Eddie Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 Personally, I'd rather have the capabilities of the JDAMs themselves modelled before pretty explosions ;). But it'd be nice to have more realistic & varied explosions at some point.
159th_Viper Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 Yikes - you can tell the 2000 pounders from the 500 pounders: That's just nasty :cry: Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......'
Eddie Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 There's a few 1000 pounders in there as well. Videos don't do them justice.
ralfidude Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 Reminds me of the article I read about an F15 crew who used a 2 thousand pounder to kill a MI-24 hind chopper in mid flight. It was rather amusing. They caught hell for it, but saved a special forces ass with it. [sIGPIC]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b66/ralfidude/redofullalmost_zpsa942f3fe.gif[/sIGPIC]
159th_Viper Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 Reminds me of the article I read about an F15 crew who used a 2 thousand pounder to kill a MI-24 hind chopper in mid flight..... In a Hover. Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......'
ED Team Glowing_Amraam Posted May 28, 2012 ED Team Posted May 28, 2012 The explosion at 4:04 is kind of what we have now in the sim, just seriously beefed up :P https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJRhtnqA-67pKmQ3A2GsgA ED youtube channel https://www.facebook.com/glowingamraam My facebook page
Rusty_M Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 Yeesh! I'll stick to sims. It's a shame such things have to be used in the real world, although I understand that without the reality, there wouldn't be sims like this. This realistic violence is somewhat at odds with my genuine pacifism. The world is going mad. Me? I'm doing fine! http://www.twitch.tv/rusty_the_robot https://www.youtube.com/user/RustyRobotGaming
ralfidude Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 (edited) Actually the chopper was taking off, the copilot was working hard to keep the lazer on him the whole time, and then BAM!!!!!!!!!!! The other choppers ran scared and got popped by other F15 with Aim-9s. http://www.f-15e.info/joomla/stories/182-tim-bennetts-war "Just as we released the bomb, the airspeed readout on the radar showed the target at 100 knots and climbing. The lead chopper had picked up and started moving. I said, "There's no chance the bomb will get him now," even though Dan was working hard to keep the laser spot on him. I got a good lock with my missile and was about to pickle off a Sidewinder when the bomb flew into my field of view on the targeting IR screen. There was a big flash, and I could see pieces flying in different directions. It blew the helicopter to hell, damn near vaporized it. We sat there for a few seconds, just staring." This article also taught me that AWACS actually spots out ground targets too... I didnt know that! Wish it could be implemented in DCS... Edited May 28, 2012 by ralfidude [sIGPIC]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b66/ralfidude/redofullalmost_zpsa942f3fe.gif[/sIGPIC]
Sierra99 Posted May 29, 2012 Posted May 29, 2012 (edited) This article also taught me that AWACS actually spots out ground targets too... I didnt know that! Wish it could be implemented in DCS... I think the E-3 picked up some of the capabilities of the JSTARS when they went from A to C models. http://www.fas.org/programs/ssp/man/uswpns/air/special/e3.html Compare an A Model... http://www.air-and-space.com/19851103%20Edwards/85469%20E-3A%2077-0353%20right%20front%20l.jpg To a B Model http://www.air-and-space.com/20001104%20Davis-Monthan/1%2007%20E-3B%2077-0352%20552ACW%20right%20front%20l.jpg To a C Model http://flickriver.com/photos/liem/2166963459/ As computers get smaller and we get smarter, were able to upgrade our forces with current tech... That being said, as far as having AWACS direct you onto ground targets... No... Ya don't. Trust me on this one... With all due love and respect for any AWACS crewdogs in here... AWACS has a hard enough time dealing with airborne targets...I've been on the recieving end of some pretty gorked up "AWACS DIRECTED" rendezvous during my career... I've been INFLIGHT...IN A COMBAT ZONE (Kosovo) listening to F-15's and F-16's prosocuting a CONFIRMED BANDIT and all the while AWACS was muttering "Picture Clean" over HVAA freq. The FIGHTERS called our retrograde because as they put it later while getting gas... "WE needed to protect you because without gas we werent going home either" Our favorite saying was "AWACS job during peacetime was to simulate the enemy..." Now JSTARS... Thats another story. Edited May 29, 2012 by Sierra99 Phat Phingers cause spelling errors [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Primary Computer ASUS Z390-P, i7-9700K CPU @ 5.0Ghz, 32GB Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 @ 3200Mhz, ZOTAC GeForce 1070 Ti AMP Extreme, Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe drives (1Tb & 500 Gb), Windows 10 Professional, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Thrustmaster Warthog Stick, Thrustmaster Cougar Throttle, Cougar MFDs x3, Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals and TrackIR 5. -={TAC}=-DCS Server Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3, i7-3770K CPU @ 3.90GHz, 32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 @ 1600Mhz, ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 970.
RoaringBones Posted May 29, 2012 Posted May 29, 2012 (edited) actually the AWACS can detect ground targets..there are many different ways and systems used but,they can do it.All depends on situations. Edited May 29, 2012 by RoaringBones
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