noted Would you want ANY heavy aircraft modules for DCS?

[WHOGX5]

My dream when it comes to heavies is to get a Vietnam-era MC-130E. The MC-130E is able to do all kinds of things from aerial refueling of other aircraft and helicopters, to getting refueled herself by boom tankers, performing recon/surveillance, dropping bombs, airborne insertion, Fulton surface-to-air extractions, supply drops; you name it. Most of these roles would be carried out behind enemy lines. A Vietnam-era MC-130E shouldn't be overly classified afaik, it was mostly a pimped out Hercules with FLIR, more countermeasures and an A-G radar, all of which was used to fly special operations missions. It's area of use is endless, and it's missions would be more varied than any other aircraft currently in DCS!

 

Also, for all you people complaining about the maps being to small: Do you think everyone who flies the 777 in civilian sims has to do 16 hour flights around the globe to get enjoyment out of it? You can have just as much fun in any of the DCS theaters, especially when being chased by fighter aircraft. :thumbup:

[FalcoGer]

Su-34 is a nice and big plane. Not as huge as a tu-160 or a B1, but I'd still very much enjoy it, I think. And it does pack a massive punch.

[SharpeXB]

It's 4 to 1 in favor of heavies atm. While the forum is a small population, polls become statistically significant after a few dozen people. I'd say safely there is substantial interest in larger aircraft, though it seems a lot of people share my concerns about forays into ultra large and/or crew intensive aircraft.

 

Using the other poll as reference as it has nearly the same number of participants (probably most of the same people), the notion of heavies is well received in general, while a majority are opposed to the B-52 specifically.

Forum polls are rather useless. It’s a vote by 132 people out of 83,962 members who themselves are a tiny fraction of the number of game owners or potential buyers.

And forum members don’t really represent the average buyer, they’re all enthusiasts.

There’s they way these polls are worded “Do you want X”? Well most people will be in favor of wanting something if there’s no choice or lost opportunity. If the poll was worded “Would you rather have a B-52 or an F-16” the results would be much different.

[Fri13]

I want to see a 737 where multiple players can work as cabin crew, pushing the food, serving drinks and if someone wants to see some action, then try to persuade a drunk to put their seat belts on and from trying to pinch you from the rear....

[Mars Exulte]

Forum polls are rather useless. It’s a vote by 132 people out of 83,962 members who themselves are a tiny fraction of the number of game owners or potential buyers.

And forum members don’t really represent the average buyer, they’re all enthusiasts.

There’s they way these polls are worded “Do you want X”? Well most people will be in favor of wanting something if there’s no choice or lost opportunity. If the poll was worded “Would you rather have a B-52 or an F-16” the results would be much different.

 

They're not ''rather useless''. I get your point, these are enthusiasts, but it's a representative amount. Statistically 100+ people out of a core group like that is a relevant sample. Regardless, it still indicates people ARE interested in the idea. 'National' polls typically only involve a few hundred to a few thousand samples randomly taken from around the country, and that's 350,000,000 people in the US, but nobody pretends they're not accurate representations. DCS is a few thousand, meaning that 100+ people is a much larger portion of the population, ergo still valid.

 

And yes, people will always vote for their personal favorites in a given list, but as I just said, while the B-52 was panned for a variety of reasons, heavies in general were not. So, no people don't necessarily automatically vote to include more stuff, or the B-52 wouldn't have been rejected so soundly.

[msalama]

Forum polls are rather useless.

 

They're always useless when the great unwashed prefer something you don't, aren't they? So bring on the heavies, please! And a carpload of Cessnas too, because it'll annoy Sharpe the most :harhar:

[msalama]

a 737

 

A Lufthansa 737 please. I'd sure grab some of that free Warsteiner.

[Richard Dastardly]

And a carpload of Cessnas too, because it'll annoy Sharpe the most :harhar:

 

O-2? :P

 

On a serious note, an A-37 would probably be amazing fun.

[Evoman]

A Lufthansa 737 please. I'd sure grab some of that free Warsteiner.

 

 

I think you would have better luck requesting the military versions of the 737 like the KC-46 Pegasus or P-8 Poseidon. Then you could just reskin it with a

Lufthansa skin. :smilewink:

 

 

 

[Richard Dastardly]

I think you would have better luck requesting the military versions of the 737 like the KC-46 Pegasus or P-8 Poseidon. Then you could just reskin it with a

Lufthansa skin. :smilewink:

 

That is not a 737 - frankentanker is mostly based off a 767. Not the best aircraft to want in game given it's ( being polite ) troubled introduction to service.

[qcheck]

B-58 hustler yes please! And does an Avro Arrow count as a "big" plane? I need one of those too :)

Edited October 11, 2019 by qcheck
adding photos

[Lt_RAzOr_957]

F-111

 

F-111 Aardvark Nothing more to say here.

[tomek79]

Yes, I would like to see a Tu-22 , Ił 76, B-1, ....

[ebabil]

size matters!

 

[Idle_Wild]

C17 would be nice. Could drop AI units into combat to take control of airfields and setup FOBs? Of course this could also be done by a GCI or similar oversight role and remove the need to fly the heavy at all. Plus the thing about a heavy, are any of the maps big enough to require this, and if they were eventually big enough, wouldn't that make the air combat a little too spread out?

Edited October 11, 2019 by Idle_Wild

[VDV]

I want Tu-22M3...

[qcheck]

...YES please, an F-111 as well :)

[Mars Exulte]

Four out of five now with 200 votes. Hard to pretend that isn't significant.

[oreste]

From the point of view of entertainment, I think it would be nice to have a plane of big tonnage, transport and fuel refueling. At first, one of medium size capable of taking off from the aircraft carrier, in DCS there are already. refueling also to other airplanes of the same type that supply other planes. For example two AV 8 I think could be stocked, or two F 18 but I'm not sure I should read up better. I would start from an S 3 Viking or if we want a plane soviet a Su 24 equipped with special pods can refuel other aircraft. A cockpit with a simple extra key, the one that enables the outflow of the refueling tank.

[DemiOS]

A heavy, please

 

Thank you for bringing up this topic. Before this thread existed I noticed thinking quite often that it would be such a joy to fly a heavy in DCS - particularly the legendary C-130 - I was thinking. Now being inspired of this thread I got really excited of the C-2, mixing carrier ops in the equation.

 

 

Honestly, if anyone provided anything in heavy category with a quality and detail level let's say F-5 I would just buy it and love it.

[Kazansky222]

I think the heavy boys would be cool but I think the "DCS World" needs to be a little more full before that happens.

[WildBillKelsoe]

I'd like a C-130 for the cargo operations/paratroop deployment. With all the trimmings. Pomme frites... That is like captain sims C-130 with the load master sheet, the effects of cargo on CG/handling, and animated paratroops/ cargo drops with parachutes and cargo hold camera <3 <3 <3

[FraserNZL]

Start with cold war stuff I reckon. The mighty TU-16 would be great I feel

[Count von Altibar]

What about this bad boy!? I'd be happy with a C-130 though...

[HerrKitz]

I would like to fly any heavy if it is a military aircraft. Of course i would like to fly something complex like MV-22 (is it heavy?), but i think ED or any 3-rd party can start from something less resource demanding like C-130 or russian IL-76.