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It seems like it shouldn't hold up, but I have seen file footage of damaged Sabre fighters that had holes several feet in diameter. The Sabre was apparently pretty good at absorbing horrendous battle damage and still making it home. So, who knows? :huh:

I think that there are several Su machines that are called Su-35. One is a demonstrator Su-27 variant, otherwise called a Su-27m, but I think that the Su-25BM is not considered a version of the Su-27. :thumbup:

I made a cockpit view version, without music, so I could ask recommendations for my joystick settings. You may like that version better. It is now on my first post for this thread.

The F-86 is super fun. :)

Thank you!

That would be epic! :thumbup: Who knows? We are getting Super Hornets...:smilewink:

Just for sight seeing, what about a add-on that does in DCS World what Christian Buchner's Tile Proxy does in Flight Simulator? So, what is Tile Proxy? According to a gent named Ed Truthan, "... it's a real-time interface between Microsoft's Flight Simulator X and the Internet. It will download photo-terrain textures from online map services by acting as a proxy server and file format converter." (Source: http://edtruthan.com/tileproxy/tutorial/)

In terms of air to air combat, I think it comes down to which plane is a better application of John Boyd's OODA loop. Which plane best allows a pilot to get inside the OODA loop of the pilot of the other machine? Which plane will best allow her pilot to observe, orient, decide, and act decisively, first and only? Which plane will best help a pilot kill the other, before the other can act or react? :thumbup:

My computer is below system specs, so there is the occasional graphical issue. I will make pretty looking videos when I get a new computer in a month or so. In this video, I am just joyriding and having fun with the super awesome and utterly fun, DCS F-86F. https://vimeo.com/109776270 Here is a version without music, with the view from the cockpit: http:// http://vimeo.com/110025351

Well, clearly the plane being developed by Cortex is a great fit for that map, but I could also see a F-14 or F-35 version on that map. The Super Hornet should be a very interesting plane. Some members of the DCS community probably have experience flying the FA-18 in real life and can attest to it's great capabilities. Personally, on that map, I would really like the F-35, because its systems look easier to understand than the latest version of Windows, it has build in Wonder Woman plane view, and it helps highlight objects within visual range. I also like that the F-35b can take off and land vertically. The good news, we are getting a Super Hornet, the bad news, no Wonder Woman view vertical take offs, for me. :smilewink:

No way. No one is starting a World War with the USA and EU vs Russia and China or anything like that. The USA, EU, Russia, and China, are all too formidable and the benefits of winning such a war just aren't there. There is no apparent weakling power to pick on, stomp, and profit off of.I read all kinds of crazy comments on Youtube, from the USA, EU, China, and Russia, with persons claiming that one or the other power could win a conventional war against the other in days and the winner would live happily ever after. This is surely all absurd. In reality, a single destroyed bridge, tunnel, or skyscraper, can take many years to plan and construct, if not decades. Even a victor of such a war involving the USA, China, Russia, and EU, would result in the winners of such a war spending the rest of the Twenty First Century in reconstruction. No one is starting such a war.

No way. No one is starting a World War with the USA and EU vs Russia and China, or anything like that. The USA, EU, Russia, and China, are all too formidable and the benefits of winning such a war just aren't there. There is no apparent weakling power to pick on, stomp, and profit off of. I read all kinds of crazy comments on Youtube, from the USA, EU, China, and Russia, with persons claiming that one or the other power could win a conventional war against the other in days and the winner would live happily ever after. This is surely all absurd. In reality, a single destroyed bridge, tunnel, or skyscraper, can take many years to plan and construct, if not decades. Even a victor of such a conventional war, involving the USA, China, Russia, and EU, would result in the winners of such a war spending the rest of the Twenty First Century in ruins and reconstruction. Such a war would totally suck for everyone. For the USA, the Russians and Chinese have millions of troops, many professional and battle hardened, all potentially backed by the over 650 million persons fit for military service, between Russia and China, according to the CIA. I don't care what claims NATO makes, they can save it for Call of Duty, because the US economy is too important to my future. Idiot terrorists, with box cutters, could get through NATO, hit the Pentagon and NYC, in the same day. Nineteen terrorists killed thousands of persons and left skyscrapers in ruins. I appreciate the pride of some soldiers, but I know that they can't guarantee the safety of US bridges, tunnels, roads, or citizens, not from Russia and China. These soldiers have pride, but I have experience. A military that could not stop a 767 is not going to promise me that it can stop a hyper sonic missile. I will not listen to such blanket claims of military prowess, certainly not after 9/11. I am not listening to war hawks babble about crushing the Russians and Chinese in two days and having the boys and girls home by Christmas and I doubt that any US or EU politician is either. A missile shield may be helpful, but even that can be sabotaged and may not be that effective to begin with. Stopping HAMAS rockets and stopping a country that travels into outer space, builds hyper sonic missiles, and develop no escape APAA seekers, is not necessarily the same thing. I doubt that EU or US leaders would take potential war hawk claims of easy victory and a big payoff very seriously. US leaders are many things, born yesterday is not one. =) I highly doubt that Chinese and Russian leaders really see the USA or EU as easy targets, either. The F-22 won't likely be used against Russia or China, though it should provide invaluable assistance in many situations where

Actually, I think that the F-22 was used against ISIL, but I should fact check my sources. It is my understanding that the F-22 has not only hit ground targets, but that it has also coordinated and helped facilitate the actions of other strike aircraft. Now, as for a World War, due to the interconnected nature of the Global economy, the lessons learned from the First Great War and WWII, and the fact that the USA, EU, China, and Russia, are disproportionate beneficiaries of the new World order, I can't imagine any one of those powers undermining the current Global order and starting a World War. What would it be over? It isn't going to be over trillions of dollars worth of energy resources off the coast of Crimea or North Korea. Such a war is possible, but highly improbable. I think that a Sharknado in New York is more likely. =) I think that the Su-35BM will eventually be used in anti terror operations alongside NATO aircraft, but I doubt that such a sophisticated aircraft would be in the hands of a group like ISIL or any other likely US adversary. Right now, the Mig-21 and Ford pickup trucks are likely opponents of the F-22.

Hmm, well the F-22, F-35, and EF2000 are not realistic opponents of a plane like the Su-35BM. I assume that the Russians, and maybe the Chinese, are going to fly a plane like the Su-35BM and neither Russia nor China is a realistic target of say the USA or EU. The Mig-29 and the Mig-21 ought to make for realistic opponents, though. Don't get me wrong, I would love to sim fly a Su-35BM, in fact I might make it my main 4th++ generation fighter, but I would not take too seriously a scenario where the latest Su35 fighters are fighting F-22s, F-35s, or EF-2000s in a World War. A scanario where the Su-35BM is fighting alongside the F-22A, in a cooperative anti-terror operation, is probably a more realistic future real World scenario. Even if we had a Su-35BM in DCS multiplayer, planes like the Mig-21 and Mig-29 would probably be the realistic likely opponents for the Su-35BM.

Yes! :thumbup:

Hmm, I really like all of the planes in this poll. I am having a tough time deciding. I might get out my old role playing dice and roll a die, if I can't pick one. Can we get an all of the above option? :megalol:

From the list, I would go with the Sukhoi-35BM, if the team could accurately model ASM, otherwise I would want the Sukhoi Su-27SM3. :thumbup: I actually voted for the Su-27SM, because I suspect that team can't get access to all the latest information on the most current systems in the latest Su-35.

Yep! Me too! While I will slowly start learning about forth generation air combat techniques and eventually jump into multiplayer, I primarily want to use my SU-27 to joyride and learn how to perform sick airshow moves. Of course, the first move I want to learn how to perform is the Cobra! :) P.S. I am really looking forward to a future ASM/ PFM Su-27SM, then we can learn how to perform the Kulbit, J-turns, and other moves that even the highly maneuverable Su-27 won't be able to perform. :thumbup:

Neat looking machine! I would really like a Robotech VF1 Valkerie! :thumbup:

I can't wait to sim fly the pfm Su-27. I am also very eagerly looking forward to a ASM/ PFM Su-27 serial modernized! That will be super sick! :thumbup:

He!He! :) I should try that out. I need to practice my shooting skills. :joystick: Sure, if there is something wrong, I am sure that the team will address the issue. Right now, I am not too sure if the issue is just related to some of us, including myself, not following a procedure to properly ready the gun sight or what not. :thumbup: Ah ha! :doh: The next time I get to sim with the DCS Sabre, I am going to try the procedure, as is described in the directions you posted. Admittedly, I have not followed that exact procedure to ready my gun sight. In particular, I have not allowed for a warm up period in sight camera radar. My failure to do so, and/ or some other thing(s), may account for the gun sight performance irregularities. :yes:

The same thing happens to me. If the sight is really improved now and operating the way it should, I would love to see someone post a tutorial on how to use the sight, as is. :joystick:

I believe it, Skatezilla. -MJ p.s. She is super neat-o. :thumbup:

Hmmm, even close in, the cockpit flat panel displays of the F-35 look so super user friendly and super automated that a F-35 pilot could probably get well inside the OODA loop of his or her Mig-21 pilot adversary and kill the Mig driver ten times over, before the Mig driver could respond in any useful fashion. Just look how user friendly the F-35B seems in this video, below! I bet F-35 pilots utterly love their ride. The cockpit puts a smile on my face.

The F-22 is clearly a super cool plane, but I wouldn't mind a F-35B, instead of the F-22. The cockpit of the F-35B looks so super user friendly and she can take off vertically. :pilotfly: