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Rework the manual can be a heavy work. If the new manual will be released only after the ajs37 ends her ea situation, at least an official announce can be posted to point out where the RC2 manual is inaccurate, so new player can stop wondering between"Am I doing wrong" or "is this a bug?"

Actually it is INDEED the problem of the outdated RC2 manual. Although the question about the release pattern is solved, but the manual DO reads that the glide altitude can be set through the VALB switch and the 91xxxxx code, both on manual p343 and the weapon chart. While in the game it is impossible. I don't know how hb treats this, is this considered as a "bug" or a "feature" if it is a bug, it should be fixed if it's a feature, the manual should be changed

Finally find it in the old trash can. Actually I think it is a relatively new discussion. I recall there were some even before this.

I kind of remember the approach height was discussed long time before, and the height is fixed to a certain number, no inputs can change that.

no any specific issue. I'm translating the manual to chinese with another guy. So I just want to check if the final version is far away. If the final version changes a lot compare to the RC2 version. We may have to rework a lot of things. Anyway, we just finished the canopy section on p216. Just half away the work. Actually, doing translation is a good way to really READ the manual, I found I missed a lot of thing before.

Or the current RC2 is the final version?

All player launched antiship missile has the same problem, rb04 rb15, or harpoon, jeff's missile. It's a dcs main game problem since the new stone age.

@MYSE1234 It's quite a long list. Btw, is your marvelous RWR mod integrated into the module itself?

The aim54a mk60 always pulls a high g maneuver even I am shooting a non maneuvering target at high altitude. See img below. The missile pull a max 12g in the middle of flight, and it cost more than 1 mach energy to do it. Is it deliberately designed to act like that?

I actually sent him a private message:) But yeah, it's a good advice. @renhanxue Hi, can I translate this article to Chinese and post it on website? There are plenty of Chinese dcs players, but aren't many nice articles due to the language obstacles. I will certainly mention your credit! Hope you can notice the message : )

Hi, can I translate this article to Chinese and post it on website? There are plenty Chinese dcs players, but aren't many nice articles due to the language obstacles. I will certainly mention your credit!

Just don't let us wait till December 32nd

Ground radar is like a grey corner in the dcs system, guys are more interested in 120s or mavericksl. So I've tested the ground radar between hornet and jeff, the only two planes that have a complete and modern ground radar system. The result is interesting but somehow weird. The test altitude is around 45000ft, looking at a airfield 30nm away, 50 degrees on the right side. First is the unzoomed radar image f18: jeff: Both images are similar, jeff's image is a little bit sharper. Then is the first level zoom, for f18 is exp1, for jeff is exp: f18: jeff: null At first zoom level, jeff has a much better performance than f18, the image is much sharper. However, the airfield is unrecognizable for both side, the actual airfield location is in the red circle. Then is the second level zoom, for f18 is exp2, for jeff is dbs1: f18: jeff: On the second zoom level, the f18 has a larger zoom magnitude, and the airfield is clearly visible. For jeff, I wouldnt say that's a recognizable airfield image(red circle) Last is the third zoom level, for f18 is exp3, for jeff is dbs2: f18: jeff: The weird thing is here, although the f18 has a much larger zoom magnitude, jeff's image is clearly sharper. On f18 image, bunkers are really blurred and intersect with each other, while the jeff image is sharper and the bunkers are separated. The pros and cons of both side seems balanced, but f18 has a larger radar antenna and radar power! It is pretty weird that jeff has a sharper image. I know that exp3 mode for f18 is a SAR, so I deliberately put the target on 50 degrees to the right. Conclusion: It seems that f18 has a larger zoom magnitude, while the jeff image is sharper. And if you are trying to locate an airfield using only ground radar: if you are on f18, exp2 mode is enough, if you are on jeff, you have to zoom to dbs2 mode to be able to recognize an airfield. Btw, I also put on some target on the airfield, those targets are visible on both side: f18: jeff: the actual target:

I found this on manual page 283: Radar ranging. For some weapon modes, when in master mode ANF, the radar will range the distance to the target if the triangulated range is about ≤ 7000 m. In modes DIVEBOMB, ARAK (rocket pods), AKAN A/G (gun pods in air-to-ground) and RB75 (AGM-65) the radar range may be used before trigger unsafe, assuming the bank angle is less than 45°. In LEVEL BOMB the trigger must first be unsafe. If the bank angle is more than 45°, radar ranging is enabled after the aircraft has a bank angle less than 45°. I think even you turn the radar at a0 mode, in the rocket attack the ajs37 is still using radar ranging. So the strange behavior is caused by inaccurate radar ranging at low dive angle

I'm still thinking about buying this module, this new long range radio system and navigation can be a really new and interesting feature! the previous ww2 module is really similar, you have some guns, and a gunsight, engine, some bombs, and nomatter it's 190 109 or p51, it is pretty similar. But this radio system add some new things, so how are the simulated?

Nice kit! The resin is too hard though.

The edge of the radar returning image is pretty sharp even the range scale is like 60km. That's impressive. The edge is definitely sharper than the game.

The explosive damage of the entire dcs is somehow strange though, like a 1000 pound bomb need to precisely hit a target to destroy it, the splatter damage is really small.

Let's be straightforward here. Is there any news or details about the next major update? Can viggen get ends her EA situation by the end of 2021? Sorry for being straightforward, I dont mean any offence. But f14 updates come and go, while the viggen part is really quiet. Please gives us some details, or releasing dates, releasing months is ok. Thank you.

I know it's from the manual, so I'm not doubting about the accuracy. But even the range of 7km is really a dangerous number, it's just on the max range of sa19 Tunguska. If I launch at 7km, due to the 0.9mach high speed, the closest distance between me and the tunguska maybe 6km or even closer. It's highly possible to take a shot from tunguska. As the imgs shown below: Launch at 7km pull a 7g turn, the closest distance is 6km still take a shot(the missile didnt have enough energy though) 7km is pretty safe to the stings or manpads, but it's dangerous to the Tunguska. While tunguska is in service since 1982, bk90 is designed since 1986 and in service since 1992. It's a pretty strange short range design.

Yes, even launching at the low altitude with 500m, bk90 is capable of double range as the manual or the hud symbol claimed. If the launching speed is 0.8mach, you can get a guaranteed hit 10km away.

But after it's on shelf and people pay money to buy it. it shouldnt simply be a "hobbyist" project anymore

I dont know it's the problem of petro ai, or just the flying characteristics of the mi24? When she is flying at slow speed or hovering(under Petro ai), there is always a small amount of oscillation. And through the storm missile aiming sight, this small oscillation is pretty large, the player needs to constantly adjust the aim to aim precisely, or the missile will miss slightly, dealing no damage at all. It pretty annoying.

So, the method is a little bit like ajs37? Pretty cool! But the ajs37 release all It's ammunition at once, and run away fast. While on mi24, the operator can only control one missile, with the fact that the missile can only reach 5km, during one attack, the operator can fire one missile if the helicopter is really fast, at most 2 missiles. If mi24 wants to fire all the 4 missiles, that means it has to do at least 2 run, maybe even more. She needs to stay on the battle field for longer time, isnt that dangerous?

The storm atgm missile launch zone is really narrow. During a regular attack, I have to press down the helicopter, and the stable hovering status is broken. Is it possible to override the atgm launch zone?