EricJ

Pretty good even though it's mobile (sorry PC purist but that's just me...) But to me it seemed way too easy to lock on a target and know you're going to hit, are they just that accurate overall? Found it easier to land with Strike Fighters 2 and DCS with he new stick than Arma 3 (which blows my mind in some ways) but yeah... should be doing a DACT tomorrow.

There's no real exclusion as far as platforms so go for it.

Pretty much man, rule of thumb is to not press too much if that's happening (learning the hard way again in DCS but gotten better) or you'll just stall and that's about it. I got a new stick (a buddy got it for me as a thanks for some consulting I did for him), a Thrustmaster Hotas X so I have to relearn a new stick (the detent is just annoying as I prefer the smooth movement of the Logitech) so within a few days I'll probably be posting a new DACT as soon as I get used to the new stick.

Pretty good Do335... At the beginning just round and round in circles... But for the first engagement nice gun shot as well as the others...

Some JAWS work..

One of these days I'll do DCS online... still working off some rust...

It handles it fine in my opinion (never seemed to disappoint) but you have to look at the scheme of things versus the knife fight we mainly go with. First it's lock, launch and with the "laser" AAMs it's kinda... boring really (even when they're not laser-like) for even me who's gotten a lot of BVR kills. I've done more actual dogfights in SF2 in this thread than in reg'lar missions. But if there's something you'd like I'm sure one of us can help you out.

Me: F/A-18F Block II with 4 x AIM-9X, 6 x AIM-120C-7, gun Opposition: Mig-29K with 4 x R-73s (or 74s) and 4 x R-77, gun Takeaways: Yeah it's a long one... 7 minutes and 22 seconds, I'll chop it down on the next one I do and I must say ShadowPlay is far more reliable than FRAPs, which is good... I had gotten to thinking with the Su-33 in the motions of being retired (sniff...) I might as well move on and use the Mig-29K. I will say that the aircraft hasn't been updated so it still has the UFO like maneuverability so the video is what it is. Overall if I missed an update then I apologize... But this is takeaways, not a pity party... So in retrospect at the time the kill shot was purely reflexive, I had the shot, and took it and managed to come out on top. The K will give a Super driver a workout in the close fight, but remember that the setting is on Excellent so for real Russian pilots I can imagine maybe at Regular (unless things have actually changed or they're still not very proficient) I'd have it easier but I'm getting the feeling I'm being unfair to russo2004uk in assuming it's still the standard? If not I'll redo it with an updated FM if one is available. (And for some reason the whole paragraph wanted to center along with the video, weird formatting error but not intended for the text anyway...) If not then here's it anyway: Dealing with the Mig-29K at close range was as you saw, quite maneuverable even if it had near-UFO like flying abilities. In the end when it took the first shot as you saw it sailed right past me. Which is why even with modern AAMs still is a very chancy shot, and I believe I tried on my own first shot, but that was a poor one given that the 9X simply couldn't make the intercept and the second shot had a much better chance at killing the Mig. Again it's about timing and taking a chance on your shots. Given modern AAMs and their lethality the video still shows they aren't perfect and if you're pushing a bad angle or shot (as I apparently was) then modern tech won't always be there to help. Again take the shot, relax a bit and see what happens, and then move to the next course of action if needed. That way if you kill the enemy you can think about the rest of reality but in that microcosm of the fight, stay focused and react and push for a better position so you can nail the enemy and go home. I tried to get him (and hoping fervently) that he would lose energy but as you saw he was still truckin while I was going for a good shot.

Well usually I start "plinking" when there is a discernible difference on the radar display of who is who, I go weapons tight in that situation instead... I've shot down a couple F-5s or some planes with just one missile so... weird things do happen...

And a first trap after so long... wasn't perfect but I made it on the deck: Trap and Land.7z

Ahh yeah... my view is that Tomcat yes, is superior to the Super Bug in most ways but it didn't survive the Navy cutting it out and so on... but yeah agreed they can bluster all they want but they're not rolling off the decks anymore, etc. But cool... may start getting more friendly with some more OPFOR stuff but remains to be seen...

Did much better in the Eagle... Track file included if you have the F-15C module Joyride.7z

It's not so much that... I had some mental issues I had to overcome and slowly (ED forums much slower than here) re-entering communities I had left due to the simple fact that I had to settle down and so on (my mind at least). Still not a hundred percent (never will be) but much better off than i was earlier this year. So no problem man as it keeps me busy and re-learning stuff again is a good thing

I've had situations mainly where 'winders lock onto the wrong heat source and spike a friendly or I'm trying to down an enemy and well... yeah, so I end the mission and be careful next time... If you can see the enemies on the map and look at the radar display you can filter out the enemies from the good guys by looking at your radar and map display and gauging patterns. It's best when you're in a position to do so rather than "in the thick of it", etc.

Well I'm going to have say goodbye to it in DCS eventually...

No... AFAIK like everybody else there is no plans that I know of a Tomcat, as I believe a year or so ago IRIS was going to do one but they dropped DCS if my mind serves me right, I thought you were talking about the Super Hornet, which to my knowledge does have the capability to do as such. As far as I know (which is nothing other than what they put out, had some personal issues to take care of before I got back fully into things) the DCS Hornet is still alive from what I catch on the public forums so hopefully they'll get around to doing two-seaters, but given the engine (maybe EDGE? Who knows when you're not in the know anymore and just don't ask but my status... I'm not bothering and if I did know I wouldn't be able to tell anyway so no point in digging) again it may be a forlorn hope as I prefer the F to the E Super anyway.

Nah....

Go to yourName\Users\Saved Games\Thirdwire\Strike Fighters Install. If my mind serves me right, you have to create a "Terrains" folder in that folder and then place the terrain folder in the "Terrains" folder you just created. Go in-game and then verify.

It's nothing to do with .7z, but Firefox, when you download a file and it's basically a temp file if you will while you download. The only way to continue the download is to open your download interface and try and restart the download. That way you can resume the download and not have to start from scratch, provided you didn't remove the download from the interface...

Yeah and hopefully it'll appear before the Second Coming...

Asia Minor skin looks righteous....

Unfortunately that capability doesn't exist (it may for the DCS version, one hopes...) but yeah remember that the SF2 engine isn't designed for it but I still manage to carry enough tanks (one just because... sometimes) but overall the scale of the maps (60% of the real world terrain if my mind serves me right) don't necessitate a large number of drop tanks. I remember for Operation Darius that I was carrying one tank and tried to figure out combat loads as said... the smaller scale of the map really didn't necessitate anything more for long range strikes.

Lol I feel you... but yeah I'm getting the hang of the A model (200ft is pretty damn low... for TGP or even the basic "camera' with the Maverick head) but yeah I like the simplicity of the A when I'm getting my feet wet with the sim. Still I'll probably eventually (maybe) graduate to the C but for now just keeping it simple is good for me.

As I found out during an ECM test in the Super Hornet, the F-14D_06 if I remember correctly had that kind of power to burn through my ECM at like... 90 miles? So it had the capability in-game at least if it was reasonably reflecting the power of the jammer.