F-4 Phantom Campaign announcement: 'Red Flag 81-2'

[Reflected]

Let me officially announce my next project: Red Flag 81-2 Campaign for the DCS F-4E Phantom. Period correct maps and charts, dynamic debrief, interactive checklists, hand signals and formation signals, and basically the same study level realism that you can see in my other campaigns.
 

 

[Volator]

Now this sounds interesting! 

[LordOrion]

2 weeks (TM)?

[Reflected]

Let me walk you through the dynamic debriefing system in my upcoming Red Flag 81-2 campaign for the DCS F-4E Phantom.

 

[Dragon1-1]

Good video. I wonder if you picked up on the irony of talking about simulating "mature, adult professionals", in light of the early part, when you mentioned that early debriefs would often degenerate into "No, I shot you down" back and forth.  DCS community and actual fighter pilots who get to handle million dollar fighting machines have more in common that one would hope...  

[Zone5]

Well said, Dragon1-1. True indeed...

[tusler]

I suck at all the stuff he mentioned but I'll get the campaign cause it sound like a lot of fun in the F4.

[Hiob]

I will probably get the campaign and then never accomplish even the first mission. Wouldn't be the first.....
Let's say my ambition outweighs my talent...... (and time) 

...but either way - mad respect for Reflected and what he accomplishes in DCS.

[LuseKofte]

Well this means I need to learn the Phantom and later go through the frustration about what I thought I was proficient at, I was not. 

[Zone5]

On 1/27/2025 at 8:06 AM, Hiob said:

I will probably get the campaign and then never accomplish even the first mission. Wouldn't be the first.....
Let's say my ambition outweighs my talent...... (and time) 

...but either way - mad respect for Reflected and what he accomplishes in DCS.

Ah, but that's the beauty. Practice makes perfect. That is what professionalism is about: practice. That's why I love Reflected's work; it humbles me, teaches me, and makes me keep working until I can do it right consistently. We are trying to simulate what is a truly hard profession. It's SUPPOSED to be hard, and that's what makes it rewarding. If it was easy, anybody could do it... This will be a day one purchase for me. Hard, realistic procedures in my all-time favorite plane. What's not to love?

[Hiob]

1 hour ago, Zone5 said:

Ah, but that's the beauty. Practice makes perfect. That is what professionalism is about: practice. That's why I love Reflected's work; it humbles me, teaches me, and makes me keep working until I can do it right consistently. We are trying to simulate what is a truly hard profession. It's SUPPOSED to be hard, and that's what makes it rewarding. If it was easy, anybody could do it... This will be a day one purchase for me. Hard, realistic procedures in my all-time favorite plane. What's not to love?

“(and time)” was the keyword….

Usually Professionals don’t have a second side (main) profession. 

But I wasn’t criticising in the slightest. Quite the opposite. I admire Reflected and will keep buying his stuff (even though I haven’t finished any). But I will probably need to retire before I actually accomplish any campaign. 

 

[MAXsenna]

“(and time)” was the keyword….
Usually Professionals don’t have a second side (main) profession. 
But I wasn’t criticising in the slightest. Quite the opposite. I admire Reflected and will keep buying his stuff (even though I haven’t finished any). But I will probably need to retire before I actually accomplish any campaign. 
 

Paradise Lost is doable, I promise 'cause I did it.

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[Hiob]

1 hour ago, MAXsenna said:

Paradise Lost is doable, I promise 'cause I did it.

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That’s the one I’ve progressed the furthest so far, indeed.

[Reflected]

15 hours ago, Hiob said:

“(and time)” was the keyword….

Usually Professionals don’t have a second side (main) profession. 

But I wasn’t criticising in the slightest. Quite the opposite. I admire Reflected and will keep buying his stuff (even though I haven’t finished any). But I will probably need to retire before I actually accomplish any campaign. 

 

The Red Flag missions are doable within an hour, especially if you use time acceleration. Which will automatically reset to 1x as soon as something happens, so you won't miss anything important.

[Hiob]

34 minutes ago, Reflected said:

The Red Flag missions are doable within an hour, especially if you use time acceleration. Which will automatically reset to 1x as soon as something happens, so you won't miss anything important.

I‘ll have a look. But I was more referring to the time it takes to “git gud”. Especially in steampunky aircraft like the Phantom. Not so much about the length of individual missons.

But I feel I’m distracting from the actual topic. So enough of my personal shortcomings! 

Bottomline: The amount and quality of stuff you put into your campaigns is just awesome!