Re-organise the Loadout Lists

[jonsky7]

I would very much like to have the loadout lists re-organised. When 2.7 came out, I was very impressed and grateful for the additional short description of each weapon.

However, I was somewhat disappointed in the fact that although someone had obviously put a lot of time into updating the loadouts, that the opportunity to re-organise the lists was missed. 

So although I do appreciate that ED go to extreme lengths to model each individual weapon rack correctly and provide the rack info on the loadout screen, I can't for the life of me figure out the logic behind the decision to have the weapon rack as the primary piece of information in the loadout list.

So it is my wish, to give lowest priority to the rack type in the loadout drop down lists.

For example turn these (current)

 

 

 

 

into to this (proposed)

 

 

 

I think you would be hard pressed to argue that the proposed is not more organised and easier to find the weapon you are looking for.

Thanks

Edited July 21, 2021 by jonsky7

[Iron_physik]

I agree, this would make finding the weapon you like alot easier

[Goggz]

Me too! It makes a lot of sense - a bit like the Army method of using descriptives of things (Boot, Leather, Hobnail: marching, for the use of), you can go straight to the category of weapon, then you find the size, the attribute & the number required.

 

 

Bomb, 2000lb, Mk 84, dropping, for the use of;

Bomb, 2000lb, GBU3/V, you get the picture...

 

By the way, when were Bombs, Cluster, Antiarmour designated as Safe For Work?

 

Also, I'd like to see the option to remove all weapon pylons in one click in the Rearm Menu -

Rearm> Remove All Pylons as it is very tedious to have to click them all individually in the Mi8.

 

Edited July 25, 2021 by Goggz

[Drif]

+1

The variations in the armament menu is getting out of hand, on some airframes.

[CharlieZ]

I support this would make my life easier

[twistking]

makes sense

[HammerUK9]

+1.

[Northstar98]

I've personally become accostomed to the current system, but this way does make more sense.

 

Personally though, I wish it was more consistent, and in some cases more precise, using a common naming convention. I think the way C:MANO does it is the best way I've seen.

 

So if I look at the bombs in the 2nd to last image:

• BDU-33 x 3 - 25lb Practice Bomb LD - TER-9A -> BDU-33 [25lb Practice] x3 - TER-9A
• CBU-87 x 1 - 202 x CEM Cluster Bomb -> CBU-87/B [202 x BLU-97/B]
• CBU-87 x 2 - 202 x CEM Cluster Bomb - TER-9A -> CBU-87/B [202 x BLU-97/B] x2 - TER-9A
• CBU-87 x 3 - 202 x CEM Cluster Bomb - TER-9A -> CBU-87/B [202 x BLU-97/B] x3 - TER-9A
• CBU-97 x 1 - 10 x SFW Cluster Bomb -> CBU-97/B SFW [10 x BLU-108/B]
• CBU-97 x 2 - 10 x SFW Cluster Bomb - TER-9A -> CBU-97/B SFW [10 x BLU-108/B]  x2 - TER-9A
• CBU-97 x 3 - 10 x SFW Cluster Bomb - TER-9A -> CBU-97/B SFW [10 x BLU-108/B] x3 - TER-9A
• GBU-10 - 2000lb Laser Guided Bomb -> GBU-10E/B Paveway II LGB [Mk84]
• GBU-12 x 1 - 500lb Laser Guided Bomb -> GBU-12D/B Paveway II LGB [Mk82]
• GBU-12 x 2 - 500lb Laser Guided Bomb - TER-9A -> GBU-12D/B Paveway II LGB [Mk82] x2 - TER-9A
• GBU-12 x 3 - 500lb Laser Guided Bomb - TER-9A -> GBU-12D/B Paveway II LGB [Mk82] x3 - TER-9A
• Mk82 x 1 - 500lb GP Bomb LD -> Mk82 [500lb LDGP]
• Mk82 x 2 - 500lb GP Bomb LD - TER-9A -> Mk82 [500lb LDGP] x2 - TER-9A
• Mk82 x 3 - 500lb GP Bomb LD - TER-9A -> Mk82 [500lb LDGP] x3 - TER-9A
• Mk82 AIR Ballute  x1 - 500lb GP Bomb HD -> Mk82 AIR [500lb HDGP]
• Mk82 AIR Ballute  x2 - 500lb GP Bomb HD - TER-9A -> Mk82 AIR [500lb HDGP] x2 - TER-9A
• Mk82 AIR Ballute  x3 - 500lb GP Bomb HD - TER-9A -> Mk82 AIR [500lb HDGP] x3 - TER-9A
• Mk82 Snakeye x 1 - 500lb GP Bomb HD -> Mk82 Snakeye [500lb HDGP]
• Mk82 Snakeye x 2 - 500lb GP Bomb HD - TER-9A -> Mk82 Snakeye [500lb HDGP] x2 - TER-9A
• Mk82 Snakeye x 3 - 500lb GP Bomb HD - TER-9A -> Mk82 Snakeye [500lb HDGP] x3 - TER-9A
• Mk84 - 2000lb GP Bomb LD -> Mk84 [2000lb LDGP]

And for the AG missiles:

• AGM-65E - Maverick E (Laser ASM - Lg Whd) - LAU-117 -> AGM-65E Maverick [Laser] - LAU-127
• AGM-65F - Maverick F (IIR ASM) - LAU-117 -> AGM-65F Maverick [IIR] - LAU-127
• AGM-84D Harpoon AShM -> AGM-84D-1 Harpoon Block 1C
• AGM-84E Harpoon/SLAM (Stand-Off Land-Attack Missile) -> AGM-84E-1C SLAM
• AGM-84H SLAM-ER (Expanded Response) -> AGM-84H-1 SLAM-ER
• AGM-88C HARM - High Speed Anti Radiation Missile -> AGM-88C HARM
• AGM-154A x 1 - JSOW CEB (CBU-type) -> AGM-154A JSOW [145x BLU-97/B]
• AGM-154A x 2 -JSOW CEB (CBU-type) - BRU-55 -> AGM-154A JSOW [145x BLU-97/B] x2 - BRU-55
• AGM-154C x 1 - JSOW Unitary (BROACH) -> AGM-154C JSOW [BROACH]
• AGM-154C x 2 - JSOW Unitary (BROACH) -> AGM-154C JSOW [BROACH] x2 - BRU-55

Spoiler

Glossary:

• CBU - Cluster Bomb Unit
• GBU - Guided Bomb Unit
• HARM - High speed Anti-Radiation Missile
• HDGP - High-Drag General Purpose
• IIR - Imagine Infrared
• LDGP - Low-Drag General Purpose
• LGB - Laser Guided Bomb
• SFW - Sensor Fused Weapon
• SLAM - Standoff Land-Attack Missile
• SLAM-ER - Standoff Land-Attack Missile - Expanded Response
• JSOW - Joint StandOff Weapon

 

There are also some weapons that are incorrectly listed, namely the FAB-100 and the FAB-250; on most aircraft these are actually the OFAB-100-120 and the OFAB-250-270 respectively.

Edited July 25, 2021 by Northstar98