

Things are in sequence for installation so get the entire folder.  Might want to wait 30 minutes until 2:35 PM Pacific time 29 June 2022 as things are still uploading.

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17 minutes ago, draconus said:

Gear, flaps/slats, departure.

Well I just love departure photos.  But...