Progression to Combat

[gmohr]

Hi All,

 

I've been working with A-10 for a couple weeks now. I've run all the training missions multiple times, and several third party training missions as well. I feel I can fly, nav, and employ weapons with some proficiency.

 

I'd like to move on to flying and fighting actual missions, and was looking for advice on how to proceed. Any suggestions on what missions to try first? Perhaps using the mission generator to build something?

 

What's your advice?

 

Thanks!

George

[automag928]

I can tell you I did the Instant Action mission (Easy-spring Georgia) about a million times. Since the latest patch they made it somewhat easier, removing SAMs - I think two Strela's. But either way you get a nice variety of weapons deployment, JTAC/Wingman involvement and you can land at the end :)

[nomdeplume]

I think the best 'real' missions to start out with are 'Smerch Hunt' and 'Hideout EN'. They're pretty easy, but do require you to have some situational awareness or understanding of the mission/battlefield as a whole. I think once you're comfortable with that kind of mission, the more challenging ones won't be so daunting.

 

'Khashuri Gap' is also pretty good for learning, but probably not right off the bat. 'Surrounded!' is good for weapons employment against moving targets with some kind of time pressure on you.

 

'River Raider' is also a good mission to practice your combat skills, and I might even recommend that one before 'Smerch Hunt' and 'Hideout'. It gives you a series of targets that get harder and harder. Along the same lines are the 'instant action' missions. These let you start in the air and there's a few variations with gradually increasing air defences, so you can start on the easiest one and once you can comfortably blow through that, up the challenge a little.

 

I wouldn't recommend the Quick Mission Generator until you're pretty comfortable with all the aspects of the "DCS world". It doesn't give you a lot of direction and the missions don't necessarily make a lot of sense.

 

Getting comfortable with the mission editor is probably also a good idea, unless you have a strong aversion to that sort of thing. Being able to set up targets with whatever air defences you want to practice against is very handy, and you can put together basic missions like that very quickly.

Edited June 27, 2011 by nomdeplume

[gmohr]

Ok thanks all! I'll give those missions a try.

 

Regards,

George