104th_Maverick

Totally agree here, this behaviour should not happen if there is limiters in the real aircraft. #FlankerLivesMatter

Just the AI for now, we will be testing CA slots for GCI in the next week or so again to see if there is any improvements from the last time we tested it.

Great to hear! Look out for more missions getting AWACS added over the next few days! This should help keep the intensity up!

Not true, however you are correct about having a visual table to help with visually IDing aircraft, its something I am working on at present. You can at least be 80-90% sure... be on teamspeak with the other pilots flying in the TA, ask questions in the MP chat, read the mission briefing so you have an idea of where the enemy is coming from and where friendlies are coming from... all things that I do / have done when flying A2G in our server. Obviously without a radar there is always going to be some guess work factored in however its not impossible to IFF and certainly not acceptable for anyone to just start shooting at the first fast jet they see. No fast jet pilot worth his salt is going to overshoot an enemy Striker without firing first, you'll know he is an enemy if he's locking you and has fired at you! If he has locked you and flown past and is not shooting at you or anyone else then there is no reason to suspect him of being an enemy. More than likely a new player to the sim who doesn't know its just bad beans to be scaring A2G pilots like that. Exactly what you should be doing! Its not hard at all to quickly ask if there is any friendly fighters in the TA.. also if you see a fighter in the TA and he is not engaging you or anyone else then that is a dead give away that he is not an enemy. Even if he has locked you up constantly for a while, if he has flown right up to you and hasn't fired ... sometimes you have to use some common sense. My problem with what BN is saying is his apparent refusal to even bother trying to IFF and instead just saying these suggestions are 'idealistic'. I have flown A2G in our server for 100s of hours so I am no stranger to the challenges you guys face and I know first hand that IFF without radar is 100% possible, as I mentioned I also fly a lot in the Gazelle that has the same tools as the A-10C for IFF.. nothing apart from a RWR and I still manage not to kill any friendlies despite actually being where all the fighters are in heavy air to air airspace. The bottom line is even if it ends up costing you your virtual life, if you are not sure ... you do not fire! I've got a list a mile long of things I need to do however I will make the aircraft ID table a top priority for this week and do my best to standardise all the aircraft skins across our missions and post up some tables to help you guys out.

There is nothing "totally absurd" about mixing aircraft on both sides, our server has been set up like this for years and most people who fly on the server do not have a problem with it, if you don't like the set up go and fly somewhere else, we don't force you to fly in our server. If I can IFF in a HELICOPTER you can do it in an A-10, trying to justify teamkilling people just because aircraft are on both sides is stupid. There is more to Situational Awareness than just reading your RWR and firing on the first aircraft you see because it 'might' be a bandit. I have never once teamkilled anyone in a Gazelle and I have over 50 air to air kills in it! There is also nothing "idealistic" about holding fire until you have IFF this is what you should be doing in all cases, you only fire on another aircraft if you are 100% sure its an enemy, not doing so will get you banned. A-10C or not, teamkillers get removed from our server, you have been warned!

The AMRAAM B is just as deadly as the Charlie in DCS, there is not a lot between them at all. Thats why most missions without the C remove the B also, the difference really is tiny.

Today on the 104th Server is SARH Sunday! No AMRAAMS all day until approx 00:00z Missions in rotation will be Operation Armageddon SARH, Operation Able Archer SARH, Operation Leopard SARH, Operation Firesheld SARH and Operations Bison and Backfire All SARH missions will be Aim7, vs R27R and R27T, Operation Bison will continue to be Aim7 vs R27ER, Operation Backfire will also be Aim7 vs R27R and R27T. There are no restrictions for the Mirage2000.

Not for this round however we are planning to do a test with Combined Arms as GCI before the event to see if that works.

When I came up with the idea for this event I sat down with one our Squadron members who knows both aircraft much better than I do and discussed weapon load outs, as you know I am no expert in either the F5E or the Mig21. I told him that I wanted to create a BFM event that was as balanced as possible and asked his input on what missiles we should use and we then settled on heaters only. After reading through all your comments on Facebook you correctly pointed out that I do not know all the nuances of the missiles of both aircraft. The simple truth is I was under the impression that the Aim9P5 was a rear aspect missile only, after watching your video I am now better informed and happy to be corrected.... this is the only reason the missile was left out, there is no other agenda. We will add the R3R for you guys and stick with a limitation on the number of missiles allowed to be carried. I hope there is no more confusion :) Edit: Also Lazy while we are sorting out the weapons, can you make any suggestions for Air to Ground weapon restrictions for the Mig21? What I intended was for all targets to be engaged by rockets except Tanks that could only be killed by bombs, because as far as I know the F5 doesn't have any rockets powerful enough to kill tanks.... what do you think?

Thanks guys! Next episode is up!

Because its a BFM COMPETITION, read the damn event description before you go on some random rant next time! You're more than welcome to attend mate, I will sign you up. Guys this event was set up for people to have FUN... it's not designed for the Realism warriors to take it super seriously! There are no prizes, no awards and no rankings... this is purely about spreading our PvP events to other aircraft and having fun in the process. We will consider adding the R-3R missile in as we do not want to be perceived as favouring one aircraft over another.... as I said, this event is about having fun, which is why it's important to us that it is as balanced as possible, and I'm sorry but with the F-5 only being able to carry two missiles I totally disagree that it's fine for us to allow the Mig21 to go up with eight!

Yes sir! Sorry for the confusion, we can't control these things (track errors)

mblackham got disconnected and reconnected.... thats why his kill count did not show higher than yours

Yeah sadly track corruption has been in a big problem in DCS for a long time now, there is nothing we can do about this until ED fixes the track system. Scores were calculated through use of the TacVIEW, DCS.log and SLMod server log, not just the TacVIEW.

Red Flag February Results Challenger Victory :cheer3nc: Congratulations to the Challenger side who fought their way to victory over the Aggressors by eliminating all but 4 of the Ground Targets and leaving only 2 Aggressors alive! Winners Air to Air Not as easy call here... 3 Pilots finished with the same Air to Air score of 2 kills each and survived the event so we had no way of choosing a winner. So rather than someone missing out we are going to change the prize structure so all winners get something! Congratulations to =RVE=Flame, HUNAF_Bonomi and TurboRUSH who all finished in 1st place! Each of you will receive any DCS module of your choosing, please accept our apologies for changing for changing the prize structure. In order for us to give you all something we had to remove the cash prize as we did not anticipate 3 pilots finishing on the top spot. Winner Air to Ground After some painstaking scoring we can announce the A2G winner by the smallest of margins managed to just outscore 2nd place and take the top spot, congratulations to... 1st Place mblackham You will receive any DCS Module of your choosing well done sir! Air to Air scoring log BLUE player Plaiskool in F-15C killed RED player =RvE=Jman in F-15C with AIM-120C RED player 104th_Blackbird in F-15C killed BLUE player Dangermouse in F-15C with AIM-120C RED player 104th_Stuge in F-15C killed BLUE player Axion in Su-27 with AIM-120C RED player 104th_Crow in F-15C killed BLUE player Fixen in F-15C with AIM-120C RED player 104th_Stuge in F-15C killed BLUE player #Yolo in F-15C with AIM-120C BLUE player =RvE=Flame in F-15C killed RED player <51>Frostie in Su-27 with AIM-120C RED player 104th_Blackbird in F-15C killed BLUE player =GR= Spanker in Su-27 with AIM-9M RED player 104th_Stuge in F-15C killed BLUE player Ritt in F-15C with AIM-120C RED player 104th_Stuge in F-15C killed BLUE player c@sper in F-15C with AIM-120C RED player 104th_Maverick in F-15C killed BLUE player =GR= AEOLUS#3(Steve) in M-2000C with AIM-120C RED player 104th_Knight in F-15C killed BLUE player SF_Ocelot in F-15C with AIM-120C BLUE player HUNAF_Bonomi in F-15C killed RED player 104th_Blackbird in F-15C with AIM-120C RED player 104th_Knight in F-15C killed BLUE player HUNAF_Kevin in F-15C with AIM-120C RED player104th_Maverick in F-15C killed BLUE player SF_Razer in F-15C with AIM-120C BLUE player SF_Kapsu in F-15C crashed manoeuvre kill credited to RED player 104th_Spade BLUE player =RvE=Flame in F-15C killed RED player 104th_Spade in F-15C with AIM-120C RED player 104th_Maverick in F-15C killed BLUE player =GR=Trelopony in M-2000C with AIM-120C BLUE player =RVE= MicroVAX in M-2000C killed RED player 104th_Mustang in F-15C with Matra Magic II RED player 104cdt_TIGER in F-15C killed BLUE player Croncat in Su-27 with M_61 BLUE player HUNAF_Bonomi in F-15C killed RED player <51>Rage in Su-27 with AIM-120C RED player 104th_Maverick in F-15C killed BLUE player coxy in F-15C with AIM-120C BLUE player Plaiskool in F-15C killed RED player 104th_Knight in F-15C with AIM-120B RED player 104th_Knight in F-15C killed BLUE player =RVE= MicroVAX in M-2000C with AIM-120C RED player 104th_Maverick in F-15C killed BLUE player Plaiskool in F-15C with AIM-7M BLUE player TurboRUSH in F-15C killed RED player 104th_Crow in F-15C with AIM-120C BLUE player TurboRUSH in F-15C killed RED player 104th_Presing in MiG-29S with AIM-120C BLUE player SF_Farrago in F-15C killed RED player 104th_Deboman in Su-27 with AIM-120C RED player 104cdt_TIGER in F-15C killed BLUE player SF_Farrago in F-15C with M_61 BLUE player SF_Bushmanni in F-15C killed RED player 104cdt_TIGER in F-15C with AIM-120C TacVIEW ACMI Available to download here Sadly due to a DCS error the Server Track is corrupted and will not replay :( Strategic TacVIEW Video Can the winners please contact me via Private Message and let me know what module you would like as your prize and we will sort this out for you! Thanks again to everyone who took part and made this great event! Massive thanks to 104th_Manawar and 104th_IronMike for stepping up and doing the commentary for the event. And also thanks to the 51st, despite your low numbers it was again a pleasure to head in to battle with you, looking forward to battling with you again next month! And finally thanks to =RvE=Jman for helping us out at the last minute and flying as an Aggressor ... your secret at the start of the event is safe with us mate ;) See you all next month! S!

Yes I will add this in for you, I'm sure 104th_Presing will also share in your joy :) Give me a few days and I'll have it added to all the missions.

We've not forgotten about the scores guys, I will post them up with the server track and TacVIEW files later today. Thank you for your patience!

I hear ya guys, although there is nothing factually inaccurate about the documentary movie Top Gun ;), removing all missiles will end up in the Top Gun style engagements. We will keep the short range missiles included for this round and look at doing guns only rounds at some point in the future. We will also help you guys out with the model enlargement and turn that on for this event, after we do some testing with it we will let you know what option we go for as its not something we have used before. More updates will follow in the coming week or so!

For the guys that have already signed up... What do you think about making this a Guns only fight? Obviously Air to Ground weapons would be allowed however I am seriously considering making the Air to Air side a Guns only show. Thoughts?

No it isn't, last time I checked you couldn't kill another aircraft with your engine... Its not something you have to worry to much about anyway, all rules will be explained in detail before the event in the briefing to the clients that are taking part.

I hear you my friend. Problem is a solution is not easy as we cannot edit the script for just one mission AFAIK but we'll look into it. At present there also seems to be a bug in DCS that is making things worse with enemy SAMS locking all players at once and also friendly SAMS locking players when enemy is near. We will look into ways of how we can make Armageddon more 'playable' for Russian fighters but this may take some time to sort out. On another note thanks for your continued support and presence in our server, I think we have been trying to kill each other for over 6 years now! :D

R-13M, R-13M1, R-3S, R-60, R-60M Added for Mig21 Shooter and MoGas you have to sign up on our forums not here read the Sign up rules demmit! Alpenwolf, we don't plan to host any events on Caucasus any time soon, perhaps this is a good incentive for you to get Nevada :)

Please read the sign up rules. You can only sign up yourself, not a friend or Squad mate.

104th Red Flag Rumble 18th of March 1800z: Official battle DCS theatre: NTTR Battle duration: 2 hours - One life per pilot Open slots: 52 - first come first served Hosting server: 104th Dedicated Server TeamSpeak Address: 96.94.104.129 TeamSpeak password: phoenix We are proud to present Red Flag Rumble, a 26 vs 26 BFM event featuring different aircraft each round, our first round is kicking off with the Mig21 vs F5. Red Flag Rumble will feature two teams of 26 going head to head in the Nevada Range, each pilot only has one life so every kill counts! Both sides will have ground objectives to attack and defend, the winning team will be the side with the most amount of ground and air units alive at the end of the 2 hour mission! The event will be Streamed LIVE on our Twitch Channel with commentary of the action! Mission Overview Blue side -F5 - Nellis AFB Red side -Mig21 - Tanopah Test Range Airfield Bullseye = 65A Both Airfields are defended by SA15 Tors, SA19 Tunguskas, SA13 Strellas and Shilkas. There will be not be any No Fly Zone and clients will be free to use the entire map. Bullseye Blue Target Area The Red side must defend their ground forces on the North West side of Bullseye. Ground units: 15 BRDM2s 12 BTR80s 12T55s 3 Shilka Red Target Area The Blue side must defend their ground forces located on the South East side of Bullseye. Ground units: 15 BRDM2s 12 BTR80s 12T55s 3 Shilka Rules 1 Life per Pilot. Aim9P5, R-3R, R-13M, R-13M1, R-3S, R-60, R-60M and Guns Only. *** Mig21 Limited to 2 R60M / Heat-seeking Missile and 2 R-3R Only (per flight can carry total of 4 missiles). *** All Clients must be on the 104th Teamspeak server. Ground Targets CANNOT be engaged for the first 10 minutes of the mission. Client pings must be below 330. We reserve the right to remove you for high ping / packet loss You must have fun! Anyone found to be not having fun will be removed from the event ;) Sign Up To Sign Up for the event you must have an account on ED forums, sign ups will be handled on a first come first served basis! There will also be a Reserve List to replace pilots who do not show up. You cannot sign up on your friends behalf, clients can only sign up themselves. There is a limit of 4 pilots from any 1 Squadron per side, however you can add more pilots to the reserve list and if any clients do not show up we will allow extra squadron members to fly. You can have 4 pilots on the Blue side and 4 pilots on the Red side from any 1 Squadron, eg.. 4 104th on Blue and 4 104th on Red. Remember... you cannot sign up other members on their behalf, you can only sign up yourself not your friends or Squadron members. We will run this event every month 1 week before our regular Red Flag event, so if you do not make the roster this time you only have to wait 4 weeks till the next event! Sign up format eg... 104th_Maverick - F5 Blue Side Roster 1. 104th_Maverick 2. 104th_Stuge 3. 104th_MoGas 4. 104th_Reserved 5. #Yolo 6. Coxy 7. Razor 8. rogonaut 9. mblackham 10. Viper 11. =DW=Wizard_VVS 12. Zooker 13. TurboRUSH 14. Kev2go 15. KevinHUN 16. =GR=PISTOLA 17. =DW= Omny 18. Piper 19. Dino Might 20. Zanderdob 21. F99th-33rd_TSCRO #88 22. SF_Kapsu 23. RAVEN | DECOY 24. comie1 25. AKA_MattE 26. Red Side Roster 1. 51st_Frostie 2. 51st_Rage 3. 51st_Reserved 4. 51st_Reserved 5. Topper Harley 6. HorAz 7. Croncat 8. =WRAG= OSA 9. [Vodka]LazzySeal 10. =EDP 71st= RuSh 11. [Vodka] Lev Yashin 12. Foghorn 13. =RvE= Tito 14. =WRAG= 345 15. 13.VLS Vati 16. HUNAF_knix 17. =RvE=Jman 18. =GR=Spanker 19. =RvE= Chico 20. HELLREQUIEM 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. note: 104th Aircrew only need to sign up on this thread if you want to fly the Mig21, 51st Aircrew only need to sign up in this thread if you want to fly the F5. 104th Aircrew see me for F5 slots 51st Aircrew see Frostie for Mig21