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Straight from Cobra847: EVERYTHING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE It would be nice to hear something though.

That is a Marine Corps Zulu cobra. The AH-1F was the most modern Army version.

That was not your question though. No you will probably not get all 10 positions in the B-17 filled. You don't have to either. If a game originally designed in 2001 handled high altitude bombing with only one actual player in the aircraft and all the rest AI, then why would one designed today not be able to handle it? Have you flown the Huey or Mi-8MTv2? A similar setup for AI on the aircraft could be used for the different crew positions. Couple this with a modified form of LN's proposed "Jester" AI that is supposed to be a virtual second crewman in the Tomcat that will be integral to fighting the F-14 and the solutions are there. I see real possibility in multi-crew aircraft being as good as or better than single seat planes.

Although it is still being flown by some, Il-2 1946 is pretty much done. I flew that one for about 12 years almost exclusively. Its successors (CoD and BoS) never really held my interest. CoD was extremely buggy when pushed out and was pretty much abandoned as soon as it was published, BoS was a solid piece of software but it is just Eastern Front and requires XP unlocks to use different weapons loadouts which in my opinion should not be required... too gamey for me. I occasionally fire up the modded Il-2 1946 and fly multiplayer for nostalgia's sake and have noticed the multiplayer numbers to be way down from back when I played on a regular basis. Il-2 1946 was originally released in 2001 and was the benchmark for WWII flight simulations. The game engine is essentially the same from that time. It has been tweaked but had reached the limits of its capability. The graphics are dated, a lot of the systems in the planes are not modeled and the flight models are not as advanced as in DCS. A majority of players have already moved on to other games. Having a large map with realistic locations is a must for the inclusion of a B-17. If that can be accomplished and a high quality DCS level B-17 were to be made I doubt you would have any problem finding virtual pilots who would fly it in multiplayer. The Warbirds of Prey servers were fine examples of just what could be put together for bombers. We did what was called "Bomber Night" every Friday where everyone who wanted to could fly bombers in formation to attack specific targets. The missions were designed around actual missions from WWII which included all theatres and could be large 4 engine bombers like the B-17, B-24 or B-29 or they could be smaller planes like the SBD Dauntless, Il-2 Sturmovik, Ju-88, B-25 or even fighter-bombers like the Typhoon, Me-110 or Mosquito FB VI. On most of the later missions it was not uncommon to attracted up to 100 players from all over the world, 2/3's of which flew bombers. The other 1/3 were split between bomber escort and enemy interceptors. The missions usually only lasted about two to three hours but it was fun to see all of the bombers in massive formations totally obliterating their targets and beating off waves of enemy planes. Was good fun.

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.