Concerning "F/A-18? Payload to Tiny!"

[Zakatak]

And I am not denying it does have a small payload. We are likely going to need a centerline tank in nearly all missions, and likely wing tanks too. I am almost positive it is the F/A-18C, as are others, but the problem with the F/A-18C is payload. It may be a simulation of extreme fidelity, but it is still a game and we want to blow shit up. So, who here played Battlefield: Modern Combat on PS2/Xbox? More relevant then you think. It had a system that let you swapped between soldiers, looking at them, and pressing Y.

 

So here is my idea.

 

You start the mission as flight leader, you call the shots as before. But when your weapons run out, all the fun of combat is gone! So, you look at your wingman, press a button, and now you are in the craft beside you. AI takes over on your original aircraft. This works for any F/A-18C currently within the combat zone. Of course, if you swap to your wingmans POV, you don't get to order people around anymore, I'm afraid. If you jump into another flight leader, you now control this squad.

 

Somebody is going to say "but this is a simulator, you do not change souls in a simulation!" to which I combat with this convincing argument... meh.

[uri_ba]

And F-16 doesn't have a small payload?

As long as you don't loiter for CAS which F/A-18 isn't the ideal plane for that (nor F16).

you go in, drop 2 or 4 MK83 or 84 and bug out. if you have fuel you maintain CAP somewhere till you are bingo. from Falcon I can tell you that a normal sortie is 60 to 90 minutes aloft. (up to two hours with Ramp time). it's not the four hours, I ran out of ammo before I ran out of gas, you get in A-10

[Agg]

Swapping aircraft was possible in Flaming Cliffs, not sure if this option is still available in DCS though, as Ive never used it, or even thought about it before you brought it up :P

 

And considering the size of the DCS world, I dont think that lack fuel is going to be a big problem...

[EtherealN]

F/A-18C small payload?

 

 

10 slammers and 2 sidewinders with a centre tank is fairly all right in my book. :P

[mvsgas]

And flight time of 10 Sec :D, I will be shutdown before that

[Speed]

F/A-18C small payload?

 

 

10 slammers and 2 sidewinders with a centre tank is fairly all right in my book. :P

 

Yea, but it would never be loaded and flown with that payload.

 

Oh wait.