nessuno0505 Posted May 6, 2018 Posted May 6, 2018 I've tried this f-5e single mission in 2.5.1, but I Always get shot down by the moored ships AAA. I've managed to fight migs CAP: when I see them coming I order my wingmen to attack according to mission orders and the other f-5s keep the mig-21s engaged, covering my backs and allowing me to attack the ships. But then the problems come: my first attack is ok, I have two options: 1) set pip to manual, depression 80, and attack with free fall bombs; 2) pip to manual, depression 14, use rockets: in any case the ships are at sea level, so I start from 5000 ft, dive 20° and release weapon at 1500. Not Always I hit the target, but even if I hit it, a single fly-by is not enough to sink them. If I try a second fly-by, the ships start to shoot with AAA and it is almost impossible to perform a precise (and by itself difficult) maneuver while trying to avoid AAA fire. Am I just a poor pilot, or can someone suggest me some tactics?
theIRIEone Posted May 6, 2018 Posted May 6, 2018 When you roll in for the attack, try attacking from the bow / stern of the vessels rather than from the beam if you're not already doing so..
nessuno0505 Posted May 7, 2018 Author Posted May 7, 2018 Attacking from the bow / stern is a good advice. But my last few tries I've been shot down again, mainly by AAA ships. Just a few times by a mig-15. Maybe - I play in VR - enemy planes are difficult to spot and I assume my wingmen take care of enemy CAP, so I focus only on ships and this is probably my fault. BUT all my other tries I got shot down by AAA, and… well, with free fall ordnance I have to start my dive at 5000 ft and release bombs at 1500ft, I cannot stay out of AAA range. After the attack, I try to dismiss from response fire as quick as possible and with full AB, but those ships shoot brushings of fire that are quite difficult to avoid. Maybe I need some combat tactics readings / study to improve myself… This is not an a-10c, in which I can climb to 10000ft, away from AAA range, and drop a LGB or JDAM just circling above the harbor… (well, maybe if I had attacked with an a-10c, the enemy would have put some sort of SAM nearby…)
WalterRoach Posted May 16, 2018 Posted May 16, 2018 A ship is a big target, release bombs from above AAA range. Weapons delivery profiles are found in this manual, pick one with a release point above 3k feet. http://www.avialogs.com/en/aircraft/usa/northrop/f-5tigerii/to-1f-5e-34-1-1-f-5e-f-tiger-ii-aircrew-nonnuclear-weapons-delivery-manual-to-1f-5e.html
Nerd1000 Posted June 3, 2018 Posted June 3, 2018 I've tried the higher release altitude and can confirm that it works well, assuming that your bomb aiming is correct. I chose a dive angle/altitude/speed from one of the tables posted online and managed to get the bombs on-target on my first attempt... which turned out to be a bit of a fluke (second try I missed by about 150m :doh:). For the rockets I set the sight depression to 8 mils and fired at about 3000ft altitude in a steep dive. For obvious reasons this kind of attack should immediately be followed by a fairly high-G pullup and an evasive maneuver (otherwise the ZU-23 on the shore will get you). The Molniyas can take a lot of 70mm rocket hits without sinking, so it's pretty important that you get your wingmen to bomb the ships- you won't be able to sink them by yourself.
beppe_goodoldrebel Posted June 13, 2018 Posted June 13, 2018 I think there is a bug in this mission. I remember that another Intercept group would engage the mig21s before your arrive... this is their hard life at the airport during ramp start
Nerd1000 Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 beppe_goodoldrebel said: I think there is a bug in this mission. I remember that another Intercept group would engage the mig21s before your arrive... this is their hard life at the airport during ramp start Something similar happened to me when I tampered with my weapons Loadout using the mission planner. My plane spawned inside one of the static C-130s!
beppe_goodoldrebel Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 Nerd1000 said: Something similar happened to me when I tampered with my weapons Loadout using the mission planner. My plane spawned inside one of the static C-130s! It happened to me too... I think this mission has not been updated since the 2.5 arrival
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