OCA strikes kill only infantry : no strategic damages

[Falken2]

Hello,

I made 3 OCA strikes. Myself has SEAD escort.

1. SIRRI AFB

Debrief : No AFB got any damages ! Bombs killed many AK-74 and that's all. I remember I saw several buildings (military hangars) burning. No damage to the runway or valuable asset.

 

2. PLayed the mission again.

That was good ! Runway destroyed. Radar sam destroyed. I even had the opportuniy to destroy 2 MIGs standing on a parking with my GBUs. Good job ! 

 

2. BANDAR ABBAS

Same as mission 1. Bombs killed many AK-74 and that's all. No significant damages to the AFB.

 

P.S. And Thanks for the update of the kneeboard. Much appreciated.

 

Edited June 10, 2023 by Falken2

[Sandman Simulations]

51 minutes ago, Falken2 said:

Hello,

I made 3 OCA strikes. Myself has SEAD escort.

1. SIRRI AFB

Debrief : No AFB got any damages ! Bombs killed many AK-74 and that's all. I remember I saw several buildings (military hangars) burning. No damage to the runway or valuable asset.

 

2. PLayed the mission again.

That was good ! Runway destroyed. Radar sam destroyed. I even had the opportuniy to destroy 2 MIGs standing on a parking with my GBUs. Good job ! 

 

2. BANDAR ABBAS

Same as mission 1. Bombs killed many AK-74 and that's all. No significant damages to the AFB.

 

P.S. And Thanks for the update of the kneeboard. Much appreciated.

 

 

Thanks for report. I will check. What was air superiority level for missions? Damage is only counted for active airbases.

[Falken2]

Mission : not sure 70-80 or 80-90

Mission 3 : 70-80

Mission 4 : I reattacked BANDAR ABBAS with devil 2 as strike element. Same effect : only foot soldiers killed. 

And, can you believe it, devil 2-1 (or 2-2) managed to get shot down on egress route by AAA over SIRI island. They were flying angels 9 !! Bunch of id**ts  !

 

[Sandman Simulations]

16 minutes ago, Falken2 said:

Mission : not sure 70-80 or 80-90

Mission 3 : 70-80

Mission 4 : I reattacked BANDAR ABBAS with devil 2 as strike element. Same effect : only foot soldiers killed. 

And, can you believe it, devil 2-1 (or 2-2) managed to get shot down on egress route by AAA over SIRI island. They were flying angels 9 !! Bunch of id**ts  !

If you have achieved air superiority level of 70-80% those air bases are not active anymore. So you can't destroy them. They will become active again if enemy gets your air superiority level back to lower level. You need to check active air bases from planning charts of current air superiority level before tasking your flights.

 

Unfortunately AI may sometimes get back home via very interesting routes and altitudes. No matter what altitude is set for the unit.

Edited June 10, 2023 by Sandman Simulations

[Sandman Simulations]

6 hours ago, Falken2 said:

Mission : not sure 70-80 or 80-90

Mission 3 : 70-80

Mission 4 : I reattacked BANDAR ABBAS with devil 2 as strike element. Same effect : only foot soldiers killed. 

And, can you believe it, devil 2-1 (or 2-2) managed to get shot down on egress route by AAA over SIRI island. They were flying angels 9 !! Bunch of id**ts  !

 

I tested attack against Bandar Abbas international airport. There is active military base only when air superiority level is 10-20 % or less. When active, AI bombed runways and infrastructure as supposed and it was noted in debriefing. 

Please report if you still get into this problem even if air base should be active.

 

[Malvert]

Hi, sorry for the intrusion.

I’m new at DCS and I still don’t understand how this works.

I bought the campaign and I thought I was going to get a guide or something like that? maybe I misunderstood.

The active bases where I see them? In the final briefing after each mission? or in the DCS planner before each mission?

[Sandman Simulations]

4 hours ago, Malvert said:

Hi, sorry for the intrusion.

I’m new at DCS and I still don’t understand how this works.

I bought the campaign and I thought I was going to get a guide or something like that? maybe I misunderstood.

The active bases where I see them? In the final briefing after each mission? or in the DCS planner before each mission?

Hi,

Being new in DCS is not a problem. This campaign just differs quite a lot from normal scripted campaign. Here you are not flying preplanned missions. Instead you need to act as squadron CO and according to goals given to your squadron plan missions to reach those goals. 

First of all you need to read the campaign manual. When installing campaign, documentations goes to somewhat challenging place. It should be found behind following path: Program files/Eagle Dynamics/DCS World (or DCS World OpenBeta)/Mods/campaigns/FA-18C Flaming Sunrise/Doc. 

Manual does not give you instructions how to win the war but it will guide you how to plan a single mission. First mission is like intro and doesn't need planning. Before second mission you should read the briefing and find out what goals are given to your squadron. For the first dynamic mission it is something like this: "Primary mission to gain air superiority in Emirates and northern parts of Oman airspace. Secondary mission to support Emirate’s ground forces defending city of Dubai." Now you need to decide how to reach those goals with 10 Hornets of your squadron. When you start this mission, there is also tutorial telling you how to task your squadron and so on. 

At the end of the missions you will get debriefing about what happened during the mission and what is situation on ground. After landing you need to press spacebar to start the debriefing. After crashing or ejecting it starts automatically. In debriefing you will get Air Superiority Level and Enemy Air Defense level for the next mission. Those numbers and charts you will need when planning next mission. Active air bases for the next mission can be found from Air Superiority Level chart during the debriefing. Charts can be found from documentation also.

Don't hesitate to ask if still confused. 

 

 

Edited June 13, 2023 by Sandman Simulations