Pylon Confusion (External Stores)

[Igor4U]

Slight Conflict (about Pylons) between the MiG-21 Operator's Manual and the DCS World Mission Editor.

 

The Manual refers to:

 

Pylons 1 & 2 as the Inboard Pylons (surmise 1 is Left and 2 is Right)

and

Pylons 3 & 4 as the Outboard Pylons (surmise 3 is Left and 4 is Right)

 

The Mission Editor for MiG-21 Ordnance shows:

 

Pylons 1 & 5 Outboard

Pylons 2 & 4 Inboard

Pylon 3 Center-line

Pylons numbered Left to Right (1 to 5)

 

So I'm guessing Weapons Troops (IYAAYAS) load the SCLs IAW Pylon designations 1 thru 5;

 

while Pilots select and expend Ordnance as shown on page-129 (the Pylon and Weapons Selector Knob (CU7) as Pylons 1 & 2 (Inboard) and 3 & 4 (Outboard)

[uboats]

1-2 should be internal

[FishBike]

You have it right. The mission editor correctly shows the physical location that stores will be loaded on, but the numbers shown there do not match the station numbers selected from the cockpit.

[TurboHog]

1 2 3 4

Left Right Left Right

In In Out Out

 

I wrote this down and learned it. It's useful knowlegde without a DSMS...

[Dejjvid]

1 2 3 4

Left Right Left Right

In In Out Out

 

I wrote this down and learned it. It's useful knowlegde without a DSMS...

 

3 1 2 4, 3 1 2 4, 3 1 2 4, 3 1 2 4, 3 1 2 4, 3 1 2 4, 3 1 2 4, 3 1 2 4, 3 1 2 4, 3 1 2 4, 3 1 2 4, 3 1 2 4.

 

Keep repeating this for 3 hours and you will never forget the numbering again! :thumbup:

[JughedJones]

lol... this should really be a sticky.

 

I've been getting really flustered!

[Kuky]

Well you don't really need numbers in mission editor as you have visual representation where you are loading the weapons. In cockpit is where you need to know what station is which number (as in the real thing)

[Hadwell]

The mission editor shows ALL external stores, the mig-21 only has 4 "weapon" pylons.

 

there's an exeption to every rule, except for the rule that there's an exception to every rule... in this case it's that you can carry a weapon in the center pylon... nukes, and i think some mig-21's carried a gun pod there?

Edited February 17, 2015 by Hadwell