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This is a larger general problem with DCS in there is no set focus for timeline (more acute in the 3rd parties than from ED themselves maybe). In 1991, while our Tomcats would roughly fit, only F/A-18A models would have been available... none of the surface escorts and adversaries is a hodgepodge, too. In 20/20 hindsight, I'm thinking HB would have been better to have gone with CVN-65 Enterprise than the Forrestals since they wouldn't have had to deal with requests for the other ships in the class and she was still operating in the mid to late 90s timeframe of most of the ED assets. Forrestal should have waited for the A-6 release if they were going to do it at all. I'd love to see ED start a coordinated focus with 3rd parties on late Cold War era with map, asset pack, peer adversaries, F-4E and F-4N/S phantoms F-15A, F-16A, and F/A-18A variants (even if they're FC3 level though full fidelity would be ideal, era appropriate missiles and bombs. That same concept could be extended to mid Cold War with F-4B and F-4C, SEA map, early missiles, maybe after building up a Korea War focus around the F-86.... Imagine watching the changes to NTTR and the Vegas Strip if that concept were extended.

Bad weather, and a tossing deck sounds like chains go on from immediately. Snort had an example.

These will mostly not be that relevant unless we ever get system failures where the pumps break and they have fuel but it won't transfer and risk flaming out an engine. A few stories from that... I think Snort had one and Bio had one, too.

Chocks and chains, hopefully.

You're right, of course. I just splashed the SU-33, refueled to 17000 pounds and then trapped twice. The tanker wasn't there the first time but was by my second trap.

I was happy to pay for Supercarrier when it came out. Updates to it have been rather barely existent and left a rather sour taste though as the newness wore off. I'm not even really expecting the ready room or even LSO station as much as basics like night wands and another tower/LSO freq, etc. F-14A never got the F-14B hand signal fixes to spread wings and still gets told to raise the launch bar (so SC still thinks it's a Hornet) which bugs. Every time I'm back on the Stennis, I appreciate the SC a bit more again, though do wish it would see steady progress as a pay module with the basics taken care of ASAP. As it is, they should throw in Combined Arms or something to all purchasers or guarantee much more robust support going forward, to include Nimitz & Ike skins, if not my grail, Enterprise. Hell, I'd pay 10 more bucks for CVN-65. If Forestall is going to be Stennis level, I'm honestly probably not going to use it much unless historical scenarios become a thing and we're still missing most of the air wing anyway.

That would rock. Would a B83 fit in the tunnel?

Bio is the first one to vehemently say that the Tomcat was NOT an interceptor but was always designed to be multi-role. See the "biggest myth" in https://hushkit.net/2020/08/08/we-ask-a-real-topgun-instructor-to-rate-the-movies-realism-and-talk-f-14-tomcats/

Definitely good stuff for RIOs in this one on PD search, etc. The geometry of the Talos intercept was good, too. Wahoo definitely went in at a good time, budget wise. Imagine brand new block 100 F-14A.... I was expecting the story about the jamming to be the missile going mad dog, not homing on jam. Is that in the current implementation?

At least it wasn't two weeks. Ha ha

Great stories as always. Does the phoenix in game have Homing on Jam?

Dumb bombs is easy. Tell Jester to set the fuse and ripple, go to A/G and line em up.

Should pick a default squadron and have dynamic modex on that one... maybe VF-211 or whatever. Ideally a squadron on one of the Forrestals or Theodore Roosevelt carriers we have in game.

Is the AN/ALQ-167 coming with TARPS? At least for decoration?

I'm still pretty happy with Odyssey+. I'm eyeballing G2 but would never go to Bookface ecosystem.

Good question. I thought it was default behavior at the time.

Ha, if only there were ground crew directions, dearming, etc. My main point is there was a change however minor not documented in the notes which begs question of what else.

It's never worked for me I guess. I've always had the pop up. Not sure if it's in the wrong spot or a permissions thing or something like that maybe.

I have false in there and can't seem to make it go away, either.

Speaking of IA, someone added the S3 Viking in between the two elevators on the Truman in the Instant Action Marianas F-14A vs SU-33. I usually try to park there... I claim that was added in 13436 or possibly 13133 despite no F-14 reference in either changelog. I play that one regularly, practicing A2A and a Case I after shooting down the SU-33.

I like that Marianas IA. It should start at about 8000 pounds. Enough to do CQ. I think I trap on every Marianas IA to Truman... especially after the SU-33 and bombing practice.

Reminding me of the Super Phantom project and probably get 80-90% of the performance of F-15 program without the huge expense (and/or leads to full F-22 procurement by the late 80s or early 90s).

Supposedly the major October patch... so two weeks

Awesome. Is this part in the STL files? I have the handle from OH but not the black base Your switch appears sold out so looking at this one https://www.amazon.com/MXRS-SPDT1NO-Momentary-Roller-Switch/dp/B07MW3W79B/ref=dp_prsubs_2?pd_rd_i=B07MW3W79B&psc=1&th=1

Yup. They mustc be bolted down to something. I bought a 2 ft x 4 ft melamine board from Home Depot, cut a couple wheel holes for my chair's casters and then bolted the pedals to it with small M5 bolts and wingnuts I already had.