Bug: Drifting on carrier

[Terzi]

Hello,

 

I have just finished Sea Dragon campaign for SU-33. It was so much fun in DCS 2.5.

 

However there is one thing I would like to mention and this certainly needs to be fixed.

 

After landing on the carrier, if you start to taxi the aircraft, it requires more power than necessary although the cable is already gone and hook is up. After you park it to somewhere, sometimes the aircraft keeps drifting although the breaks are applied.

[Pizzicato]

I have just finished Sea Dragon campaign for SU-33. It was so much fun in DCS 2.5.

 

Slightly OT, but what was your strategy for the fifth mission - the one where you have to do a sunset sweep against the NATO F-16s? I've tried that mission about 10 times now, and I keep getting my ass handed to me.

 

Any hints or tips you can provide would be hugely appreciated. :thumbup:

[Terzi]

Slightly OT, but what was your strategy for the fifth mission - the one where you have to do a sunset sweep against the NATO F-16s? I've tried that mission about 10 times now, and I keep getting my ass handed to me.

 

Any hints or tips you can provide would be hugely appreciated. :thumbup:

 

That's the most difficult one. I also tried ~10 times. The F-16s come as 2 times 2 ships totalling 4. Let your wingman engage first by giving orders from radio. R-27ER is no match for AIM-120B so don't be hero. Fire and turn back. Make their AIM-120s wasted, each one has 2 AIM-120s. After that, still do not go in 1v1 head on. You may kill him but he will kill you too with AIM-9M. Try to catch them off-guard. Attack from sides or behind. If you can't get a good flank, then escape and turn back. After you take 2 of them, feel free to engage other aircraft flying on the coast while you wait other 2 F-16s. Don't go into the land. The remaining 2 F-16s will come towards the sea and try the same tactics.

 

When you RTB it will be totally dark so land carefully and switch on the landing lights. I crashed once to the carrier and had to redo the mission.

[Pizzicato]

That's the most difficult one. I also tried ~10 times. The F-16s come as 2 times 2 ships totalling 4. Let your wingman engage first by giving orders from radio. R-27ER is no match for AIM-120B so don't be hero. Fire and turn back. Make their AIM-120s wasted, each one has 2 AIM-120s. After that, still do not go in 1v1 head on. You may kill him but he will kill you too with AIM-9M. Try to catch them off-guard. Attack from sides or behind. If you can't get a good flank, then escape and turn back. After you take 2 of them, feel free to engage other aircraft flying on the coast while you wait other 2 F-16s. Don't go into the land. The remaining 2 F-16s will come towards the sea and try the same tactics.

 

When you RTB it will be totally dark so land carefully and switch on the landing lights. I crashed once to the carrier and had to redo the mission.

 

Great tips! Thanks a lot for the insights, Terzi. Much appreciated. :thumbup:

[StandingCow]

Can confirm, a buddy and I were doing carrier traps and taxiing on the carrier was not at all fun... if your forward momentum stops.. you are pretty screwed.