Learned a valuable lesson this week

[Madman777]

When flying missions before, I didn't wait long enough for SEAD and CAP to do their jobs, so when I went in to attack, I would usually have to deal with SAM's and AAA, and 50% of the time I would get hit or killed.

 

So this week I tried patience...just chilling near or around IP for a long time, waited for the coast to clear, and went in to engage. Suddenly the enemy fire was not so bad and was able to easily support the advance of Mace and Pine to their objectives. :-)

 

Lesson #122304 of 44450303. Progress is being made! :pilotfly:

[Cali]

There is a reason why you have SEAD and CAP flights. You are flying an A-10, not a F-15E, F-16 or F-18. Would you take a knife to a gun fight? At least you finally figured it out.

[Madman777]

There is a reason why you have SEAD and CAP flights. You are flying an A-10, not a F-15E, F-16 or F-18. Would you take a knife to a gun fight? At least you finally figured it out.

 

hehe yeah. Problem was I wasn't waiting long enough for them to actually kill their targets. Not really seeing some SAM's on RWR lately either.

[jeffyd123]

I simply got no time to wait on those Air Force guys to perform a SEAD... So I go in.... I issue a warning on the enemy's guard channel first, saying I'll find them if the fire a SAM at me.

 

If they are foolish enough to fire at me, I perform the following procedure:

 

1. Make a quick note of which one of them dummies fired at me...

 

2. Deploy countermeasures as dictated by the RWR

 

3. Open the canopy to improve my SA of the area and keep my eye on that Lil bugger

 

4. Perform some maneuvers to make that dumb missile think he's got me

 

5. When the SAM is about 100 yards away, I take out my .45 an shoot that sucker right in his IR tracker

 

Works .05% of the time...

[Nixon]

I simply got no time to wait on those Air Force guys to perform a SEAD... So I go in.... I issue a warning on the enemy's guard channel first, saying I'll find them if the fire a SAM at me.

 

If they are foolish enough to fire at me, I perform the following procedure:

 

1. Make a quick note of which one of them dummies fired at me...

 

2. Deploy countermeasures as dictated by the RWR

 

3. Open the canopy to improve my SA of the area and keep my eye on that Lil bugger

 

4. Perform some maneuvers to make that dumb missile think he's got me

 

5. When the SAM is about 100 yards away, I take out my .45 an shoot that sucker right in his IR tracker

 

Works .05% of the time...

 

Which key for .45? I cant see anything in the manul for that so save the "RTFM's" :helpsmilie:

[BigBANGtheory]

Hell with the canopy open you could drop your speed to 120kts and take a pee on them, then as they rofl unable to operate their weapons come around for the kill shot.

 

<note do not try this in your simpit, due to potential electrical hazzards>

[Cedaway]

I simply got no time to wait on those Air Force guys to perform a SEAD... So I go in.... I issue a warning on the enemy's guard channel first, saying I'll find them if the fire a SAM at me.

 

If they are foolish enough to fire at me, I perform the following procedure:

 

1. Make a quick note of which one of them dummies fired at me...

 

2. Deploy countermeasures as dictated by the RWR

 

3. Open the canopy to improve my SA of the area and keep my eye on that Lil bugger

 

4. Perform some maneuvers to make that dumb missile think he's got me

 

5. When the SAM is about 100 yards away, I take out my .45 an shoot that sucker right in his IR tracker

 

Works .05% of the time...

 

Chuck Norris?

[Inseckt]

Chuck Norris?

 

chuck norris has no gun, just ammo which he spits. The bullets then move faster than a bullet.

 

If he wanted to fire a maverick, he wouldn't press release, he'd just tell it what to do.

 

As for the SAM-crew, he would land, and then use the plane itself as his weapon and round-house kick them in the face.

[jeffyd123]

Well, After all, I did warn them not to fire.... the Norris way LOL.