Indianajon Posted October 11 Posted October 11 OK so I feel I should start this by apologising to @Reflectedas the below involved me tweaking a mission. However, the result was a new found understanding of aviation which I'm desperate to share. I love this campaign, especially the 2vsUNK sortie. To the point where I pulled the combat part out and into 'my missions' so that if i want a quick random dogfight i can jump straight into the action. The other night I wondered... could I fly the same sortie in an F14? How would it cope in this challenging mission? How did it feel moving from the F4 to the next generation of fighter? So I went into the mission editor, changed the player F4 to an F14a. Loaded with 4/2/0 and 70% fuel and gave it a go (note before you get big ideas yourselves you can't save the mission). This post isn't about how to change Reflected's missions (they can't be improved in my mind). Rather it's about the eye-opening moment I had seeing the generational impact of the F14. I flew the sortie like this maybe 10 times and each time it dominated! I kept the rules the same, waiting for VID, my wingman in an F4. I found myself changing my tactics a little as a result of the TF30s extra umph (never imagined i would say that!). The added visibility, the power of the radar, the increased maneuverability. It just made me appreciate in a way I have never fully comprehended, just what a game changer the F14 must have been. I guess I'm sharing this because this is why I love DCS, it gives an appreciation for the history of aviation in a way a book can't. Likewise this is something that Reflected is the pinnacle of. Providing that sense of immersion and helping us all get a better understanding of the past. Anyway I just wanted to share. 1
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