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I believe that, in this DCS World, the KC-135 can and does differentiate between boom receivers and probe receivers by ignoring any calls from the probe equipped a/c just as the KC-135MPRS ignores calls from the boom receivers, so they are "aware" of the type of a/c that is requesting fuel from them. My question/wish is, would it be possible to allow the MPRS to deliver fuel to both types of a/c? I have no idea of whether it is normal, much less even possible, for the MPRS to service both types simultaneously in real life, but as far as DCS World is concerned, making the MPRS able to provide fuel to both types during a single mission would be a huge improvement. Thank you for your time in considering this.

For me, it's the inclusion of the Essex class carrier. I feel like the challenge of learning to fly the Corsair and operate it off the carrier properly will occupy quite a bit of my time and I am really looking forward to that. The rest is just icing on the cake.

If you're looking for a simulation of what it feels like to fly a helicopter, I suggest the Mi-8 Hip. It is by far the most realistic representation of what it looks and feels like to fly a helicopter of that size and weight class. But the folks above are right about pedals. Sure, you might be able to muddle through without them with some sort of key mapping work around or even twist stick but it wouldn't be nearly as much fun.

Thank you very much Rudel_chw!

Rudel_chw, How do you determine what the proper label is for each AI plane folder? I mean, how do you find out that the KC-135's folder in Saved Games is actually kc-135 whereas the KC-135MPRS is labeled KC135MPRS.

What do you have in mind for an AI tanker? BTW, good luck on this project. I have no doubt but that it is a huge undertaking. I hope you have some pretty thick skin for the crowd around here!

Reccelow, are you referring to the basket?

Great post JD! A totally reasonable request made in a very polite and respectful manner. I believe that the Bat bomb was completely autonomous once it was released. I don't think that it required any guidance from the pilot.

I could not possibly agree more!!

Bowie, as much as I truly appreciate your thoughts on additional ships to support the Essex class CV that is going to accompany the F4U-1D Corsair, I would amend it by replacing the Independance class CVL's with CVE's. All of the CVLs operated smaller air groups consisting of Hellcats and Avengers, neither of which we have yet in DCS, while the CVE's could have had Corsairs operating from them. The other reason for using the Jeep carriers in lieu of the Light Carriers is that they were used extensively during the Korean War with Corsairs embarked. These, along with the Essex class carrier would fit right into a Korean War scenario with the Corsair. One would just have to use their imagination to pretend that the Hawg they were flying was actually a -4 or -4B instead of the -1D.

They are the reason we don't have nice things!!

As much as I whole heartedly support this request for additional tankers, I'd have to preface that with a simple request for some more tanker callsigns. I do realize that I am speaking from complete and total ignorance here but it just seems to me that, amongst some of the more outlandish requests seen in here, this one seems like it would be child's play to accomplish with very little effort - comparatively speaking of course. Please consider it.

I'm still stumped as to how to get the KC-10 (drogue) to work properly though. It's a bummer.

Sorry Urbi, I have tried everything I can think of but nothing seems to work. The basket cannot be engaged by the probe of the Hornet. It just goes right through and more often than not, ends up in my lap LOL! Thanks for the help anyway. Cheers Mate!

I placed them in the MAM folder after first renaming the ones that were there already. Now, after telling the tanker that I wish to rejoin, he extends his basket normally but after telling him that I am ready for pre-contact, to which he replies, "cleared pre-contact", my probe just passes through the basket as if it were not there. The only thing that remains "normal" is the tanker's fear of my getting too close - "BREAK AWAY, BREAK AWAY!!". I am doing this in a Hornet if that is significant.

OK, I did that. My next question is, will all those that join my server in a multiplayer mission need to have this fix installed on their machine in order to benefit from this fix? And thank you for the advice.

Thank you very much Urbi but I have no clue what to do with these .lua files. Do they go in the ME as a script or am I supposed to add them to the mod somehow?

Thanks for pointing me to the proper location of this mod. I never thought to look in this forum, "Flyable/Drivable Mods", since there is nothing, to my knowledge, in the MAM that fits that description. No matter though, as long as I know where to find it now.

Yeah, I finally found it there but I was mostly wondering about what happened to it here in the forums. I was just in here last week asking about the KC-10 Extender in a thread that was all about that mod. Since then somebody has come along and swept it away.

Whatever became of the Military Aircraft Mod?

What Hoss said!! Go here: https://www.cag-51.org/ and click on the Discord link for an invite. Would love to have you aboard.

Apparently not. What a bummer. That KC-10 Extender is a beautiful model.

This is such an awesome mod!! Thank you to the devs! Has anyone come up with a lua fix for the position of the refueling hose and basket off the KC-10 -d yet? I have been able to successfully refuel from it in a Hornet but the basket is always out in front of the probe by several feet, wobbling around in space. Other than that, and it's KC-130 like fear of receivers getting too close, it's perfect!!

Not looking for an update here or any predictions on release date/year, just a question about your intentions. Are y'all even remotely considering the possibility of parlaying your model of the Essex class CV that is coming out with the F4U-1D into a modernized, angled deck version for the Crusader?

+100 !!!