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    [POLL] Which versions of Phantoms would the community be interested in after the F-4E?

    in DCS: F-4E Phantom

    Posted

    7 ore fa, WinterH ha scritto:

    Slightly off topic but, these days I realize that Desert Storm was an absolutely bonkers operation when it comes to aircraft variety and the gap between them. Between the nations, you had some latest/greatest gear like F-15E, Tornados of all kinds, F-15C, F-16s, Hornets, Tomcats, Harriers, A-6 and -7s, and some MiG-29As to oppose them, but then you also had F-4s, Mirage F1s of all versions on both sides, A-4s, F-111s, MiG-21s,23s, 25s, Su-22s, Jaguars, Buccaneers, even EE Lightnings were technically still in service with Saudis I think. Not to mention all kinds of helicopters.

    Sheer variety and also the generational gap between aircraft that took part in or at least we're around in the conflict is crazy.

    And don't forget the F-104 and F-117

    DCS: F-15C

    in DCS Core Wish List

    Posted

    Quick dumb question, is the F-15A compatible with AIM-120? Does it have TWS?

    If so it could act like a -C (ish) since in BVR the aircraft itself is less important then the radar+missile combination

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    Kola Peninsula

    in Italian

    Posted

    4 ore fa, clafly ha scritto:

    Scusate se dico una cosa ignorante… ma abitando in Veneto.. credo che comprendere l’Italia nord orientale.. non sarebbe così pesante come ambiente.. 

    Poi Aviano in Friuli, non è la base NATO più grande in Europa? 🤔 o sud Europa 

    Si ma non c'è solo il Veneto, ci sarebbe praticamente tutta l'Italia da fare visto che le basi si estendevano dalla Puglia al Friuli, con tanto di Sardegna, se a questo ci aggiungi anche Serbia e Kosovo, e quindi per forza Croazia e Bosnia (per non dire anche Slovenia e Albania) ecco che hai una mappa decisamente troppo onerosa per gli standard attuali.

    [POLL] Which versions of Phantoms would the community be interested in after the F-4E?

    in DCS: F-4E Phantom

    Posted

    20 minuti fa, Bremspropeller ha scritto:

    And it shows.

    If you actually did some research on the F-4B, you'd realise that it had MiG-kills right through Linbackers I & II and it closed the tally-list in January 1973, when the Chargers bagged a Fresco as the final USN MiG-kill.

    No Ns in Vietnam, no slats, same motors as in the B. The weapons weren't tied to the J anyway.

    It's historical performance might disagree with your assessment here.

    I don't know were you found your information but I think you are wrong, during operation Linebacker I and II most of the NAVY and Marines AA kills were done by J, not B.

    And the last USN kill is done still by a J not a B in January 12, 1973.

    Also, high % of B kills were against Mig-17, 1st gen vs 3rd gen, very little Mig-21 were shot down by B (if not none but I don't know that).

    About the N yes, you are right, looks like it never saw combat in Vietnam, I was sure of the contrary, thanks for pointing it out.

    With "new engines" I was referring about the smokeless engine, not a different one.

    And about slats I may be wrong but I knew it was part of the upgrade on the N but maybe it was applied to J and S only (I'm talking about naval variants only)

     

    If you like F-4B and you want it in DCS that is perfectly fine, is still an iconic aircraft, I only said it was more limited than what people usually think, partially because it saw combat against relatively weak enemies, like Mig-17 and sometimes even An-2.

    I still prefer the J, (post Agile Eagle conversion).

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    Kfir close enough to Nesher

    in South Atlantic

    Posted

    5 ore fa, Dragon1-1 ha scritto:

    RAZBAM is working on a Mirage III, too, so we'll see four Mirages in DCS after that one is done.

    Don't forget that F1BE, F1EE and F1M will arrive so there will be SEVEN different Mirage.

    Let's hope for a 2000-5 so we will get basically every Mirage.

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    [POLL] Which versions of Phantoms would the community be interested in after the F-4E?

    in DCS: F-4E Phantom

    Posted · Edited by Mig Fulcrum

    Maybe it's a unpopular opinion but before the introduction of AIM-7E and AIM-9D i think the F-4B was very limited, let's remember that early sparrows (including E variants) has a 40% (if I remember correctly) chance to ignite the motor, we are not even talking about missile performance. AIM-9B slightly better but still not a reliable weapon.

    Then we can talk about the missile itself, before 1963 there was AIM-7D which was capable of shooting down only aircraft flying straight, AIM-7E is a more capable missile but very far from the AIM-7M and P which we are used to in DCS.

    Then there is the AIM-9B sidewinder that F-86 and F-5 pilots here knows how it struggle.

    If we mix not so good missiles with an aircraft unable to dogfight due to the hard wing and the lack of guns (remember the pod was pretty draggy and was used mainly as AG weapon) we have only a very fast aircraft, like the F-104 but way more expensive.

    Post mid-60s we can think of a good F-4B with newer weapons but in those years the J came out and it relegate the B variant only to ground attack.

    For these reason I would like very much a F-4N, just because it has all the legacy of the B but with Agile Eagle upgrade, new engines, -J weapons and still a plane which saw combat in Vietnam, I'm not interested very much in a slat-lacking Phantom in DCS.

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    JAS-39 Gripen

    in Heatblur Simulations

    Posted

    From the Gripen C they use Link 16

    Il 19/7/2022 at 16:28, F-2 ha scritto:

    If I recall the issue was that the Ja-37 and Jas-39 used a classified data link? I recall hearing that. I’m not sure if that would apply to export Jas-39 or how Sweden joining NATO will effect that.

     

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    What do we Know About the Sparrows That we are Getting?

    in DCS: F-4E Phantom

    Posted

    I'm not a super duper expert but as far as I know:

     

    About E Phantom:

    Standard early loadout would be 4x AIM-7E and 4x AIM-9E

    But with the more modern variant you can expect AIM-7F and AIM-9J, I don't know about AIM-9L

     

    About the naval variant it depends from the variant itself

    S would have AIM-7M and AIM-9L (maybe even AIM-9M)

    J can carry AIM-7F, AIM-7E, AIM-9G, AIM-9D (I think N would be very similar in terms of loadouts)

    B is limited to AIM-7E and AIM-7D, AIM-9D or AIM-9B

    It's Mirage F1, not F-1

    in DCS: Mirage F1

    Posted · Edited by Mig Fulcrum

    21 ore fa, Lieuie ha scritto:

    The funny thing is that in the text below in the shop it is mentioned as F1.

     

    You know what's even funnier?

    They changed the title and the thumbnail of the release video to F1

    BUT

    They also changed the text you said to F-1

     

    Looks like they didn't know what's correct

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    It's Mirage F1, not F-1

    in DCS: Mirage F1

    Posted · Edited by Mig Fulcrum

    Maybe I'm wrong but shouldn't it be called F1 and not F-1?

    Because right now on the ED shop and in the launch trailer video title it is called F-1.

    Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong of course.

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    Vendo Jetpad

    in Italian

    Posted

    13 ore fa, nessuno0505 ha scritto:

    Io ce l'ho. Vibra. Vibra in maniera abbastanza consistente (l'intensità è comunque regolabile) su 6 zone diverse: due sul sedile e 4 sullo schienale, che si attivano indipendentemente a seconda dell'azione che uno compie al simulatore (accensione motori, stallo, azionamento del cannone, eccetera).

    In sostanza è un force feedback per le chiappe.

    Per DCS usa un software che si chiama "simshaker for aviators" ed è freeware; funziona anche con MSFS (bisogna installare un piccolo addon sempre gratuito che si scarica dal sito Microsoft).

    Funziona anche con altri simulatori (es. la serie Il-2) ma lì va usato un altro software, "simshaker wings", a pagamento (costa poco).

    Infine (a chi piace il genere) si può usare anche coi simulatori di guida, usando "simshaker wheels", anch'esso a pagamento (costa come il wings, sempre poco).

    Non è un sistema idraulico 6DOF, ovviamente, ma il suo lo aggiunge.

    Tra l'altro si può anche combinare con un buttkicker (che io non ho).

    A me si era rotto un motorino e Andre, l'utente che lo vende, è stato impeccabile nell'assistenza: me ne ha mandato rapidamente uno di ricambio con le istruzioni per sostituirlo, gratis ma a patto di rispedirgli i componenti rotti. E' russo, di Volgograd, quindi non so adesso col fatto dell'Ucraina, ma quando ebbi bisogno io (periodo pre-guerra) fu estremamente disponibile.

     

    Grazie, ma vale il prezzo? Aggiunge veramente qualcosa di unico? Ho sentito qualcuno che in VR ha una sensazione di forze G, è possibile?

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