Cobra847 Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 Excellent update. Anyone else noticed this? As far as I am aware, the Viggen does not have a TFR. A bit of a misnomer. The mode is called ground avoidance and is basically TFR without the automated steering. Basically, just a submode of the ground radar which shows any terrain extending beyond a specified altitude. Nicholas Dackard Founder & Lead Artist Heatblur Simulations https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jediteo Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Excellent update. Anyone else noticed this? As far as I am aware, the Viggen does not have a TFR. The terrain avoidance mode (swe. hinderindikering) of the AJ(s) is a submode of the radar that sets a very thin and wide radar beam along the horizon. This results in the radar only displaying contacts that are on the same altitude as the aircraft. What the radar scope will show is a maze-like display where the clear parts is open air and the radar return areas being terrain that is the same elevation or higher (since normally the ground does not float in the air). So in theory, the aircraft can fly at low altitudes or through mountain passes by using the radar alone. Simply fly through the open areas of the radar display and you should avoid hitting the ground. This is not allowed in real life as it does not always display weak very small objects such as radio masts and such, but the daring among you should'nt have too much of a problem. Very neat feature. Not as advanced as a terrain following radar which is largely automatic, but very useful. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flagrum Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 The small picture "a" - how can the radar know that there is just a mountain peak with nothing behind it? Shouldn't that area, the radar shadow, not also be displayed as "terrain"? In that case I would even better understand that relying solely on this radar mode is prohibited: you would have onyl a limited picture and could easily maneuver yourself into a dead end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jediteo Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) Precisely. You only see the "front" part of the terrain. If you see a wall of radar returns quickly moving towards the bottom of the scope, you may to climb... A good map on your knee and the radar should work however. Not recommended, but it does work. Edited January 2, 2016 by Jediteo [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airwolf435 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 So the part about "Advanced RWR including recording and recon features" sounds really cool. Im assuming it pertains to the Viggen.. does anyone have information on where the RWR is located in the cockpit and how it operates? Also kinda curious what information the recon features can provide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dufay Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Would it be possible to buy backer rewads? I'm not a backer but I'm heavily interested in having those things: MiG-21bis DVD + Printed Physical Manual + T-Shirt Waaaaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwd2 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 [..] Website News Section A long overdue update to our website in the form of a new News section is now available. If you find it difficult or time consuming to follow the forums or hunt down updates from us; we'll be cross posting anything relevant to this page. This includes smaller announcements such as notices and warnings. We've been fairly quiet over the course of 2015; with a mere half a dozen major updates scattered across the year, but this is of course has only been a temporary period that is soon coming to a close. Thus, heavy use and far denser updates on this page are to be expected. http://www.leatherneck-sim.com/news EDIT: Will go live on the 1st. I broke it. So it is live? Playing: F-16C Intel i7-13700KF, 64GB DDR5 @5600MHz, RTX 4080 ZOTAC Trinity, WIN 11 64Bit Prof. Squadron "Serious Uglies" / Discord-Server: https://discord.gg/2WccwBh Ghost0815 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaman Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Fantastic read, LN really cares about its projects. I find LN Bug Tracker exemplary, I wish ED would use bug tracker too. 51PVO Founding member (DEC2007-) 100KIAP Founding member (DEC2018-) :: Shaman aka [100☭] Shamansky tail# 44 or 444 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 100KIAP Regiment Early Warning & Control officer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Carrera Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I so can't wait for this to come out. If it was coupled with a DCS Naval Battle Group for Carrier Operations that would just be the icing on the already great cake to come IR Toni Carrera (Ice Rhino) ThrustMaster HOTAS Warthog Throttle & A10C Stick, ThrustMaster F/A-18C Stick, ThrustMaster TFRP Pedals, ThrustMaster Cougars x 2, fitted to CubeSim USB Screens, TrackIR 4 Active LED & Cap Reflector, Stream Deck XL Intel® Core™ i7-5820K 12 Core Processor, 32GB RAM, 1 x 500GB SSD, 2 x 256GB SSD, 1 x 1TB SSD 4 x 4TB Western Digital Mechanical. 2 x ASUS GTX 1080's SLI, ASUS 29" Ultrawide flanked by 2 x 22" IPS Monitors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skjold Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) A bit of a misnomer. The mode is called ground avoidance and is basically TFR without the automated steering. Basically, just a submode of the ground radar which shows any terrain extending beyond a specified altitude. Cobra i got a question or two for you. When you do plan on doing the proper announcement of the F4U-1D Corsair and AJS 37 Viggen will you also include details on supporting AI units that comes with the planes? Secondly, are these AI units planned upon initial release or later down the line? Thanks in advance. Edited January 3, 2016 by Skjold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jediteo Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) So the part about "Advanced RWR including recording and recon features" sounds really cool. Im assuming it pertains to the Viggen.. does anyone have information on where the RWR is located in the cockpit and how it operates? Also kinda curious what information the recon features can provide. There is a series of six lights arranged around the radar scope (just within the course ring) that will flash in the direction of the signal (and heading can be seen due to the course ring). The RWR will play a certain tone in the headphones based on the radar frequency (type) that is received. As for reconnaissance, the AJS is primarily for maritime / naval recce, with a number of modes for determining the position, course and speed of ships. Edited January 3, 2016 by Jediteo [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sim_guy Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Where are the screens that we were told that we were getting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickshaker Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 For some time I was afraid that we would mainly get planes in DCS that are already available in other sims. But fortunately that is not the case. So glad that we get the Viggen with its unique features! And I look forward to landing an F4U on a carrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airwolf435 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 There is a series of six lights arranged around the radar scope (just within the course ring) that will flash in the direction of the signal (and heading can be seen due to the course ring). The RWR will play a certain tone in the headphones based on the radar frequency (type) that is received. As for reconnaissance, the AJS is primarily for maritime / naval recce, with a number of modes for determining the position, course and speed of ships. Oh thanks! That sounds like it'll be really interesting to get used to, and a ton of fun trying to remember which tones mean what haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Dioxin Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I'd really like to see recce missions available for DCS World. I used to enjoy flying them in Strike Fighters 2 (didn't come across any others that had such missions that I can remember). Get to the location - overfly the subject (sometimes at uncomfortably low altitude) and get the intel safely home, dealing with any threats along the way. I don't much like AA combat, but in this kind of mission I'm happy to have a go. Kneeboard Guides Rig: Asus B650-GAMING PLUS; Ryzen 7800X3D ; 64GB DDR5 5600; RTX 4080; VPC T50 CM2 HOTAS; SN-1 Pedals; VR = Pico 4 over VD Wireless + Index; Point Control v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG21bisFishbedL Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I'd really like to see recce missions available for DCS World. I used to enjoy flying them in Strike Fighters 2 (didn't come across any others that had such missions that I can remember). Get to the location - overfly the subject (sometimes at uncomfortably low altitude) and get the intel safely home, dealing with any threats along the way. I don't much like AA combat, but in this kind of mission I'm happy to have a go. I'd commit various illegal activities if I could get SF2's Mercenary campaign mode for DCS, amongst other things such as the recce operations. Reformers hate him! This one weird trick found by a bush pilot will make gunfighter obsessed old farts angry at your multi-role carrier deck line up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Thanks for all your commitment and work. Happy new year!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tirak Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) I'd commit various illegal activities if I could get SF2's Mercenary campaign mode for DCS, amongst other things such as the recce operations. Dream bigger. Imagine if you will, a mercenary campaign where you got to select your starting country and aircraft and select from several different wars going on at any one time. Home base management to upkeep your fleet. Contracts and bidding for when you purchase new aircraft or enter a war. A detailed contract system to help influence offers and bonuses depending on which faction you aligned with. Someone needs to make that , i would spend more than a full module's worth on a detailed merc mode like that... Edited January 5, 2016 by BIGNEWY 1.1 profanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscotsman Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Thank you for the update, I suggest you don't have to work all the bugs off the F-14, The USN never fully sorted them out, just have a Form700 filled out and the pilot can sign them off pre-flight (The RAF still use the F700 which the polit signs out the aircraft, accepting, or not...generally the former. During a flying da if crews swopped over there could br update, as seen on knee pad notes and unofficially passed crew to crew, much to the annoyance of the ground techs) It should be snagged, but the crews just want to fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BravoYankee4 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Get to the location - overfly the subject (sometimes at uncomfortably low altitude) and get the intel safely home, dealing with any threats along the way. There was at least one Swedish pilot killed in service doing just that, when his wing tip hit the water in a turn (when identifying a Soviet vessel*). So yes, flying uncomfortably low was something that they did on a daily basis. Besides flying low you also had the stress put on you as a pilot with more or less constant radar illumination and lock on. Flying this low you also had problems with the radio communication to your home base. That was however usually solved by having a pair of interceptors flying high as overwatch and relaying radio traffic. * I'm at work now, but I can provide the exact details about this incident later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG21bisFishbedL Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) Dream bigger. Imagine if you will, a mercenary campaign where you got to select your starting country and aircraft and select from several different wars going on at any one time. Home base management to upkeep your fleet. Contracts and bidding for when you purchase new aircraft or enter a war. A detailed contract system to help influence offers and bonuses depending on which faction you aligned with. Someone needs to make that , i would spend more than a full module's worth on a detailed merc mode like that... Edited January 5, 2016 by BIGNEWY 1.1 profanity Reformers hate him! This one weird trick found by a bush pilot will make gunfighter obsessed old farts angry at your multi-role carrier deck line up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greco.bernardi Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) Like this? [ame] [/ame] I will be happy if them could make like this old sim (CA + Plane modules) [ame] [/ame] Edited January 5, 2016 by greco.bernardi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNeves Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Thanks for the update! To be honest, I wasn't expecting the 2 remaining aircrafts to be announced... But seeing this update leaves me thinking that the announcement could have been done before. I say this because some months ago you said that you wanted to make a proper announcement, with some art in it or something like that... That said, of the three announced modules, only the F4 suits my taste. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] "Your eyes only see what your mind is ready to comprehend" ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Asus Z170 Pro Gaming - Intel I7-6700K - 16GB DDR4 @ 2400MHz HyperX Savage - Strix GTX 960 DC II 2GB OC Edition - Seagate 1TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phant Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 ...the announcement could have been done before. I say this because some months ago you said that you wanted to make a proper announcement, with some art in it... +1 Bye Phant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook47 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 So it is live? Is the website news going live on the 1st of 2017 maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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