BeachAV8R Posted March 29, 2010 Posted March 29, 2010 So I started the A-10 campaign included with FC2. Here is the first mission from that campaign.. The mission is to depart our airfield and fly just a short distance north to destroy an enemy tank platoon that has taken up positions on the other side of a river. My wingman and I depart our airbase for the short 5 minute hop to the battlefield. Accompanying us is a flight of F-16s. As we approach the target area a voice comes over the communications channel indicating where our targets are, followed by an indication that the targets have been marked with yellow smoke. It is difficult, almost impossible to make out the small tanks among all the ground clutter, but the yellow smoke at least gives a good reference point. On my first pass, I stupidly decide to use my Rockeyes.. After the canister splits open the bomblets are tightly packed.. But fan out as they continue flying through the air.. The target area contains more than just T-72s though, as a burst of AAA rips through my right wing taking out my right engine. I'll never learn that flying low is a bad idea! Meanwhile my cluster bombs land harmlessly between two of the tanks.. I convert some of the energy to altitude and assess the situation. I can limp along at about 220 knots, and I've lost an engine but my hydraulics seem to be in good order. I accidentally hit the CTRL-C key instead of the cancel warning key though and I lose my canopy (embarassing!). The flight back to base is very short and I'm anxious to get back into the battle. I had released my wingman to "attack air defenses" so I'm hoping he is softening up the area for my later return. As my wingman exits the area a few minutes after I do, he has taken some damage and trails fuel from the right wing. Meanwhile, back on the ramp I've ordered my weapons replenished and wait patiently for my damages to be fixed. Cont..
BeachAV8R Posted March 29, 2010 Author Posted March 29, 2010 After a few minutes I'm back in business (the fastest canopy replacement job ever!) and as I taxi out I see one of the recovering F-16s taxiing in. Sadly, he lost his wingman over the target area. This time I take a bit more of analytical approach to the target. I look at my map and see that my targets are just north of the bridge that crosses the second river. That will help me identify the area since by now the yellow marking smoke has ceased. This time I head out to sea to the east to give myself a safe and easy run in toward the target area. This time I'm going to use my stand-off capability with my Maverick missiles. That works! I see the glow of the enemy tanks right where they are supposed to be. I fiddle with the controls and lock one of them up. Rifle! Breaking back around to the north to parallel the coast I watch my missile track in. Boom! Take that ya' bastage! I come back around and am really starting to like these Mavericks! After I destroy the three tanks I get a mission success message and am cleared to depart the area. Hmmm..but I still have all this cool weaponry hanging from my aircraft.. I pick out another target just north of the tanks and I luck out and snag myself a ZSU-23..! Now THAT is satisfying! Cont...
BeachAV8R Posted March 29, 2010 Author Posted March 29, 2010 Doing some high altitude recon I spot another series of tanks loitering along one of the other roads leading into the town. They are very hard to see, but using some geographic reference points helps locate the targets once I roll in. Let's try those Rockeyes again! Errr..not so much.. How about Mark-82s? Hmm..still not so much. I pretty much figure you would have to score a direct, smack on shot with one of those to kill a main battle tank. So..stupid me, I'm hungry to kill one of those guys, so I roll in with the Avenger. Rounds slap the ground all around the tank, but I can't set it ablaze. But my greed and stupidity lure me down low into the hornet's nest and another ZSU opens up on me and brings my little mission to an end. As my wing tears off I hit the eject button and just manage to get the chute open as I hit the ground. Escape and evasion anyone?? My mission results are fair. I get a mission success, although I don't consider any mission where you don't bring yourself home to be a success. I did get hits on the T-72s with both the Mk-82s and the cannon, just not enough to put them out of business. Fantastic stuff! Looking forward to the next mission.. BeachAV8R 1
Toast Posted March 29, 2010 Posted March 29, 2010 I love the shot with you and the mavrick! great job Toast Aviate, Navigate, Communicate. and When All Else Fails, Aviate More :pilotfly:
Thunderbird Posted March 29, 2010 Posted March 29, 2010 amazing.. its really nice i had a moment with my MIG29 after a mission on the way back to base instead to Jettison weapon i ejected my self.. that was really embarrasing
ED Team Wags Posted March 29, 2010 ED Team Posted March 29, 2010 Nice write up Chris! I'll warn ya though, this camp will get progressively more difficult as you progress! The first two were designed as milk runs ;) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/wagmatt Twitch: wagmatt System: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=3729544#post3729544
Konovalov Posted March 29, 2010 Posted March 29, 2010 Another fantastic AAR. Great read with a bit of humour thrown in. Reading this really adds to the immersion factor in this sim. Brilliant stuff. Intel i7-8700K | Asus Maximus X Formula | Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4 3200MHz | Gainward Phoenix GTX1070 GLH | Samsung 960 EVO NVMe 1 x 250GB OS & 1 x 500GB Games | Corsair RM750x 750W | Corsair Carbide Air 540| Win10 | Dell 27" 1440p 60Hz | Custom water loop: CPU EK-Supremacy EVO, GPU EK-GTX JetStream - Acetal+Nickel & Backplate, Radiator EK-Coolstream PE 360, Pump & Res EK-XRES 140 Revo D5, Fans 3 x EK-Vardar 120mm & 2 x Corsair ML140 140mm
Bucic Posted March 29, 2010 Posted March 29, 2010 A quick question. Can Campaign missions be played as MP with some buddies invited online? F-5E simpit cockpit dimensions and flight controls Kill the Bloom - shader glow mod Poor audio Doppler effect in DCS [bug] Trees - huge performance hit especially up close
Panzertard Posted March 29, 2010 Posted March 29, 2010 Indeed, tha A-10 campaign will teach you not to get targetgreed. ;) And many of the Hog-boys are going to learn to hate the SA-13 - The death from nowhere :D The mind is like a parachute. It only works when it's open | The important thing is not to stop questioning
Anastasiuss Posted March 29, 2010 Posted March 29, 2010 (edited) Thx for the debriefing BeachAV8R @Panzertard and yes, the SA-13 Gopher is a nice gadget for mission builder :) Can't wait for LO2, but I must still be patient till tomorrow. Edited March 29, 2010 by Anastasiuss [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 360th TFW Falconeers last video -> ASUS P6X58D Premium, Intel Core i7 920, 6GB DDR3, SAPPHIRE TOXIC HD 5850, Win7 64 Bit. X52, Track IR 4, Momo Racing. ArmA1+2+3, DCS: World, K-50, A-10C, CA, P-51D, UH-1H, Mi-8FC1+2+3, FalconAF, FC1+FC2, IL2'46, rFactor.
coolts Posted March 29, 2010 Posted March 29, 2010 Good work! Glad to see one of your reports again. Reading through them taught me how to fly the su-25t ! Onto mission [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] i7 9700k | 32gb DDR4 | Geforce 2080ti | TrackIR 5 | Rift S | HOTAS WARTHOG | CH PRO Pedals
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