Flanker562

I know man, but we're also not new to the DCS series (I've been flying since Flanker 2.0) so we understand... tha'ts why we're scratxhing our heads why it hasn't been fixed.

I think the point is that if the damage modeling was done conrectly for an AI aircraft then the 30mm GAU-8 would have shredded it compeletely by itself. Given that the Mi-8 isn't an armored helicopter it would have done some considerable damage, along with the two AIm-9 hits, which so far have no issue in bringing down an opposing fighter. And I concur with ironroad, it seems the gunners on combat vehicles have a "Sniper" ability to hit a moving target with ground fire. I've gotten pretty low and all of a sudden a BTR gunner is able to expertly shoot me dwnn... yeah, right.

Yeah one reason I fly DCS every once in awhile rather than the amount I used to. It was all cool at first but now? Just waiting for them to fix shit will put me in my legal retirement age bracket. So yeah, DCS is fun and cool but yeah, I don't see any rush to play it anymore.

Me: F/A-18F EPE Block II with 4 x AIM-9X, 6 x AIM-120D, gun, tank Opposition: Rafale M F3 with IR and Radar MICA Bout 1: Bout 1 started fairly typical, me coming from behind and entered in a very quick energy circle. I can say that the FM of the Rafale isn't UFO-like, it's just very good at the knife-fight turns. So I decided that this wasn't going to be easy (and didn't expect it to be really) and I'd have to work for this kill. I decided to go vertical and lost him visually (small plane) and therefore didn't know his real position even though I had the padlock going. From what I think happened he simply managed to pull his nose on me quicker than expected and managed to spike me with a MICA IR in the face... Bout 2: Same setup before and had to well... get a 1/1 streak anyway, so learning from my mistake I entered the same energy circle, this time not using burners but using the agility of the Super Hornet to it's advantage, keeping my turns smaller but still keeping the burner going when needed. At the start by doing this I managed to try and "cut off" the Rafale from maintaining a circle and evading me and opening him up for me to take a shot. Well after nearly blacking out (again) I managed to stay with him for both (mindful that going vertical wouldn't be a good thing against this aircraft). Afrer the second circle he got a bit tired of it and tried to extend and come around. At this point I decided to take a shot (really good position for one, why not take it?) and so one 9X left the rail and shot him down. Also a reminder to keep ready to manever should your missile not connect. Having already figured it out from beforehand kept me ready for maneuveirng as he ejected flares and failed to decoy the missile. Takeaways: The Rafale isn't a joke and you need to keep and maintain the energy fight as much as possible as well as keeping an eye on him and what he's doing and you need to be aggressive iwith it You may black out ("Lose sight, lose the fight") but using the padlock feature is highly recommended as without it the small size of the aircraft makes it harder to spot after a mile or two. Aggressively work him into your favored position, keep him out of a firing postion (don't discount the MICA's ability with JAT81500's updates!) and you'll be okay. Again Energy, Energy, Energy as it's a very high energy fighter and coming at always with full burner to maintain isn't always the best option, as it'll make you black out pretty fast as you try to compensate for it's maneuverabilty i a knife fight. Keep the burner ready as you'll need to gain advantage but sometimes taking it easy in the knife fight will keep you alive as you can have some to maneuver him away from shooting you. Again the MICAs are much better than previously (as evidenced by taking one in the face) so the newer versions by JAT81500s give it some teeth. And I'd highly recommend anything that has both high alpha (not so muich the Hornets but...) and push to maneuver, so an experenced Tomcat driver shouldn't have any issues when dealing with this fighter. It's a good aircraft and shouldn't be taken lightly when its your opponent in the WVR fight. And again be aggressive with it as the AI is very aggressive with this aircraft. Overall don't take i lightly.

I still have to do that Super Hornet vs. Rafale fight... been putting it off...

Good thing you're doing good man, and always beautiful weapon work...

Russouk2004... you remember how to setup ModelViewer to run? When I lost my laptop I havent' gotten around to it... as I totally forgot how...

Hahahahaha I got my Eels so it's all good

I've donated since I'm a Platinum Member...

After watching Interstellar I may want to go on a space trip....

The Rafale has nice lines and so on but I'm a Super Hornet Fan through and through :)

In all honesty both you and saisran has helped quite a bit as most know earlier gen fighters I use mainly for target practice, etc. So yeah I was pulling stick way too hard expecting some good high-alfpha maneuvers and... yeah And no help on the card issue saisran, I don't muck with campaigns at all anymore (or much of SF2 other than here of course) so may need to reinstall it? May fix the issue but so far I've noticed freezups when recording that regardless of outcome I never save.

OKay I did try that (build up speed + Energy, etc.) and still I was used to be able to turn on a dime with the Super so cool will try it out later on then.

Cool.... realistically they're not hard to do. Also if you haven't already, download the SF2 Bombing Range, which is a threat free (unless you tweak it) place to practice weapon delivery, etc.

Ahh gotcha, sorry can't help with hat....

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Man it's been a looong time since I dropped JDAM but... usually a "Square" (which if my mind serves me right) which is about 5 miles. Accuracy at the latest patch is always iffy, Usually I drop in Afghanistan and get near 100% hits though, but tha's around 24,000 or therabouts feet. I'll have to figure out what height as usually it;s by feel rather than always specific parameters, and so on. But usually keep within a "Square" of the target and your hit ration should get much better, and high altitude though in some cases medium altitude works too. DCS is different with the A-10C of course since it's a no brainer in employment. JDAM bombing in SF2 is more practice than anything concrete to get the bomb to hit.

Not too much to ask: Basic "What If" I did for Dillon. The final version had some Red Stars on the tail but otherwise same as this, along with USN number decals.

Me: F-8J with 4 x AIM-9H, gun Opposition: F-8J with AIM-9s (1970), gun Decided a SACT (Similar Air Combat Training) mission and for the most part, I suck with the Crusader, though flying around in it made me appreciate the nice lines of the aircraft though. For the most part I sucked in that aircraft as the AI has better skill in energy management and flies it better than I can. Not much more to go into other than it got a good angle on me (even with 1970s-era missiles...) and splashed me with a rear shot, shooting me down. Takeaways: Obviously I thought it would be a good fight and I would come out on top but... no. Handling the 'Sader is a bit trickier as the AI was flying it very gracefully and as Yoda says "Unlearn what you have learned", i.e. I'm used to a good easy jet like the Super Hornet and therefore I didn't get too much practical time in it, or honestly never take the time to fly this particular jet. Again it's not so much capability, but preference as the Vietnam Era was what it was and that's that and quite frankly don't feel like mastering something in that timeframe. BUT however, I do need to shoot down a bad guy in it (to same some face at least) so I can learn from my mistakes. Overall though I felt I was pulling too rough and being more gentle yielded better results as far as maneuvering but agian the AI was all over me and when I was in position, didn't take the shot due to hesitation on whether or not it would connect. So next time I'll be a bit more confident as it did take a while, but again I took a 'Winder in the butt and yeah, need to learn this one.

Yep, that simple though you'll have to do that through the MIssion Editor though, as scripted missions (with the exception of Vietnam I believe in campaigns) start you on a land base. I use a Mission Editor so admittedly it's a bit fuzzy with that part.

Game-wise only what it looks like, as they all aren't as fleshed out as say, the A-10C modlue or as manipulative. Sure there are small minute differences in the screen but if you're expecting anything with DCS-like capabilities it's best to not hope for it.

Gotcha, but they're there in case.

In any case these ones should work anyway with all aircraft. Weapons.7z

Okay cool, so no luck with the Legacy ones and the Mavericks?