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Don't know if this has been mentioned before. But repairs take up supplies... And Repair time depends on damage to the aircraft. It feels wrong waiting equal times for minor or extensive repairs.

I'm doing the cold war campaign. I recently I've taken to just using my plane to skim a lot around the surface, there are no kills when I arrive at the area I search for hours around the battle field, but since there are no markers anywhere (no smoke from kills my wingmen, and other flights had made) I usually fly right over them. I either wind up having to make another pass at them (loosing my targets once more), or getting shot down. Any suggestions on spotting targets? How bout Rockets S-8Tsm, but that wont leave much room for my other weapons, as I need to fuel tanks to make the flight to the strike route...

So that's what the bird slider was about... Never had that happen, unless I've touched dirt while taking off... although I'm a notoriously hard lander and I've blown tires that way. I've actually landed with minimal landing gear, sometimes using just my shoot, or no shoot at all and just air-brakes.

I wonder if anyone has had random engine damage whilst taking off... Anyone know what causes it? It usually happens sometimes when I reach 200kph and I sometimes loose control and die. It p's me off cause taxiing can take a while.

Kh-25ML and S-25L weak missiles? I recent have been doing a campaign. I've shot at AA at a ground strike mission and destroyed targets in one hit... But these missles seem to be doing damage in 4th or 5ths every time I manage to hit Marders.

Well, if you want fun big/slow craft, you could for the AC-130E ===> Pave Aegis 2× 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon 1× 40 mm (1.58 in) L/60 Bofors cannon 1× 105 mm (4.13 in) M102 howitzer

F-14A Tomcat!!! I choose you! This is the only 2-seater I'd like to see. As for the F-15E, you could ask for the saudi's F-15S which is the single seat version of the F-15E.

Wow! looks like we're the only ones who'd like to see other planes than American, European, or Russian ones.

Have you tried? There are some credible source for this type of data. After that all you have to do is apply some rocketry principles and viola you have an accurately modeled weapon. Which is what I imagine ED has done. Granted, maybe a little off, but certainly not off by a mile like the encyclopedia is. Some good sources, show rocket motor dimensions. http://www.atk.com/products-services/ Just search for Sidewinders, AMRAAMs, Mavericks, etc. and they'll give info said rockets. You can Google weights and find launch weights, they are all fairly consistent. TBH, it's not that there isn't good missle data out there, because there is. It's just not palatable to the average joe. We like seeing optimal ranges, and speeds. Not rocket sizes & fuel type. Up until recently I didn't know these rockets could throttle their speed though stages and burst prolonging their range. In other words they could go more than Mach 5+ it just wouldn't give the optimum range.

But this is a game based on reality. If I wanted to something else, I could play OVER G fighters, and less realistically Ace Combat. Furthermore, there are reasons why we can't fly the F-35 and F-22 in this game... because it's too classified to create. It's details are so classified that even a FC3 DCS cannot be created. I doubt any Low-Observable planes could even have a DCS, except maybe the F-117 and low-observable tech Actually the Aim 120B & C-4,C-5 are all outdated and being phased out by the D and C-7 versions of the missile, D version is probably going to push out the C-6 version as well. Also they aren't so classified that you don't know how the missile exactly works (the reason it last so long is that it can throttle is fuel consumption, there actually detailed schematics), what kind of warhead is present. Outdated and declassified, doesn't always mean legal to own. :doh:And just face it the encyclopedia needs some serious TLC it's even missing weapons.

Actually I was a little wrong... And I was going by websites that specified the differences by the modifications made. A more accurate description would involve several variable. 1.) rocket engine burn times. How long can it last. 2.) exhaust speed/mass/volumes. Which is why all fuels aren't equal. 3.) altitude (a missle fired at lower levels generally won't go as far as one shot from higher up). Mach- is a variable speed... And Mach 4 at 1,000 is much faster than Mach 4 at 30,000. However there's less drag at high altitudes... So the missile can go over Mach 4. 4.)drag aim-120c should have less drag... Smaller fins. 5.)and launch platforms speed. And aircrafts like the f-16 will have longer range, than a sam which uses the same missile. As the rocket will have to accelerate less to reach its top speed. Also there currently 4 versions of aim-120c. C4-c5-c6-c7. With later having the latest tech and improved rocket motor of aim-120c's. There's an aim-120D which will rival the Phoenix's specs scheduled to go the military soon.

So whilst looking a the encyclopedia... deciding what to arm my fighter. I couldn't help but browse at the AA missiles... I found some discrepancies. The AIM 120B is actually the only one that's fairly accurate with the stats being capable of Mach 4 and capable of going 55km. The AIM 120C is shown as having little to no difference from the B, however. It should say 100-110 kilometers. And the Pheonix is shown as only Mach 3 capable, and a range of 150KM... when in fact it's Mach 5 capable and a range of 190 KM. The Sidewinder (9P) is shown of having Mach 2, but it's really 2.5, and the aim 9P and 9M should be equal in range maybe different in accuracy.

Any DCS from the far east or South America you'd like to see? My choices: The Mitsubishi F-2 (Japan) & The Super Tucano (Brazil

Most Weird or Stupid Death/Crashes you've had with DCS: Here's mine: I was learning how to bomb on the SU-25T. I was still struggling with the controls so I had trouble aiming. So I dropped a bomb, and tried to maneuver the sight so I could drop some more a little more accurately... and Kaboom!! I crashed with my own bomb in mid air.

What??!!! when did this happen?!! One would think the mirage line would be in the clear... the last Mirage was designed in the 70s!!! -I saw a few posts back... NVM I'd understand if they wouldn't let the Rafale in an ultra-real sim though.

Is having a snowball fight with pitcher Randy Jackson a bad idea... I find guided missiles very useful, but I'm a terrible CAS... I wouldprobably be better as a dogfighter or aggressor (good I making other pilots nervous but not actually landing any shots). But for one thing I usually fire missles at 1-2 km away, when AA's just start shooting (usually 1 or 2 will be in my direction and the rest will be shot at the missile). I usually start by making sure I'm perfectly trim (I.e. plan is exponentially jerking up, or side to one side or the other.). Turn on lazer and adjust to where it's relatively close, and hit enter (fire then correct reticle or if I have still have good distance make minor corrections then fire)... just be sure that as you get closer, the sight is right on target, sometimes it can be just past or just under and makes you miss. My favorite weapons are guided... I've had more kills with them and my cannons. I've had a few with cluster bombs, but I'm really terrible with rockets... I'll waste all my ammo and bet lucky if I do more just *hit* the target.

Main Choice Dassault Mirage 2000C Others Dassault Rafale Saab Viggen Saab Gripen Saab Draken EF-2000 and The Panavia Tornado IDS/ADV

I chose the Su-27, but if there was an Su-33 I'd pick it, it's the carrier version of the fighter. But honestly I'd take them all, it's hard to pick which is better :D I'm sure all of the quirks with all the Russian fighters would be fun :joystick:. If they made the Su-27,Su30 and 33 I would be just as happy flying each plane depending on my mood. And the pak-fa is already pushing it. We couldn't do a high fidelity version until... 2030 or so lol. The Pak-Fa isn't even in production yet.

sorry

I'd like to see an F-5E Tiger II in the game. As well as the F-16/18/15. Don't care what version... I'd try them all just to see the difference. F-16 is just my absolute favorite, I just like the way it looks better... I've never flew one realistically though. The closest I've come to that was Over G fighters. I really just like fighter planes, don't what they are... but the teen fighters are my favorites.