DCS Aircraft Service Years - Spreadsheet

[cdrkrotchetyusn]

Yes, Please! also to the Phrog, UH-46 Sea Knight!

[Jarlerus]

Yes, Please! also to the Phrog, UH-46 Sea Knight!

Yeah, the 46 is there ^^

So is the UH-60 - added it as a version-less entry, as any version would be good to start with :P

 

As for the UH-1N: Maybe! I'll look into it. Edit: Added it.

 

//Jarl

Edited October 4, 2019 by Jarlerus

[xvii-Dietrich]

DCS has been out for long enough now, that the spreadsheet could have a dot in the year column that the DCS implementation was released:

 

          ...  2017 2018 2019 2020
F-16          |    |    |  o |    |
Viggen        | o  |    |    |    |
etc.

[Jarlerus]

DCS has been out for long enough now, that the spreadsheet could have a dot in the year column that the DCS implementation was released:

 

          ...  2017 2018 2019 2020
F-16          |    |    |  o |    |
Viggen        | o  |    |    |    |
etc.

 

Interesting idea. But why? :)

 

//Jarl

[xvii-Dietrich]

Interesting idea. But why? :)

 

Mostly curiosity, really. But also it would then be easy to then see at a glance the progression of the introduction of the DCS modules, see which ones were older/newer, etc..

[Jarlerus]

* updated released state of JF-17 *

 

Also gathering info on when modules where released into DCS OB. :)

(I don't know this, so please share if you know! ^^ )

 

//Jarl

Edited December 4, 2019 by Jarlerus

[Richard Dastardly]

I think you'll find the EE Canberra had a rather longer service life than the B-57 licensed copy btw - 1951-2006. I'd like a Hawker Hunter myself - introduced 1951 and still active as contracted OPFOR. Westland Lynx heli, 1971-in service is another long lived machine.

Edited December 5, 2019 by Richard Dastardly

[Jarlerus]

I think you'll find the EE Canberra had a rather longer service life than the B-57 licensed copy btw - 1951-2006. I'd like a Hawker Hunter myself - introduced 1951 and still active as contracted OPFOR. Westland Lynx heli, 1971-in service is another long lived machine.

 

Yeah, but the licensed US copy had a better looking cockpit. ;)

 

And most helicopters have had long service lives :D

 

//Jarl

[Jarlerus]

Updated with the A-7E :)

(I hope it's true ;D )

 

I've also made some updates on the Weapons page.

 

//Jarl

[draconus]

Also gathering info on when modules where released into DCS OB. :)

(I don't know this, so please share if you know! ^^ )

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=114030

from post #2

Edited February 26, 2020 by draconus

[Jarlerus]

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=114030

from post #2

Ah! Cool, thanks. I'll mine this at some point ^^

 

//Jarl

[Jarlerus]

T̶y̶p̶h̶u̶s̶Typhoon back on the menu!

 

//Jarl

[Kev2go]

well its hard to say which tranche and block will be give, but tranche block 5 was already operational and flying ADF missions in nato starting in 2007 and by 2008 the UK declared initial A/G capability for the block 5.

 

Germans began an retrofit program to being up earlier blocks to tranche 5 standards. Not sure when thiers went operational.

 

 

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/79011/eurofighter-wins-type-acceptance-for-block-5-standard.html

 

 

https://defense-update.com/20090801_typhoon-eurofighter.html

Edited March 28, 2020 by Kev2go

[Jarlerus]

well its hard to say which tranche and block will be give...

 

Yeah, it seems that the capabilities of different tranches/blocks also differ from country to country. For example, AFAIK, UK Block5s have AIM120s, but the German don't.

I'll leave it unspecified until they've decided on exact version =)

They are still exploring what they can actually do;

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=267626

 

//Jarl

[Kev2go]

Yeah, it seems that the capabilities of different tranches/blocks also differ from country to country. For example, AFAIK, UK Block5s have AIM120s, but the German don't.

I'll leave it unspecified until they've decided on exact version =)

They are still exploring what they can actually do;

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=267626

 

//Jarl

 

do they?

 

I mean even in the WIP photos we see a luftwaffe skin EF carrying some Aim120.

 

The Germans were already using AIm120's with their F-4F ICE's.

Edited March 28, 2020 by Kev2go

[Jarlerus]

do they?

 

I mean even in the WIP photos we see a luftwaffe skin EF carrying some Aim120.

 

The Germans were already using AIm120's with their F-4F ICE's.

 

 

If one goes by what the Wiki says, Block 10 was the first (german) Typhoon that could fire the 120's (so the one in the pictures could be a B10+?). And then I heard other, UK, sources say that the UK Block 5 was upgraded with 120 capability as well.

 

The whole Typhoon project is a huge nest of versions and test versions over multiple decades, so I would not be surprised if everything is actually true xD

 

 

And yes, they are still exploring. Read their FAQ :)

[Kev2go]

If one goes by what the Wiki says, Block 10 was the first (german) Typhoon that could fire the 120's (so the one in the pictures could be a B10+?). And then I heard other, UK, sources say that the UK Block 5 was upgraded with 120 capability as well.

 

The whole Typhoon project is a huge nest of versions and test versions over multiple decades, so I would not be surprised if everything is actually true xD

 

 

And yes, they are still exploring. Read their FAQ :)

 

 

Seems Wiki is wrong on this one.

 

 

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4261104&postcount=9

 

 

I think its safe to say we can take his word on it.

 

 

Even doing my own digging, i have found some publications myself from 2005 ( which is pre block 5) there is already AIm120 references.

 

 

Someone also made a thread of EF features

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=267730

Edited March 28, 2020 by Kev2go

[Jarlerus]

Seems Wiki is wrong on this one.

 

 

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4261104&postcount=9

 

 

I think its safe to say we can take his word on it.

 

 

Even doing my own diggin having found some publications myself from 2005 ( which is pre block 5) there is already AIm120 references.

 

Cool!

Now the big questions is instead A2G capabilities.

AFAIK the german ones never had much of that.

 

//Jarl

[Jarlerus]

Updated with AH-64D, and F-14A being released

[Jarlerus]

Removed F-4E from "in dev"

[Jarlerus]

Added A-6E as "in Dev"!

[Jarlerus]

Updated/added with G.91.

[Paladin1cd]

I've looked and can't find the FAQ, could someone point me the way or tell me why I'm not seeing the Mig 29 and Su27, 33, etc in the spreadsheet please?

[Jarlerus]

On 9/6/2021 at 10:10 PM, Paladin1cd said:

I've looked and can't find the FAQ, could someone point me the way or tell me why I'm not seeing the Mig 29 and Su27, 33, etc in the spreadsheet please?

It's because all FC3 things are hidden (they are there) because they are not fully modeled, and don't really count.

[Paladin1cd]

Thanks, didn't even think to unhide. I work with spreadsheets all day at work and at home I try submerging that part of my brain in bourbon.