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It's an acquisition training round. No motor or guidance fins, just a seeker head in an R-60 airframe.

The maps for DCS are far too small for the truly large aircraft. I figure A C-130 would be about the largest aircraft the maps will sustain. Putting a B-1 or B-52 in a current DCS map is like putting a humpback whale in a backyard swimming pool. I'd go for a MC-130H in an instant though... It has terrain following radar, FLIR, full ECM/ESM countermeasures suite and it can be equipped with weapons like the AGM-176 Griffin missile or with a true crowd pleaser like the GBU-43/B or a BLU-82B. It can also be used as an aerial refueler in addition to it's primary role as a spec-ops infil/exfil platform. It is a real multirole aircraft unlike the dedicated attack AC-130A/H/U/J. The newest AC-130's are being modified to use non-lethal weapons...:huh: Whatever works I guess.

That is a photo of the exact MiG-25 version I would want to take into a multiplayer competition... The MiG-25BM Foxbat F! The MiG-25P/PD/PDS are pure interceptors and have been obsolete since the early 80's. I could see them fitting in with a Cold War mission set and maybe Iran/Iraq war or ODS in 91. If reconnaissance were to be implemented in some fashion the Foxbat B/D would also be useful and they have a secondary bombing capability that could be useful. As for the actual other two planes, I think they will be the F4U Corsair and AJ-37 Viggen. Seeing as almost everyone else is not even looking at the clues being dropped and just throwing their favorite airplane in this thread... Being that they are "Leatherneck" Simulations, I am holding out hope that they will eventually do the OV-10A/D Bronco's... Pretty please with sugar on top Cobra?

What is really fun is doing that to human opponents. In the last Joint Warrior Red v Orange at about the 1:58:12 mark S77Alphaskoom shot a R27ER down with an AIM-9M and would have got the flanker that shot it had someone else not killed him first. The F99th guys do this on a pretty regular basis. They call it Hawg CAP. Cocky fighter pilots see an A-10 pop up on Radar, get too close and pop goes the weasel... and his boom stick.

It's a Marine thing and like Eddie said only from land bases. The Litening pod is too heavy to hang on station 4 and would also require a specialized mount. We tested the both the Litening and Sniper plus the associated mounts on F/A-18's and AV-8B's at VX-9 while I was there. Station 5 was found to be a far better location for a targeting pod as there are fewer obstructions to impair the field of view of the pod, was fully capable of mounting any pod without risking damage to the airframe and the station was already capable of mounting stores that required MUX cable to use.

1. B 2. A 3. A/B/C 4. A Any chance for an F1AZ?

That one is the second of the Kidd class, DDG-994 USS Callaghan. My brother in law served on the Callaghan in the early 90's. Good to see she is still serving in the ROC Navy to this day.

Now that the Tomcat is confirmed my next want is the OV-10 Bronco. OV-10A, OV-10D, OV-10D+, and OV-10G+. OV-10A YOV-10D NOGS OV-10D+ OV-10G+

Very true. Evidently, from ED's own description of what DCS is, it has always been the intent to eventually add civilian aircraft into DCS World. It would be totally cool to practice real world operations in primary training types used to teach real world pilots to fly (Cessna 150, Cessna 172, Robinson R22, Schweitzer 300C). On the marketing side of the house, they could be used as a "gateway drug" leading to more people flying in DCS in various different modules. I'm all for more variety. The problem I see is that truly large long ranged civil aircraft like the 747 really have no place in DCS at the moment due to the small sizes of the maps currently being built. I would not expect a 747 or similarly large aircraft to be developed without any way to fly a course from point A to point B. I mean, it would take forever to burn off the 258,000lbs of fuel to go from max takeoff weight to max landing weight... I wonder how many times one could circle the Georgia map with that kind of fuel load? http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=89885

Missed the JH-7... which is the one I would have voted for.

Actually, the T-38 evolved from the F-5. For COIN aircraft I'd like to see an OV-10A, OV-10D and OV-10D+ in DCS and am not opposed to a Cessna 150/172 either. Imagine the money to be made with a relatively cheap, realistic DCS quality simulation of a Cessna 172 that aspiring pilots can practice on. I imagine it would sell really well.

and they are.... j/k keep up the good work:thumbup:

Nope, They were also used by the Navy as trainers and, in the case of the EA-7L, as Electronic Aggressors. There were twice as many Navy TA-7C's built (60) as the Air Force A-7K's (30). If the BQM-74 can be included with an EA-7L like in RAZBAM's FSX promotional video, I can think of some very interesting uses for them. Of course the EW capabilities of DCS needs serious work for the EA-7L to use its pod mounted jammers effectively. As for the Air Force A-7K, it was fully capable of performing all the same missions as the A-7D so just because it was never actually used by the USAF for anything other than training does not mean that they would be useless in a combat situation. The TA-7C was combat capable as well and was upgraded to A-7E standard. The EA-7L's were converted from TA-7C's and were upgraded similarly to A-7E standard. They both maintained their original designations after the upgrades. DCS is not the real world, but a simulation of the real world which allows for the use of aircraft and weapons in other than true to life scenarios. I would like to see as much variety included as possible which is why I posed the question. TA-7C EA-7L

Any chance for two seat birds like the A-7K, TA-7C or EA-7L to be made sometime in the future?

Watching the NTTR live stream today I was wondering what all of the tower cranes were doing scattered around the map in places where you would be hard pressed to find a building over two stories tall... was a bit distracting.:no: I hope they are stand in objects for something.

Great job Matt. Having been to the area quite a bit the NTTR map does a good job of replicating the look of the area. Looking forward to future streams.

Yup, it's your friend.

I'd like to see a slow Huey or Mi-8 flight down the strip at low level prior to heading over to Nellis AFB with a flyover of Nellis AFB similar to what was done with McCarran Intl and a flight through the closest tree after the Nellis flyover. I'd also like to see the low detailed areas to the west like Death Valley and the area around NAWS China Lake if that is possible.

I'd like to see a slow Huey or Mi-8 flight down the strip at low level prior to heading over to Nellis AFB with a flyover similar to what was done with McCarran Intl and a flight through the closest tree after the Nellis flyover.

This gun on this Merkava definitely did bend... although not through explosive force.

The OH-58D was on Belsimtek's list of projects. They have been very quiet of late and the latest news was they were working on polishing up their beta projects to, I assume, get them to release standard. I too am excited about a DCS OH-58D Kiowa and Mi-24P Hind F.

I've been in the Navy for almost 20 years and I have seen a maximum air to air load out of 12 AAM's for legacy Hornets and 14 AAM's for Supers a grand total of zero times. Alerts are usually stood with three to seven missiles depending on the perceived threat for the region. Can the maximum load out be done? Yes. Will you normally see something like that? No.

I would like to see the multi-crew combat types for use as fast FAC's as well as the run of the mill procedural trainer. In a virtual squadron setting they will be indispensable for some of the more difficult to fly types such as the Harrier's. I'd like to see the Harrier T4/10/12 and TAV-8A/B. Carrier types will be important as well due to the dynamic nature of the operating environment so there will be a need for an F/A-18B/D and possibly the TA-7C as well.

I don't know. I don't care enough for that particular jet to look for any docs.

I think a possible Viggen (be it AJ/JA/AJS) module has a unique opportunity right now. The community is hungry for a western fast mover right now and if LNS can have it ready before the Typhoon, Mirage 2000C, F/A-18C or even the Tomcat then they have the possibility to maximize sales of a Viggen module. As for the popularity of any module, I don't think that is necessary as long as the people building it are passionate about it. That ensures that the highest quality product in the end. As for the other two planes, I am now back to suspecting the Viggen, and possibly the J2M Raiden or F4U Corsair... still not certain on which one or both though. If there will be only one Viggen type built I hope it is a AJ-37.