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The correct answer is buy all the helicopters
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helicopters aren't anywhere near as cool as beautiful pointy swooshy planes, but i accept that some people are into them and can't help it, like fart fetishists
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Mar 27, 2022 03:42
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Dandywalken posted:I'm an Apache slut. I'm a slut for the Apache. Miserable, non-binary helicopters are all we deserve.
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Mar 27, 2022 05:44
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Start with the F16 or 18, then pick up the Hind or Apache imo
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Mar 27, 2022 05:54
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Does the Apache have the second crew member AI like the RIO in the Tomcat?
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Mar 27, 2022 08:23
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Unimpressed posted:Does the Apache have the second crew member AI like the RIO in the Tomcat? It has AI, and it's functional, but I wouldn't say it's like the Tomcat. Not yet, anyway.
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Mar 27, 2022 09:05
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Baronash posted:
I'd recommend the tomcat, viggen, jeff, Flaming Cliffs 3, mig-21, f-5, hornet. Tomcat and Hornet have the best campaigns.
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Mar 27, 2022 14:58
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Did they add content like missions and tutorials to the f16? The f18 was more complete last I played
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Mar 27, 2022 15:29
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F-5 is the pluckiest little guy but SOME PEOPLE fill every mission with boring rear end vipers and hornets.
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Mar 27, 2022 15:38
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mlmp08 posted:F-5 is the pluckiest little guy but SOME PEOPLE fill every mission with boring rear end vipers and hornets.
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Mar 28, 2022 00:05
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The air conditioner vents in the F-18 are adjustable. You just don't get this level of fidelity anywhere else.
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Mar 28, 2022 00:22
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Sauer posted:The air conditioner vents in the F-18 are adjustable. You just don't get this level of fidelity anywhere else. My little fan in the Hind begs to differ.
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Mar 28, 2022 00:32
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Sauer posted:The air conditioner vents in the F-18 are adjustable. You just don't get this level of fidelity anywhere else. Don’t forget the Jeff’s pilot death by overheating when you turn the ecs up to defog.
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Mar 28, 2022 00:35
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In the Viggen, if you have the canopy open on the ground and the weather is below freezing, you can hear your teeth chattering.
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Mar 28, 2022 00:35
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Sauer posted:The air conditioner vents in the F-18 are adjustable. You just don't get this level of fidelity anywhere else. The controls on the M4s in the Apache are also adjustable. You cannot work the charging handle however, there isn't room.
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Mar 28, 2022 00:37
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The sale is on! If I feel like dropping some Queen Elizabeths on either the Mirage or Viggen, which should I get? I have the F14, Mig-21, A10-II, and Huey.Sagebrush posted:In the Viggen, if you have the canopy open on the ground and the weather is below freezing, you can hear your teeth chattering. This is a pretty compelling point in favour of the Viggen
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Mar 28, 2022 23:41
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CmdrSmirnoff posted:The sale is on! If I feel like dropping some Queen Elizabeths on either the Mirage or Viggen, which should I get? I have the F14, Mig-21, A10-II, and Huey. Mirage is awesome, maybe my favorite module. But it lives in a kind of limbo because it’s too advanced for the Cold War servers but is outclassed by the modern Fox3 airplanes. It’s still very capable in the right hands especially if you get to the merge, but fighting against SpAMRAAMs is an uphill battle. If you plan to play online, at least the Viggen will have a very good place on Cold War servers (Enigma)
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Mar 29, 2022 00:03
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mlmp08 posted:F-5 is the pluckiest little guy but SOME PEOPLE fill every mission with boring rear end vipers and hornets. F-5 is the best plane to fly low over an airfield at transonic speeds and proceed to drop a string of bombs that hits nothing. Or better yet refuses to drop at all since you left the jettison select on from when you dropped your tanks. I've killed more armored vehicles with guns than bombs, and the guns are not that good.
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Mar 29, 2022 01:13
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CmdrSmirnoff posted:The sale is on! If I feel like dropping some Queen Elizabeths on either the Mirage or Viggen, which should I get? I have the F14, Mig-21, A10-II, and Huey. The viggen. Data cartridge, stol, best anti shipping missile, some mavericks, and other fun a2g weaponry. It sucks at bvr (nothing but heaters), and dropping heavy or precision ordnance. Countermeasures are optional, but if you’re in the weeds like you should be you’ll be masked all the way in.
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Mar 29, 2022 01:38
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The Robot 05 missile the Viggen gets that you just control with a joystick is so much fun.
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Mar 29, 2022 01:51
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Bondematt posted:I've killed more armored vehicles with guns than bombs, and the guns are not that good. One of the problems is that DCS nerds are obsessed with killing main battle tanks with unguided bombs. Plucky planes like the F-5 and A-4 are a joy to fly, but don't fulfill the power fantasy of a mediocre to outright bad pilot being able to wipe the floor with enemy heaviest armor formations. When going for softer targets, it can be a real fucker once you have some practice and embrace Big Bomb, High Speed, vs the snakeyes imo.    
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Mar 29, 2022 02:12
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Bondematt posted:F-5 is the best plane to fly low over an airfield at transonic speeds and proceed to drop a string of bombs that hits nothing. Because bombs in DCS basically don't work except for absolutely spot on direct hits. I dropped an -82 on an Zu-23 and it took maybe 30% damage  Like, the concussion alone would take out the crew, at least for a few minutes.Edit: Speaking of power fantasies that don't work out. I flew the FA18 into a huge flight of Mi-8s and Hinds intended to just clean up. The Aim-7s wouldn't lock on even in helo mode (acceptable, it's hard), flares work really well against sidewinders, and you really feel how limited 500 rounds in such a quick firing gun feels. I almost always got wasted by one of the Hind's cannons. The P-51 actually felt like a better choice for this kind of thing and I got more kills before I died. skooma512 fucked around with this message at 02:33 on Mar 29, 2022 |
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Mar 29, 2022 02:28
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Snapshot posted:The viggen. Data cartridge, stol, best anti shipping missile, some mavericks, and other fun a2g weaponry. It sucks at bvr (nothing but heaters), and dropping heavy or precision ordnance. Countermeasures are optional, but if you’re in the weeds like you should be you’ll be masked all the way in. I adore the Viggen. Feels great flying amongst the trees and popping up for a strike and then GTFO. I bought the F-14 in the last sale and I’ve barely used it because I just wanna Viggen whenever I play.
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Mar 29, 2022 05:43
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I have the F14 now  It's sooooo friggin cool to make it go. Everything rattles and shakes and vibrates and Jester shits his pants if you do fun stuff! I'm still coming to term with just how old school this variant is. And how fast it burns through its tanks on afterburner!
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Mar 29, 2022 23:40
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Lord Stimperor posted:I have the F14 now Has he punched out because you scared him yet? It’s even better with a human rio; ping dcs general sometime and someone will backseat for you.
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Mar 30, 2022 02:06
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Snapshot posted:Has he punched out because you scared him yet? That's a thing? Coward. How do I disable his ejection seat?
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Mar 30, 2022 02:22
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Lord Stimperor posted:I have the F14 now The F-14 and the F-5 are the two planes that feel the most like real airplanes to me. Not that I've flown either one in real life, but real planes do creak and rattle and shake and whoosh like that, and they get blown around and don't always do exactly what you say. Fly by wire jets to me always feel just a little bit like flying a plane in a video game (  ). Pull the joystick, point the nose, and the plane just goes where it's pointing. Boring. The F-14 and F-5 both give you some attitude when you push them hard, and landing one of those in a crosswind feels much more like landing a real plane.
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Mar 30, 2022 05:16
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Sagebrush posted:The F-14 and the F-5 are the two planes that feel the most like real airplanes to me. *Mig-21 joins the conversation*
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Mar 30, 2022 05:49
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Animal posted:*Mig-21 joins the conversation* MiG-21 doesn't so much fly as, it just takes a while for it to fall out of the sky.
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Mar 30, 2022 07:18
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Tomcat is kicking rad and goon missions needs more slots for them 
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Mar 30, 2022 08:09
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Xakura posted:Tomcat is kicking rad and goon missions needs more slots for them You mean, besides the 4-ship of tomcats already in every mission?
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Mar 30, 2022 11:53
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Don't tell anyone I told you this but if you ask really nicely the mission will sometimes be fiddled with so a spare plane appears of the type you want.
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Mar 30, 2022 12:00
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Ice Fist posted:You mean, besides the 4-ship of tomcats already in every mission? You mean like right now when it is only 2, and weekends when it's only vipes and hornets? But yes, I think we could run more than 4 Xakura fucked around with this message at 12:10 on Mar 30, 2022 |
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Mar 30, 2022 12:08
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Alchenar posted:Don't tell anyone I told you this but if you ask really nicely the mission will sometimes be fiddled with so a spare plane appears of the type you want. I-16 escort.
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Mar 30, 2022 12:11
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MrYenko posted:I-16 escort. You joke but that's probably the solution to HInds constantly massacring goons attempting to do fly-bys in expensive hot jets.
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Mar 30, 2022 12:24
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Alchenar posted:You joke but that's probably the solution to HInds constantly massacring goons attempting to do fly-bys in expensive hot jets. 
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Mar 30, 2022 12:53
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Xakura posted:You mean like right now when it is only 2, and weekends when it's only vipes and hornets? I didn't know the current campaign was only using a 2 ship flight. It is Vaha's favorite plane so it's in every mission. Every one. I seriously can't recall a mission in recent memory when there weren't Tomcats. It's a goon favorite. The only real strike against it is each plane counts double against the max player count. That and I guess when it comes to goons and DCS the bug and viper are Btw I'm not *really* arguing with you. I was being a smart rear end with the first post, but I'm not against having more cats. Just gotta make a mission where the Tomcat is featured more.
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Mar 30, 2022 13:17
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We will do a Vietnam era mission with A-4s and F-5s and Hueys and MiG-21s, and a flight of F-14s will be there somehow and their mission will be to not land until 30 minutes after the mission is over.
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Mar 30, 2022 13:24
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mlmp08 posted:We will do a Vietnam era mission with A-4s and F-5s and Hueys and MiG-21s, and a flight of F-14s will be there somehow and their mission will be to not land until 30 minutes after the mission is over. You son of a bitch, I'm in
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In our current campaign, consistency is very key. If you find me reliable pilots and RIO's, I find you slots. Same for Israeli planes. We already had to drop the C-130 from our plans due to it not getting used, and potentially if I add another Tomcat which takes two player spots each, I'm now sacrificing some other plane spot. And it really stinks when the tomcat doesn't show up, and the RIO who has never flown the plane is now left standing on the beach, longingly wishing they'd get to play.
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