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Im back to flying the Shark aswell after a few weeks playing with the A10. I actually feel happier in the Shark, feels a lot more simple while at the same time needs a lot more learning but still manages to pack a big punch with all those vihkrs under your pylons. Sometimes A10 feels like easy mode with missile warnings and TGP. Ive started playing with the ABRIS and DL a lot more now, adding points of interest I can use a lot like I do with SPIs in the A10. First time I played BS 18 months or so ago I wasnt really interested in rotary stuff, but here I am now loving hugging the hedges setting up some sneaky shots while my A10 is parked in the HAS waiting for the next beta update.

No ones asking for or expecting anything uber realistic with the laser codes. Just something to play with in multiplayer, clearly fighing a lost cause though! Smoke markers and coordinates over TS for spi's will be just as cool though.

Harrier will still be in service around the world :) Plus, someones airforce might need some training software for their new(ish) shiney(mucky) GR9s they possibly might be purchasing :)

Helicopter Mech vs Jet Mech

I agree it would be more of a multi player Easter egg. Could even let us strap a litening or sniper pod onto our sharks! :)

Aww sticky you never played the old Tornado game? We need a new tonka sim in that case!

Appreciating all the Harrier love! :) especially as the GR9s are going out of service. Even the older 5s and fa2s would be great.

I dont see an issue with wh and bs sharing codes in this sim, if the uk can fly a10s and sharks in this hyperthetical battlefield i imagine they would put an urgent upgrade in to make laser codes from both of their new types of aircraft to be compatible. :)

Any Black Keys fan? Went to see them on Wednesday and they gave a bluesy rock master class, awesomeness.

Might be worth having a look through some lua files to see if there is any mention of laser codes or frequency. I've a feeling they will be hidden deep in the BS engine though

Just need a code for the shark!

I tried that last night .... epic fail

I was just thinking about that this morning!! I don't think an a10 could lase for a BS but in theory you should be able to the other way round using LSS.

The EOTS is just forward of the nose bay I think? The dome I heard things of lowers out of the weapon bay and is engine/shaft driven, which matches up with what GG knows. Maybe Sopwith Camel pilots thought the idea of BVR was lame? :)

Is that the Block 4 'Dome' i've heard a bit about or is that just a designator?

Has f22 been used in anger yet? Is it all passed out for ground attack?

I guess there is no caption on the warning panel or anywhere to say they are deployed?

Was that the B17 that was PC only? There was an even older B17 game (I had it on amiga, probably PC and ST too?) that was a bit better I thought. I dont remember that you could fly the fighters on the old one. It was pretty cool to put your plane into a dive to try and put a fire out and then limp home with only 2 or 3 engines :) Anyway... Ill back down from the Harrier vote, instead ill give my vote to Tornado. Not least because the old Tornado game really needs some remake love!! My first experiance of toss bombing and runway denial action. I think DCS would benefit from a strike aircraft. Too many times in A10 so far and BS I feel the need to go off hunting SAM sites and high importance targets that arent really what i'm on the battlefield for. Terrain following deep into enemy territory to wipe out the other sides runways to gain air superiority for your sharks and/or hogs? :)

Cheers mate, I figured that was the case, just havent had the time to put into it recently. appreciate the help :)

Cool vid nicely made! Quick question... when using the ground stabalise mode like that, is the maverick actually 'locking' onto a target it can see or is it just firing at the point the sensor is looking at(which happens to be right over a target)? if you get my point!

I get that a lot, usually forget to find a target after i slew to spi as it ground fixes but hasn't actually acquired a targwt

Harsh? Why spend the time to reply while being so negative .. Did i just do the same?? Lol.

A smaller Harrier fleet can be just as effective due to its serviceability rate compared to tonka. However,I may have to change my fanboyism soon as it looks like I'm off to marham or coningsby within the next 6 months. 'What do you mean it can't hover???' :)

I don't think labour would have been that bad, just desperately needed a new leader. The cuts have had no thought put into them at all, for Cameron to say that the tonka is more versatile than the Harrier is ridiculous. Tonka is also 7 times more expensive than the Harrier....is that really good value for money? I think it basically came down to the RAF and RN being childish and saying 'well you are getting your carriers so we are keeping our tornados!' As for Nimrod...crazy...

Im sold :)