MrPickles Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Well with the newest 2.7 patch that rolled out today I noticed a few upgrades on the A10A. Canopy reflections are fixed. They are now not on the front three windows, only the side bubble window and a lot more subdued. I'm not a fan of canopy reflections but they are non intrusive now. You can load Rockeye's on the Hog! I tried them out. Against T90's they aren't amazing, but against other armoured vehicles they are really good. You can take out two parked close enough together. Or, you can easily hit one. The gun seems to be working better. I haven't tried taking out MBT's for awhile, but I was able to take out T90's consistently with about 50 rounds in the back top of the tank, shot from a high angle, starting at about .5 and shooting until .4 miles away (I believe the piper is in miles?). I tried doing this several updates ago and it took >300 rounds to do the same. Now the A-10A is a tank killer again! All in all, very happy with the update. Thanks for giving this old bird some love. I enjoy the FC3 jets the best. I can drop in, fly for 30 minutes, and not have to remember how to start APU's or 10,000 switches. Once life slows down I would like to get more immersed in the study jets but right now FC3 really scratches that itch of simu-lite. Thanks again ED! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windsortheater Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 (edited) how is the rockeye compared to a CBU-97? I haven't checked the gun yet, but if its fixed - finally!!! And I totally agree. a10a is a fantastic platform to learn A-G flying with the Mk1 eyeball ... that will only improve your "systems based" approach in the C and hornet. and its way faster to get going and have fun! I think its the most underappreciated airframe in the game TBH and I really wish ED would give it more love. - fix hud scaling - animate switches that are tied to key binds (i.e., PAC) - update cockpit textures - buddy lasing (i.e., simplified JTAC use) and GBUs Edited April 23, 2021 by Windsortheater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPickles Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 The Rockeye is not nearly as powerful as the CBU-97. It is a lot more accurate though. In that, you put the piper on the target, bombs away, and it falls and hits. I find the GBU-97 has a bit more timing involved as the bomblets slowly float down. I have been able to take out 4 closely driving tanks with the CBU-97. I don't think you could do that with the Rockeye. The gun dispersion seemed wide still, but it also seemed to pack a lot more punch. BUT I honestly have just been using it for soft targets the last year or more so I could be mistaken. In any event you could take out dozens of T90's with a full ammo load if you rationed your shots with it currently. I use the "horse of war" cockpit mod, and really like it. I hope they do an upgrade - I would gladly pay for an A-10A v2, I understand it takes hours of programming to upgrade stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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