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In late WW2 and beyond the US Navy introduced a number of weapons and delivery methods to give their attack aircraft a greater stand off range vs. ships with and their heavy AAA belt. Others used by Corsairs were the 11.75 inch tiny tiny rocket, a rocket powered 500 pound bomb, or the AN/ASG-10 bomb director for toss bombing. At that time the F4U squadrons had the VBF designation (Bombing-Fighting Squadron) and were multi role in nature.

Almost, early December 2019. But anything that has happened before the pandemic still feels like yesterday for me.

It looks like it is close to release since 2 years, since the virtual air show demonstration with carrier landing video.

These pages in the other thread say that the C3 injection is only intended for fighter bombers and altitudes below 1000 m, thus the section is not really relevant for the A series fighter version until ED eventually decides the time for the F8/G8 has come.

They also post updates on their Facebook page from tome to time. All Corsair are usually repeated in the F4U thread in M3L/Leathernecks F4U-1D forum:

But not over the Caucasus. The Soviets used only the earlier Spitfire Vb during the Kuban campaign in 1943. When the first MK IX was delivered to the Soviets in February 1944 the front had already moved westwards. Thus a WW2 Caucasus map would be pointless for our current plane set, that's the whole point.

+1 Fw190 F8 and G8 variants would be the low hanging fruits to give the German side a decent ground attack capability. The Fw190G series would be especially fitting for the maps we have.

Besides the I-16 we have no other aircraft that fought over the Caucasus in WW2. The Fw-190A8 is closest, but the Luftwaffe only used the earlier Fw-190A5 over the Kuban bridgehead, that mostly isn't part of the detailed area in DCS, in 1943. Same for the Spitfire, only earlier variants as lend lease planes.

What about launching sideways from the hangar deck? Apparently most HIVA catapult were already removed from the ships that have had them by the time Essex class ships were operating F4U squadrons and not sure if this was ever done outside of training, but it certainly looks challenging and if the Hellcat is indeed coming to DCS...

What information about FAA strikes against Norway involving Corsair squadrons I could collect from various books over the years:

Eric Browns detailed comments about the Corsair in "Wings of the Navy", another book by him, are very enlightening and his dislike for the plane indeed stems from the fact that it required very experienced pilots to operate them safely, not from any perceived performance deficits in comparison with other planes. If someone looks at the long list of often fatal accidents caused by young, hot headed wartime pilots he certainly has a point.

From Facebook:

Modern Ortho Images don't work for WW2 maps. Marianas will get a WW2 version "soon" and most likely started live as a WW2 map.

Looks like most of those textures were made with the WW2 version in mind

Translation: If the lifetime of the missiles is set to 3 s instead of 5.5 s in DCS the tactic described in the document is obliviously not possible and the bomber formation has to be attacked from a closer distance, possibly within the effective range of bomber gunners.

The USMC only removed the IR mav capability in the last decade because they don't have the requirement anymore. Harriers trained and deployed with the F before. With the same argument Razbam could stop supporting the module entirely when the AV-8B is phased out by the Marine corps in a few years. When I bought the Harrier they were targeting for a mid 2000s plane and I am more interested in a 90s Harrier.

Do you have the Open beta installed, instead of DCS stable? It is only available in this version so far.

One thing a noticed in the summer update is following formulation: Could this be a reference to the AN/ASG-10 Mark 1 Mod 0 bomb director, intended for toss bombing? The later AN/ASG-10 Mark 1 Mod 1 was installed in some F4U-4 palnes and is describe in their pilot's manual. The Mod 0 is described in the document attached to the thread linked below, dated April 1945. Thus it could very well found its way into them very late F4U-1Ds. https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/obscure-toss-bombing-manual-from-late-wwii-an-asg-10-bomb-director-mk-1-mod-0.42703/

If anybody has missed the newsletter. The summer update is live: http://leatherneck-sim.com/2021/06/25/2021-summer-update/

It is a Heinkel HD 24, an interwar plane used for the exploration of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego in 1927–28. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_HD_24

A good blogpost about Corsair antenna installation alternatives: http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2014/01/f4u-corsair-wire-antenna-alternatives.html

She was the last 74 gun ship, the true workhorses of all major European navies for over a century.

Some of the pipes. From LNs Facebook page.

Fully agree. There are always short bursts of activity with screenshots, videos, Facebook posts followed again by months of silence. Since they were also silent for months before, one is tended to believe that this time they are indeed finally close to release, only to be followed by yet another built up of disappointment. I simply can't understand why it is so hard to write a few sentences maybe twice a month about the current state of development work. Nothing fancifully, now big reveals, no screenshots, just what they are doing now and what is left to do.

The Zero is one of the most iconic aircraft of WW2. I bet it will sale well, no matter what opposition it faces in game. Just look at what DCS modules are available right now outside of WW2. The most legendary aircraft of all eras, not only the top performers. No everyone just plays competitive multiplayer. Most likely it will be possible to deactivate water injection in our F4U in mission editor, once it is released. Combat between F4U and Zero in the Solomons in 1943, when the Japanese still had well trained pilots available, wasn't as one sided as you suggest.