EricJ

Exactly, needless to say the pods that will be in the upcoming weapons pack just are good...

They're worth it though, some of the missions I've flown has given me more confidence in using them instead of the older pods, which didn't do anything.

Me: F/A-18F EPE with "conformal fuel tanks", 6 x AIM-120D, 4 x AIM-9M Opposition: Shenyang J-31 with some missiles (didn't remember offhand) and Seaqeh with two AIM-9J or Bs, tank and gun Instead of breaking it down I decided to try out the bird if fitted (though none were not, fuel was adjusted to mimic if they were there). Both were maneuverable and even the Shenyang's UFO like flying behavior didn't prevent it from being shot down as it was about to crash into a hillside. The Seaqeh was a PITA but other than anemic 9Ms that went stoopid (except the third) I was able to down both jets. Takeaways. Flying with the extra fuel hampers the superior handling capabilities slightly of the EPE Super to a degree, to the point I was feeling like I was flying a Tomcat, which given past history, doesn't seem to be too much of a problem. I can't honestly say I like it but seeing as how the Navy may go this direction (and should with the engines at least!) it was worth a run through to see how it would perform.

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-navy-may-add-conformal-fuel-tanks-to-fa-18ef-super-hornet-fleet-383701/ After reading this article and doing some testing... at least with my EPE versions, the additional fuel (no idea on drag factor so it wasn't included) performance seemed to be the same. If the Navy buys into it (which probably in the future at least) may be a future modification.

Sure thing!

Well then.... that is very odd...

What are the textures? I know Wrench is of course knocking it out but sometimes just editing the textures for the glass is a lot easier than trying to remove it...

Old and new...

F/A-201, VF-14 flying from USS Theodore Roosevelt, heading north in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001

Alrighty keep it on topic... Much as I honestly think whiteknight's comment made my day lets steer (pun intended) back to talking about ships.

Nope, the D or B Hornets that sometimes populate the deck have their canopies open and wings folded. Maybe when FC is able to attack the problem we can see but for now its just something people will have to deal with.

Unfortunately no, even when doing exact span they still don't fold

No worries, yeah though I seriously doubt it works since you can't test it against a human player who's jamming...

You can have any radar guided missile with the "Home on Jam" feature checked off to work, not necessarily a specific missile.

As far as I know the function is set through the Editor and not so much an Ini entry. But I think Fubar512 can answer whether it works or not as he's more of a guru than I am. But I can tell you that HOJ means that the seeker of the missile will start to home on the jammer source rather than a radar return, so either way you have it coming at you no matter what.

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I'll wait until the F/A-18E (hopefully F too) and probably start posting here. but nice work!

No, you don't need permission to state which aircraft it is, that's all Wrench is asking so if we download it, which Harrier it works for.

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Ahh that was the name of it... Looks good so far though

A realism update to the chaff and flare dispensers on the Supers/Growler: [DecoyDispenserLeft] SystemType=DECOY_DISPENSER EjectPosition=-0.996,-1.199,-1.061 EjectVelocity=0.0, 2.00,-30.0 NumChaff=60 MinExtentPosition= -1.097, -1.301, -1.04 MaxExtentPosition= -0.945, -1.022, -1.076 [DecoyDispenserRight] SystemType=DECOY_DISPENSER EjectPosition=0.996,-1.199,-1.061 EjectVelocity=0.0, 2.00,-30.0 NumFlare=60 MinExtentPosition= 1.097, -1.301, -1.04 MaxExtentPosition= 0.945, -1.022, -1.076

I'll write this as a general note: F-14A AWG-9 will burn through ALQ-214 roughly 54 miles in a head on closure engagement. Unfortunately the radar will not allow you to fire the D model AMRAAM until you're about ~56, 57 miles. So pilots are warned to begin defensive maneuvers until target is brought down.

And to answer your question, no I wasn't. Matter of fact I haven't tried it with ECM... Me: F/A-18F Block II EPE with 4 x AIM-9X, 6 x AIM-120D, tank, gun Opposition: F-14A with 2 x AIM-23Cs, 4 x Sparrow, gun, tanks And no I didn't think of an ECM run through with a more advanced ALQ-214 I was able to jam the Tomcat all the way through. I remember a test long ago where burn through for the Tomcat (I want to say D or A model, or maybe B) but anyway, since locking up the Tomcat and launching at 112NM I kept the jammer on and waited... until the Tomcat was 46 miles ahead of me (straight closure). I didn't jink or alter my path keeping heading towards the Tomcat, expecting a burn through but none came and I splashed the Tomcat. Takeaways: Not much other than now I have to figure out burn-through distances for the ALQ-214 versus the AWG-9 now, but overall it seems I have the advantage with a later model jammer. Of course tweaking the radar to exploit the range advantage of the D model AMRAAM is needed for the other aircraft with the APG-79 radar (Block II and Growler).

I remember the type cocas, it was a prototype of a "cheaper Flanker" if I'm not mistaken.