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so while i understand the frustration i think it’s important to remember that heatblur’s policy on unreleased modules is radio silence until imminent release. that way they avoid issues like razbams mishandling of the F-15. also some of their staff are in ukraine continuing work on this product while in a literal war zone. and as delays go there’s been 1 compared to the A-10C updates 3 and the F-15E’s however many at this point that’s really good. and finally from what i’ve heard it’s still on track to release in q1 early q2 2023, likely either in the late march/april update since ed don’t release two products at once and have gone down to one major update a month.

the fact that they are pushing out the quality content that they are while some of their staff live in an actual war zone is insane to me and i believe whatever decision they make regarding their development of the F-4 in DCS will leave barely anyone disappointed.

you totally missed @Czechnology’s point entirely. and Mr.Czech please feel free to correct me BUT 1) The F-4E isn’t a bomb truck. it’s a multi-role fighter and air dominance fighter. hell the E model was developed with an internal gun to be better at air-to-air engagements. plus the most advanced air to ground weapons we’re likely to see is very early paveways, early mavericks and shrikes 2) The F-15E is in no way “neutered” for all purposes it is a totally different breed of aircraft from the C with the capability to deliver any weapon in USAF inventories with the exception of HARMS and rockets. I would even argue the E is a much improved aircraft compared to the C since it is now capable of air-to-ground combat while retaining (and upgrading with the EX) it’s original air-to-air ability. 3) We are seeing all of these multirole and ground pounding aircraft because people want them meaning people do in fact want bomb trucks. And in the A-10C’s case a damn good one. that’s part of why one of DCS’ free planes is a dedicated ground attacker. 4) the one aircraft mentioned above that is literally a neutered fighter turned ground attacker is the A-7. and you missed it. the A-7 was derived from the F-8 as a bid to replace the A-4 Skyhawk. it won that competition and was wildly successful. 5) The mere mention of the F-4J/N/S is insane if you think HB would go through the process of modeling all three aircraft when the J is just a B with a synthetic-aperture radar (making it a much better BVR fighter than the E), the N is just the J but with smokeless engines and the S is just a J with smokeless engines and a reenforced airframe to put it on par the the E model for BFM combat. Yes, they’re making a Naval F-4. my guess is probably the J. the most notable differences? entirely different mission set from the E and can land on and take off from carriers. 6) to touch further on your little list thing. A-6 - all weather precision ground attack, refueling, and SEAD: Carrier capable A-7 - Modified F-8 designed for light ground attack, recon, SEAD, electronic warfare, refueling, and naval mining: carrier capable depending on model A-1H - WWII design used for special forces ops, frontline CAS, dirt/road ops CSAR/CSAR escort and electronic warfare: carrier capable. A-10A - it’s an A-10 without smart weapons A-10C - upgraded A-10A with smart weapons, MFD’s and targeting/datalink capability. module is full fidelity unlike the A and is used by the USAF A-10C II - upgrade to the C that includes a HMS and further systems upgrades, happened because of more information becoming available. you cannot buy just the C on the DCS website. all of the aircraft are used for different roles and, depending on the model, in different eras. there are also more CAS planes being planned than dedicated fighters because most gen 3 aircraft used for CAS were used for different sub-categories (ie: the A-6 wouldn’t be used for naval mining and the A-7 wouldn’t be used in bad weather even though they often served on the same carriers) and all fourth gen fighters in game and planned (except F-15C) are multi-role F-14, 16, 18, 15E, tornado, M-2000, eurofighter, JF-17, mig-29 and su-27/33 can all bomb and shoot missiles. there are very few dedicated fighters in the fourth gen scope making them less prevalent. @Kalasnkova74not a bad take on the VSN development. only thing i’d point out is the VSN product is only gunna be an external module (for the foreseeable future) so anything they create wouldn’t be directly compatible with heatblur’s stuff. not to say it’s bad but just to point out that technically they’re two unrelated things.

dont feel bad about missing it its a very widely produced airframe and the differences between them are often subtle. the best way to tell is the rectangular sensor under the nose for the F model

ik its been a hot minute since this was posted but the USMC are arming all remaining AV-8B's with hmcs systems and are keeping them in service until 2029 (sourse:https://govtribe.com/opportunity/federal-contract-opportunity/info-for-rfi-for-a-helmet-mounted-cueing-system-hmcs-to-be-mounted-on-an-hgu-68p-navymarine-corps-helmet-and-integrated-into-av-8b-harrier-ii-radar-aircraft-hmcs224219003)

A saint as always thank you!!

please tell me theres a way i can download the Evergreen UH-1

anyone having issues with Altitude Hold? I can only seem to get Baro Alt Hold to display which causes the aircraft to descend then over compensate eventually causing the helo hit the ground, Rad Alt Hold just does not appear. can anyone help with this?

is the discord link not working for anyone or is it just me?

@Thanatos31 i have a link to this https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3320803/ second deck upgrade but i doubt anyone has the other skin/that it passes IC

@monkie theres a few really good flat liveries but i totally agree also if you need any color references or resources lemme know!

@monkie I did notice someone posted a fictional euro camo thats what ive been running but the second a true Euro or SEA get released ill be switching

@AG-51_Razor someone made the camo with both USMC and an Ace Combat variant its quite good lookin!

If anyone could get the apache in these colors would really make my day, I have the references (http://www.theworldwars.net/resources/resources.php?r=camo_usaf) just not the skills to make the camo with roundels etc.

heres some resources @AG-51_Razor! https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=42458.0

@Santussome of your older F-5E skins have just gone out of date. the three part F-5E skinpack has a lot of out of date textures. theyre not WRONG theyre just old (beautiful none the less)

@Santusi meant that as do you know if anyone HAS made it, my apologies. I do love your skins though even with the broken pilots

@Santusis there anyway to find that last paint scheme, thats REAL pretty

this is all very messed up on my end anyway

It'd be super cool if someone would make a Battlestar Galactica styled F-16 since its named after the "Viper" fighter from the show!