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And this ladies and gents, is why we can't have nice things, because of players like this.

If done right, any evasion scheme can beat just about any weapon. The ranges that the 54C work at, and what the current DCS modeled 120s work at, are completely different. AMRAAMs are lucky to hit inside of 12nm, this thing is launching at 50-80. So the moment an Su-27 sees a tomcat, and runs for the deck, he's sacrificing SA, he's sacrificing energy by giving up altitude, and he's placing himself in a vulnerable position to be pressed on, and he doesn't even know if the tomcat's taken a shot at him.

Said appropriate measures being... either the Iraqi approach, which is turn tail and run, or dive low and hope a missile designed for top down attack misses you in the clutter? A long range shot with the Phoenix C isn't going to be picked up on their RWR, which means they have no idea when they've actually been fired on, until frankly it's too late. That's going to be the real kicker, it's that you won't know it's coming until it gets there.

Nope, it'll be: 1) F-14 detects Su-27 at 120nm. 2) F-14 fires AIM-54C (ECCM) at 80nm 3) 8nm from target AIM-54C (ECCM) goes pitbull, activating its onboard radar. It is at this moment that the Su-27 first knows he's been fired on. 4) At Mach 5, the missile covers that distance in... an eighth of a second... 5) One week after release, all major servers ban AIM-54C (ECCM) usage and the F-14 becomes a lawnmower because with AIM-7s it simply cannot play the BVR game.

For me, I'd get an x52 Pro. The dual stage trigger is something I simply could not live without playing some games like BMS, and the x55 has had many critics point out its flat out bonkers and uncomfortable HAT setup. The x55 has a better throttle, but the stick is the important part, and the x52 in my opinion is more comfortable. That said, I'm told the x55 is more accurate.

Also, another amusing thought about the realism argument. What if I want to fly as the test squadron? What if my idea of a fun mission is going up with these weapons and running them through their paces? It's no different than simulated Red Flag exercises when you think about it :megalol:

VX-4 used to be The Evaluators before they got folded in with VX-9, they're the Navy Test Squadron. Basically they're the guys who figure out tactics and ideas for new weapons being integrated into the Navy. Because of that, they also get to test the really weird stuff, which is why we have the cool loadouts shown here. The real issue just comes down to Operational Use, vs Aircraft Capability, something that draws some pretty sharp lines in the sand on this forum.

The only question that should be asked is "Can It Be Fired". Not was it fired, not should it be fired, but is it possible. If the answer is yes, then it should be put on the plane. That's my 2c anyway.

The slider can be a touch twitchy, but what you can do is program the slider so that the aft third of the slider zooms out, the middle third holds neutral, and the front third zooms in, making it more of a three way switch than a slide bar.

I don't know about the X52Pro, but I know that on the X52, the programming software conflicts with TS and will crash your computer. You need to change the hotkey settings. Teamspeak Settings -> Options -> Hotkeys change to Keyboard & Mouse What sucks is that it doesn't recognize any key that isn't on your keyboard or mouse, but you can program your joystick buttons to emulate keyboard keys.

No he was not. Clearly in his experience, the throttles slide back most of the time. So he has written, that if you take your hand off the throttle, the mostly likely outcome is it slides back. What he's saying is nine times out of ten, the throttle will slide back, but on that tenth time for whatever reason, it may stick. The way he words it is fairly clear unless you want to deliberately misinterpret it. I know that tone often can be difficult to convey over text, but given in the context of the rest of the document, it is rather plain to understand that his meaning was not bewildered, confused or guessing in any way.

ED isn't making the F-5 though, BST is. While yes, a lot of BST is made up of old ED employees, they're not the same company.

The current LN roadmap is that sometime in the first half of 2016, the AJS-37 Viggen and the F-4U-1 Corsair will be released. Which one comes out first isn't yet known, and if I recall correctly, the corresponding maps will not be released at the same time, but rather at a later date down the road. After those releases, LN claims that in the second half of 2016 they will release their F-14 module. Whether or not both will be released at this time is again, unclear, but it is suspected that only the F-14A will be availible at this time, with the B coming several months later, as it is the more advanced aircraft. However, LN has demonstrated an inability to hit deadlines, if you recall, either the F-4U or the AJS-37 was meant to be announced 5 months ago, and wasn't, and that either the F-4U or the AJS-37 was meant to be released before the end of year 2015, something that notably, did not happen, either one. A more reasonable assumption, based on LN track record is that the AJS-37 will be released second half 2016, with the F-14 following on a year later. The F-4U coming out somewhere inside that mix, though potentially, as it is a WWII prop and not all that complicated in comparison to the other projects, could very well release in the first half of 2016 to complete part of their promise, by having a plane come out first half 2016.

First of all, the F-35's haven't been to Red Flag, they participated in Green Flag. Second of all, the squadron that participated in Green Flag were from the Test Squadron, but that doesn't mean they're not combat birds. Third of all, the ability to physically drop a weapon for the purposes of Green Flag were not important. It was about JTAC integration and air defense penetration. The falling characteristics of a GBU do not change based on the aircraft carrying it, so the F-35s made simulated runs, but they still punched through OpFor air defenses, and operated in concert with JTACS to simulate their runs. So yeah, the Green Flag exercises meant something.

It's also been said that if someone can find proof of the AIM-9M being compatible with the Mirage 2000, then Zeus would look into making it an official weapon as part of the loadout. Jojo is normally quite knowledgeable about such things, I wonder if he knows anything more on the subject.

It's a game, the genre is simulation, but we play DCS. :doh:

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Has it been stated somewhere that the F-14B will not be LANTIRN capable?

I'm not sure I understand this statement. I'm not aware of any significant changes to the shape of the airframe between blocks 40/42 and 50/52. Are you talking about the CFTs? Because if so, those are optional, removable in the same way that the F-15 CFTs are removable.

So, as I understand it, the Magic is compatible with the Sidewinder J, L and P, but no one can find any information concerning M compatibility. So let's attack this from the other side. Is there any differences between the Sidewinder L and M that would make those two missiles incompatible. From what I know, the M has a smokeless motor, and a superior seeker head. Do we know anything about that seeker head that requires hardware not found on the Mirage 2000C?

Honestly this just does my head in. The plane has the ability to do it, it can carry the weapon and in a war gone hot scenario it would, but they never used it operationally because it reduced the lifespan of some of the parts of the aircraft. And because we haven't had a real air war so maintenance concerns outweigh firepower concerns, people like you come along and whine about totally realistic capabilities on aircraft being used. By your logic, the Tomcat shouldn't be capable of equipping 6 Phoenix's because it was never done operationally. :chair:

Why are we still talking about this? Ramp Start: Full Alignment Required Hot Start: Saved Align Data Runway Start: Already Aligned