Little details that you've noticed?

[openfalcon68]

Its cool to see the Litening tracking its target in external view. The can pilot after ejecting. Cool.

[Avilator]

Smoke from burning vehicles can MASK the targeting pod.

 

See this video at 5:50 (not my video)

 

 

Do you mean the entire screen blanking out? If you do, that's not smoke, that's the wing.

[Weaponz248]

I have been reading the manual as I dont have the game yet but I think so far the coolest little detail for me is the three selection types for ammo. Thats awesome. That was stuff that we had to worry about down range so for me thats cool. Cant wait to finally get this bad boy up in the air for some flight time!

[recoil17]

Do you mean the entire screen blanking out? If you do, that's not smoke, that's the wing.

 

No the "M" that is flashing on the TGP and the HUD means there is something masking the targeting pod. Maybe it's part of the aircraft that triggered this but in the video I don't see anything in the view of the TGP.

 

When the smoke covers the target the M appears and starts to flash.

 

EDIT: Now that I look at it more, I think a solid M came on warning that the sensor was in a position that it could be masked soon. Once the pilot entered POINT tracking the M started flashing. Maybe just a warning?

Edited November 19, 2010 by recoil17

[MTFDarkEagle]

Yes, the M indicator is just a warning that the TGP POV is about to be blocked by the aircraft.

[Blaze]

You can now fire the GAU on the ground. :D

[Tango]

A feature I noticed is missing - anyone able to tune radio Mykop lately? Sorry if I mis-spelled that - getting late.

 

Best regards,

Tango.

[Frederf]

Mykop hasn't been in since the DCS:BS 1.02 update that introduced the new sound engine.

[Kula66]

I could swear I bounced on landing the other day - a real, 6 foot up bounce ... brilliant!

[BTTW-DratsaB]

I had an interesting experience where I was able to get into a UAZ and start the engine!... :shocking: then the game crashed.. hmmm

 

I tried searching for other threads about this but no luck. Any one know if there is one?

[104th_Crunch]

Search for Easter Egg :) You press space to enter it. You should find the thread using Easter Egg.

[kylania]

You can now fire the GAU on the ground. :D

 

Even though it says GROUND SAFE too. I, well, my ground crew, found this out the hard way the other night.

[Blaze]

Hopefully they'll still keep that feature but you'd have to pull the landing gear breaker to be able to fire it on the ground (IIRC it's how the ground crew tests the gun).

[RogueRunner]

Hopefully they'll still keep that feature but you'd have to pull the landing gear breaker to be able to fire it on the ground (IIRC it's how the ground crew tests the gun).

 

I think it's a little more involved than pulling a breaker in the cockpit :)

[Cali]

I think it's a little more involved than pulling a breaker in the cockpit :)

 

Have you talked u to a A-10 ammo troop, are you one? Some things on jets are very simple you'd be surprised. They do have some things that are just plain stupid and makes you wonder why they did it that way.

[Blaze]

Pretty sure it was that simple.

[effte]

I think it's a little more involved than pulling a breaker in the cockpit :)

 

Familiar with the C/B game?

 

It's a game played at cruise level in complex multicrew aircraft. The crew takes turns pulling a circuitbreaker, and whoever ends up tripping the autopilot loses.

 

At the advanced level, you are not allowed to use the aircraft documentation... :pilotfly:

 

Not strictly on topic, but too good not to share. Can we invent an A-10 solitaire version?

[Zag]

Hi,

 

On the ground, when you activate the gun PAC , the master arm, you can shoot the gun and the A-10C will go back and if you hit the brakes, the nose will go up.

[galagamo]

I think it's a little more involved than pulling a breaker in the cockpit :)

 

 

Have you talked u to a A-10 ammo troop, are you one? Some things on jets are very simple you'd be surprised. They do have some things that are just plain stupid and makes you wonder why they did it that way.

I think he's referring to the tie downs. The o'le Avenger has a hell of a kick.

Anyways, I'll set you all's mind at ease No it will not be modeled it's a ground crew/maintenance operation.

How do I know? Because I already asked.

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1003990&postcount=991

Edited November 25, 2010 by galagamo

[Cali]

My mind didn't need to be set at ease, but thanks for letting everyone else know. There is no need to test fire the gun on the ground anyway.

[galagamo]

Ehem..Fixed

[Cali]

Thx for the link

[galagamo]

Thx for the link

NP and also notice I changed the "you" to "you all" or y'all as we say here.

A typo on my part, I didn't mean it to look like I was singling you out er nothin.

 

spect

[26-J39]

I remember seeing an A-10 doco a while ago and it mentioned that the A-10 cannon is not able to be fired on turf by either pilot or maintenance crew ever (in normal circumstances).. Just imagine some dodgy, twitchy, trigger happy maintenance crew dude in the cockpit.. Opps, i accidentally flicked Master Arm :huh: bugger! Oh I flicked GAU-8 Arm too :P Gee my finger is on the trigger... i better be careful ...:gun_smilie:

[blaha]

When I first noticed the cannon rounds ricocheting, I felt like I was back in the Army shooting a .50 cal with tracers (though of course the GAU is much bigger!). Amazing feeling.