How to beat final mission?

[Teeps]

As ever this a great campaign, so thank you to Ground Pounder Simulations.

On the final mission I'm not sure what the best weaponeering approach is.  Any suggestions?

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I'm talking about holding back the Iranian infantry attacking from the South of the compound.  I tried individual laser-targetted APKWS but with one rocket per pass that feels like it's taking too long.  I tried using the APKWS as dumb rockets, but I ran out of rockets before the attack was over.  What's the best choice here?

 

[ChillNG]

3 hours ago, Teeps said:

As ever this a great campaign, so thank you to Ground Pounder Simulations.

On the final mission I'm not sure what the best weaponeering approach is.  Any suggestions?

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I'm talking about holding back the Iranian infantry attacking from the South of the compound.  I tried individual laser-targetted APKWS but with one rocket per pass that feels like it's taking too long.  I tried using the APKWS as dumb rockets, but I ran out of rockets before the attack was over.  What's the best choice here?

 

Been a while since I flew it, but IIRC I went for rockets or guns most of the time.  APKWS is good for picking off the infantry closing on the compound, no harm in going with an unguided salvo either so long as you're careful, especially over the open fields.  I believe I built a suppression element in to the mission as well, so as long as you keep scoring hits, the advancing infantry will stop moving for a while, buying you some time.  The infantry being close to the building for too long will result in the friendlies getting killed.

And no-one asked but indulge me...this is the mission where my greatest ever DCS moment occurred.  During testing I was 5 seconds (literally) away from triggering the friendlies are dead ending of the mission, so fired off an APKWS on the heading I just happened to be on (no time to line it up), then used the laser to curve the rocket around the crane and onto the target, saving the day.  Definitely not to CAS protocols, but it was pretty cool.

[Teeps]

Finally completed it just now - it had me on edge!

 

Thanks for the hint, and again for the great campaign!