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*blocks your midway*

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>>182733804
Probably how it worked in the past, I only bought it early last year and it comes in one complete package.

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Third for multi-role ak being used here as baseball bat

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>>182734786
How didn't they damage the road? Do T-72s have mountable track for asphalt or what?

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>>182734786

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>>182734921
>roads

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>>182734967
What a blast

I keep hearing that learning to fly with the A2A skyhawk is one of the best things you can do, right?

>>182734967
I didn't know lazer pens could kill tanks

>>182734249
It does look fun.

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Haven't been here in a while, when did they say F/A-18 and Straits of Hormuz are coming out?

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Is anyone even interested in soviet aesthetics

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>>182737018
>Get out of the way, strong boys coming through

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>>182737140

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>>182737018
yep
Soviet equipment in Arab armies is my fetish

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>>182734090

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>>182735168
Bumblebees could too

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>>182737315
Your request has been heard

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>>182737885

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>>182737985
Don't know your taste exactly but

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>>182738195
I will dump all pics I can find into imgur, and put a link today or tomorrow here, don't want to waste image limit

dead

>>182740936
The default state of /simg/

why is noone talking about the summer sale?

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>>182742103
>DCS

>>182742103
Cause all I wanted was the Mirage and it was just about the only thing not on sale

>>182742213
I fucking love that movie but that is indeed a pretty kekworthy use of it.

>>182742103
It was discussed in the last thread.
I believe quite a lot of sand was purchased because module-wise most people are coming off the Steam sale (...again, brilliant business judgement there ED).

What can the viggen do?

>>182743514
die to 109s

>>182743931
anything can die to a 109 if you are bad enough

>>182743514
Anything if you're brave enough

OPs when

>>182734249
Hory shet, is dat sum WoFF.

>10/10 for taste.

>tfw you will never be a 747 captain flying into Kai Tak

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>>182746891

>>182745838
kai tak was closed in 1998

>>182747105
Exactly. So with exception to Saudia pilots, nobody will ever be a 747 captain flying into Kai Tak again.

>WW2 Online coming to steam (soon, really this time tm)
Anyone played it before? How is the air stuff?

>>182747270
Worse than Aces High with HP and shots desync if you have more than 90 ping, but the tanks and playing shit like that is fine.

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What are some good WW2 tank sims? Bonus points for obscure/unusual weapons/theaters.

>>182747578
WW2 ONLINE TANK SQUAD WHEN

>>182747578
Panzer Elite with PPX-2 mod

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqe8n1aGXW0

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Why is it very hard to get Chieftains to move in this DLC? Is it supposed to simulate the extreme engine/overheating problems Chieftains have?

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bost bmb blease

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>>182736573
2014

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What does /simg/ think of tank trenches?

Great, if only the AI doesn't move out of them once they get shot at.

What map do I need to play DCS multiplayer? I only have Caucasus right now.

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The tank trench tactic worked pretty well for me
Small numbers held a huge Soviet assault through the valley

For the guy last thread asking about ETS2 multiplayer, unfortunately I don't really know much about it since I stopped playing ETS2 before that feature existed.

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Some PoV from my boys

>>182751072
The real problem with defensive tanks is the only place you can go is backward towards another defensive area. Perhaps a few to pull security? Another bunch as reserve to commit for a counter attack?

I wish there are more books for this shit, the best one I've read is WW2 era Panzer tactics.

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>>182752785
They can drive out of the trenches and attack you know
Though it's a bad idea to condense too much tanks into a relatively small area, so a spread of entrenched tanks and the rest reserved a few kilometers in the rear sounds optimal
gulf war was the epitome of tank entrenchment and I wish there are detailed maps showing how the Iraqis layered their defenses and I'm pretty surprised that many armies aren't building strategies around this free hulldown position tactic

>>182753124
Try looking with keywords like after action report and small unit. Sometimes you get really lucky.
That said I don't know how graviteam tactics or irl tank tactics work. I wish there was a "Fighter tactics and maneuvering" book for tanks.

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>>182747578
>>182747768
>a 2005 PS2 exclusive and a game from 1999 are the best we have for WW2 tank stuff
Well, there's also Steel Fury I guess. Still leaves a lot to be desired.

>>182755037
WW2 Online?

Shills out please

>>182755417
Never played that, always assumed the tanking was somewhere around FH2 or maybe RO.

>>182755793
Maybe if we wait long enough, graviteam will finally do something about their African Theatre, and their previous game Steel Armor then connect the dots.

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>>182756021
They can't though. Tank Warfare Tunisia was developed for a different publisher.
I just want some more content for SABOW, or simply porting over content from GTOS to SABOW and vice versa like they did with operation Hooper but ignored everything else. Pretty fucking annoying

Update

I actually like sand more than I like Normandy

viggen, gazelle or the 21?
Mostly want to ground attack.

>>182756795
Viggen has unguided bombs, low drag and high drag. GPS guided cluster dispensers, TV guided missiles, 2 types of ASHM and a SACLOS missile

>>182756795
Viggen is the most capable of the 3 for ground attack, but also by far the most difficult to get good at.

The 21 is quite decent with groms and rockets and is much easier to get results with.

The gazelle is also capable but is limited by loadout options.

>>182756795
The Viggen is a strike fighter, the MiG a multirole fighter bomber and the gazelle a light helicopter. Personally I like the Viggen

>>182757954
>>182757934
>>182756795
The Viggen can do the most damage out of the 3, and in the shortest amount of time.

>>182758139
It can also die the fastest

>>182758263
>implying it's any less survivable than the MiG "look at it wrong and it dies" 21 or the "plexiglass flying bubble"

Hi, I got a problem with a HOTAS controller.
I just bought the Thrustmaster TC16000 + TWCS throttle combo off Amazon on sale for 80 bucks. The hardware works great, but my problem is with the TARGET program that is used to map with it.

It keeps trying to add in rudder peddles that I don't have. It will bind axes that exist on the TWCS to the imaginary rudder peddles because it can't stand the idea that I don't have them. Furthermore, it refuses to list the TWCS hat switches at all. I have to bind them in macros to even make it acknowledge that they exist.
Outside of TARGET, I can use all of the buttons on both controllers just fine.

Anyone else have this problem? I would like to use target because I can't seem to get DCS to recognize buttons as modifier keys.

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>>182759117
It's because of a limitation with how DirectX handles controllers, there is a maximum number of buttons supported per device. When you use TARGEt you are turning the two controllers into one in the eyes of the software, so you are left with unusable buttons.

I had to use macros for by Warthog, loads of my buttons are macroed to keyboard inputs when I press them.

>I can't seem to get DCS to recognize buttons as modifier keys.
Why not? It's pretty easy last I checked?

>>182759459
Oh.
That's really annoying. How do you get around modifier buttons, then?

>Pretty easy last I checked?
Maybe it's the way I'm doing it, I hold a button that I wish to be my modifier and then I tap another button.

For whatever reason, it's not letting me depress one button and then tap another to recognize it as a modifier. Is there something I'm missing?
As you can tell, I'm very new. I can take the Mig21 off, engage a target, and land it. Nothing more than that so far.

>>182759459
And if you don't mind me asking: I want to have aircraft trim bound to a wheel on the side of my throttle, but aircraft trim isn't listed in the menu options as being able to be bound to an axis, is there a way around that?

>>182759614
You need to click modifiers at the bottom of the control binding window and from there you can designate a button as a modifier

>>182759875
Thank you

>>182736573
We're expecting early access to the F/A-18C by the end of this year, so probably mid 2019 for that. No idea about SOH though.

>>182760498
Well memed

>>182760226
Axis commands is in the drop down menu at the top if you're looking for trim as an axis too

What is a good training server for DCS? Preferably one with the F5.

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>>182759742
I only have a surface level understanding of target, but it might be possible.

http://ts.thrustmaster.com/download/accessories/pc/hotas/software/target/target_script_editor_basics_v1.5_eng.pdf

Ctrl-F "digital axes" might be what you're looking for.

>>182760864
A good training server would be the 104th. Once you can easily deal with F-15 and Su-27. You're ready for anything.

>>182760864
ACG Cold War is good if youre looking for a fair fight, provided you know how to fly and fight already

>>182761031
>>182760898
Only in one plane: The mig-21.
Which is why I don't want to jump on a PVP server so readily.

>>182756795
viggen it is then.

>>182761206
It has the F-5 too

is bms hard to get into?

>>182761580
Mostly because the interface and documentation is impenetrable and poor.

>>182761580
Some aspects are very confusing but it's no harder than a DCS module. That and there are plenty of people in the TS who will help you out if you're struggling.

>>182762586
Only if you skip actually learning the plane and enjoy meme divebombing tank colums with snake eyes and giggling like a retard when you predictably get shot down.

>>182763739
REAL MEN

>>182763739
>implying when you can dive bomb from 20k FT and take out companys of units with one Mk-84

>>182763739
What did that have to do with anything

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>i poke about the bms folders
even the music is dynamic! essentially it appears to built up with multiple 5 second riffs, however i'm not sure what the conditions are cause some don't link well with each other

>>182765563
>voice folder
there is one for confinement and hard labour for 10 years after being found guilty for negligence and friendly fire

>>182763739
Okay Cephei

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>10

After takeoff, I can't get the Mig-21's gear to go up. Is there something I'm missing?

>>182769494
Check the stopper above the lever is out of the way

>>182769579
>Click it
>Immediately raise gear on taxiway
>Flop onto the pavement

Oh.
Thanks.

>>182769660
Now you've discovered why it's there

>>182769778
>>182769660
thanks god it's a simulator and you can fuck up shit like that and nothing happens.

>>182770007
>dcs
>simulator
pick none

>>182769660
Yep. Also don't forget to put the handle to the centre position after your gear are locked up.

>>182771676
This, otherwise it uses up Hydraulic pressure you'd otherwise need for operating the flaps and other stuff

>>182752245
Caucasus is most popular because it's free

>>182752510
Gotcha, thanks

>>182761031
this

>>182772689
>Join server
>Start spectating
>Notice Viggins are allowed on the cold war server
>The 90's variant
>It's naturally kicking the shit out of every mig-21 in the air.

What the fuck, why?

>>182774036
I'll bite. How does a 90's avionics upgrade to carry newer A2G and A2S weapons give it an advantage oget MiG-21s?

>>182774519
For one it's just a better plane overall. It may not have the advantage at BVR or radar range, but it can kick the shit out of any Mig-21 in a dogfight.

I hate to interrupt, but how do I find the cold war server?

AGC Cold war, right?

>>182774974
Oh it's AGC Cold war
Oh.
Wow Blufor is kicking Opfor's ass, too bad I can't fly the F5 yet.

>>182774684
When it can't even exceed 15 degrees AoA without shitting itself I doubt it

>>182774036
Barely anything changed between the AJ37 & AJS37, you can restrict the types of weapons available and accurately portray a 70s Viggen.

>>182774684
Shock horror, NATO was better in the cold war too

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So is a Vietnam map guaranteed this point?

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>>182776465
Well, we don't have any Vietnam ground units or SAMs, we don't have a Vietnam MiG-21, we don't have a Vietnam F-5, we're not getting a Vietnam MiG-19, and our Huey is not really typical of those in Vietnam, though it does represent Aussie UH-1Hs pretty well.

The F-4E should fit pretty well though, depending on the block.

Is the viggen hud supposed to be this shit or im missing something?
same for the tv sight...

>>182777139
It was introduced in 1971 and was one of the first Military jets to even have a HUD, it's supposed to be shit.

>>182777049
>one of the most versatily military bus
>can carry bombs
haha, what timeline is that?

>>182777231
well at least its not me then.

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>>182776465
dunno ED is all over the place in terms of direction

>>182777612
why dont y'all use the instrument backlights?

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>>182769660
Reminds me of how this SAAB-340 got written off.

>SAAB is sitting on the ground full of student pilots
>Training captain showing them around the cockpit
>"And there's a sensor in the nose gear so it knows when it's on the ground, so I can do this..."
>*raises landing gear handle*
>"...Without any ill eff--"
>*Whirrr..eeeeeeee...* **BANG**

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>>182777910
It's really personal preference. I usually use backlights no matter what, but I know some people prefer to have no backlights in daytime.

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Poorfag here. This is awful. Is there a better (free) simulator?
Doesn't need to be Linux compatible.

>>182778085
kek

>Just start DCS multiplayer
>see "Through the inferno" server
>Oh, a PVE server, I can start here.

>Fly Mig 21
>Take off
>see a missile tracking me in the distance
>Drop countermeasures
>Instantly die

Is this just my fate flying a mig-21?

>>182779268
Combat or Flight?
If combat, Falcon 4 BMS is your way.
If Flight, I have no idea, but you could pirate it easy I think
And not sure about either compability on linux, sims and linux are 2 rare things

>>182779510
Just flight, and I'm using Windows. That's just a random image from Google.

>>182779268
Any reason you can't pirate FS2004?

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Such a ded general

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W H E N

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>using the agm on the a10
>ha-ha, ameriga fug yeeh
>using the agm on the viggen
>cant even get the sight to turn on
fun

Any tips for playing Cold Waters on Elite?

>>182784604
DON'T CAVITATE

>Been playing Mig-21 in multiplayer for a couple hours
>Haven't scored a single kill
how do I git gud?

>>182786647
You ain't gonna learn to kill overnight

>>182784383
Set master mode to attack and then the weapons selector to the correct setting you nigger.

>>182778085
So, is there a sensor that just malfunctioned or did the dude just have a brainfart?

>>182787301
I know how to lock and fire, what else is there? I can't even get into dogfighting range.

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Full scale war simulator game: NEVER

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>>182787731

>>182787319
does the viggen have some bullshit limits on bringing more than one type of weapon like the mirage? It works now but it didnt when i had rockets too.

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>>182787624
The only kill I ever got in the MiG-21 is from engaging an Eagle that had just bugged out from a dogfight. It requires you to play very smart and get enemies that might be otherwise engaged or not looking out for a threat.

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>>182788046
It used to, but it was scheduled to be patched as it was unrealistic. I presume it works by now but I haven't flown it in ages so I don't know.

>>182788172
Why does it look like rocket with strapped wings on sides, was it fast?

>>182787485
Depending on who tells the story:
The sensors were inop
The pins that actually hold the gear in place in the event the handle is raised were removed for repair or something.
The sensors/pins were present, but the handle has a manual override which was inadvertently triggered.

The training captain in question had a history of errors, for what that's worth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossair_Flight_3597#Final_report

>>182788046
Yes it does. I can't remember the combinations off the top of my head, but I'll find them for you.

>>182788318
MiG 21 is amazingly fast. Still not as fast as an eagle or a Viggen but people won't expect how fast you can go

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>>182788318
Limited to Mach 1.8 at low altitude but could go faster at higher altitudes because of limitations with the intake spike. It is very fast if used correctly.

>>182788318
All modern fast jets have a pretty similar top speed, so although the MiG-21 is very fast it's not actually notably faster than most other fighter jets. If a jet's speed is a talking point it's more likely to be notable for having a low top speed than a high one.

>>182788586
It's limited to a *lot* lower than Mach 1.8 at low altitude.

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>the MiG-21 is fast
>can't even intercept a ground attack plane

>>182788968
>viggen does what it's supposed to

>>182789157
>R-60's in chrage of doing what they are supposed to against a non-manuvering, non-aware target

looooooooooooooool

>>182789341
>missile launched in the trans sonic region at low altitude
>literally one of the worst launch envelopes due to incredible amounts of drag

I don't see a problem here. The missile was tracking correctly, just didn't get close enough to detonate with its fusing due to losing so much speed from excessive drag.

>>182788968
Should I just uninstall my Mig-21 module and get the viggen or something?

Should I be learning the F5 or does that have even worse problems?

>>182790012
Just learn one at a time. Each plane has it's drawbacks and advantages. The Viggen can't really do much in an A2A fight but it's fucking fast. The MiG is faster at altitude and can shoot planes decently. The F-5 is slower but better at dogfighting.

>>182790012
Nigga the MiG-21 is fine, they're all different planes that are good at different things. Even if you're purely interested in which is the 'best', the MiG-21 is arguably the best of the three when flown to its strengths.

>>182787731
Arma

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>>182791317
MИГ being good at anything

>>182788347
actually i wanted to fly with both the agm and the whatever controlled missile but there was no preset for it so i assume thats one that doesnt work

>>182794104
Everything can go with the RB05 IIRC

>>182791728
I look forward to something like TitanIM(But everyone just speculates that it's gonna release for people, so never)
Arma is cool, but the thing is, if you do full-scale thing, fps dies

>>182791317
I want to like the Mig-21, but nothing has been more frustrating than looking right at the dot that I can see, and not being able to even IFF it because it's too far away for the shitty little radar.

I get RWR warnings basically all the time, no way to tell where they're coming from because it shits itself when there's a lock on me. Then I can't even get a radar contact onto the bandit from maybe ~5NM away.

>>182794883
It'll click eventually my son

>>182794883
F-5 doesn't even have IFF

>>182794416
Maybe i fucked up the preflight part then.
Is the 05 as useless at it seems? Do i really have to guess where it goes and control it like that? Only read the chucky manual so far but it seemed like a meme missile.

also, how do i unlock a target with the agm? It keeps locking on burning tanks.

>>182795556
T0

The 05 just takes practise.

>>182795556
ha-ha, nothing like a dying engine while you are lining up an agm...
honestly this plane is fuckin fun

>>182795847
but that resets it to straight forward and i have to find the target again

>>182796121
That's how you unlock it though

>>182796295
fuckin 90s...

>>182796359
70s aircraft nigger rigged to work in the 90s because the Gripen was taking too long*

>>182775975
a plane introduced in 1971 (with upgrades from 90ss too) isd better than a plane introduced in 1959

>it's because of the superior nato engeneering :^)

>>182778085
certainly its damage looks repairable, why would they write it off?

>>182796532
whatevers
i just wish the ww2 crap was free so i could bomb some communists with coldwar era jets.

>>182795556
>also, how do i unlock a target with the agm? It keeps locking on burning tanks.
just move the three position to the first position I think? T) like the other anon said.

>>182779268
x-plane is easy to pirate

>>182797442
but it resets the whole thing, i just want to aim it a little sideways, not completly reset it.

also, do i really have to close and open the trigger safety to aim the next missile?

>>182797593
>also, do i really have to close and open the trigger safety to aim the next missile?
Yes, it's a lot less clunky on the real aircraft. it just has weird controls that don't translate all too well into a normal Warthog style HOTAS layout.

>but it resets the whole thing, i just want to aim it a little sideways, not completly reset it.
What about moving it back to T1 instead? It's been ages since I used the Viggen so rust on how the T0,T1,T2 switch works exactly.

>>182784604
Could not notice the difference.
Apart from more aggressive weapon drops from aircraft.
I even went with a sturgeon and not the narwhal/688i.
What does the difficulty actually change ?

>>182797801
I tried that on my last run, seemed to unlock propely but i couldnt get it to lock on a target, kept locking on nothing 200m left of the target... tried it 4 times, always the same... still cant tell where im fucking it up.
dont y'all just fuckin love learning new jets? Its the best part desu

>>182784604
Marko Ramius tactics actually work.

>>182798343
also, the engine keeps dying for fuckall reasons...

>>182799540
too much AoA, too much alt, too much speed

>>182799998
it happens when i turn away after failing to lock on an agm...
probably aoa, guess its time to learn how to restart the engine

>>182799540
Maneuver more gently, the Viggen has an extremely strict and low AoA limit.

Besides the A2A Skyhawk, are there any good planes for FSX Free or not?
I was looking at the F16 but at that rate I might as well just play BMS

>>182800428
so how useless is it in a 1v1 fight? It doesnt even have a gun... guess i know why.

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>>182801326
Well it's not a fighter, the missiles are for self defence or for use in the interceptor role. As in the 70s the Soviets didn't have any fighters with the range to escort bombers all the way to Sweden and back, this wasn't seen as a very big setback.

Even bearing that in mind it's not too shabby in a fight and has a fair few tricks up its sleeve, incredible speed for one. Not every dogfight is a constant flat turn, if it was the F-5E would win every time.

>>182801807
The version that was an interceptor had a modified engine since the AJ/AJS version sufers from compressor stalls at high altitudes. The interceptor version could use Skyflas (a better AIM-7)

>>182801807
>>182801326
Viggen was designed more as a strike fighter with emphasis on anti-naval operations from treetop level, I believe it can carry gunpods but like anon said the AA abilities are mostly self-defense.

>>182801975
I was referring to the AJ 37s secondary role as an interceptor.

>>182801807
sounds weird, whom did they want to strafe with their wiggens, their neighbors? for the self defense it's much better to have fighters/interceptors imo

>>182802028
can the gunpods be used against planes?

>>182803076
The Soviets.

The Viggen isn't really for bombing/strafing, it has the armament to do it but its primary role is as a maritime strike craft. It was built from the ground up to attack the Soviet Baltic fleet in the event it steamed across the Baltic. If the Viggen ever dropped a bomb in anger it would be because it's primary mission to stop the invasion had failed.
>for the self defense it's much better to have fighters/interceptors imo
Doesn't do jack shit against a huge Soviet amphibious landing.

>>182803109
Yes

>>182803468
and who would cover them, not like soviet fleet would have no fighter cover

vtol yak-38 was introduced in 70ss and in any case in such an event they would take some airfields first assuming the range problem

meantimr? tfw no real fighter/interceptor in an apocaliptic nuclear warfare grade event

Hey /simg/ at midnight it will be my birthday. What do

>>182804361
I already explained that the Soviets didn't have any real fighters with the range to escort the fleet & bombers. The Draken was deemed sufficient to take on any aircraft that did have the range to engage Swedish aircraft.

>vtol yak-38 was introduced in 70s
Did it serve in the Baltic? Either way, it wasn't really a fighter.

>in any case in such an event they would take some airfields first assuming the range problem
If the Soviets managed to land in Sweden the battle was already lost, so that's immaterial.

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such an odd plane

>>182804742
did they really think soviets would attack sweden before attacking some its neighboring country to get a proper bridgehead, like picking specifically sweden over any other nation

as for yak-38, certainly if needed it could be delegated to any fleet

>>182804614
Go to bed and have a good night's rest, or fly.

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>>182806240
Yeah mate, your 5 minute analysis has just seen some magic truth that decades of military planning didn't. In fact, the Soviet Baltic Fleet and Polish Navy were just for show, with no intention to attack Sweden.

>did they really think soviets would attack sweden before attacking some its neighboring country to get a proper bridgehead
Have you looked at a map recently?

Is the spit on any of the WoL missions yet?

>>182806570
yeah, i see finland

also i believe that thinking that fighters range can't increase with some modification of an old fighter getting drop tanks or soviets getting a new fighter whatsoever is a dangerous thing when you decide if your country shpuld develop a real fighter or some gimmick to protect itself

>>182807018
Are you trying to tell me they didn't develop the JA 37?

>>182806570
That map is a fake. Everyone knows Finland doesn't exist.

>>182797468
How?

>>182808637
torrents
definitely saw it on rutracker.org

How do you get good in the viggen against actual air defenses? Everytime I try mavericking something I'm already shot down before I can line up the shot.

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fug :DDD

>>182812058
Are you trying to Maverick the AA/SAMs themselves? Or shit in their vicinity?

>>182806501
I'm gonna take that advice. Have a good night /simg/

>>182813535
Happy birthday, and good night

>>182813180
How is the map size compared to ets2?

>>182813309
The launchers/targeting radars.

Trying to SEAD/DEAD in it.

>>182813180
burger as fugg

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>>182813180
I frequently wish FSX had a mode like ETS, where I could just sky-truck for fun and profit. The closest thing out there is Take on Helicopters, and it's pretty bare-bones on content, not to mention basically being an Arma mod

>>182814981
FSPassengersX

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Volvo in ATS when?

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Scream you're fucking worst streamer ever, eat shit

>>182815534
How the fuck can there be no volvo in ATS??

>>182815721
There WILL be, but it's not in yet.

>>182815761
Good enough, thanks

I wish there was game like ATS and ETS2 but based in Russia and big af

>>182816305
Spintires :^)

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Say it with me

WE

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>>182817871
WUZ

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>>182817871
SOVIETZ

>>182818051
doesn't look like vodka

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>>182818495

>>182818495
It's not, they just use bottles

>>182756237
http://graviteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=12499.0

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There is so many comfy pictures on russian internet

>>182788968>>182789341
>be soviet union
>tovarish, after a decade ripping off sidewinders we captured in korea literally to the point of part interchangeability, we made a missile of our own: a manpad tier room-ranged piece of shit that can't maneuver and has easy-to-fool sensor
>egscellend news gomrade. this missile will be an amazing fit as a standard issue to our front-line supersonic fighter-interceptors :-DDDD
>invade sweden
>we need to indecepd the viggens they gilling our tonks :dd
>fast forward to vid related
>fug :-DDDD

>>182789939
>DCS
>proximity fuses
uum no, there is no such thing unless they stealth-added it recently

In DCS, is there some kind of glitch with the F5 that causes it to rocket off after applying ground air supply with throttle in idle? Or am I missing some weird characteristic?

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Guess the plane

>>182820676
Su-22

>>182820738
this

>>182820676
neverever-17/20/22

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>>182820738
>>182820963
>>182820992
fug
I will find something you won't identify someday, just wait

>>182821458
su25
ez

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>>182821458
Try helicopters, you can't comprehend my plane autism.

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>>182822289
Mil V-12

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>>182821716

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>>182822369
I don't think I can win against you

>>182815345
Does it involve turning a profit to buy more aircraft and expand your business?

>>182822589
Looks like someone stole a Huey and bolted it onto a submarine.

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>>182822776
kek
It's a big plane

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>>182822589
They stole wheels and rotor!

>>182821458
i addictively lurked way too many wikipedia pages of obscure old planes and watched way too many old plane instruction films on youtube. there is no going back from all this autism ;_;

>>182823352
It's not bad, some people like me hope to have this interest in something

I'm really upset at the Mig-21 and how useless it's been to me. Radar can't lock and missiles can't hit shit.
I know it's a 60 year old aircraft, but it's still frustrating.

>>182823296
well it's a mi-10 but i cheated(?) by googling the tail number because i'm lazy. or you could just look at each model, it's not like there are many soviet helicopter makers. also it already "feels like" a mi that is pre-26 and 24 so that may narrow down the search.
i'm more of a planes and space stuff guy.
oh and it's 5am in yurop. i forgot i screwed my sleep schedule. that's why the thread it so dead.

>>182824589
what are you doing with it? are you using it in multiplayer? but yeah it will be fucking useless in current "meta" because dcs has no proper planes, ground assets, and theaters fitting its age.
fucking vietnam when. also korea. they should've made a b-29 instead of a 17 so they could shove it in korea too.

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Guess the plane, different anon edition.

>oh and it's 5am in yurop. i forgot i screwed my sleep schedule. that's why the thread it so dead.
Same here, 5am

>>182824950
>what are you doing with it?
> are you using it in multiplayer?
Yes.
There was a PvE server and I thought I could at least slack behind the F-15's and use their radars to track targets by following them.

Every time flankers would screech right past them and blow me to bits.

>>182825069
It feels like I've seen this cockpit before recently, but can't recall of the name

>>182825069
some same instruments to f-5e-3 we got in dcs so a similar era. 2 engines

>>182825123
Try Cold War Server
It's F-5 vs Mig-21

>>182825332
I like the idea but I want PVE initially. I'm really bad and players shitting on me who have been doing this for years doesn't sound like fun.

>>182826593
Then I have to sadden you, but literally what this anon said :( I'm sad about it myself
>but yeah it will be fucking useless in current "meta" because dcs has no proper planes, ground assets, and theaters fitting its age.

> I'm really bad and players shitting on me who have been doing this for years doesn't sound like fun.
As long as you don't team-kill it's all fine. Didn't hear of anyone shitting on cold war server tho. Last time I saw Mig-21 kill a f-5 there, and f-5 explained that jamming broadcasts his positions, how to use it and etc

>>182827440
>how to use it and etc
forgot to add
how to use it and etc, because mig had it always on

>>182825069
oh of course it's a fukin yf-17. that plane is more oldschool than one first thinks after all. was looking at things too obscure.

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>>182827571
Saved

>>182828704
Did you google search it? I forgot to wipe meta tags and noticed it still show up in google image search.

>>182828970
Not him, but I just reminded where I saw it before
Someone is making yf-17 on dcs

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>Not play dcs for half-week because feeling bad about killing 2 team-mates in one session, when I could've avoided it because of my dumbness
>Hop in to mig-29S to relieve some stress
>Arm, take-off and fly to AO
>Fly for 100km
>enemy 40km away
>Crashed to desktop
>Everytime something terrible happens
Whyyyy

We're reaching 3rd gen operational autism levels that shouldn't even be possible. Presenting you: Terrain avoidance radar in DCS F-5E-3:
>set radar range less than 40nm
>set radar elevation ~5.5° up (so the bottom edge of the radar cone becomes 0°)
>enjoy your primitive terrain avoidance radar
How to use:
>if there is green stuff on the center line, it means deep shit is approaching towards you. you need to maneuver
>if there are empty holes in the line of radar returns, then it's a valley, turn towards it
>if there are no holes but indents that go away from you then it's like a valley but it's going up. you need to turn towards it and pull up
>if there are now no returns than you can start descending again
I only tried this in clear visibility by pretending, so I'm not sure how practical it is in fog.
If you get git gud enough with this, you can start playing with the elevation to get better views. You should be able to fly above clouds, peek beneath them and tell what ground features are down there. You can of course rely this to FC3 babbies so they can penetrate clouds without crashing, while you being smug in the knowledge that their babby mode radars can't do cool things like that.
Hell, if you can into enough visualization and eyeball trigonometry, theoretically you should be able to not only tell your radar altitude, but the altitudes around you too.
Going even crazier, I'm not sure if it's modeled in DCS, but since the "clutter" of a metal vehicle is greater than typical ground clutter, you should be able to scan beneath you, see the bigger returns, and with the skills mentioned above, determine the positions of vehicle columns and stuff like that. It would be like ground radar but 1D, you mentally making the 2nd dimension by scanning elevations. But that's likely not modeled.

Man I wish I had a multi-frequency AESA radar with passive listening ability. You can do so much amazing with it not even related to radar, you fags have no idea.

>>182828970 yes

>>182832054
That's most autistic thing I've ever seen.
I like it

>>182832054
Wow
Can you do this with Terrain clutter on the Mig?

>>182834280
The MiG's radar is look-up only, so no.

>>182835014
I fucking love pictures and videos from exercises in Germany in the Cold War

ded?

>>182818051
>original russian
>dont mind the english text, its russian we bromis

>>182820596
Proximity fuses have always been in the game, typically with a range of around 20m or something like that if I recall. I think most probably over estimate how effective they think they should be.

Regardless, I recall that missile not even getting 50m away from that Viggen from the tacview I saw.

>>182814981
Try FSEconomy. You even have to buy your own planes, but you can rent most of them.

>>182755793
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzpUVtVUBTI

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Mission: In the event of a Russian attack to seize Latvia, Lithuania and/or Estonia your mission is to establish air superiority over and around the region to enable NATO maritime forces to dominate the Baltic Sea.

Execution: In addition to the ‘Baltic Air Policing’ mission, which this month consists of 4 Typhoons from No. 6 Sqn RAF at Amari Estonia, and 4 F-16s from 301st Sqn, Portuguese Air Force at Siauliai, Lithuania, and local forces, you will have the following at your disposal:

· 48th Fighter Wing USAFE at Lakenheath UK
492nd Ftr Sqn (F-15E)
493rd Ftr Sqn (F-15C)
494th Ftr Sqn (F-15E)

· 52nd Ftr Wing USAFE at Spangdahlem Germany
480th Ftr Sqn (F-16 Blk 50)
27th Ftr Sqn (F-22) at Ramstein, deployed from Langley yesterday due to the increased
tensions
99th Refuel Sqn (KC-135) also at Ramstein, just in from Georgia
100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall
351st Refuel Sqn (KC-135)
67th Spec Ops Sqn (MC-130P & J) attached from 252nd Spec Ops Wing
Det 95th Recon Sqn (RC-135) attached from 55th Recon Wing
· Det, NATO AWACS Sqn, Geilenkirchen Germany

· DDG 71, USS Ross, currently at sea off Lithuania
· DDG 72, USS Donald Cook about 6 hours East of Kiel Germany
· F 314 HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl
· SSN 780, USS Missouri
· S 803 HNLMS Zeeleeuw

Logistics: Forward bases are being set up with limited munitions as follows:

· Krzesiny Poland: F-15C & E, F-16, F-22
· Lask Poland: F-15C & E, F-16, F-22
· Cewice Poland: Typhoon T.3
· Malbork Poland: EF2000 Typhoon

Command: If hostilities should occur, the various NATO nations will declare forces for NATO use, others will be kept under national control, some will simply act in self defence. You will be assigned control of declared forces.

Lets do this /simg/

The calm before the storm. The Ruskies are starting to launch planes. This is slightly spooky, it could be a strike package but could be a provocation to check my reaction time and breach Russian airspace. I keep calm for now.

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A Polish maritime surveillance aircraft and USS Ross, an Arleigh Burke class destroyer, are bringing me intel on the fortress that is Kaliningrad. Three SA23 batteries. Three SSM Bastion batteries. A fuckton of radars. This will be difficult.

>>182843437
i have a better idea - usa wants to conquer mexico. you are a pilot of the mexican air force and should stop them...

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Okay now the Ruskies are starting to do some weird shit. a 3ship package is flying out of Bessovets and my radars are being jammed by OECM. Time to launch planes. Two Typhoons out of Amari AB, Estonia, two F16AM out of Siaulai, Lithuania.

>>182844248
Eh, nah.

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Okay. Shit is hitting the proverbial fan. One plane has begun to violate Latvian airspace. Due to their complete irrelevancy they have no planes. Mobile ground units have been located on the Estonian border. More planes are launching out of Russia. This must be it. I am launching all available planes.

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Oh God I am capital F fucked. I have nowhere near enough to shoot all of this shit down. An EW/ELINT plane launched out of Kaliningrad and is jamming all my shit. A Surface Action Group has been spotted in the Gulf of Finland, sailing west. A metric fuckton of planes have launched and are heading southwest.

Whats the best way to use the laserpointer missiles on the viggen?

>>182845089
The laser pointer missile?

>>182845185
rb05

>>182845219
Have you used the tutorial?

It's pretty much for a snap engagement when you have nothing else available. Other missiles do other jobs better but the Rb05 can hit anything because you control it manually.

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>>182845336
>tutorial
haha, nope.
Just made a mission in the editor. Seems like pointing the plane at the target and turning on the autopilot makes it pretty easy. Fun missile.

4 out of 5 times i fly my engine dies, is it my shitty flying or im hitting the drm again?

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My planes are slowly identifying bogeys over Western Russia. We have identified SU24M2s and Su27SM2s. Fortunately, as you can see, we have just had some planes available. It will be about an hour or so before they get to the Baltic states. But it is 4 GODSPLANES, and 4 GODSPLANES++. I hope they get here in time. I scramble them, and will have the F22s fly as fast as possible, and fly a Stratotanker behind them to refeuel them later.

>>182845535
Your just shit at flying, lay off the stick, stop ragging it about like you're beating one off to traps

And here is border violation number 2 of the day, one of many to come I presume. The planes are foolish for flying unescorted, but I can't fire on them unless I get fired upon. Latvia doesn't even have air defense so there's no tactics I can do to drag contacts toward anything. Just identify and follow.

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Hostilities have begun. The planes violating Latvian airspace were actually multiroles. The f16s have been engaged and are firing back. This is going to get hairy.

Sorry for forgetting to attach images by the way.

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Firefight over Latvia claims one F16AM and an unidentified multirole. Firefight over estonia begins with an initial volley of AMRAAMs and a quick flight west, due to SAMs from russia opening fire. These fucking Raptors better be here soon.

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This is going worse than the operation over crimea but that is to be expected I suppose. The first ground facility to be destroyed by missiles is Ground Master Otepää. My Eurofighters are out of AMRAAMs and there is no stop to the onslaught of planes. Kaliningrad poses a significant problem to reinforcing and has to be taken care of very soon if I am to maintain control of the Baltic states.

>>182845682
What's wrong with beating one off to traps?

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>>182845682
yeah tried to be more gentle with the little swede boy and it seems to like it...
So far the rb5 seems to be better than the agm. Fuckin agm keeps locking on blown up cars

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The entirety of the area of operations is engulfed in fierce combat. The fight over estonia is completely onesided. While I managed to inflict damage, it is nowhere near enough. A naval war has erupted in The Baltic Sea. four frigates are off the coast of Poland and are starting to exchange missiles with American and Lithuanian navies, with more planes about 15 miles from Gdańsk. Every fight I am currently in is not in my favour.

>>182846818
xaxaxa )))

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The Portugese F16s out of Lithuania have all been shot down, together with a Eurofighter.that was just splashed. This has caused Poland to declare forces to NATO command. Unfortunately I have to take a break here. I will carry on some other time.

The Russians have gained Air superiority over the Baltic States. Currently 3 Eurofighters (likely soon to be just 2) prevent them from having air supremacy. With the Raptors being painfully far away , it seems that we will have to grab it back from the Russians, if they don't manage to achieve their goals beforehand.

Regarding the Polish Air Force it isn't too bad. I have 24 F16s and 12 Mig29s at my disposal. The problem is that they will be dodging missiles all the way to Estonia to get in range. Honestly the situation is very bleak and I don't think I can retake superiority over any of the Baltic states due to Kaliningrad cutting off routes of reinforcement. Nevertheless, the next time I can play CMANO I will post my progress. Hope you've enjoyed so far.

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>when you cuck the ASW helo

Hello I'm tourist. In Eruo Truck Sim 2, do I have to purchase a part every time I want to use one? As in, if I've purchased a part before but don't have it on my truck, do I have to buy it again?

>>182849605
>when you have magical 3d view of the helo
tfw you can't blow ballast and blast the helo out of the sky

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Give me Steel beasts pro PE or I will karate your tank
I know where you've traversed last night

>>182853982
I want to fuck that communist girl (boy)

>>182822589
Mi 6t hook.

Any recommendations for multicrew responsibilities on a sub?

>>182848338
What's closest you can move your air forces without them being inside SSM range? If the Burke isn't jammed, you might want to bring it into the fight.

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ded

>>182857035
WHY IS SPOTTING SO HARD IN DCS

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>he doesn't like playing spot the pixel
wow... reinstall your attitude, scum

>>182834401
Well you can fly inverted.

>>182858149
Yeah if you revert to before that was fixed

>>182848338
where can i find some info on scenario editing?

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LIGHTNING WHEN

>>182859264
U G L Y

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>>182859556

>>182859556
LIES
Clearly vertically stacked engines are superior and only complement the "cigar strapped onto a set square" appearance

>>182853982
>notices bulge
OwO whats this?

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>>182861584
Puffy communist vulva