DUSTY

Yeah i can read it perfectly now, thanks - was wondering when they'd fix that.

Welcome to the forum MAVE94! Awesome screenshots!

Awesome work Eddie!

I would hope not, I asked back in 2015 and other who have asked in this forum since then have had replies yet my request was overlooked. Thanks BIGNEWY, will do!

This sounds really good, looking forward to trying it out.

This sounds really good Cribob!

Really hard to tell but my money is on 500lb GBU-38s judging by the size of the building and the fact that they dropped two per DMPI. Oh and it looks like a US Navy F/A-18 pod camera and they seem to rarely carry anything larger than 500lbers for the sorts of Offensive Air Support mission they are flying.

bump, please?

This is a god damn emotional roller-coaster: http://theaviationist.com/2016/03/24/us-air-force-retiring-a10-anyway/

Thanks Wavehopper, really appreciate your work! DUSTOFF!

Thanks for the info Vampyre, that would certainly make sense. It's interesting how the MK-7 has a yellow AND blue stripe on it. A conflict of sorts considering yellow indicates live ord and blue means inert training round.

Well I'll be damned, is that what I think it is on this F/A-18? A United States Navy F-18 Hornet aircraft flies over Iraq, March 3, 2016. The United States stands with a coalition of more than 60 international partners to assist and support the Iraqi Security Forces to degrade and defeat ISIL. Coalition forces fly daily missions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook)

Holy crap, is that loaded on an A-10 Snoopy?! Here's an A-10 getting work done with the gun in support of OIR: [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA4dxpZPMrU[/ame] Pretty intense strike: [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NXSj4bf1hU[/ame]

Thank you! :clap:

Thanks for this, going to try tonight. Been a while since I've tried slingloading and I should probably walk before I run but what the heck! Cheers

Always love a bit of Hornet porn. Great work!

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Hey Jetguy, here's my humble opinion on your post hope you don't take offense! If you seriously want a weapon first fielded in the late 1960s to replace the awesome work ED has done on the latest SFWs I'd say you're mad!? :D Personally I'd rather ED prioritise about 16 million other things before implementing the mk-20. With the implementation of some Vietnam era aircraft by 3rd party devs you might still be in luck though. Not sure how you came to that conclusion, I don't think there is a single scenario where the mk-20 could not be outperformed by the CBU87/103,97/105. Please let me know if you can think of a scenario - I'd be genuinely interested. Mmmm, again I disagree. Depending very much on the scenario and the threats I love a good bit of 'tank plinking' from above the IR SAM/AAA MEZ with GBU-12s. If you put enough energy on the weapon, even if they run they are still doomed. Check out this awesome loadout below. Very recent image also! Pictured is an A-10C of the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron "Tiger Sharks", 23rd Fighter Group, 23rd Wing (ACC), Moody AFB, Georgia, currently combat deployed to Incirlik AB, Turkey, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). 87's are not designed to be used against think skinned targets, they are an area attack weapon designed with thin skin vehicles and infantry targets in mind. Also are you familiar 'Height of Function' (HOF) feature of these weapons? If not read on. Have you seen this video? It's a wonderful explanation of the SFW and I recommending watching if you're not fully familiar with the weapon: [ame] [/ame] Well to answer your question, probably simply because the weapon is outdated. Although there are still Mk-20s in the US arsenal (and I think the USMC have used them in training in the not too distant past) they have a horrific dud rate. Here's something you might find interesting: "Under the current policy issued by the US Department of Defense in July 2008, by the end of 2018 the US will no longer use cluster munitions that result in more than 1% UXO. Until 2018, use of cluster munitions that exceed the 1% UXO rate must be approved by the Combatant Commander. Also, military departments will initiate removal of all cluster munition stocks “that exceed operational planning requirements or for which there are no operational planning requirements” from active inventories as soon as possible, but not later than 19 June 2009. These excess cluster munitions will be demilitarized as soon as practicable. The only existing US cluster munitions that might meet the 99% reliability standard are CBU-97, CBU-105, and M898 SADARM Sensor Fuzed Weapons with self-destruct and self-deactivation mechanisms. According to Department of Defense statistics from 2004, Sensor Fuzed Weapons make up 3,099 of the 5,543,149 US cluster munitions." - http://archives.the-monitor.org/index.php/cp/display/region_profiles/theme/313 Cheers

Yeah, here is my account of Mission 8: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2719578&postcount=42 And my tacview logs: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6e94t7av6vfzkpv/Tacview-20160322-184646-DCS.txt.rar?dl=0

I often read the US Navy safety magazine 'Approach' and over the years there have been many many stories where one engine has had to be shut down for one reason or another. As they always say, 'the Hornet flies great on one engine' and it gets their aircrew home to the boat.

Supporting a jolly flight today in the RF campaign. Jolly on deck. Here you can see Jolly flight lifting with the survivor and the final resting place of two BMP3s (top right) that were attempting to capture them. Plus a random tanker shot:

Hey Steve and Wags, I'm not normally one for the SP campaigns but for the last week my internet has been reduced to dial-up speeds so I thought I'd finally give the RF campaign a shot. I'm really glad I did, most of all I have thoroughly enjoyed the story and scenario that has intertwined these campaign missions. Especially the small details like IRBIS SHELBY, what a treat! The incremental difficulty of each mission has been well balanced. At first I was concerned the campaign was aimed at newer pilots after I systematically tore apart a defenseless SPH battalion in one pass. A couple of flawless sorties later and I clearly got complacent. A foxbat nailed me post VUL while I was busy expending the last of my ordnance on some remaining targets. Luckily I was able to limp towards the friendly side of the FEBA and eject. Also very fortunate the mission had already been deemed a success and I was able to progress - phew! Ever since I have been foregoing the package comm freq in favour of AWACS channel after pushing. Fast forward to MSN8 (CSAR) and things took a slight turn for the bizarre. If you're not yet up to Mission 8 I suggest you tune out here! ====SPOILERS BELOW==== Also I have a tacview log of the mission, if anyone is interested to check it out just let me know. Anyway, I've still had a great time with this campaign so far. It'll be a shame when it is complete. I look forward hugely to both your work on the campaigns for the Hornet/SOH.

Awesome video, really enjoyed it. Looks like lead set a nice vortex ring state trap with that steep approach to the rooftop. Nowhere to go with the structure directly ahead of the aircraft.