Cdn_Payne

Often, when reading about real life loadouts used in Iraq and Afghanistan I see very little bombs and lots of fuel. I think that's the right loadout for the mission the jets are flying, but I often wonder how the real life loadouts would change if the situation was different.

I hope you enjoy it. :) If not, sorry. :( Thanks for the reply. That makes sense. I was wondering why we have the ability to carry the targeting pod on a centre station, but they were forced to carry it on the wing in both books. David

Hi, In the book, A Nightmare's Prayer by Michael Franzak USMC Lt. Col. (Ret.) he describes the loadout of the Harriers in his squadron that were stationed in Afghanistan. In the chapter titled Crosswinds, he describes (not a quote, I'm paraphrasing): The lead aircraft carried two external wing fuel tanks, gun pod, 1x GBU-16 and the Litening pod. The wingman aircraft carried two external wing fuel tanks, gun pod, 2x GBU-12 bombs. Later, they replaced one of the GBU-12 bombs with a rocket pod. I suggest reading Michael's book, I couldn't put it down. I'm also currently in the process of reading Hammer from Above by Jay A. Stout. This book is about Marine air combat over Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. In the chapter titled Harrier Strike he didn't mention the gun, but he describes (also not a quote): The lead aircraft carried 1x GBU-16 and one Litening pod on the innermost stations, the second aircraft carried 2x GBU-12 bombs. It sounds like it's common for only one Harrier in a flight of two to carry the Litening pod. If I were to set up the same configuration in DCS, would it be possible for me to laze for the AI wingman? Would I just tell him to attack my target, and then turn on the lazer after he drops his bomb(s)? Thanks, David

Hi, I noticed the same thing in the pinpoint strike mission. I'm working on my own mission with a takeoff from a moving Tarawa. After my wingman reports rolling, he just stays in one spot while the Tarawa moves out from under him. David

Important question: Will there be penguins? When I think of the Harrier this is the war I think of. This is the perfect map.

Hi, TLDR; Will I be able transfer the recently purchased NTTR and AV-8B modules from Steam to stand alone DCS, either now or at some point in the future? A bit of explanation. I tried to read as much of this thread as possible, but it's easy to miss something in 717 posts, and I'm still not clear what's possible now, or what will be possible in the future. I'm wondering about portability of modules to/from Steam and standalone DCS. Here is a bit of my history. I first played DCS in 2013 with the A-10C. I bought the module on Steam, along with a few other modules I have never put any time into (your welcome ED). That's not ED's fault, at least they were on sale :-). I played with the A-10C for over a year, and really enjoyed it. Eventually, Falcon BMS drew me in with the F-16 multi role goodness. I played BMS for a few years, then took a break from military flight simulation all together. Then, recently I head about the AV-8B Harrier from RAZBAM, and the upcoming F/A-18C. That caught my interest, I imedeatly bought the AV-8B Harrier and the NTTR map on Steam, and have been enjoying it. Since then, I learned many modules are available on the standalone DCS World before they are available on Steam. I installed the standalone version, and I could access all my modules from 2013, but not the NTTR map or the AV-8B. Will I ever be able to install the standalone version of DCS World, or will I forever be locked into the Steam version? Thanks, David

Hi, I see the GBU-38 JDAM based off the Mk-82 is included in the list. If the Harrier can fly with the Mk-83 why couldn't it fly with the GBU-32 JDAM as well? David

Mission 3 was my favorite.

I just finished the 10th mission, it was great. +1 I learned how to fly the Harrier as I flew your missions, thanks.