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    AIM-54C Mk47 vs Mk60

    in DCS: F-14A & B

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    14 minutes ago, RustBelt said:

    Really? I thought they did motor swaps on the phoenix in the boat. I know I’ve seen zebra Phoenixes in photos, was that mostly done onshore? 

    Yeah that would be done atone of the depots ashore. All missiles arrive as AUR’s. All Up Rounds. That means no assembly required to AOs. lol. Sealed in containers that would be opened, the misfiles hoisted to a skid, and then taken from the mags to the roof. We couldn’t work on the missile body if we wanted to. In the days of the Cold War I guess it might have been possible for there to be a company rep from Hugh’s to be aboard, but I never saw anything like that. If we had scratches or dents in any part of a missile it had to be marked as unusable and off loaded to the supply ship to be brought back to depot. Now bombs were built regularly but stuff like HARM, Mavericks, and Walleye were all AURs. 

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    AIM-54C Mk47 vs Mk60

    in DCS: F-14A & B

    Posted

    16 minutes ago, Rhrich said:

    The belly was used for bombs and the other outboard station probably had the lantirn.

    I was lucky enough to get to live among the tomcat when there was not a pound for air to ground. Pre lantin days. 

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    AIM-54C Mk47 vs Mk60

    in DCS: F-14A & B

    Posted · Edited by Bluto74

    38 minutes ago, PhantomHans said:

    Which leads me to some questions...

     

    What time frame, and why only one outboard?

    I imagine that upset the trim quite a bit.

    Early to mid 90s. Just after desert storm. Granted we had D Tomcats. Truth is Sparrows were the main load for our air wing. During Southern Watch if the 14s had 54s it was 2 at most. Normal load out was 1-1-1. Or 1-1-2. Normally the 54 was in the tunnel but if we didn’t have time to clear the tunnel of the 7, on the glove the 54 would go. And normally the ordie shack could expect a visit from the pilot to voice their displeasure. To which the gunner would handle that debate. But of course we would avoid it if we could. Other wise it was do some of that pilot stuff sir.  lol

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    AIM-54C Mk47 vs Mk60

    in DCS: F-14A & B

    Posted

    22 hours ago, RustBelt said:

    They ran different motors with the same head. Look up Zebra Phoenix. Old white motors with new grey AIM-54C heads. The actual missile was built on board from parts as needed. And unlike the Airforce and Army, waste not want not. Just tell the C what butt it has on and it manages.

    4 years as an AO on a carrier.  Missiles were never built on board.  Aside from putting fins on.  Now they may have been pieced together from other missiles at depot, but I can think of nothing scarier than the thought of AO's assembling missiles.  Lol.  As to the original post, never touched anything other than 54C-47's in those 4 years which means we did not have anything else there.  And pilots hated when carrying only one on the outboard.  Lol

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    F-15e Update?

    in RAZBAM

    Posted

    Again.  Without the contract details, we can't know who.  If that is true, legal means could get them their money, and they would not have to abandon customers.  This could hurt purchases from 3rd party devs in the long run.  I know I will think twice about giving money for a product that can be abandoned by a dev, and left holding my in my hand.  But there were better ways to handle this besides upheaval.  We will see how this plays out.

     

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    Latest Oculus v63 PTC build crashing DCS when used on Oculus Link

    in VR Bugs

    Posted · Edited by Bluto74

    Ok.  Here is the deal.

    I am :
    1.  A long time loyal DCS and strong advocator for people to invest in this game.
    2.  Affected by the current issue.
    3,  A professional in the world of customer service

    First and foremost, consumers of a product have the right to voice concerns and complaints on goods and services.  That is a liability a manufacturer assumes when they offer a product.  Yes, it is always best when it can be done in a civil manner,  and should always be the case.  But emotions can all run high.  And degrading the level of the issue to the plaintiff is not fair or the correct way to handle issues.  It is impossible to interpret how important one thing is to another.

    Second, as much as the ranting bothers some, it should be noted that replys from non official ED personnel is also not who these customers want to hear from.  It inflates this post as much as the unnecessary complaining.  Your input is appreciated on how to get things working.  But others are not constructive to the matter.

    Third.  A huge thanks to BigNewy for keeping us informed.  I do not envy you at all, but do appreciate you.

    Fourth.  The fix can get you by if done correctly.  Not optimal but does work.  Not in all situations but with the fix I was able to slide up the pixel density slider to a good value for me and can fly a few planes on the Caucus map with little issue.  Hope that helps some.  We will be there soon gang.  Hang in there.

     

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    Potential Issue with frames dropping

    in Bugs and Problems

    Posted

    I ran into an issue with the 15E encountering freezes while flying low.  I don't have a track because the profile I was flying and trying to sort out was too long.  It was on the Syria map.  What would happen was when flying low, the game would freeze for a second, and then move again, and repeat continuously.  This would only happen if the velocity vector was between 2 degrees nose up and 1 degree nose down.  Changing graphics settings did not fix it.  
    I suspected the A-G radar was the culprit, but even after flying in with it completely off, the same thing was happening.  I flew it over and over and came to find out what was causing it was making the HUD go into CMD mode.  If anyone runs into this problem, what ended up fixing the issue for me was after the stutters started, to then turn the A-G radar off and then back on and all was well.  Only encountered the problem with the HUD in CMD for being able to auto acquisition aft to change between AUTO and CDIP mode on the fly.  So give that a try if you ever encounter this.  

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    Bombs dropping in auto mode simply doesn´t work

    in Bugs and Problems

    Posted

    Ok.  Have had this happen twice.  Both times, the track would have been too long, but I will try to capture a track if able.  I did notice that both times, I was on the South Atlantic map. Not sure it is from doing the wrong procedure, as it is the same thing I do any other time.  I designate, in both cases stationary ground targets.  at Punta Arenas Airport, and the steering line stays full scale off to the left or right.  However both times I did fire up the TGP from the back before the alignment was complete.  Not sure if that has anything to do with it, but I will make a note to see if it happens if I do it after alignment.  

    AG-51 is Recruiting

    in Squadron Recruiting

    Posted · Edited by AG-51_Bluto

    Currently recruiting AH-64 pilots and copilot gunners, as well as F-14 RIOs.  Great group of people with great comradery.  Visit our website for a discord invite.  Just click on the Discord icon.  Currently, F/A-18 and F-16 are full but do not hesitate to come and introduce yourself.  

    https://www.cag-51.org/

     

     

    AG-51 is Recruiting

    in Squadron Recruiting

    Posted

    CAG-51 is recruiting for the F/A-18 Hornet, F-14B Tomcat, and AH-64D Apache.  Check out our website at www.cag-51.org  

    Instruction is available.  Dedicated training and mission servers.  Fun atmosphere mixed with a healthy amount of real-world operations.  Discord invitation link on the website.  If you think you would be a good fit, please come see us.

     

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