1st Campaign Mission Su-25 T Flaming Cliffs

[Groove]

Maybe im too low for it but i would like to complete this mission with the given weapons. But how do i survive this deadly sams in the valley ? I can destroy the Shilkas with my rockets from standoff distance. But the sams owns me :/

 

Any ideas or suggestions ? My wingman seems to be my grandma because he is dying almost instantly on attack runs. Maybe my grandma would be better than him :>

 

Thx in advance

[peterj]

I also had some problems with this mission,

 

When closing in I initiated a dive and tried to keep the pipper on target so i could fire an s-25 right away when I got the LA, then release chaff and hope that the incoming missiles would miss, before I break off. The problem is that the iglas could fire right before I got LA.

 

This wasn't a 100% success so some good tips would be nice :)

[Guest EVIL-SCOTSMAN]

fly higher maybe ?

[Groove]

problem are the iglas. shilkas are no match. i will try an higher angle on my attacks.

[warthogmadman987]

i have declassified the campain and tried to fool around with it. Most of all i wanted to get rid of the iglas. But i couldnt find them in the editor so i figured they wouldnt be there. Seems like they are always there no matter what i do. Is there anyway that i can get rid of them?

[iwhiskey]

I completed the mission by coming in high, and cutting the throttle on the attack run. Used the TV to find to target. Use plenty of flares and keep the throttle as low as possible (and of course the IR jammer). After firing, turn out to the right into the adjacent valley, stay off the throttle and drop flares at regular intervals. I really think the trick was keeping the throttle low, which requires a good amount of energy(altitude). If you're running at full throttle, IR jamming rarely seems to spoof a missle. After you're in the clear, climb up and repeat. I think I did this before the 1.11 patch, but i recall playing the mission quite a bit before I got through. As for the wingman, I leave him on his own, maybe he's a good decoy...

[britgliderpilot]

Just a matter of keeping as much distance from the threat as possible - come in high and at as high a slant range as possible, throttle at idle . . . pop a couple of flares on the run in.

 

Line up properly (no use firing quickly, missing, and having to come around again), fire ASAP, throttle up, roll out and climb away while popping flares.

 

If you start the dive high enough, you'll have plenty of speed despite being at idle - you can start the climb away just on your residual kinetic energy.

 

 

If you run away in a straight line, then the missile can home pretty easily. If you're climbing, moving away, and moving laterally to the missile as well as rolling a bit, using flares, and using your IR jammer . . . . then you should be able to stay away from them :)