Brigg Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 After the cold war server died when the map flipped, i went on GS (ok i know lol) and took the tomcat up for a quick fly. omg i now remember why it was a day 1 purchase and how much i had forgotten , she deffo is gonna get some more stick time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britchot Posted March 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 Trev and I flew the Tomcat yesterday morning, as a crew. I have a lot of remapping to do because of the LANTIRN, but it was a lot of fun running the radar. Karl Spackler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Spackler Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 34 minutes ago, Britchot said: Trev and I flew the Tomcat yesterday morning, as a crew. I have a lot of remapping to do because of the LANTIRN, but it was a lot of fun running the radar. The Tomcat is just so much more immersive than any other aircraft in DCS. That is a much-overused word in the sim community, but still appropriate I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigg Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Britchot said: Trev and I flew the Tomcat yesterday morning, as a crew. I have a lot of remapping to do because of the LANTIRN, but it was a lot of fun running the radar. Cool. not flown it much with a human RIO apart from a couple of flights on release day, but we were to inexperienced so it didn't end well. One thing I did notice is that it was a lot more efficient than using Jester. Voice attack makes him a bit easier to manage, but of course DCS won't start with it enabled at the moment. Not used LANTIRN yet or done any ground pounding tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Spackler Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 4 hours ago, Brigg said: Not used LANTIRN yet or done any ground pounding tbh. None of us have, it’s all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonne Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Karl Spackler said: None of us have, it’s all good. Actually Erhardt and I did a while ago Karl Spackler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Spackler Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 12 minutes ago, Jonne said: Actually Erhardt and I did a while ago Nice! Get some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etzel Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Some of us Euro Guys planning to fly TAW tonight, starting probably around 2000 UTC.... ...maybe other want to join (e.g. some home workers at EST zone that simply quit the working day a little bid earlier... or others that do a flight in the lunch break ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Spackler Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Can't stop early but I can be there @ 9-9:30 UTC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britchot Posted April 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 35 minutes ago, Karl Spackler said: Can't stop early but I can be there @ 9-9:30 UTC TAW is IL-2: Great Battles (WWII), Trev. Etzel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etzel Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Thanks Brit 4 the clarification.... Yes, I am talking about the Tactical Air War in IL2 BoX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Spackler Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 6 hours ago, Britchot said: TAW is IL-2: Great Battles (WWII), Trev. ah yeah rgr that I'M ALL SCHMENKEL BABY WOOOO!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopy Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Will be on TS for DCS from 1800z (utc) Thursday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Spackler Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 I’ll be on at 2100Z earliest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britchot Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 I like how you guys are using Zulu/UTC time. IRFC Hawkeye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRFC Hawkeye Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Britchot said: I like how you guys are using Zulu/UTC time. Any and every world-wide organization should do that. Klaiber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonne Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 I'll be flying some modern stuff in about 10min. Klaiber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 All, If anyone is interested, I should be online tonight (Saturday, 9 May 2020) to fly the F-14B Tomcat. I'm hoping to jump on around 9:00PM EDT. Karl Spackler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Spackler Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 Be right there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Spackler Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 Still looking to do F-14's at 1500 EST Sunday 10 May 2020 Klaiber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 All, Steinhoff, Trev and I are going to be flying F-14B's tonight on TS. We're online now. If anyone is interested, join us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J5_Hotlead Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Salute guys! I'll be online at 2pm Central US time (1900 UTC) this Sunday on the Flying Circus Flugpark. Should be a fun time to fly together and hone our skills as a group! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J5_Hotlead Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 Hey guys! A hole in my schedule opened up and I should have a brief window to fly from around 7:30pm Central US time through 8:30ish pm Central US time. I'll be online in Flying Circus for the Thursday night fights during this time. Any wingmen welcome. Klaiber and Lipfert 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pragr Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 I'm sorry to be late with reaction. There is no trick in high alt bombing, particularly with Halb. You just need to plan your approach accordingly so you would be aligned with the tail wind or against the wind. Everything else is just matter of how accurate is your speed/altitude settings and how big the offset of the wind alignment will be after final course corrections. In general, more accurate you will be at initial point the more accurate you'll be with the bomb impact point. Heinrich and Ludwig 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Quote There is no trick in high alt bombing, particularly with Halb. You just need to plan your approach accordingly so you would be aligned with the tail wind or against the wind. Everything else is just matter of how accurate is your speed/altitude settings and how big the offset of the wind alignment will be after final course corrections. In general, more accurate you will be at initial point the more accurate you'll be with the bomb impact point. Pragr is exactly correct, setting the bomb sight is the last key to this exercise. The more precise you enter the information (and maintain it) the more accurate you will be. Watch your track over the ground to determine the most accurate 0 wind angle and then go from the target backwards to find your IP.... anything obvious will do. Something easy to recognize and quickly align yourself. Once you line up on that it's a duck walk to the target. Lastly, your actual method of triggering the bomb release can make a difference of 50' at an altitude of 3000m. If you are using a mouse, or keyboard or joystick button it needs to be consistent. In the Gotha I was taking out single tank targets at 3000m as long as the above conditions were met. It takes practice, you don't need vehicle targets, a road intersection a single tree, really anything that will allow you to observe your fall of shot will give you the information you need. If you have a particularly difficult mission target, drop a single bomb on the way to the target and observe it. Winds are the same across the map, and at altitude. In RoF you could put in different wind speeds and directions at layers, but the program only reflected the one speed and direction. Tracking/observing through the site to determine your zero wind path to the target makes it all come together. The computer allows for incredibly precise bombing that could never be achieved in the real world even with todays delivery methods. (dumb bombs) Heinrich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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