EricJ

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...

That's one thing I dislike about Steam, sales don't match up when they come out for the non-Steam versions... but good to know though, will get it.

Thanks, takes a bit more time but it's good to learn something new.

I tend to fly the Sabre as a "sport jet" now, as given that weapon use is difficult and spoiled by modern weaponry, though I was planning on getting the Hawk if they had a sale on Steam.

Gotcha, will see what I can do then.

Ahh I see now, so basically unlearn what I've learned with the Super Hornet...

Gotcha, I've noticed as I think it was you or Caesar said that it bleeds speed like crazy when going high alpha, which doesn't endear it to me that much, but.... the more I fly it the more confident I'm getting, thanks...

Me: F-14D (96) with 4 x AIM-9L, gun, tanks Opposition: Mig-29 Fulcrum with 2 x R-73. 4 x R-27, gun, tank. http://youtu.be/fOpCgxFtidk As the video shows above I had some issues (overshooting due to the small size of the Fulcrum). Only major notes was remembering to drop flaps when turning and burning (previous attempts were dismal to say the least) therefore allowed me to put my nose on him much better. The first shot is kind of contradictory to earlier sayings about shooting when the target is moving across the HUD, the only time you can get away with it (even though the first was defeated by flares) is if the target is is moving slow enough to where you can think about shooting. The second shot which connects of course was trying to get the aspect right so your missile doesn't get fooled by flares. The F-14 is simply a heavy plane and even with the additional power you'll see at the start even when trying to drop flaps (was moving too fast apparently) you're flying too fast. Given I'm starting to learn the kinematics of the jet (which is apparent during the overshoot) it's only been a short while that I've taken a serious look at it ias far as ACM goes anyway.

Still good flying... Looks like TMF to me.

Gotcha, I may soon (been hankering to do so anyway) against a Fulcrum, see how that goes...

Meh thanks man, been too long fo sho.

Lol it's nice anyway, it's been so long that I've had to refuel that you can refuel on the ground right?