Hycel Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) Just wanna let you people know there's a new DCS module coming up. It's a Polish TS-11 Iskra (spark) Check out this Facebook group to find out everything about it. https://www.facebook.com/Ts11forDCS TS 11 STAGE 1 https://youtu.be/96wqdzJ4XCY If you wanna know more abaut TS-11 Iskra itself have a look here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZL_TS-11_Iskra some real footage of Iskra https://youtu.be/UrLpLfr3gms https://youtu.be/sghIr9kmYW0 Edited March 15, 2023 by Hycel 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Module or MOD? That's the question. I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hycel Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 Author in his video says he's talking to devs abaut it. But nothing is certain rn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc3908 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 I like what I see, but I would prefer a MOD over a module, as I'm not willing to purchase another trainer, but will surely fly If is released as a MOD. I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 11 hours ago, Stratos said: I like what I see, but I would prefer a MOD over a module, as I'm not willing to purchase another trainer, but will surely fly If is released as a MOD. Understandable viewpoint. My perspective: this is the first trainer-type that I'd want to buy. That may be because this isn't a training variant, but there it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 10 hours ago, Citizen said: Understandable viewpoint. My perspective: this is the first trainer-type that I'd want to buy. That may be because this isn't a training variant, but there it is. Is indeed a strange version. Is a single seater, with fixed gun but very limited a-g ordinance and no a-a at all. With a bit more punch would be a very interesting COIN aircraft, but now is very very limited. I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 On 3/7/2023 at 3:12 AM, Stratos said: Is indeed a strange version. Is a single seater, with fixed gun but very limited a-g ordinance and no a-a at all. With a bit more punch would be a very interesting COIN aircraft, but now is very very limited. Weirdly, I think that's what's so attractive about it. Hunting light vehicles and troops in this thing sounds like a blast and probably more fun than spending half an hour looking down at contacts on an MFD. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 3 hours ago, Citizen said: Weirdly, I think that's what's so attractive about it. Hunting light vehicles and troops in this thing sounds like a blast and probably more fun than spending half an hour looking down at contacts on an MFD. I love COIN, but the Iskra modelled can carry only, a type of bombs, a type of rocket pods and a type of gun, is limited in my POV. I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avimimus Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 On 3/11/2023 at 5:12 AM, Stratos said: I love COIN, but the Iskra modelled can carry only, a type of bombs, a type of rocket pods and a type of gun, is limited in my POV. My argument would be that it this produces a different experience: Taking out one or two truck or an artillery position becomes an accomplishment in a way that it could never be if you were flying an A-10 or an AH-64... one feels ever gun round and every trigger press that much more... and conducting COIN against a small enemy force (e.g. a few technicals and a BRDM in a scouting troop) makes it that much more intense. Impacts are smaller but more meaningful. It is a bit like flying a Gazelle or an OH-58 in the COIN role (i.e. a fixed gun with limited ammunition and seven to eight rocket rounds)... one has to design the missions around the more limited firepower, but it can actually be a lot more satisfying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 12 minutes ago, Avimimus said: My argument would be that it this produces a different experience: Taking out one or two truck or an artillery position becomes an accomplishment in a way that it could never be if you were flying an A-10 or an AH-64... one feels ever gun round and every trigger press that much more... and conducting COIN against a small enemy force (e.g. a few technicals and a BRDM in a scouting troop) makes it that much more intense. Impacts are smaller but more meaningful. It is a bit like flying a Gazelle or an OH-58 in the COIN role (i.e. a fixed gun with limited ammunition and seven to eight rocket rounds)... one has to design the missions around the more limited firepower, but it can actually be a lot more satisfying. I agree in that COIN can be very satisfactory If the mission is well designed, as is a totally different experience from the hi tech jets. 1 I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avimimus Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 I'm curious if it can carry rockets and bombs at the same time... if so it'll be a bit more flexible than the Tornado or the Viggen (albeit with the bombs consisting of a couple of FAB-100s... but if one aims well I suppose it'd still work)! I rather like the forward view - very good for an aircraft of its era. It might be the first trainer I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hycel Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 On 4/9/2023 at 6:00 PM, Avimimus said: Taking out one or two truck or an artillery position becomes an accomplishment in a way that it could never be if you were flying an A-10 or an AH-64... I guess that sums up its combat capabilities... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minar Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 I recently saw a 1/72 scale model of this plane in polish schemes for airforce and navy. Its a really cool looking plane. Like a skinny L-29. Only weapons Ive seen on these is cannons and maybe rocket pods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 There's something about the FOD guards that are utterly charming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avimimus Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 On 5/2/2023 at 5:51 PM, minar said: I recently saw a 1/72 scale model of this plane in polish schemes for airforce and navy. Its a really cool looking plane. Like a skinny L-29. Only weapons Ive seen on these is cannons and maybe rocket pods. Angry tadpole. It looks like all four underwing hardpoints can be used (e.g. for a 12.7mm machine gun, a 100kg bomb, or Mars-4 with 8xS-5 57mm rockets). So that is a total of four 0.50 cal, four bombs, 32 rockets - or some combination. I'm not sure if any other options exist, but it definitely looks like light bombs and gunpods as well as rockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Dynamite Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Rooting for this to become an official module! I'd buy this over another high-speed sky-rocket any day. Please ED work with this guy to make it happen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Any update? 1 I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hycel Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 Last update on their Facebook page was on May 4 Still working on it I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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