Should I buy the Sabre?

[Reflected]

I`m really tempted to go for it. I`m never been much into the Korean War era, but the F-86 has a certain charm about it.

 

What are the pro-s and con-s? Is it fun/ challenging to fly? Currently, I only own the Mustang, and really looking forward to the F-14. I thought the Sabre would keep me busy while waiting for it. I don`t mind the lack of Korean map, the Crimea doesn`t look that much different.

 

In any case I`ll probably wait for a sale, the regular price is above my budget I`m afraid.

 

Thanks,

Greg

[kontiuka]

Yup, go for it. Even if it's on sale. It's still in beta so there might be some functionality missing plus the manual and tutorial missions are not officially out yet but it's a solid module. I love doing rocket attacks in it now that I have a technique down. :)

[jcbak]

I'd wait for the sale. It's very similar to the Mustang in a lot of ways. I think the aircraft is very well done. I myself was not much of a Saber fan either, but I bought the F86 on sale and have no regrets.

[Vincent90]

I agree with the others, buy it on sale

 

 

 

This review is 14 months old, but could've been made yesterday, I highly recommend you watch it,

 

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.EDIT: On-sale now! 30% off in the Steam Store! (and useable in the stand-alone DCS)

Edited February 10, 2016 by Vincent90

[harf4ng]

I agree as well. I love this plane. In fact I'm only flying this one and the Huey (though beside the free planes I only own the A10-C beside those two).

 

But maybe this is also because I loved buck danny comics ;)

 

This is a really pretty plane, fun to fly, a bit challenging to land well (to me, but I'm not a talented pilot ^^), with a lot of buttons and gauges, and this plane is really well designed, belsimtek did a great job with it ^^

 

Funny that without really noticing, the only two ships I bought were from belsimtek ^^

[claw]

I'd wait for the sale. It's very similar to the Mustang in a lot of ways. I think the aircraft is very well done. I myself was not much of a Saber fan either, but I bought the F86 on sale and have no regrets.

 

I agree. If you like the Mustang you will probably like the Sabre. It's like a Mustang with a jet engine :)

[Reflected]

Thanks for your replies!

 

How easy is it to blow the engine? How about the cage/ uncage gunsight? Is it easy to get the hang of?

 

Looks like I definitely have to buy it, but I won't do it before a sale comes. How often do they have sales?

[kontiuka]

Thanks for your replies!

 

How easy is it to blow the engine? How about the cage/ uncage gunsight? Is it easy to get the hang of?

 

Looks like I definitely have to buy it, but I won't do it before a sale comes. How often do they have sales?

I don't know if blowing the engine is a thing in the Sabre. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong but it's not like the early jets like the Me-262 where the pilot had to be very conscious of how quickly he added throttle. The spool-up on the Sabre is very gradual.

 

Caging / uncaging is straight-forward. You mechanically uncage when you enter combat and you electrically uncage when you're going in for the kill. But honestly, I don't find it makes a difference if I fail to electrically cage. In reality, I believe it can damage the gyro if you don't cage during hard manouvering.

[StalkerM]

almost every DCS module is worth buying (almost!) i think sales have a frequency of 1 every 2.5 months...

[Diplocaulus]

Compared to the Mustang, the Sabre is a hot rod, easier to fly, and more forgiving IMHO.

 

Belsimtek's F-86F is a real beauty, a pleasure to operate, and it has a lot of DCS community support.

[Manuel_108]

I love flying the Sabre. The cockpit is one of the best in DCS and dogfighting proves to be extremely challenging as you have a very evenly-matched opponent.

Yes, it is extremely fun to hand fly. The only downside is a missing campaign.

 

To put it in a nutshell: Go for it!

[kerlix]

I think it's a great plane. The only things that stop me from flying on it exclusively is the already-mentioned lack of campaign. Official tutorials would be nice, but they're in the works this very moment.

 

I also wish there were period units to go up against (mainly ground units). And a period map/theater. There may be mods out there for one or both of those issues. But I've never been a fan of installing mods. So maybe it's my fault that I don't have those experiences. Oh well. In another 5 years hopefully we'll see something come from DCS for it.

 

 

But the plane itself is fun to fly. Just don't forget you have limited ammo so don't go shooting up the sky or you'll be empty with no way to get that SOB sitting right in front of you.

[Mizzy]

Simply put, there is NOTHING around in the flight sim community that comes remotely close to this product. Yes it's an early access software product but the depth of it's study into this airframe both internally and externally is without match period You can always try FSX and check if you don't believe me ;-)

 

Mizzy

[Nemax]

Its my fav plane in DCS. I had a blast playing the Outremer Sabre campaign made by Tako.

I havent tried the campaign in 1.5 so im not sure if it works now but it was very good in 1.2.

 

Sabre campaign - http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/1445678/

[ESAc_matador]

Great plane. You have few ground units from that era, and you can use the flak mod too. 37mm and 88mm. For those who are afraid of installig mods you just install the JSMGE... It is Very easy and you avoid ti mess around the original files.

So...

 

Buy it!

[Flagrum]

For a plane that is not really in the range of the timeline I am really interested in and for a plane that I find looks quite strange - on the edge of being ugly ... I was surprised how quickly it grew on me once I had flown it the first few times.

 

And while the above is still true for me, it is incredible fun to fly! So, definately a "yes" here as well!

[LC34]

Being mostly a single player and loving campaigns I almost skipped this one. However, there is a Mig alley need in my mind and this one obviously filled that role so I bought it. Now I don't fly anything else. I am absolutely obsessed with flying this gem perfectly that I never even start a campaign or fly combat. I just made a mission with my Sabre and add a few things here and there as I want and just fly. Trying to do everything perfect. I 100% say yes to buying this. Great plane, great release for not technically being "done." I cannot wait for the final product as I am having a blast with it now.

[Zimmerdylan]

When it first came out, I definitely would have said no. But this plane has come a long way. It is now one of the planes I play around with the most. A lot of fun to fly and do missions in. Belsimtek really did some great work on the F86.

And the Mig15 is something that you should seriously consider purchasing if you have not already. You'll find yourself struggling to keep up with it in the F86, but it's a lot of fun to blow the F86 out of the sky with the Mig15.

[dooom]

i love the sabre but im mucho sad that there are never sbre mig servers up online

[outlawal2]

YES

 

I had ZERO interest in this module and bought it to support DCS... And I love this little plane..

 

:thumbup:

[Drag0nWIng]

It's easy to startup and take off, much easy and less step then other wwii fighter and mig-21...

You just need a 5 minutes quick start lesson and you can fly it.

If you don't want to spend long time to learn a new one, this one is a good choice.

[71st_AH Rob]

i love the sabre but im mucho sad that there are never sbre mig servers up online

 

yes there are... Georgian Spring. Off and on but more on now that the scripts are sorted out for 1.5

[kerlix]

We can I find period ground units for the Sabre? And are any campaigns working in 1.5 at the moment?

 

I've never used JGSME (Did I acronym that right?) but I think if it's easy to understand and use, I'd be all for it to install period units and the like.

 

EDIT: Nope. I botched it. JSMGE

Edited February 17, 2016 by kerlix
Acronym error/personal stupidity

[Charly_Owl]

EDIT: Nope. I botched it. JSMGE

 

I hate to be that guy... but it's "JSGME" (Jonesoft Generic Mod Enabler). :D

[71st_AH Rob]

I hate to be that guy... but it's "JSGME" (Jonesoft Generic Mod Enabler). :D

 

 

No you don't!:D