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The question was....If they do know, why not say so? It wasn't do they or don't they, maybe they do or maybe they don't. (You've changed the premise of the question and then claimed to have answered it.) Your first reply was essentially an explanation of why companies don't give exact deadlines but that wasn't what was asked. If the project has indeed been delayed to the point of no longer being able to release this year, then why not say so? The original question didn't ask for anything other than that, no request for a new estimate or for an explanation of why it's been delayed. The orginal question simply wanted to know why they wouldn't tell us if they know it's not coming this year. And it's a fair question. Key phrases are in bold italics.

After a quick internet search it seems that the Zuni rocket was used by at least the US Army, US Navy (including being credited with the only A-4 Skyhawk kill of a MiG during Vietnam), Pakistan and Australia. I looked at 3 articles and none of them mentioned the US Air Force.

Exactly. How old is Eagle Dynamics and how many modules do we have now? It probably isn't that it can't happen but simply that it hasn't happened yet. I have to concede that every day the prospects of a 2022 release become more bleak.

We never loaded Zuni's and I don't recall if they were in the T.O. either.

Yeah well, this IS the government we're talking about, the same organization that paid hundreds of dollars for a $15 hammer.

E models technically could carry 5 gun pods (1, 2, 5, 8, 9) but I never saw a gun pod outside of tech school. Rockets were a no-go on the Phantom due to an issue with a plastic piece on the back end of the rocket that came off when it was fired and left the tube. The Phantom liked to eat those plastic pieces and since they damaged the turbine blades the 2.75" rockets were banned for use on the Phantom. Cluster bombs, we loaded Mk 20 Rockeyes and SUU-30's. The 333rd, 334th, 335th squadrons had a commitment for laser guided and tv guided bombs but the 336th didn't as it was the only squadron that didn't have the ARN-101 system.

That scenario would never have happened. Period.

Yes. Why? $$$

It's exactly 14 days until the end of 2022. If HeatBlur knows it's not going to release before 12:00:01 AM on 01/01/2023 then why not tell us? Your answer did nothing to answer this question. Personally, I'll hold onto hope until 12:00:01 AM on 01/01/2023 or until HeatBlur/ED tell us it's not coming this year.

First, no. I can barely imagine the kind of trouble you'd get into for doing something like that. Second, no. I personally never saw an AIM-9L until I went to Elemendorf and started working on F-15A/B's. I worked on the Phantom for roughly a year and a half during 81/82/83. We didn't even load Shrikes at SJ AFB because SEAD wasn't part of our mission, that mission belonged to the F-4G Wild Weasel's. I'm not saying they couldn't be loaded just that at SJ AFB we didn't.

We loaded AIM-9 E, J and P on our F-4E's but no P-4 or P5. With an ECM pod you could still load 3 Sparrows on stations 3, 6 and 7. TERs and AERO-3B launchers on the same pylon were a thing. And yes, we loaded missiles and bombs on the same pylon. I'd forgotton about those spacers until you mentioned them. Technically speaking, you could put a MER on stations 1, 5, and 9, TERS on stations 2 and 8 and then load them with 24 Mk-82's.

18 Days.

The balloon never went up while I was serving so I can't answer the question about a 6 Maverick loadout because we never actually loaded 2 LAU-88's on the same plane at the same time. That said, all of our TGM-65's were loaded on the bottom rail of LAU-88 launchers (triple). I never personally laid eyes on the single rail launcher for the Maverick other than in the load barn for training, only the triple rail LAU-88. Any LAU-88 with three missiles on it was loaded for qualification/certification requirements. Almost everything I loaded on the Phantom was for practice, either mine or the aircrews. It was exactly the opposite working Eagles in Alaska where we practiced combat turnarounds with live munitions. Speculation on my part next. Assuming I were a pilot, a Maverick loadout on a Phantom tells me I'm likely going after Soviet tanks in the Fulda Gap and in that case I want as many missiles as possible for my anti-tank mission. The launcher can be jettisoned in case I need to defend myself vs Soviet fighters.

Air Force was 24.

I loaded weapons on the F-4E at Seymour Johnson AFB in North Carolina. Here's a list of A2G weapons I recall loading: AGM-65 Maverick, single launcher and triple. (TV guided only.) Mk82 500# iron bomb, slick and high drag "Snake Eyes" Mk20 Cluster munition Suu-30 Cluster munition 750, 1000, and 2000lb slicks 500, 750, 1000 and 2000 laser guided bomb A chemical munition (I forget the designation) I only loaded the chemical munition one time and they had rabbits in cages on the trailer. The instructions were, if a rabbit died or started acting funny it was time to run like hell, or put on your MOPP gear. (My crew chief gave us a standing order to run.) Alternatively, there could have been birds (most likely parakeets) in cages. B-57 and B-61 nuclear bombs (inboard pylons and centerline rack) The Phantom also carried Blu-27's (napalm) although I never loaded any. (We used to sing a little ditty that went something like this....Napalm sticks to little kids, do dah, do dah; Napalm sticks to little kids oh do dah day! Time to fry all night, time to fry all day... there was more but it escapes me atm.) I'm sure I am missing some munitions, it's been 40 years since I worked on the F-4. I'm sure others can add to this list. Oh, the Phantom started off carrying 2.75" rockets but had to stop because of a plastic piece on the tail end of the munition that was getting ingested by the engines and causing turbine damage. Practice munitions: Cap-9 Sidewinders, TGM-65 Mavericks, BDU-33 and Mk-106 practice bombs. We loaded Mk-106s into SUU-20's and loaded the BDU-33's on MERs and TERs. I'm not sure what that is, can you offer a further explanation?

Until January 1st at 12:00:01 there is still hope.

I had to wait until a slow repair finished so I could try this. Disabling the Super Etendard didn't fix the issue so I disabled all of my mods and that did fix it. I'll enable them one at a time and then start the mission until I get the correct one isolated. Thank you for your assistance in resolving this issue.

I'll get right on that and get back to you.

This is what I see when starting that mission. I've disabled all of my mods as well, fyi.

Here are the two new files that showed up after running that mission again. If these aren't what you need please let me know. dcs.log debrief.log

No matter which aircraft I choose, or what option for taking off from the carrier (as opposed to an air start) or which carrier I try to take off from, my aircraft blows up as soon as it spawns in. All US Carriers.miz F-14 Crash on Start.trk

RF-4C?

Did someone mention a preorder??? 27