Any clue on what will be included at release?

[Viking 1-1]

I'm not sure if I should purchase the Strike Eagle straight at the beginning if EA.

Do we have any ideas what kind of systems and weaponry will be available and working when it is first released?

Not asking what it might get in the future, asking what will be there and working at day 1 of the early access.

[Ignition]

At release will be an F-15E around 2005.

Legacy UFC

Full AN/APG 70 AA and AG

Lantirn TGP

My guess at release it will have all dumb bombs, GBU-12 and 10, 24 (maybe), GBU-38 and 31, CBU-97/87 103/105 (maybe), AGM-65 (maybe)

[Nahen]

Whatever he be had - it's worth it.

[draconus]

What about pilot body in F1 view?

[Nahen]

34 minutes ago, draconus said:

What about pilot body in F1 view?

It will be - with two gunshot wounds one in the knee and the other in the back of the head

[Tomas9970]

Some loadouts were shown on 10 Percent True if that's anything to go by.

https://youtu.be/ZdC7wm02Frg?t=270

 

Lantirn is the first TGP with Litening and Sniper XR planned for later.

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/97330-dcs-roadmap-unofficial-no-discussion-here/page/139/#comment-5152563

 

AGM-65 Mavericks were teased at some point but aren't shown in the loadouts.

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/97330-dcs-roadmap-unofficial-no-discussion-here/page/137/#comment-5133366

Edited February 20, 2023 by Tomas9970

[Grodin]

any idea if there is or will be jhmcs?

[Tomas9970]

JHMCS is promised at the end alongside the Sniper pod.

[Deano87]

On 2/19/2023 at 3:49 PM, Ignition said:

At release will be an F-15E around 2005.

Legacy UFC

Full AN/APG 70 AA and AG

Lantirn TGP

My guess at release it will have all dumb bombs, GBU-12 and 10, 24 (maybe), GBU-38 and 31, CBU-97/87 103/105 (maybe), AGM-65 (maybe)

I would not expect smart weapons, so GBU-38 and 31 will probably come later, same for the 103 and 105.

[Zboboinator]

if we assume that what is shown in the trailer will be available at launch then we will have GBU-31 and 38 (0:18)

if you look closely you can only see the ATFLIR pod

[Deano87]

39 minutes ago, Zboboinator said:

if you look closely you can only see the ATFLIR pod

The ATFLIR pod is only used on the F-18, I think you are confused.

The F-15E will ship with the full LANTIRN package, that is to say the AN/AAQ-13 NAVFLIR pod and the AN/AAQ-14 TGP, Upgraded TGPs (LITENING & SNIPER) will come later with other period correct upgrades like the single screen UFC and JHMCS and possssibly (cross fingers) Aim-9x... although the F-15E only very recently received that IRL. 

Also the AGM-130 is also shown in the trailer... for whatever that is worth.

Edited February 20, 2023 by Deano87

[Ignition]

23 minutes ago, Zboboinator said:

if we assume that what is shown in the trailer will be available at launch then we will have GBU-31 and 38 (0:18)

if you look closely you can only see the ATFLIR pod

In the video you can see the AGM-130 several times and I'm 100% sure that weapon will not be usable at release.

Also, the pod is the LANTIRN AN/AAQ-14, not the ATFLIR

[Miro]

Anyone knows Datalink will available be at initial relase?

[Zboboinator]

Yes sorry, i meant to say the lantirn

[bfr]

How does the difference in the legacy v newer UFC play out? Is the older one that shown in the videos that are a bit like the F18 horizontal multi-segment text displays and the new one more like another MFD in your face?

[Deano87]

39 minutes ago, bfr said:

How does the difference in the legacy v newer UFC play out? Is the older one that shown in the videos that are a bit like the F18 horizontal multi-segment text displays and the new one more like another MFD in your face?

Functionality wise they are exactly the same, so it doesn't add more functionality to the UFC itself, apparently it was more compatible with NVGs compared to the old UFC but that's about it.

Instead of red writing on a bunch of little screens you get green writing on one big screen instead

Edited February 20, 2023 by Deano87

[kiss4luna]

I just want to hear the engines hoooooom so I bought it.

[skywalker22]

And which a2a missiles?

[Deano87]

12 minutes ago, skywalker22 said:

And which a2a missiles?

Aim-9 except for X, Aim-7, Aim-120B & C

[llOPPOTATOll]

On 2/20/2023 at 2:51 PM, Miro said:

Anyone knows Datalink will available be at initial relase?

More likely, no

[hotrod525]

Hopefully AGM130 make it at release, we saw the bomb and the pod several time in trailers... hopefully in two weeks'

[VDV]

ok and when will be the release????

[backspace340]

On 2/21/2023 at 3:05 AM, Zboboinator said:

if we assume that what is shown in the trailer will be available at launch then we will have GBU-31 and 38 (0:18)

if you look closely you can only see the ATFLIR pod

Which trailer has the GBU-31 or GBU-38? The pre-order trailer just has dumb bombs and LBGs for A2G (doesn't even seem to be a GBU-24 here): 

 

 

9 hours ago, hotrod525 said:

Hopefully AGM130 make it at release, we saw the bomb and the pod several time in trailers... hopefully in two weeks'

The AGM-130 was in the '2023 and beyond' video, but not seen in either the pre-order teaser video or the pre-order start trailer - seems a very low chance it's going to be in for the EA launch (think Notso on discord has said basically no chance).

[Ramsay]

4 hours ago, backspace340 said:

Which trailer has the GBU-31 or GBU-38?

The 17th Feb pre-order trailer ...

https://youtu.be/jIY8eIDUHZU?t=19

Obviously it doesn't mean they'll be available with the initial Early Access release but they are coming at some point.

 

4 hours ago, backspace340 said:

The AGM-130 was in the '2023 and beyond' video, but not seen in either the pre-order teaser video or the pre-order start trailer

The AGM-130 was shown in the F-15E Pre-order Trailer at 1:16

https://youtu.be/jIY8eIDUHZU?t=76

I agree there's very little chance the AGM-130 will be in the initial EA release. 

 

Edited February 23, 2023 by Ramsay

[bfr]

4 hours ago, backspace340 said:

Which trailer has the GBU-31 or GBU-38? The pre-order trailer just has dumb bombs and LBGs for A2G (doesn't even seem to be a GBU-24 here): 

 

 

The AGM-130 was in the '2023 and beyond' video, but not seen in either the pre-order teaser video or the pre-order start trailer - seems a very low chance it's going to be in for the EA launch (think Notso on discord has said basically no chance).

The AGM-130 is shown on the jet in the launch trailer (at about 0:50 and 1:16 and 1:24) but very much fleetingly.  Like you say though, it doesn't mean it'll be available on day 0.

Edited February 23, 2023 by bfr