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Yes, I'm more than covered! :D Thank you very much guys!! Ufff, can't wait for this child's dream to be released... ...but at least there's plenty of great reading ahead that will help on the wait. ;) \cheers!

Thank you Hummingbird! In regard to the F-14's turn advantage, most of my questions on vertical came from here: I understand the trainer is talking about 1-on-1 scenario, wing load comparison and a ton of context that I surely missed, but it also gave me the impression that -generally speaking- vertical is the thing f-14 do well... In regard to the Hoser's event, I was referring to a story I read here: https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/921898_The_Hoser_Chronicles.html You may search the page for "Picture Hoser" if you want to go right at it. Edit: Typos & I'm not trying to argue, only to understand :) Cheers!

Thanks for your reply! Admittedly, English not been my native language does not help much, so I apologise if I've given the wrong picture- I just tried to keep some expressions as I've read them to avoid more linguistic confusion than what I usually generate when talking on matters I'm unfamiliar with. :) From your reply I can easilly see how vaguely I get the science involved, which -ofc- directs me to more reading on the subject. So, please allow me to rephrase my question: I'm trying to figure out the Tomcat's WVR tactical guidelines when facing a) a lighter/more manouverable opponent, b) a bigger bird like a Flanker or an Eagle. Does those guidelines exist, are they available? TYVM!

Hello people! In an attempt to wrap my untrained hobbyist head around all the wonderfull info posted here and put what I've read so far into perspective, I'd like to ask if the following summarization is correct: -If we find ourselves in a merge our best tactical options (as a general rule of thumb) would be any combination of trying to fuel starve the opponent (whenever possible ofc) and/or fly aggressively trying to make 'em nose-down/depart. -To achieve the above we should prioritize on going vertical and/or use that "pre-landing configuration" Hoser was famous for when things got tight, and... -It would surely help to use the Cat's power to bleed as much of our opponent energy as possible before exploring the aformentioned options. Have I got it right? Best regards!

Hello community! :D From a hobbyist point of view, one bird that it's flight characteristics are highly praised by the people involved is the English Electric Lightning. I also find it to be a uniquely beautifull design and it really seem it would be quite fun to fly. "Pilots have described flying it as being saddled to a skyrocket" the Wiki says (hmmmm... wasn't the same thing said by the F-104 pilots for the Starfigher as well?). Anyway, I'm under the impression that it fits the DCS universe reasonably well and -if I'm not mistaken- it also has it's map (thinking on Normandy) and some Cold War adversaries available already. From a mission creator point of view, I would love a bird that expands mission plouralism. Mirage IV or Tornado were the birds that came first in mind but -honestly- I would take anything able to steer me away from setting up the same missions with different birds over again. The "limited multirole-ness" (if I dare say) of the M2k was/is pleasantly refreshing on this matter but -as I'm asking on something radical here- I will leave specific suggestions to the pro's- if anyone is on the same page and willing to contribute. No, I won't leave one of the most beautiphull birds out of the list, although -been mostly a solo player myselph- I remain sceptical on two-seater's AI implementation until I see some standards acknowledged by all parties involved (or something like that anyway). Oph course I understand the irony in this sentence having already suggested three two-seaters out oph phour birds but, while I have conphidence in developers prophessionalism on this matter I also understand that entropy might have a dipherent saying on our wishes, so, I hope for the best. :) While English not been my native language is the greatest excuse for any grammar errors, I apologise for the bumps during the reading anyway. Cheers!