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Hi, I am wondering that the name of GBU24 does not show in the ROI wheel is a known issue or not. Thanks.

OPERATION DESERT KNIFE | 2.0 UPDATE SHORT REMINDER: Original Name of this Mission was Operation Desert Storm but it got "rebranded" to Op. Desert Knife __________________________________________________________ Singleplayer - YES Multiplayer - YES COOP - YES Each other - YES Against each other - YES __________________________________________________________ Syria Map - Required Carrier Module - Highly Recommended Tf-51 / Is Free & should be Pre Installed Gray Shark Skin - Recommended 16-32 GB Ram - Recommended Hello and welcome to the information sheet for the 2.0 Update of Operation Desert Knife! Russia and Germany are tired of the American sanctions! The conflict is being fought in Syria! The Russian position in Hatay is currently under fire and Incirlik and Adana were successfully bombed by American B1 bombers and captured the B1 are on their return flight to the American base Al Hajar! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Will Russia and Germany retake Al Assad and bring the Americans to their knees and thus retake Incirlik and Adana? or Will the Americans take the last base called Hatay from Russia and Germany and win the RussGER USA conflict? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Balance of power RussGER coalition | UNITED STATES: RUSSIA | GERMANY, 4 Su 33 | 1 Mig29 | 1 SAM position | 5 Soldiers | 4 Tanks | 1 AA _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Eligible Russian Jets: 2 Su 33 | 1 MIG 29 | 1 Su 27 | Su25T | Eligible Russian Helicopters: 1 Hind | 1 Ka50 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Recruit, choose your role! Su 33, Su 33, Su 27, Su25T, Hind, Ka50 or Mig 29! Then immediately go to the quadrant assigned to you! __________________________________________________________________ Win Condition [JETS]: Destroy: 2 F14 | 2 F5 -> Then Land __________________________________________________________________ Win Condition [HELICOPTERS]: Destroy: 3 Bradleys | 7 Soldiers | 2 Apaches _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ AMERICA, 2 F14B | 2 F5 | 1 F14A | 1 SAM position | 7 Soldiers | 3 Tanks | 2 Apaches _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Eligible US Jets: 1 F14-A | 1 F14-B | 1 F16 | 1 F18 | 1 A-10C | Eligible US Helicopters: 1 Apache | 1 Huey _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Recruit, choose your role! F14-A, F14-B, F18, F16, A-10C, Huey or Apache! Then immediately go to the quadrant assigned to you! (BA41) __________________________________________________________________ Win Condition [JETS]: Destroy: 5 Su33 | 1 Mig29 -> Then Land __________________________________________________________________ Win Condition [HELICOPTERS]: Destroy: 1 Anti Air Vehicle | 5 Soldiers | 4 RUS-Tanks _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Alternatively, there will be an airshow in Palmyra! __________________________________________________________________ Selectable aircraft at the airshow: 1 BF-109 | 1 Mig29 | 1 Spitfire | 1 TF-51 | 1 AV-8B ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What is NEW in Version 2.0? HELICOPTERS! (Hind, Huey, Ka-50, (Apache* when it comes out)) -F16 HARM fixed (dcs update caused trouble in 1.0) -2 new unique Tasks for Helicopters (US & RUS) -New Briefing Pictures for Helicopters, A10 and the Frogfoot Jet -Death sounds added for the Helicopters -Reworked the flares for orientation -Translation Issues fixed -Su33 Grayshark skin not showing up when installed fixed -Russian Carrier is closer to the Operation Area (distance is now more equal to the US distance to OP Area) -Changed Time to 5:58 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I Finally have COMPLETELY renamed the Operation from Operation Desert Storm to Operation Desert Knife, because this Mission has nothing to do with Operation Desert Storm. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ENJOY OPERATION DESERT KNIFE 2.0! ( https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/de/files/3316674/ ) (what is planned for 3.0?) -Apache, Eurofighter and Tasks for them

So me and a friend have been practicing LANTIRN bombing with GBU's in the Tomcat (14B) for almost a week and after this most recent update i can no longer see the LANTIRN pod in the front pit, only the TCS will display and i also cannot see any ordinance (GBU 16's in this case) being selected by my RIO, all other functionality is there, he can set waypoints and can lock air targets, he can also use the full radar suite and the LANTIRN himself but it still only displays the TCS for me in the front, other things are also synced such as switch sounds, TID and the tape player are all working fine but without being able to see the LANTIRN and not having bombs being selected for the pilot this removes all A2G functionality for multicrew as dumb bombs are boring for RIO's. (or so I'm told, I always fly the thing) We had ran 20+ successful guided bombing missions in the Tomcat during the week leading up to the update and barring minor issues (desync) and my RIO forgetting to lase the first few bombs.. we have been issue free but after this update we have attempted several times to get this to work but so far we have had no luck. Things we have tried. - Consulting the manual as well as numerous tutorials in case we missed something obvious. - Multiple restarts/reconnects for any possible desync issues. - Starting both from the Ramp (hot and cold), from air starts and from the runway directly. - Multiple missions created by myself in case of file corruption, basic missions, no scripts, no MOOSE. - Having Jester set up everything first. - Having me jump in the back and set everything up (my RIO is new to DCS) and then having him jump in. - Loading in and then removing the LANTIRN with 'rearm' and then replacing it to force it to reset. - Loading in clean and then installing the LANTIRN fresh from 'rearm'. - Setting up the LANTIRN both on the ground and in the air. - Both of us re-installing the F14. At this point we are at a loss, the only thing that is different from when it worked is the new update and after reading through the patch notes nothing obvious seems to stand out dealing with the 14 or the LANTIRN that would cause such an issue, so now I'm here to see if anyone else is experiencing this issue as it's kind of annoying having my friend who is using a trial license for the F14 being unable to actually do anything useful, we both prefer A2G over A2A and right now other than the Hind or the Gazelle (both of which he does not own so more trials needed) we cant really do much together. Hopefully we are just missing something simple but im 98% certain this is a bug caused by the update otherwise the timing of it is ridiculously coincidental.

I'm wondering if there's anyone out there having lots of success using Voice Attack for PvP — if so, can you give any hints/tips how you get it to work most effectively? NOT using Voice Attack I noticed Growling Sidewinder saying he's having lots of success link hosting AWACS then using the Jester Menu > STT Lock > Choose Specific Target — however using Voice Attack we can't do that (unless I'm mistaken) I've only tried PvP a couple of times using Voice Attack, and tend to just say "Radar Mode TWS" (to go TWS Auto, not even sure if I need to do this), then wait for Jester to find targets on the radar/assign numbers, then say "Track single Target 1 (or whatever number) — to get lock. However I notice he loses lock a lot after I fire a Phoenix — seems to switch radar modes or something, so I end up often having to fire off a couple of missiles Also, what command do I use to to try and make sure it's an enemy and not a friendly? I've been using the map which feels like cheating and I'm imagining isn't an option on all servers? Why doesn't AIRIO have a command 'track single bandit ahead' — instead it only has bogey/friendly options, and bogeys CAN be friendlies, unless I'm mistaken? So yeah — any advice for all the commands/techniques you use to do well in PvP using VoiceAttack / AIRIO much appreciated. Thanks, Kingfish

OPERATION DESERT STORM | FICTIONAL | INFORMATION LETTER SHORT REMINDER: THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE REAL LIFE OPERATION DESERT STORM! __________________________________________________________ Singleplayer - YES Multiplayer - YES COOP - YES Each other - YES Against each other - YES __________________________________________________________ Syria Map - Required Carrier Module - Highly Recommended Tf-51 / Is Free & should be Pre Installed Gray Shark Skin - Recommended 16-32 GB Ram - Recommended Hello and welcome to the information sheet on the mission "Operation Desert Storm" Operation Desert Storm is a dynamic mission that means there are multiple possible endings! You can play Operation Desert Storm alone, in co-op or against each other! There are no limits! The main goal in Operation Desert Storm is to take out the enemy aircraft (AI) and then land! Whoever manages this first, decides the victory for his faction! If one faction wins, the other faction loses! Again, you can fight the AI with a friend and then land. Or you can fight the enemy AI on your own while your friend / enemy has to do the same against you! The first to turn off all targets wins! You can of course do 2v2 1v2 and so on, no limits! The location is on the new Syria map and starts at sunrise! Now you are setup for my first Dynamic Mission and I really hope you will enjoy it! I have also added a Airshow! So you can train with oldschool aircraft like the TF51 or BF109! (please keep in mind that this mission does not try to be realistic at all! Its a 100% Generic Fun Mission, something you just wanna throw on without thinking to much and just testing out the latest stuff of DCS!) OPERATION DESERT STORM CONTENT - 2 rival factions, each with 4 selectable airmen - Real radio messages from the political groups: USA & RUSSIA - Different endings possible (Dynamic Mission) - Audio announcements if a team member has died or an enemy player has been eliminated. - Audio announcements if an enemy is sighted in the area & warning if you are in an enemy area. - The latest carriers are available for both factions! - SAM targets available for both factions (A-10II, SU25T - to counter SAM site) - Mission briefing for each Faction! - RAM friendly, despawning of cinematic aircrafts, carrier and assets only spawn when needed (if you spawn inside a f14 it will unlock the carrier (same for russian carrier and cinematic aircraft) - Many many IF conditions for a balanced game flow - Self-made mission pictures so that you know what your task is! - Airshow (Ram friendly, if you spawn in a Neutral aircraft everything that is related with the Operation Desert Storm Mission will despawn so you save Ram and can press F2 without seeing other aircraft then yours! REAL ATC AUDIO RECORDINGS For an immersive feeling! Russian and American Voices! Alerts and kill confirmation Voice! SELECTABLE AIRCRAFT RUSSIA: - Su 33 (on Carrier) - Su 33 (on Carrier) - Mig 29 (on Airbase) - Su25T (on Airbase) - Su27 (on Airbase) SELECTABLE AIRCRAFT USA: - F14 B (on Carrier) - F18 (on Carrier) - F16 (on Airbase) - F14 A (on Airbase) - A10II (on Airbase) ------------------------------------------------------------------ SELECTABLE AIRCRAFT NEUTRAL (AIRSHOW): - BF109 (on Airbase) - Mig29 (on Airbase) - Spitfire (on Airbase) - TF 51 (on Airbase) - AV8B (on Airbase) EPIC BATTLEFIELD INTRO SONG Epic Intro for following units - F14 B - F18 Whats planned for future Update: - adding 2 Helicopters with unqiue Tasks for each Faction (Hind + Blackshark - Russia) (Apache + Huey - America) OPERATION DESERT STORM TEASER (we recommend you downloading the Gray Shark Skin for cool looking SU33 AI and Client Aircraft ( https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/de/files/3312850/ ) ENJOY OPERATION DESERT STORM ( https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/de/files/3316674/ ) | REMINDER FOR THE DOWNVOTERS | the Operation name was a mistake, i accept it. So please evaluate the mission and not the name! And for the Haters: If you are not able to read a description then i cant help you! The name is definently not a misleading Title, i wrote down like a 100 times that this mission is Fictional! With best regards BlazeXI