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Yeah it's the same rack as on the A-10C I believe

The reason we don't have mavs on the F-5 is because of lack of documentation. The reason we don't have a refueling probe on the F-5 is because no F-5E3 has one Neither of these are factors for the Lot 20 hornet and GBU-12s on double racks. I think you're drawing false equivalences and I'm not even sure why you're doing it. It has not been stated that the version we're getting is US Navy only. We could take this as far as the individual BuNo for the simulated aircraft but we all know that's silly.

Default loadouts sure, I'm with you but I expect to be able to do it in the sim if I choose to

All lot 20 hornets were delivered in 1998. It also doesn't matter since BRU-55/A is compatible with all hornet wing stations as you can plainly see. I'm not arguing about the LITENING pod on the centreline because I don't know if they made any modifications to the electrical system on that station I do know that BRU-55/A racks contain standard hardware and fully support GBU-12s. I also know that the NATOPS manual for the F/A-18C (that is up to date with Lot 20) has detailed information on the weight, drag and operational requirements for GBU-12s on dual racks. Your point is that Marine hornets sometimes do things that Navy hornets don't do. Alright, would it suit you to have BRU-55/As with GBU-12s only available for DCS Hornets with Marine skins? I think that's a bit silly frankly. There's no reason for this capability to not be simulated. I also have not seen an A-10C that I can verify is the same lot as the one simulated in DCS with suite 3 carrying AGM-65Ks. Does that mean it shouldn't be simulated? I contend not.

Then there is nothing stopping the Marines (and therefore DCS users with a simulated Lot 20 F/A-18C) using BRU-55/A with GBU-12s on a Lot 20 F/A-18C I'm glad we agree.

OK and the Lot 20 Hornets are in service with both Marines and Navy so I don't see a problem.

I fail to see why a BRU-55/A type rack with two low drag 500lb bombs would cause any more wing stress, weight or drag than a full 330 gallon EFT

Not sure about Mavericks but I believe the BRU-57/A double rack supports GBU-12s And again on the "wrong" plane. Mavericks may foul one another on this type of mount owing to the wings increasing the diameter of the store plus the electrical support may not be there at least on the BRU-57/A

Ahh OK thank you. And the P/PM removes one of the guns is that right? To make way for the radome? Except I've read that the PM has no guns at all. It's quite confusing! I can't find much information about specifics of the MiG-19 variants

Some kind of arrangement like the L-39C/ L-39ZA where you can use a CF-5 if you want would be ok I guess but realistically there's not much point The CF-5 is pretty well identical to the F-5E3 but with a refueling probe and less powerful engines The thrust difference would probably mean modifications to the FM for the new variant which really wouldn't be worth it IMO. If there was a version that was exactly the same except with some well documented functionality that would be fast and easy to add I would agree but with F-5s there's loads of versions that are all pretty different.

A Baltic sea map makes for rather nice Tomcat territory as well as being good for existing planes. Excellent idea.

I've come to post this: Will ours get R-3s? I believe I have read that the late model MiG-19Ps got R3 support But I note that the wing root guns are missing on this one. Is this a PM?

Well if you're planning a loiter, I would envisage that you would plan to conserve fuel in the early part of the mission

Excellent, and most missions in the Caucasus have a "commute" of not more than 100nm How long does that give you to loiter?

Quite apart from the landing LOOK at how it compresses that nose strut bloody hell. Such power.

In the small maps we have in DCS you might still be able to loiter for long enough that you can do the kind of vulturing you do in the A-10C if you take some extra fuel Plus there's always AAR

Now we're talking

I strongly believe the MiG-19 will dance very competitively with the F-5

I spy a folder called "Fasteners Cowl!" What planes have cowls? Warbirds have cowls! Single cowl so not P-38?

Supplementary to the above I'd urge anyone here who hasn't seen the Design Evolution of the F-14 video to watch it to the end. Everyone was proud of the F-14 and what it had become and what it could have become in the future The so-called Super Tomcat ideas being floated about at the time were very impressive on paper. I don't think the same is true of the Super Hornet

I was thinking that 750 seemed rather a lot!

Is this another opportunity to ask RAZBAM to very seriously consider the F-105? good

Here is a link to the Garmin manual Any differences would be of interest to many I'm sure.

For me the Mi-8 has a perfectly decent navigation suite as it is, I just wouldn't use it.

Well there goes my purchase for the time being