M04 Beware the Grison

[jmarso]

I swear I had to replay this f----g mission about a dozen times because every time I went after that second Grison, it got me. 

Finally nailed the little bastard but even then it was chaff and flares city at the end- I saw the missile come off the rail on the FLIR right after I pickled my last Maverick, broke hard, hit dispense, and let the auto program do its thing. Got lucky on the umpteenth try. I was getting to that point where I was about ready to put my fist through my monitor. 

DCS needs an in-game save function like no other game ever made. It just SUCKS to get an hour into a mission, get wasted, and then have to go back and start at zero, cold and dark on the ramp. 

[Tblue282]

I haven’t played this mission yet but I have went after sa-19s with mavs in other self made missions.   Do you have a printout of the various Sam systems and engagements distances ?   I found one some years ago and it really helped me out  

[jmarso]

I looked up the Grison after I finally beat the mission. With the weather, you really end up flirting on the edges of its engagement range in order to get a maverick to lock onto it.

[Tblue282]

Haha, well at least I know what I’m in for tomorrow morning.  

[Tblue282]

Well, I took a while to find the SA-19 and engaged it without getting clearance so I guess I think I screwed up the mission as it went all quiet and didn’t proceed.   However think I finally found good contrast settings to see things better in the Flir and Mav so there’s that.  

Edited December 16, 2024 by Tblue282

[rmcclo]

Ugh, I shacked the Grison, but watched it from my chute. In Tacview, it got me at the very edge of the engagement envelope. Would have had it if I went defensive a split second earlier. I think I had the MAV lock earlier than I was aware, but got a little confused with the resolution and rendering in the MFD.

Great campaigns! It's tough switching between F/A-18C and the 16 with the different hotas commands, but I'm glad I'm getting a feel for each.

[HanuXXL]

M04 has been so far the hardest mission for me. I had really really hard time spotting it against all snow etc, but finally on the fifth take I managed to bag that mission.

Really great campaign so far; only two missions left. I however need a lot of more practice with F-16 to start that part of the "same" campaign, but that is the intention. I thought I was quite adept with F-18 before I tried this one, but no... It has been one great learning experience. Surely I'm not ready for the same level of campaign with Viper yet!

[baltic_dragon]

Thanks guys! I highly recommend Reflected's campaign! And also, if you're up for the task, also my Gamblers one, built with John "Rain" Waters, former F-16 demo pilot. And there is a winwing draw there as well!