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I wonder if it has something to do with Differed Shading???

I still believe there may be a bug there. The sensor should auto lock on to the target when its in range. You shouldn't have to wiggle the mav seeker around to get it to lock the target. I have no expertise or knowledge about this but it seems counter intuitive. And cumbersome for a dedicated Attack aircraft.

I have noticed this problem as well... I flew into a heavily fortified area of AAA and I figured I would take some hits. Didn't hear anything and I came off target and all seemed great until I noticed my engine rolling off. I switched to F2 view and My plane was all shot to heck and obviously I was hit but no sounds were ever heard that would reflect that I was hit.

I am having the same problems.

Once the Mav is slewed to the DMT how do you get it to lock on the target? My mavs will not lock... If I press the Action Button the MAV moves off the target and I have to Slew it again.... If I just try to get it to auto lock it never does as long as its slewed to the DMT. Can't figure this out.

If pilot dies the Gazelle is done. You have to get a new copper. You cannot repair or rearm to get a new pilot. this happened on Version 2.1.1.9429 in Multiplayer

I think the maverick would be welcome obviously it was carried by F-5s some where even if it wasn't the US variant. Belsimtek modeled the US variant however I am not sure why. Equally, they also modeled the uh-1h with the apr-39 blisters without the apr-39. Belsimtek was trying to model a Vietnam era helicopter with 1980s fuselage. Both F-5 and Uh-1h are great mods I love them both. No evidence that a maverick was ever carried by a US variant or not. The F-5 in DCS seems a bit lacking in guided weapons considering its the same price as the other mods of the equivalent era that have guided weapons. I seriously doubt people are conistantly using the F-5 as a imitation mig21 when they can just fly the mig21. No they are using it as a quick interceptor or a dedicated ground pounder. The US didn't use it for this so why do we have these weapons. The US used F5Es as aggressors. Again I love this mod however having a maverick would make its worth much greater in game.

In these depression tables, for the MK 82s I always use 30 degrees dive angle. Its the best ... Not too steep to allow for safe recovery after release but not too shallow and which allows for greater accuracy. As a rule I dive in from at least 10,000 feet AGL to give me time to prep for release. I know the ground altitude, I scan between Attitude, Airspeed, and Altitude. When I am to the release point I release... If I am a bit fast I put the pipper in front of target if I am too slow I put the pipper past the target. For the F5 if I if there is a limit on altitude such as cloud decks or possibly fighters where I need to go in low. I take Snake eyes or Rockets. But for accurate bombing with Mk82s above is how I have been doing it with 90% success.

Attached is what I use... all the MK82s are reliable... The CBU52 Not sure about... The rest you can give them a shot see how they work for you.

I took off with three 150 gallon tanks... I selected the pylons first when they emptied I got the caution light and confirmed that it was feeding from the internal tanks... I then turned off the pylon cleared the caution... then selected center and immediately the caution came on to indicate my centerline was empty... I never used the centerline until that instant. With the centerline tank still on it continued to feed from internal instead of refilling internal as I would expect. This is not functioning the way the manual says it should Page 93 of the Manual E x t e r n a l F u e l S e q u e n c i n g When external tanks are carried, use inboard tanks first, centerline tank next, and internal fuel last. NOTE: During ground operation , it is not recommended to transfer fuel from external tanks when fuel quantity in the left fuel system is 1700 pounds or more, or in the right system is 230 0 pounds or more. When inboard tanks are empty (indicated when EXT TANKS EMPTY caution light comes on), check fuel quantity indicator for a decrease in quantity to assure that inboard tanks are empty. To transfer centerline tank fuel, turn off PYLONS fuel transfer switch and turn on CL fuel transfer switch.

I have confirmed that this is a bug... I took off with 3 tanks... I selected the pylons first when they expired I got the caution light and confirmed that it was feeding from the internal... Then turned off the pylon cleared the caution... then selected center and immediately the caution came on to indicate my centerline was empty... I never used the centerline until that instant. This is a bug. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=3214277#post3214277

I have seen this happen too... I normally don't fly with 3 tanks because that's a lot of flight time. What I did was I turned on the Pylon tanks just after take off and left the Centerline off. I confirmed that the fuel was flowing from the pylon tanks because it replenished my internal fuel... then as my pylon tanks went empty my Caution light came on which I reset and turned off the Pylon tanks... Then I saw my fuel gage start to move indicating internal fuel was being used so I then turned on the Centerline... The fuel gage continued to move as if the Centerline tanks were empty... Its been some time ago but I will test this tonight.

I posted this in bugs section... however I think this is where it belongs. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=190190

Found your answer in chucks guide HOW TO FIND TARGET ALTITUDE IN RELATIONSHIP TO YOU Difference of Height (hundreds of ft) = Elevation Angle (deg) x Range (nm) Example: Target Range at 10 nm, spotted at 5 degUP H = 5 degx 10 nm = 50 x 100 ft= Target is 5000 ftabove you You probably won't see a fighter at 35 nm because the radar is not that capable. Best bet is inside 20 miles according to the chart below found on page 168 of the manual.

Not sure that they felt that it needed more. With the weapons load out and time on station being a factor... one or two run ins with the F-5 I am sure that 15 flares and 30 chaff were plenty. I don't think that I have ran out of Flares very often in the F-5 most of the time its been when I was jumped by Fighters on the way back from a bombing run.

Trimming the F-5 is pretty much a constant thing I can get mine pretty stable like Max explained I can walk away for a short time and come back but no more than 15 or 20 seconds. I get the pitch in the ball park then play with the throttle. Adding power to bring the nose up gradually and reducing power to bring the nose down. It s a gradual thing though using the tiny dial inside the big RPM dial to gage like 1-5% at a time. I try not to mess with the aileron trim normally its spot on at take off and every time I mess with it I can never get it back to what it was before. Sometimes if you do bump it you can get it centered close using just a touch of rudder trim along with aileron trim. That's the best I have been able to do.

for me if I select the magic, magic is selected however if I unselect magic then its gun.

Thank you Ramsay I will give that a try

Just wondering if there was something wrong with it as it always shows the Off Flag for me. I saw in the Bugs section where the Altitude adjustment did something with it... however when I tried this in the game it didn't work. I was just curious if there was a work around to get it turned on? Thanks

I have been away from the Mirage since the F5 come on scene. A few months ago I have came back to the M2000C. I am thoroughly impressed with the progress that has been made. I have immersed myself back into the manual to learn all the new things that wasn't there before. Radar is improved, the INS is awesome MRQ points, Offsets using the BAD functions, INS updates, Precision (using the term loosely) bombing using offset waypoints. WOW I have a new sim to sink some time in. Thanks to Razbam for doing such a good job on it.

This by no means does this mean this is a bug... however other Modules in DCS do refuel the empty tanks. I personally will jettison them because it takes longer to fill them on refueling and I am always anxious to get back in the action... However I understand not wanting to litter up our nice desert community as well... Consideration should be made into recycling the external tanks hanging from the wing. Certainly in RL they don't make them jettison them on the tarmac to get a new tank filled. I mean we have seat belt limits to our head movements... why not have the ability to refill external tanks? My opinion only.

Back in the day, when the pilots were planning the mission they will use visual references that can't be missed... a Bridge, a Fork in the river, major road junctions. So when they start they can pick up a heading and fly that heading for a determined period of time and start looking for the land mark. Over water or in a desert the only way is by Tacan radial and dme readings. So Tacan 12 on 240 radial at 25 miles would be the way point.

Play on severs that allow friendly fog of war. Visual ID is the only way to iff interrogate on the 104th in the F5. Or use the F5 as ground attack and leave the a/a stuff to the planes with the good equipment.

I agree with Figaro9. The Trim tab there so that back pressure does not have to be held by the pilot. If you are empty and no ordinance or tanks... you should only trim a little like 4 or 5 and that may be too much. There are recommendations that I have attached from the manual however my trim settings are lower than what this recommends. I like to put a little back pressure on the stick to pull the nose up when I take off. For landing I always set the trim to 5 and that usually puts me at just the right angle of attack for the approach with just a bit of nose down pressure until the moment of touch down then I flatten the decent and flare. Hope this helps.

Not sure its only a Belsimtek issue. I have seen it in the FC3 aircraft as well. It may be an ED modification that is way overdone.