Ground attack vs Air to Air

[Callsign.Vega]

DCS: A-10C looks great. With that said, seeing as both the KA-50 and A-10C are for all intents and purposes ground attack only, will we ever see a DCS fighter study sim?

 

Ground attack is fun for a while but multiplayer and competition is very limited as you pretty much just kill computer ground targets. A 4.5 generation fighter study sim would be awesome, no matter the airframe. I'd stay away from 5th generation fighters like the F-22 and F-35 as they are more or less BVR fights only and you would have virtually no data to work with.

[Hunt3r.j2]

Even getting the data on a gen 4.5 fighter could be rather... iffy.

[Speed]

DCS: A-10C looks great. With that said, seeing as both the KA-50 and A-10C are for all intents and purposes ground attack only, will we ever see a DCS fighter study sim?

It does no use asking, ED will reveal what the next module will be when they are ready and actually know themselves.

 

 

Ground attack is fun for a while but multiplayer and competition is very limited as you pretty much just kill computer ground targets.

 

I'm sure ED is quite aware of the need to simulate something that can do some serious air to air, but understand that they also must fill military contracts as well. If they think or get a contract for an aircraft than can do A2A, then we get it too. If they don't line up a military contract, well, I don't know what happens. I've been assured that there will be another module after A-10C, but you never know for sure... I certainly wish ED the best of luck, but I've seen far too many flight sims fail to see the light of day due to financial issues related to our small niche market.

 

If I had to take a guess.... I would guess that F-16C or AH-64A would be the next module. As far as contracts go, I would imagine that the huge numbers of F-16Cs out there operated by so many different nations would make finding a military contract for an F-16C module pretty easy.

Edited August 3, 2010 by Speed

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Ground attack is fun for a while but multiplayer and competition is very limited as you pretty much just kill computer ground targets.

 

Yes. That's why they should let me be the Igla guy.. or even better.. the Zsu-23 guy. :) Everything is there.. it's one day for a model, one day of coding and two days of testing. :music_whistling:

[element1108]

Don't forget the series is very young and they've so far they have one Russian attack helicopter and an American fixed wing on the way. With only two modules they've already given us a large range although it may not seem like it because they're both ground attack vehicles.

 

I know as much as the next guy (excluding a few), but I can't imagine they'd neglect the fighter department completely.

[wildone_106]

Be patient & keep supporting them so they can continue making awesome sims, otherwise you'll be playing Tom Clancy's 'H.A.W.X. 3!'...:(:lol:

[GGTharos]

Oh, you'll get your chance in some way or another ... ;)

 

Yes. That's why they should let me be the Igla guy.. or even better.. the Zsu-23 guy. :) Everything is there.. it's one day for a model, one day of coding and two days of testing. :music_whistling:

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Yeah, my friend asked me the other day if I had any ideas for a project she needs to do for a class.. it has to have some sensors and some actuators. She didn't like my idea that much :D

[GGTharos]

Haha :D

[Speed]

Yes. That's why they should let me be the Igla guy.. or even better.. the Zsu-23 guy. :) Everything is there.. it's one day for a model, one day of coding and two days of testing. :music_whistling:

 

I agree. They should let us control the ground forces. Having an actual HUMAN behind control of the ground troops, controlling them RTS style would make for far more interesting and exciting scenarios, with ground forces that actually react to being fired upon.

[vrv]

I agree. They should let us control the ground forces. Having an actual HUMAN behind control of the ground troops, controlling them RTS style would make for far more interesting and exciting scenarios, with ground forces that actually react to being fired upon.

Yeah like having an Igla / Shilka rush kekekeke.

[GGTharos]

[VMFA117_Poko]

lol

[159th_Viper]

Woe Betide the day I get behind the wheel of the 9M331........I'll lay waste to the WHOLE map, one Fast-Jet Jockey at a time :gun_sniper:

 

Oh Joys!

 

:D

[GGTharos]

... you know, our shiny new f-15's fly around comfortably above 20000 ... :D

[Case]

... you know, our shiny new f-15's fly around comfortably above 20000 ... :D

I'm sure Viper will take extra pleasure having shot your F-15 down cause he drove his Tor all the way up the mountain :D

[GGTharos]

Now that would be a story :D

[159th_Viper]

I'm sure Viper will take extra pleasure having shot your F-15 down cause he drove his Tor all the way up the mountain :D

 

Precisely!

 

:megalol:

[Speed]

I would think that the enemy ground forces commander would be doing his job best when he controlled the ground forces in the most realistic manner possible... not just him vs the aircraft.

[Squid_DK]

I would think that the enemy ground forces commander would be doing his job best when he controlled the ground forces in the most realistic manner possible... not just him vs the aircraft.

 

Nah it would be him his entire army corps, against... Yaeh well GGTharos, who cares about theater defense when you have the chance to maul Tharos!!

 

Staffan

[GGTharos]

I think I need to order some TEWS upgrades ... looks like the entire caucasus will be after me :D

[Speed]

Nah it would be him his entire army corps, against... Yaeh well GGTharos, who cares about theater defense when you have the chance to maul Tharos!!

 

Staffan

 

Yea, well, GGTharos can't be in EVERY server. Personally... I'd just drive some 2s6s into every airbase, and then wait him out. He's gotta come down sometime...

[Avilator]

I think I need to order some TEWS upgrades ... looks like the entire caucasus will be after me :D

Even more so when we get DCS: Russian Fast Mover:D:joystick:

[rweaves6]

I understand the appeal of an a/a sim, I know I get the desire to do a little dogfighting whenever I come across topgun on tv.

 

But for me personally I like the emphasis on the ground and pound. Realistically speaking isn’t that essentially what air combat is in the 21st century? I mean how many a/a engagements have taken place in the last 30 years post-Vietnam?

 

Just my opinion, I know it probably isn’t shared among very many.

[Avilator]

I understand the appeal of an a/a sim, I know I get the desire to do a little dogfighting whenever I come across topgun on tv.

 

But for me personally I like the emphasis on the ground and pound. Realistically speaking isn’t that essentially what air combat is in the 21st century? I mean how many a/a engagements have taken place in the last 30 years post-Vietnam?

 

Just my opinion, I know it probably isn’t shared among very many.

It is shared here. All the more reason for a multi-role aircraft. Do a little a2a, go drop some bombs for a friendly AFAC, then maybe do some a2a on the way out.