Holbeach

To allow French prisoners to escape from Amiens Goal, the wall had to have a hole blasted in it. This could only be done with low level accuracy and 18th February 1944, was the date chosen to do it. This shows the last part of a 75 mile flight across France from the coast, following the original route, at treetop level. ..

No fluke. Practice. At low level, (30'), sights are irrellevent, but reference points are required, which are gleaned from recce flights beforehand. In this case, because we have no timers, I'm using Toss Bombing instead. This will throw the bombs ahead and allow me to escape the blast. Fly alongside the road, (keep it on the left) at treetop height and high speed. Pull up on your reference point, (cross tree line). Release at 10 degs. using wiper blades on background as reference. Watch replays and take screenies, for study, then repeat untill you can consistantly hit the wall. The real mission, dropped at 30' and skidded the bombs along the ground, which was the most accurate way to do it. I read an interview with an A4 pilot. "How do you attack Viet Cong posts with retarded bombs and Iron sights at such low levels?" "You can't use sights. You just get a feel for it." Release Point.. ..

Run in on Amiens Goal. Destroyed, 1 tree, 1 wall.. Target. Amiens prison wall, Feb. 1944.. ..

Run in on Amiens Goal at 30' AGL. 3 500 lb bombs hit 1 tree. ..

Bang goes the wall.

The real raid involved dropping bombs at 30 feet or less and penetrating the walls of the prison to allow the inmates to escape. The bombs would skid along the ground and penetrate the walls and explode on 11 second timers. None of this is available in DCS. A low level attack will result in self destruction. Here we have an alternative version. Toss Bombing, 4, 500 lb bombs on to the target.

135 mph is the speed for a fully loaded aircraft. 125 mph is correct for a plane in the OP condition. Full flap gives high drag and is the way to go for a grease landing. ..

To enjoy the Mosquito to the full, you need 2 things that DCS has never had. Fuse Delay and Skip Bombing, both of which were used in the Amiens Raid and both of which have been requested for many years. ..

Do you know what changes are likely? ..

@NineLine That track is a year old and completely buggered. I ran the mission again and the Elephants showed no interest in their original targets, the Higgins boats, so I ran them into the sea, where they drowned. Quite sad really. So it looks like it has healed up over the past year. ..

Avialogs. https://www.avialogs.com/aircraft-d/de-havilland/itemlist/category/287-dh-98mosquito ..

Using AGM-65F today, I'm getting 10 nm lock @ 15000', which is slightly better than before. So I guess nothing's changed with the DMT/Mav F launch and missile itself. ..

They can also attack ships and land targets, whilst swimming. ..

I never use the POD, prefering the unique DMT, but that was a nice straightforward explanation and easy to understand. ..

That 1996 load out on Harrier 163675, was my inspiration for "Operation Rota Freedom", a mission I created for that set up. A very ficticious Marianas operation, Destroy the Radar and defences on top of the mountain, with Harriers fron NW Field Guam and A 10's from N Field Tinian, attacking tanks on the airport, with a genuine Harrier combo, 2 AGM 65F, 2 AGM 122, and 2 AIM 9M. ..

The Chinese have already taken over Rota Island. Marines have been landed and are attacking the Airport and forces to the west of the island. Harriers from North West Field are in support. A10's from Guam are attacking tanks at the airport. A Chinese task force is on its way from the West. An American force is on its way from the East. And so on. Great map and ideal for Combined Arms. ..

Wow! Loft Bombing is still in the mix. That was a surprise. ..

This shows a full forward nozzle approach, something I hadn't thought of trying. ..

Do you mean this sort of thing, where I'm using the wingspan adjuster to get Aim Off. This preserves the Centre Pip and will give an aiming point on the ground ahead of the target. It can also be used for Low Level Bombing. I don't think you need an AOP in MPC. I'm using the hatch combing to roll in for the initial dive angle, which increases as the target moves backwards and then keep the pip on the target. I didn't like MPC when I first tried it in 2015 and I still don't, but fast Pop Up is great fun. ..

Aim Off Point. You can do this with geometric equations, but it's not required here. So I guess you mean how do you roll in to achieve the required initial dive angle TBC. ..

I'm a big fan of chucking Iron Bombs. They're not 100% accurate, so you have to work at it. This keeps it interesting. Hitting a small target from a great height is difficult and DCS bombs have poor splash damage and maybe not even the correct trajectory. Bunyaps video is spot on and you can see why he didn't hit the target and he knew where it was going to land. The technique is right, but the dive angle wasn't quite right and the pip wasn't on the centre at the release. He also made a small adjustment for aim off. Therefore if those parameters are met, then close to the centre is best you can expect. Only practice will achieve this as it's hard to get right. I did all of my Sabre stuff 5 years ago, mostly with the very enjoyable Low Level/Pop Up bombing and Auto bombing. The steep dives, 60 deg WW2 style, should be the most accurate, but I found it hard to do. Pretty much all my stuff was done at about 40 deg or less, as it's easier to control the approach. You can pretty much guarantee getting the line right, but over or undershoot is going to be more likely. I'm going to give it a try, as I can't remember how I did it back then. (OK, it's coming back). Regards..

Update: Installed and working OK. I had pressed the update button without checking the drive path, which should have been "I" instead of "C". 100gb free space, reduced the SSD to red 16gb and the OB update ran aground on The Channel and was therefore incomplete. I immediately transferred the whole file to "I" without realising it had a bit missing. All good now. ..

OK I think that's done it. I now have the option to download. I will try it later. Thanks for your help. ..

The aircraft shown have all been re installed because they are listed as expected in the manager. The Channel is not listed and therefore cannot be installed. I've owned it since it came out and it worked perfectly well before the update. It is my most used map. It is listed in the shop as owned. I have only one account. Will a OB re install work? .. dcs.log