EricJ

Took this out for a spin, she's a keeper

Already got the Hawk

Lol was wondering why it took that turn... anyway no worries...

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I've never ran guns on the Sabre (at least the SF2 version, the DCS version is pretty fun to fly at least) but I'll keep that in mind though... And appreciate the advice too.

You mean the gun? I usually don't prosecute gun kills unless I feel confident that I'll get it, pushing for a missile shot at the beginning keeps things easier I'm not sure where I got it (maybe a pack, or separate download) but my E is fine And yeah I'm the same way with the Super Bug, it;s fun with the Tomcat but once that SE Asia map comes out back to that jet.

To me it doesn't seem to be too much of an issue, you just have to push harder on your aircraft that's all.

Me: F-14D(96) with 4 x AIM-9L, 4 x AIM-7M, tanks, gun Opposition: Gripen E with 2 x AIM-9L, 4 x Robot 99 (AIM-120A), gun, tank I managed to remap the flaps to my stick now and tried to get some love from the flaps and got some at the start. Overall I apparenly was flyng enough anyway but I did managed to smoke the Gripen at the end anyway when he slowend down (the Top Gun Jester "Come on come on" almost in my thoughts as I was coming around, as I managed to catch him at a pause and took him down.

Kewl man...

I thought it was made so the radar was a "Weapon" and you can remove it/add it that way?

Resurrecting an old topic, and thanks to Dave for permission: http://combatace.com/topic/86169-super-hornet-for-dcs/ I know DCS is a bit harder (not enough documentation) but overall what I need is a good modeler to get things started. As far as notes and other info: http://forums.eagle.ru/

A lot of real DACTs with A-10s versus Tomcats proved that the majority of times the Hog was able put it's gun on the Tomcats qutie a lot. It's more about low speed handling as opposed to always turning and burning, which is why at the low speed fight a Tomcat is turning out to be better at the tighter turns in the regime where the high alpha Hornets also excel at high speed turning. So that being said the Mig-19 and such at that era can really get their guns on your faster. Even in the Super Hornet the Mig-17/19 gives yuo a workout even in a modern jet.

Thanks! Even in the Super Bug the Mig-17/19 shouldn't even be taken lightly, and even in DCS the Sabre as an opponent shoulsn't also be taken lightly either as the low speed handling compared to the Su-33 (at least) makes it very interesting... I'm gonna get a Tomcat-D vs. Gripen video done as well, see how that goes....

There's a crack about flying a real plane but I'll leave it alone Seriously though.... next?

A few hanging on my HD: A few hanging on my HD:

I set my blackout at Normal, so I think what I need to do is add that tweak that Fubar512 came up with and see if that fixes the problem. If so then I can probably get a kill against the Raptor at least. There's the structural limit of the aircraft and then there is the limit of the pilot and for the Super Hornets I adjusted for 9G (average for a trained fighter pilot) even though the airframe is rated lower as if I jerk the stcik hard enough I'll blackout if I stuck with that.

Starting the slow process of Strike evolutions... practicing yesterday LGB, JDAM, and Mav shooting.

And the companion video to the above:

Here you go, this is what I have on my comp JetEngine.7z

Me; JAS-39 "Gripen-E" with 4 x IRIS-T, gun, tank Opposition: F-22A Raptor w/AIM-9xs at least Started off above him and for the most part I need to recheck my IRIS-Ts and see whats up with that... Anyway I'm again not sure what version you have saisran but overall I was able to handle the Raptor with some ease I might add as I turned quite well with the Raptor... but the major thing I noted was I blacked out way too easy (or the settings need to be tweaked) but getting my nose or executing HOBS shots was pretty easy though in the end the Raptor got into position and smoked me hard with a 9X. I'll upload video later on but overall there's no any problems handling the airxraft other than the g blackout issue and lack of 3D model for the IRIS-Ts. And no problem either.

Me: F/A-18F EPE with 4 x AIM-9X, 6 x AIM-120D, gun, tank Opposition: Gripen "E" w/ 4 x AIM-120A, gun, tank No video Decided to take it on rather than flying it first. Honestly saisran I'm not sure what version you have but it seemed to have a lof of spunk and energy circled me quite a bit. It also hit me good with it's gun before I nailed it with a 9X. So even wihtout short range AAMs the thing is tenacious and seemed to not be docile (with me at least). While short overall it did maneuver quite well and pushed quite hard and had to nose into it (not something I prefer as it gets you setup for a missle, or a gun kill, or in this case, shot up pretty good but I managed to last and he leveled out and I pumped a 9X off-boresight, and in my annoyance fired another one, where probably the first one was already going to intercept, or both sturck (didn't look at the Log afterwards) but regardless after part of my wing broke off somehow, I ejected.

As far as flying it? Yeah I can take it for a spin and see.

@cougar_1979: Yeah I could have but he was already ahead so had no choice. @saisran: Lol yeah I could have splashed it while it was taking offf, or with one of my AMRAAMs. I'll maybe do one with the Tomcat, or I'll try the Gripen-E that I have (forgot where I got it) to make it more fair I guess....

Me: F/A-18F Blcok II EPE with 4 x AIM-9X, 6 x AIM-120, tank, gun Opposition: Gripen C, with 4 x AIM-120A, gun, tank And there you go. With a more modern aircraft (rolled too much at the start, getting back into the flow there) but overall it was fairly easy to match the Gripen's maneuvers and "Death Ray" it with a 9X. OVerall though the point is that with an aircraft that can match it's turns (and after the Rafale, things get easier) and still prevail in the fight. Which is not to say that the Gripen isn't a competent fighter (it is) but overall other than working off the rust it was fairly easy and as you saw, quick too. And pretty much sums up that regardless your aircraft type being aggressive is also necessary. Had I gotten too lulled i could have been easily shot down and that would have been that. Now to get with the Tomcat a bit more. And apparently the game won't load the Gripen (CZ was chosen) so given it's slight timidness it was working for more of a guns kill than more or less an AAM kill, though given that it played for keeps makes it fair to me.

Nice article and nice fight man. I'll take on the Gripen in the Super Bug (haven't flown it in awhie anyway) and see how that goes...