B1-B

[scotth6]

I think a B-1B would be awesome for DCS World.

 

Cheers,

Edited February 17, 2016 by scotth6

[Northstar98]

So do I, however a part of me would rather have ED fix everything else and get everything up to date instead of just adding more stuff. Still a B-1B I imagine would be very welcome here on DCS :)

[The_Pharoah]

I would love to get my hands on a dedicated bomber. Heck, even if its the F111. However, the B-1B would be an awesome addition. Imagine:

 

Armament

• Hardpoints: six external hardpoints for 50,000 pounds (23,000 kg) of ordnance (use for weapons restricted by arms treaties) and three internal bomb bays for 75,000 pounds (34,000 kg) of ordnance.
  
• Bombs:
  
  • 84× Mk-82 Air inflatable retarder (AIR) general purpose (GP) bombs[178]
    
  • 81× Mk-82 low drag general purpose (LDGP) bombs[179]
    
  • 84× Mk-62 Quickstrike sea mines[180]
    
  • 24× Mk-84 general purpose bombs
    
  • 24× Mk-65 naval mines[181]
    
  • 30× CBU-87/89/CBU-97 Cluster Bomb Units (CBU)[N 2]
    
  • 30× CBU-103/104/105 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) CBUs
    
  • 24× GBU-31 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-84 GP or BLU-109 warhead)[N 3]
    
  • 15× GBU-38 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-82 GP warhead)[N 4]
    
  • 48x GBU-38 JDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks)[182]
    
  • 48x GBU-54 LaserJDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks)[182]
    
  • 24× AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
    
  • 96× or 144× GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GPS guided bombs[N 5] (not fielded on B-1 yet)
    
  • 24× AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)
    
  • 24× B61 or B83 nuclear bombs (no longer carried)[181]
    

WOW

[scotth6]

I agree with you too ReconXPanzer. There seem to be a lot of bugs. I just had a CTD during a campaign mission last night, although that was the first one I've had in game. Usually I get CTDs when exiting DCS World, which is more an annoyance than anything else.

 

The_Pharoah, I would really like to see an F-111. It's one of my all time favourite aircraft. I have about four different versions of it in FSX, and that's not counting all the freeware models. I suppose the reason I suggested the B1-B and not the F-111 is because I think the B1-B would really suit the Nevada terrain. I'm sure there would be B1-Bs flying around there all the time. That being said, the beauty of simulators is that you fly what you want when you want, so an F-111 would be awesome. Maybe I need to start another thread. ;)

 

Back to the B1-B, that is an awesome weapons load. Our PCs might struggle :D

 

Cheers,

[Sryan]

+1 from me. hope they make something like a tu22m backfire alongside it as its eastern rival :) similair to f15 vs su27, 109/190 vs mustang, mi8 vs huey etc

[Specter1075]

... six external hardpoints for 50,000 pounds (23,000 kg) of ordnance...

 

External hardpoints?

 

Oh, since you went to all the trouble of adding references, you should update your strategic arms limitation treaty to New START as it is the most current.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_START

Edited February 12, 2016 by Specter1075

[Bond 42]

I used to be a B-1B crew chief... It would be awesome!

[probad]

Out of curiosity, why does OP insist on putting the hyphen in the wrong place?

[The_Pharoah]

External hardpoints?

 

Oh, since you went to all the trouble of adding references, you should update your strategic arms limitation treaty to New START as it is the most current.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_START

 

eh. That data is straight off wikipedia and just a reference to what we could potentially deploy ingame should we ever get a B-1. All I want to do is carpet bomb :joystick: :pilotfly:

[StrongHarm]

All I want to do is carpet bomb :joystick: :pilotfly:

 

.. and I endorsed this post..

 

[Angelthunder]

While I would love to have the Lancer.It's most likely heavily classified since it's still in service. Same with the TU-160 Blackjack too.

[Capn kamikaze]

Nothing will ever get fixed if they just are focusing on new stuff all the time, I think it's best if ED leaves extra stuff to third party developers at the moment and focus on finishing what is in the works, ie the F/A-18, Spit etc, get them released and spend a few months on bug/feature fixing, get it sorted, then start adding more again after.

[Northstar98]

Nothing will ever get fixed if they just are focusing on new stuff all the time' date=' I think it's best if ED leaves extra stuff to third party developers at the moment and focus on finishing what is in the works, ie the F/A-18, Spit etc, get them released and spend a few months on bug/feature fixing, get it sorted, then start adding more again after.[/quote']

 

In absolute agreement with you there - DCS is quality over quantity and more should be done to fix and improve aircraft to the standard set by new releases etc

[scotth6]

+1 from me. hope they make something like a tu22m backfire alongside it as its eastern rival :) similair to f15 vs su27, 109/190 vs mustang, mi8 vs huey etc

 

Absolutely, I would love to see the TU-22M also. I saw some spectacular photos of the TU-22M3 recently. What a beast of a plane.

 

http://www.jetphotos.net/photo/8080006

 

http://www.jetphotos.net/photo/8045476

 

http://www.jetphotos.net/photo/7975438

 

http://www.jetphotos.net/photo/7880326

 

http://www.jetphotos.net/photo/7683498

 

http://www.jetphotos.net/photo/7226881

 

 

Cheers,

[mkellytx]

While I would love to have the Lancer.It's most likely heavily classified since it's still in service. Same with the TU-160 Blackjack too.

 

Never in almost 6 years working around the jet did I hear any of the aircrew or maintainers ever call the B-1 Lancer, with the exception of referring to aircraft 86-0140 which was the last aircraft produced and had the nose art of "Last Lancer", those of us who flew and maintained the bird called it the Bone. Surprisingly, much of the avionics and capabilities aren't classified, which isn't to say they are public domain. Mostly what would be needed to model the aircraft is either FOUO, Boeing Proprietary or export controlled. Most of the old Nuclear systems are long gone and updated/replaced with conventional only ones.

 

Not sure how much fun it would be to fly since most of the offensive stuff is done from the back, pilots there aren't shooters. The offensive WSO might be pretty fun with Sniper and a SAR radar. The defensive WSO might be quite exciting, but that's the stuff that's definitely not public domain.

 

FWIW I was part of the team that integrated Sniper pod onto the Bone, even got to play with a live pod in the Systems Integration Lab. I would love to have a fully functional Bone, but commercially it probably can't fly, even if the access issues were resolved.

 

Cheers

SKOT