Flanking Moustache

You get multiple versions of the same aircraft. Currently there's a late A variant as well as the B variant. I believe Heatblur is working on an earlier A variant as well as the specific A model that's operated by Iran. All these are included in the price. " Q: What version of the -B will be simulated? A: The -B that we simulate spans an entire era, from the late 80s/ early 90s to late 90s/ early 2000s. As most Tomcats were "patchwork aircraft", exhibiting features found throughout all its iterations, we decided to recreate the B to what was most commonly found across all of them in that time period. Q: What versions of the -A will be simulated? A: Similar as with the -B, each version of the -A spans a certain time period, but to discern them easier, we divide them into the 135GR late version (same time period as the -B), which has more or less feature parity with the -B, except for engines, engine instrument panels and some minor differences; the 135GR early version (late 70s to early/mid 90s), which also features an older version of the RWR (the ALR-45) and the ECM page on the HSD; and the bonus 95GR IRIAF version, which is similar to the 135GR early (late 70s/ early 80s), with the difference of having no TCS, no ICLS/ACLS, no datalink, no Lantirn pod, only older weapons (no aim-9m, no aim-7M(/H), no aim-7F, no aim54A mk.60 and aim54C) and only dumb air to ground munitions. Each version will include skins for their dedicated period/country. All -A versions feature the TF-30 Engines. " -from the the F-14A/B FAQ.

You could select 'Combined Joint Task Forces Blue' from the country list. Combined Joint Task Forces Blue and Red both have every vehicle in the game available to them.

This is pure speculation from my side, but I believe it has to do with the seeker head its ability to look around and lock the target before it's launched... When mounted under wing pylons the seeker has a nice wide and obstruction free field of vision. This isn't the case under the fuselage, especially between the engines nacelles. Radar guided missiles have no problems with these obstructions as they receive commands from the aircraft from which it's launched and don't need to see the target prior to launch, unlike heat seeking missiles such as the 27ET. I believe that's why ETs are only mounted underneath the wings. But again, this is purely my speculation

Regarding the lights; I believe they're supposed to be fairly dim during daylight conditions. They look amazing during the night imo! I don't know which campaigns are the best, but I'm currently considering to buy the Crew campaign. It looks wonderfull from what I've gathered.

"Ground loop Dmitri", I love it Seriously though, I'd love to see an airacobra at some point!

23, and have been playing DCS since 2014 :joystick:

Hey, and welcome! Modern jets are quite complex and intimidating at first, but once you get the hang of them they become quite intuitive. They're meant to be used by humans in stressful combat situations after all! :thumbup: Personally, when in doubt, I'd recommend you to start with a slightly older and less advanced jet. The leap from WW2 to modern becomes more managable that way. The L-39 is a very safe bet and has limited air to air and air to ground capabilities. It might become boring quite quickly though, so perhaps the F-5 is something to consider! Weapons wise it's only slightly more capable but it has a radar and afterburners and it's been in service all around the world!

Performance is pretty good here. :) Some of the larges towns cause fps drops, but nothing unreasonable. My gpu is a gtx 1070.

Thanks for the clarity!

Hi Rudel, Many thanks for these training missions! They've worked amazingly well for both me and a friend of mine! :thumbup:

Couldn't agree more! Thank you ED for the hard work.

Holy cow, this is exiting... I'd LOVE to see flyable modern European aircraft!

+1 I've been playing DCS since 2013 and witnessed a lot of the progress the team and third party defs have made. It's honestly incredible to see how far you've come with all this! Keep it up :thumbup:

Agreed! They exceeded my already fairly high expectations :D

MiG-25! :pilotfly:

:thumbup: Absolutely! I love the viggen as it is right now, and can't wait for the coming improvements.

That's awesome! Congratulations! :pilotfly:

Oh my! Looks wonderful!!:pilotfly:

Couldn't agree more! ED has done a remarkable job so far. I'm absolutely in love with DCS.

I prefer the beta version. It used to have more people online but it's been a while since I last checked. And let's not forget the beta content of course :pilotfly:

Well, it certainly does show that ED really optimized those explosions. I'm still having nightmares from firing rocket pods pre 1.5...

Now that's interesting!