Flappie Posted June 9, 2023 Posted June 9, 2023 That is by design. Only tankers compatible with your aircraft will answer your calls. 1 ---
rob10 Posted June 9, 2023 Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) That would likely be because the MPRS has a drogue for refueling and NO boom so it's unable to refuel the F-16 (only F-18, F-14 etc). In a perfect world the tanker would tell you it couldn't refuel you rather than just ignoring you (same if it's out of fuel), but that's the way it is currently. Damn Flappies fast fingers sniping me Edited June 9, 2023 by rob10 1
Capn kamikaze Posted June 10, 2023 Author Posted June 10, 2023 11 hours ago, Flappie said: That is by design. Only tankers compatible with your aircraft will answer your calls. MPRS has both types, boom and drogues on pods on the wings.
Solution razo+r Posted June 10, 2023 Solution Posted June 10, 2023 Just now, Capn kamikaze said: MPRS has both types, boom and drogues on pods on the wings. It does but the boom does not work in DCS, so it's a drogue only tanker. 1
Flappie Posted June 10, 2023 Posted June 10, 2023 11 hours ago, rob10 said: Damn Flappies fast fingers sniping me Yeeeee-haaa! 1 ---
Capn kamikaze Posted June 12, 2023 Author Posted June 12, 2023 (edited) The "correct as is" tag is wrong, it isn't correct, it's just not working, the MPRS is still capable of using the boom, it hasn't been disabled by the addition of the drogue pods.... "Only a small percentage of the KC-135 fleet is outfitted with the capability of refueling both probe-and-drogue and boom-accessible aircraft on the same mission, according to Air Force fact sheets." and... ""If we were boom or drogue only, we wouldn't be able to cater to two different types of customers on the same mission," Captain Dolan said. "With MPRS, we can cater to more aircraft and keep the mission flowing."" https://www.afcent.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/223584/multi-point-refueling-extends-tanker-capabilities/ Edited June 12, 2023 by Capn kamikaze
Flappie Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 "Correct as is" does not always mean "true to life". Our beloved sim has some limitations, and DCS KC-135 MPRS only doing drogue refueling is one of them. If you want it to change, please create a wishlist thread. 1 ---
Capn kamikaze Posted June 12, 2023 Author Posted June 12, 2023 Then perhaps it's best to not use that tag, as it is misleading, but sure, I'll add it to the wish list.
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