Eagerly awaited aircraft for DCS World

[Fri13]

Could it be possible that ED is making a E-2 Hawkeye? 

Navy's all-weather, carrier-based tactical battle management airborne early warning, command and control aircraft.

https://www.fighterpilotpodcast.com/episodes/099-e-2-hawkeye/

 

2 pilots, 3 extra players at rear.

 

It would fit with the possible upcoming IADS from third party for ground units, when ED would focus to US Navy.

Hard aircraft to fly (and especially land for carrier!), it would be a REALLY wanted aircraft as people have been wanting a AWACS (that E-2 isn't) for multiplayer etc.

It would be really brainmelting to be able fly it and have 3 players at rear doing surveillance, tactics and all with new possibilities. 

Edited December 6, 2020 by Fri13

[TotenDead]

 

10 hours ago, Fri13 said:

Could it be possible that ED is making a E-2 Hawkeye? 

 

No

[killkenny1]

18 hours ago, Eldur said:

Oh and well, the more I've read this thread, the more I tend to believI mean, there's literally everything else ruled out, well, almost

 

But in the end, I'll just wait another two weeks^soon™ and see

 

Yeah, ED has so much ruled out it kinda hard to imagine what they are planning to announce...

Or maybe they just deny everything for now not to overexcite us. Because we are easily excited bunch, which easily switches from excitement to pitchforks when something goes slightly wrong...

[Dragon1-1]

It's easy to imagine, it's either the F-111 or the V-22. After everything ED has ruled out, those two are the only ones in the running. I expect the F-111, since V-22 is mostly a transport, and ED isn't big on those.

[MBot]

Remind me again why everyone is discounting the Apache? Because it is supposedly already announced? Please show me a link to the newsletter where the Apache is officially announced as a module. A "not if, when" in some interview is not a module announcement,  it is/was simply the stance of ED on a number of aircraft since the beginning of DCS.

[Peq]

Apache is a legend. I'd buy it in a heartbeat and I couldn't care less about helicopters.

As Mbot said, it's been hinted, but never announced. 

I like the F-111, but it's not a best seller like the Viper is or the Apache or Mudhen would be IMHO.

 

[sparrow88]

17 hours ago, MBot said:

Remind me again why everyone is discounting the Apache? Because it is supposedly already announced? Please show me a link to the newsletter where the Apache is officially announced as a module. A "not if, when" in some interview is not a module announcement,  it is/was simply the stance of ED on a number of aircraft since the beginning of DCS.

 

Following this logic the mystery aircraft may not exist at all, because there was no official announcement LOL.

[Dragon1-1]

We're discounting it because the mystery aircraft has not been teased. I think this, too, was stated. Apache had been teased quite heavily.

[Sandman1330]

They didn't really start teasing the Apache until AFTER they'd said it hadn't been teased yet.  The last we heard that from ED was back in the Spring, and they didn't really start teasing Apache until Wags' Syria video and the various interviews that came out in summer/fall...

 

I know you want it to be the F-111, but I want it to be the Apache - so I guess one of us will be disappointed!

[Gierasimov]

On 12/4/2020 at 9:09 PM, Baco said:

I agree people are reading too much into a fluke that some one said...

We are in December now, I don´t believe they are going to announce anything at all, 2021 is mosquito and mi 24 and marianas... maybe 2022 apache an or F-4 (if we are really, really lucky), THATS it. No more "brain melting" announcements here...

 

I would love to be proven wrong of course, but I don't keep my hopes up...

On 12/5/2020 at 12:24 AM, phant said:

 

Later this year, we are looking forward to announcing an eagerly awaited aircraft for DCS World

Later this year, we are looking forward to announcing an eagerly awaited aircraft for DCS World

Later this year, we are looking forward to announcing an eagerly awaited aircraft for DCS World

 

 

Bye

Phant

 

Have faith! There are still quite few days left in 2020, I just hope, that they still can, given the way how this year turned out!

[Fri13]

11 minutes ago, Gierasimov said:

 

Have faith! There are still quite few days left in 2020, I just hope, that they still can, given the way how this year turned out!

 

Didn't occur to me before....

 

The word "later this year" has turn to be "in the end of this year".

 

As "later this ________" means to me 1/4-1/2 of the time scale that is the context. So if someone say at February "Later this year", then I would have expected to see something on May-June at the most part, but going for a December is like slapping a promise on contractor "I will pay it as soon as I receive the bill" by paying on the final date on the bill. 

 

 

On 12/7/2020 at 10:00 AM, TotenDead said:

 

No

 

Why "not possible" instead "possible, but not probable"?

[zone 5]

DCS and I know you read these, a hint of the eagerly awaited module or better still an announcement would make a nice xmas pressie....

[reece146]

1 hour ago, zone 5 said:

DCS and I know you read these, a hint of the eagerly awaited module or better still an announcement would make a nice xmas pressie....

 

Given the machinations of this thread they probably don't dare say a word until it hits EA - possibly even forget this whole thing and just release something to EA quietly other than normal marketing comms.

 

No way they can live up to all the multiple layers of bull sh!t in this thread no matter what they release.

 

 

[Gierasimov]

1 hour ago, Fri13 said:

 

Didn't occur to me before....

 

The word "later this year" has turn to be "in the end of this year".

 

As "later this ________" means to me 1/4-1/2 of the time scale that is the context. So if someone say at February "Later this year", then I would have expected to see something on May-June at the most part, but going for a December is like slapping a promise on contractor "I will pay it as soon as I receive the bill" by paying on the final date on the bill. 

 

 

 

Why "not possible" instead "possible, but not probable"?

Nothing wrong in "later this year" to be last day of a year, or even last minute, as long as it is delivered. 

I know it will be Fulcrum anyway:)

 

[killkenny1]

2 hours ago, Fri13 said:

 

Didn't occur to me before....

 

The word "later this year" has turn to be "in the end of this year".

 

As "later this ________" means to me 1/4-1/2 of the time scale that is the context. So if someone say at February "Later this year", then I would have expected to see something on May-June at the most part, but going for a December is like slapping a promise on contractor "I will pay it as soon as I receive the bill" by paying on the final date on the bill. 

 

 

 

Why "not possible" instead "possible, but not probable"?

 

Don't forget, this is ED and DCS we are talking about. "Later this years" means "two weeks" which in reality means "sometime between two weeks and infinity, possibly next year, but more likely a year after."

[Gierasimov]

So, in another forum, in unrelated thread, a very well known person posted this answer:

 

 

Now. From this:

 

to that above, there is a huge difference, not only the change of timing (based on the previous video posted in February) but also from the

"Later this year, we are looking forward to announcing an eagerly awaited aircraft for DCS World." to this "...there is a high chance of a showing..."

 

Anyway, I know what to expect now, so thanks for the tip!

 

 

[Lurker]

On 12/8/2020 at 6:33 PM, reece146 said:

 

Given the machinations of this thread they probably don't dare say a word until it hits EA - possibly even forget this whole thing and just release something to EA quietly other than normal marketing comms.

 

No way they can live up to all the multiple layers of bull sh!t in this thread no matter what they release.

 

 

 

It's a wishlist thread, not the declaration of independence. No one has any illusions about what is said in this thread, least of all Eagle Dynamics. 

[Habu_69]

Merry Christmas! Yes, just what DCS needs. Another half-completed module.

[shahin_sky]

Hi   anybody knows  about F-4 Phantom ??

[Northstar98]

2 hours ago, shahin_sky said:

Hi   anybody knows  about F-4 Phantom ??

 

Indefinite hold AFAIK.

[rkk01]

I thought this thread went dormant on the Fulcrum news???

 

F-111 would be a brain melting choice... not sure all the talk re controls would be relevant? Presumably the starboard seat doesn’t have flight controls???

 

and...

 

... Tornado - has the tonka been dismissed as a “NO”?

[Northstar98]

 

1 hour ago, rkk01 said:

 

F-111 would be a brain melting choice... not sure all the talk re controls would be relevant? Presumably the starboard seat doesn’t have flight controls???

 

Yeah it does. You can practically fly it solely from the WSO seat from what I can tell - they both at least have their own throttle and stick.

 

1 hour ago, rkk01 said:

Tornado - has the tonka been dismissed as a “NO”?

 

According to this it isn't, but I'm trying to dig up the original source.

[SharkWizard]

On 12/11/2020 at 1:54 PM, Northstar98 said:

 

According to this it isn't, but I'm trying to dig up the original source.

 

I believe Fast Jet Performance's interview with Simon Pearson might just be the source in question. 

[wilbur81]

On 12/10/2020 at 7:20 AM, Habu_69 said:

Merry Christmas! Yes, just what DCS needs. Another half-completed module.

Merry Christmas to you, too! And yes, I'll take a completed dynamic campaign and weather system (or only one of either) over a new beta-module aircraft. We have plenty of amazing aircraft in DCS. I really have very little interest in this new aircraft announcement at the moment. It is now time to finish what they have and shore up the game aspects. I think that's what they're focusing on... which is why we're not hearing much about this "anticipated new aircraft."  They are doing a good job, slowing hammering away at the Hornet and Viper. Stick with it, ED!

Edited December 13, 2020 by wilbur81

[_Digby_]

1 hour ago, SharkWizard said:

 

I believe Fast Jet Performance's interview with Simon Pearson might just be the source in question. 

 

In the year of the 30th anniversary of Op GRANBY, this would be amazing news! Want a Tonka so bad!