moco Posted September 6, 2018 Posted September 6, 2018 An A-6E module would be a day one pre-order from me no matter the developer, although I think Heatblur currently has a leg up on multi crew with its Jester AI and think it would interesting to see what they can do with the module. I personally think the A-6E, like the F-14A/B, can't be successfully done without an AI helping you since the second seat has an entirely different role whereas some two seaters are more for redundancy and relieving work load. The F-15E for instance wouldn't suffer too badly without an AI helping you, but it would help out tremendously if it had one. I also love the dedicated air to ground role the A-6E would bring to the carrier, I bought the F-18C hoping they'd flesh out the ground attack role somewhat during early access but sadly it seems all their focus is on air to air, it's range doesn't help either. The Harrier is a great module but it also lacks the range and payload I'm looking for. Hopefully Heatblur gets the green light to make this module :thumbup:
CheckGear Posted September 6, 2018 Posted September 6, 2018 Wow, high-fidelity A-6E with intentions to make a flyable model of it sounds really cool! Any details yet on wich model will we have? Standart A-6E TRAM, or, maybe, A-6E WSCI/SWIP? I'd love to have both the TRAM and SWIP variants. The TRAM would be in use for the '80s scenarios, while the SWIP for the '90s. The SWIP was the ultimate version of the Intruder, which is another reason why I want to see both variants in play!
Schmidtfire Posted September 6, 2018 Posted September 6, 2018 This would be great as a flyable. It will fit very well together with the Tomcat and the carriers.
twistking Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 [...] This comes close to the real one How is the intruder not the most desired aircraft in all of DCS??? I mean, look at that picture!!! :worthy: My improved* wishlist after a decade with DCS *now with 17% more wishes compared to the original
thesloth Posted September 8, 2018 Posted September 8, 2018 Also I'm shocked... I was convinced the next aircraft would be the F-111. Not disappointed though. ^^ rt
Beamscanner Posted September 9, 2018 Posted September 9, 2018 Anyone have footage of the A-6's sensors? I've only seen them via "flight of the intruder" haha
amalahama Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 Nice! I have a thing for old green phosphorous displays, however I hoped a Tornado. I'm not disapointed though, Intruder looks indeed an interesting airframe. Good luck with Northrop!
Bad Idea Hat Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 Not that easy to read at the beginning, it will surely make you sweat at your first nighttime canyon ride . No nightvision, just this gameboy graphics, controlled by a guy next to you on a mechanical computer that will freeze in every hairy situation ;) I'm hoping that the easter egg for the BN is that you can whack the computer if it's acting up.
Home Fries Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 I'm hoping that the easter egg for the BN is that you can whack the computer if it's acting up. LOL, the E model went to a solid state computer. You need the A to kick the drum. :D -Home Fries My DCS Files and Skins My DCS TARGET Profile for Cougar or Warthog and MFDs F-14B LANTIRN Guide
Bad Idea Hat Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 LOL, the E model went to a solid state computer. You need the A to kick the drum. :D Doesn't matter, feels good to give it a kick.
twistking Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 LOL, the E model went to a solid state computer. You need the A to kick the drum. :D are there any differences between the original computer and the the E's computer apart from the obvious like size/weight, reliablity, and ease of maintenance? i like the a-6 for it's retro-futurism among other things, so i guess i would have preferred the older hand-cranked computer for a potential full module release;) My improved* wishlist after a decade with DCS *now with 17% more wishes compared to the original
Home Fries Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 (edited) are there any differences between the original computer and the the E's computer apart from the obvious like size/weight, reliablity, and ease of maintenance? i like the a-6 for it's retro-futurism among other things, so i guess i would have preferred the older hand-cranked computer for a potential full module release;) The things you mentioned are pretty important, but the processing power also went way up from the drum. If you look at the VDI, the idea is that you follow the terrain in low visibility conditions. With the A, the processor was so slow that you followed terrain by the rate of change of terrain, because just following the terrain would put you behind the jet in terms of navigation. Edited September 16, 2018 by Home Fries -Home Fries My DCS Files and Skins My DCS TARGET Profile for Cougar or Warthog and MFDs F-14B LANTIRN Guide
chief Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 I'm hoping that the easter egg for the BN is that you can whack the computer if it's acting up. I do it regardless
Dr.SquirrelBoy12 Posted September 16, 2018 Author Posted September 16, 2018 Probably the wrong model but if anyone wants to do a sick simpit and has $24K to drop check this out. Modules: FC3, A-10C, M2000C, MiG-21bis, F-86F, AV-8B NA, F/A-18C, F-14A/B, F-16C, F-15E, F-4E, A-29, Eurofighter Typhoon, A-6E, MiG-23MLA, Nevada, Persian Gulf, South Atlantic, Syria, Afghanistan Specs: Intel i7 2600K, Nvidea GTX 980, 16GB RAM, NVMe SSD, Saitek X-55, TrackIR 5, Samsung Odyssey VR
Mainstay Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) Maybe someone posted this before but found a really cool video on the EA-6B Prowler and some shots of the tactical jamming stuff (around 3:39 in the video and other parts). Edited September 18, 2018 by Mainstay 1
jskibo Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 A6 would be an instant buy. Hell I'd pre-order now! Former A-6 Tinbender at NASWI I miss the old corrosion bird
bC3660 Posted September 21, 2018 Posted September 21, 2018 A6 would be an instant buy. Hell I'd pre-order now! Former A-6 Tinbender at NASWI I miss the old corrosion bird My first fleet unit was VX-5. When I got to the AE shop for 3 months they sent me T.A.D. to Corrosion Control for 6 months. I was doing my first CC inspection and pushed on a bubble in the paint and pushed my finger through the skin.:cry: I thought I was in trouble but the supervisor said "Nice job that's why we are here."
Opalias Posted October 8, 2018 Posted October 8, 2018 Would a KA-6 be a possibility? Especially if the A-6 became a full module having a tanker would be a whole new role to fly, and would remove the problems having AI tankers present around the CSG. I don't know enough about the A-6 to know what module modifications would be required to simulate the KA-6 properly though.
amalahama Posted October 8, 2018 Posted October 8, 2018 So while it seems like it is going to be AI for now, Cobra said that subject to a license agreement, they hope to eventually introduce it into DCS world as a full DCS module. I would love to see an Intruder in DCS & the model looks amazing so far. I am sort of surprised though since I thought RAZBAM was planning to do an A-6. Either way my hype level just shot way up! The video remains me a lot the intro of Stranger Th...errrr... nothing :D
AG-51_Razor Posted October 8, 2018 Posted October 8, 2018 This is going to be an instant buy for me. I am probably more excited about the prospect of flying the Intruder than the Tomcat :pilotfly: It would be so freking cool to be able to fly the KA-6D and actually pass gas to my squad mates over the boat! :thumbup: There simply HAS to be a way for ED/Heatblur to figure this out and make it happen. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Silver_Dragon Posted October 8, 2018 Posted October 8, 2018 IF HB make a A-6 and can adapt the "adaptive" technology used on F-14 to change external models and cockpits. They can build a KA-6, the problem can be the proper simulation of fuel transfer system to simulate a refuel system on a pilot-able module into DCS. For Work/Gaming: 28" Philips 246E Monitor - Ryzen 7 1800X - 32 GB DDR4 - nVidia RTX1080 - SSD 860 EVO 1 TB / 860 QVO 1 TB / 860 QVO 2 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Warthog / TPR / MDF
AG-51_Razor Posted October 8, 2018 Posted October 8, 2018 Yeah, I am sure that it won't be easy, regardless of how they do it. I just wanted to throw my credit card into the ring and beat the drum a bit to let them know that if they did pursue this, there would be buyers for certain!:thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Evilducky Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 Im more excited about the A6 then the F-14... COMMON A6!
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