Some solo MP action..

[BeachAV8R]

LOL..yeah..go figure. Hopped on an open server and actually managed to spend about 4 hours connected without any problems. The mission was pretty busy at the airport, which gave some poor FPS initially.. People would come and try to join but were getting some kind of ping rate boot or something.. I flew for an hour, then parked and turned on my APU to take my kid to the pool, then came back a couple hours later and it was still running fine.

 

I haven't flown weapons in the A-10 in a long time (been working on procedures mostly..not dropping stuff..) It took me a bit to figure some stuff out. I missed on my first two bombing passes because my laser wasn't firing. I think the timer was not on auto and I wasn't hitting my NWS switch. Finally figured that out after wasting a couple bombs..

 

 

 

Went Winchester on bombs and rolled in for a rocket attack. Imagine my embarrassment when I realized all I had were marking rockets. Doh!

 

 

Came around for some strafing runs and blew some stuff up. All of these were static targets..nothing shooting back. Although there was an active SAM zone for practice too. I'll have to look up the name of the server..it was something like "Range Practice" or something..

 

 

Went back to base, parked and put my APU for a couple hours..

 

 

 

These were the messages the guys trying to join would get. They'd be in the mission for 4 or 5 minutes then..bam..they'd be gone..

 

 

Changed my loadout with the ground crew. I had to pull up YouTube on my iPad and get a refresher on how to get a new DSMS page setting to reflect the new loadout.. Thank God for the internet(s)..

 

 

My first time using the "skeets" or CBU-97.. Very impressive weapon..but I couldn't seem to get the pattern right over the armor. I was just nipping the edges. The wind was blowing the chutes off of the target before they would deploy..

 

 

Some good old CBU-87.. I think they must have updated the explosions effects in DCS World huh?

 

 

 

Looking forward to maybe getting online and flying with some REAL people tonight. LOL..my MP session was pretty lonely.. <G>

 

BeachAV8R