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I had no idea the ecm was affecting my own radar lol. What does it do on receive mode? And maybe this is why people are having issues with the hornet radar because they don’t realize the ecm is putting their radar in standby?

Well I'm not saying I WANT them or others to stop putting effort into scripted indepth campaigns, I'm just saying it's likely after they put all this effort into a dynamic campaign they will likely weigh resource expenditures and say "well, we don't NEED a campaign for this new module because we already have a dynamic campaign module"

This thread has learned me things. Thanks

Here are some restricted loadouts I came up with, if I can remember correctly since I’m not at home. Modify them based on how much fuel you need. Might need more tanks and less bombs etc: JHMCS OFF - SELF RESTRICTED (not sure if you can turn this off in editor) CAP: AIM-9L*2, AIM-7M*2, FUEL*3 ALERT: same, fuel*1 INTERCEPT: 9L*2, 7M*4, fuel*2 CAS 1: 9L*2, 7M*2, Rockets*8, fuel*1 CAS 2: 9L*2, 7M*2, 82*8, fuel*1 CAS 3: 9L*2, 7M*2, 83*4, fuel*2 CAS 4: 9L*2, 7M*2, 84*2, fuel*2 CAS 5: 9L*2, 7M*2, Rockeyes*4, fuel*2 CAS 6: .... you get the idea. Swap for GBU 12, or 16, or AGM-65E, or AGM-88 Hope it helps. Or someone comes along and corrects my bad loadouts. Either way! Edit: corrected aim-9L typos

Huh I had it backwards. I swore I read that the f model came first. Thanks though edit: oh my goodness, why would f come before e. My brain lol. Yeah I had figured already that the jsow/ jdams were out. How did they use the E mav if they had no TGP? JTAC only?

No I did not click the links lol my bad.

I don't see a reason to get the Viggen, personally. My brain-space is limited lmao. And when the apache releases all of my modern aircraft memory will be spent on it. I have the F-5 on my wish list. Maybe eventually. Thanks this is the extra detail I was looking for. Edit: But what about the F model maverick? It was released by then, but was it not used with navy hornets?

Hey everyone, I think I want to restrict myself to cold war era and nothing beyond, and I put the cut off point at 1990. It seems doable in the F-18 but I'm just asking for some extra eyes to help me out. I know I need to remove the AMRAAMS and 9Xs from my loadouts. I think the 7MH is ok though, obviously the 7M is fine if the MH isn't. Based on dates pulled from wikipedia I think most of the A/G weaponry is ok aside from the AGM-154s. Is there anything else I'm missing other than removing AIM-120s, AIM-9Xs, and AGM-154s? Is the litening pod ok? The JHMCS? I'm most comfortable jet-wise with the F-18. I could go back to the Mirage if I needed to though. I love the F-14 but don't prefer it over the F-18 and Mirage. It's just that the active radar stuff and more modern post cold war tools are becoming less interesting to me. Thanks

The F-18, F-16, and A-10 have complicated systems. The Hind does not seem to. It'd be cool if wags did some videos but my assumption is it will be more likely that he does videos for the apache.

If the dynamic campaign comes out within the next year they probably won't stress too much about making individualized campaigns. Weighing resources and all that.

I apologize, I don't understand your point here. The entire reason for precision armor penetration weapons is because "splash damage" doesn't do anything to armor. Or did I miss something in historical weapons development? If I'm wrong about splash damage in real life then I welcome some education, but my understanding is you need penetrating warheads specifically because a shockwave with small frag isn't going to do anything to armor.

As requested by Virpil on their store page, I waited a week (8 days actually) before sending an email to virpil support asking for a lead time on my order. It's been about 3 days now with no reply on that email. Is there a lead time on requests for lead time? lol

And I've stuck with Steam since its inception and haven't regretted it once. I'll stay with Steam, but thanks for the input! If ED gets a pre-order discount for Steam users, great. If not then I oh well. I enjoy discounts on the other products.

Lol dang it, us steam guys always back of the bus.

I’m sorry I think you misunderstood me or I wasn’t very clear. If they are marketing it as a longbow then I expect a top notch FCR to be developed for it because they have a reputation for high quality products. I sort of understand the position as a consumer of wanting the module fully completed before paying for it. But I personally don’t agree with this sentiment with regard to eagle dynamics and their products. ED has produced fantastic work with continual improvement over the years and I can therefore be confident in a track record. That’s why I don’t mind paying for an ED AH64D that launches in EA without FCR or L’s. As a point of reference, I’m not certain I will buy PC’s Kiowa at release because I don’t have the same trust for their track record. I’ll wait for reviews and then consider purchasing it. So yes I absolutely agree that the module being marketed as ah64d full fidelity should have a properly designed FCR, but given ED’s track record I’m fine with using the m230/rockets/K model while I wait for the FCR later in the life of the module.

Looks good to me lol

Honestly I care more about properimplementation of the m230 lol I want to say I understand this position, but I really don’t. I’ve been messing around with Apache sims for years and we’ve never had a truly accurate FCR. Getting a full fidelity ah64 even without the FCR is still amazing and I’m fine waiting for it as long as I get 30mm, rockets, and K models to play with

It was stated that the Apache will release without the FCR, and that the FCR will come later. I’m sorry but I don’t remember where this was posted.

I'm confused. How can the apache be planned for EA by the end of this year, but they don't have a feel for it?

Look at this glorious dragonfly of rocket spewing awesomeness. Gimme.

I'm not sure your point here. Are you worried there will be zero AI air-to-ground functionality in ED's Apache? Seems unlikely.

I'm uncertain, just giving ideas. Can you check your F-18 keybinds section and make sure there are no duplicate binds? Also make sure there's nothing bound in DCS to the key that track ir uses to center view.

Thanks for the additional info. I forgot about the laser range finding. That’s pretty important lol. Surely a jester-like ai could be expected to do this simple task. Look at object. Open command wheel select “lase my target” and ai moves its crosshairs to your cross hair location and activates laser.

Seems like a good explanation. Plus they are a business so I wouldn’t put it past them to fib a little. But ultimately the Apache is coming and the sim is in a great state IMO to accept it as a new arrival. I can’t wait

It’s been awhile since I’ve fiddled around with apaches so I’ve forgotten the differences in these systems, but it’s my understanding that the pilot can fire rockets; can slew, zoom, and fire the m230; can fire the hellfire L radar lock variant( I think it’s the radar lock one?); can fire the hellfire K laser designate variant. The pilot cannot use the targeting system to precisely self laze for the K. There’s another sim out there with an Apache and you can put an AI in the front seat. It has what seems to me a very simplistic AI targeting system where you bring up a menu of available targets that shows everything within the sensor limits of the aircraft along with ranges to help you differentiate similar threats. You select a target and the AI lazes it. Then you can fire or command the ai to fire. Like I said it’s simple but it worked fairly well. CasmoTV was an Apache pilot and he’s mentioned in one of his videos you can’t really run the Apache from one seat and be combat effective. I 100% believe that in a real life situation, but from a sim standpoint I don’t see a problem with having an intuitive and simple AI in the front seat. Then if you absolutely need to look through the sensors yourself laze a building or PID a target, just come to a hover and swap to the gunners seat. The jester ai is a really great tool that lets you get a lot of out of the f14 that I guarantee most people would say would be impossible without a human rio. Jester ai isn’t perfect and will frustrate you with seemingly simple tasks like getting an STT lock on a bandit you both see on the repeater right in front of you: “Sorry, can’t do that! No can do!” Jester he’s right there!! Lol. Regardless, jester gets a lot done with a very intuitive command wheel on what I assume is a far more complicated set of tasks: radar scanning, interpretation, and manipulation; visual out of cockpit identification; RWR readings; navigation and radio manipulation; bomb settings. My 2 cents and the TL;DR version is, based on my experience with another Apache sim and the f14 module, I don’t see any reason to worry about either pilot controls of weapons or gunner seat ai.