WWGriphos Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Yeah, those two are basically fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 More Falcon 4.0 BMS...though there is a DCS Sufa mod out there now as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWSandMan Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Holy crap.. is that a look at what the Israeli Air Force has done to the nimble F-16?? I bet that bomb truck is 300mph (or more) slower than a standard US F-16C Block 50. Actually, more like 700 or so, since I'm sure all that ordnance relegates the bird to sub-mach speeds. Great images, though! Really got me looking more closely at all the changes/upgrades done to it. Off topic, sort of... But did you know Gillman Louie (he of Spectrum Holobyte fame, and the one who pushed Falcon 4.0 on the unsuspecting masses) is part of some Washington think-tank? I heard him on NPR radio last week giving counter-point to ... what was it ... something space related. EDIT: It was a discussion on Artificial Intelligence, because he was appointed to the United States National Security Commission for Artificial Intelligence in 2018. (thanks Wikipedia!) The discussion briefly touched on his chairing the committee on "future disruptive technologies" ... Man! Talk about getting way ahead of the curve! I got a kick out of hearing his name in real-life high-end thinking circles. Couldn't help but think about sending in a "listener question" asking if he ever thought a Falcon 5.0 would happen, lol... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 Yeah, the Sufa is not what the Fighter Mafia had in mind with the lightweight fighter concept. The conformal fuel tanks are actually pretty good aerodynamically, but all those bombs would definitely slow her down. That being said, that aircraft is Israel’s deep strike specialist and she does a helluva job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 And that’s a great story about Mr. Louie. Funny how guys like that end up doing real world stuff after the fact. What’s odd is that Matt Wagner did it the other way around. He was a CIA analyst after he became paralyzed, then started working for ED after he made some contacts within Russia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWCephas Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) If you think that is interesting have you heard about the Doobie Brothers bassist who became a government missile defense expert? https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2018/12/12/doobie-brother-jeff-skunk-baxter-on-how-he-became-a-missile-defence-expert.html Edited August 3, 2021 by WWCephas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWDubya Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Not to ring my own bell, but... ... I just learned how to tie my shoes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWSandMan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 There's a bird whose job is what I like doing: killing AAA sites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 SEAD and DEAD are my FAVORITE missions! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WWPlague Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Nice. Doesnt look like a Maverick, what mssile is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWSandMan Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Believe that's a HARM missile, "(something) anti radiation missile". Designed to home on the source of active radar wave emissions. I believe it's a passive system, emits nothing itself, and is not generally guided by any other means. But if an old Ruskie radar is searching the sky for B-52's, the energy beans it gives off are easy (sort of) to follow to their source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 The thing being fired in that third screenshot is a laser-guided Hydra rocket. I wish the A-10 had the capability to carry HARM’s, it’d make the job a lot easier. HARM stands for High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile. It has a seeker head that searches for radar emitters. It can be effective if the bad guys leave the radars for their SAM’s on. From what I’ve read, it’s way more effective in DCS than it is in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 More on the HARM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-88_HARM Mote on the laser-guided rockets (APKWS): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Precision_Kill_Weapon_System 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWDarkdiz Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 High-speed Anti Radiation Missile. Why do they call them MISSiles if they are supposed to hit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 Outstanding Dad joke, Diz! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WWSandMan Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 DCS has a Mossie now? (I'd know that if I opened it once in a while) Hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 Boy oh boy, I love this aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWGriphos Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Yeah, it seems very good. I just bought it today. Holler if you want to fly it sometime. I have the WWII maps. (Hell...I have almost everything DCS!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 I fly almost every night I’m off, it’s just real late. Squirreling away other time is difficult. I’ll try to give you a heads up with some lead time next time I know I’ll be flying at regular hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWSandMan Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Might get the Mossy this weekend... Is it full fidelity or mid-fi like FC3 stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWChunk Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 Full fidelity. I don’t think we’ll see single planes released with the FC3 type modeling anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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