Gaming Digital Combat Simulator Thread

[Hielor]

My Ventrilo server is always available, at the same IP as the Minecraft server. Default port. I think.

 

[Richy]

Server is open now:

Richy's Pirate Flight School
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[Urwumpe]

That was a great, short flight, had been a bit too optimistic on the range of the CBU-97. At least now the air defenses are a reason to use the defensive system. Not sure if it makes sense to return for another aircraft.

Also thank you for grouping the tanks a lot better - the old recipe of the CBU-97 wasn't that effective anymore. Only the artillery was a bit tightly grouped... thus the urge to drop a CBU-97 there despite the SAMs.

 

[Fabri91]

It's been a nice session, especially the invasion staged by Sammy, which made us take off on the reciprocal runway. Sadly having enemy units this close to friendly ones caused me to kill an M-1 Abrams. But, first time I managed to kill an Osa while also surviving!

 

[astrosammy]

Whew, I'm tired now. Dumped everything into a Flickr album again:

https://flic.kr/s/aHsjVdAsFH

 

[Richy]

Yup, that was one exciting session!

First I tried to take out an Osa with the Ka-50. It was intense to sneak into it's same range and take it out without beeing taken out. But when human intelligence took over control I had to give up. ^^

Yup, the invasion was quite dramatic. Never had so much drama and adrenalin in one session! Thanks sammy!

Altough I noted some things that still need more improvement:
- The weather: As beatiful as it looks like the weather we had last week, it's almost impossible to use optical targeting system in this mist.
- I'll add an additional reconnaissance unit for the red team.
- And I'll add some more base defence for the blues. First, to give red more targets, and to make the success of an invasion less likely (for gameplay sake).

This time, all units were visible on the F10 map. And through the "Fog of War" setting, only when spotted by friendly units. This works great as a kind of general JTAC.
On the other hand, it makes the need for real JTAC a bit obsolete.

Any other thoughs?


btw: Of course, some impressions from my point of view:

Fabri

Lehmann (notice something missing?)

Sammy taking care of taxiway blockage

Beeing followed

 

[Urwumpe]

The waypoints could get improved, The ingress point is too close to the first target.

I would recommend having at least 12 NM between ingress and the target, also I am not sure if we need a waypoint over the target - but it makes finding the targets with TGP easier.

Much better would be having the ingress waypoint 20 NM away from the front line and use the JTAC for directing us to the targets, especially when friendly ground forces are close. 20 NM sounds far, but is actually pretty close if you have to follow CAS type 1 procedures.

 

[Richy]

Ok, I adapted the scenario so far. IP for planes now has it's 20NM, but for Helos still the same.
JTAC is unchanged still available through a UAV and some ground units.

If anybody is in the mood, I'll load up the server today again at the same time (UTC 1800).

 

[astrosammy]

Ok, I'll try to throw some more stuff at Kutaisi Airbase.

 

[Fabri91]

Two shots of yesterday, including the invasion:

And a single-player flight I did today from Batumi to Sochi to experiment a bit with worse-than-average conditions :

 

[Richy]

Server open again:

Richy's Pirate Flight School

No password

 

[Fabri91]

I'll join you a bit later, but in the meantime here is the TS server:
95.236.116.53
Password: DCSOF

 

[astrosammy]

Ouch, sorry. Might have killed the server.
I think I moved to many units... I should go back to just controlling AA.

EDIT: Looks like I just disconnected...

 

[Fabri91]

So this time we had again an invasion orchestrated by Sammy, which led to this landing:

Sammy having taken possession of an SA-8 in a Hangar, which he wouldn't leave alive :lol::

The indestructible tanker:

His more-mortal awacs colleague got dispatched with a Maverick. :hello:

 

[astrosammy]

... and nearly hit the runway.



Album

Seconds later I was down. That's what you get for driving the enemy AA to the airbase.

 

[ex-orbinaut]

That actually looks like a better MP scenario than any of the ones on the normal public servers that I cared to try out.

Been a while, now, not even continued the A-10A campaign. However, apparently there is a sale starting tomorrow...

...so I might take advantage of it and add something else to the hangar on this occasion. A-10C seems to be the favorite (ie; most recommended), but there's that Huey that I rather like the look of (?).

 

[Urwumpe]

and in 5 days, the MiG-21 will be out.

 

[Hielor]

Ooo, spring sale, time to pick up all the DCS modules I don't own!

Hmmm, maybe I'll pick up FC3...although I feel a little silly buying FC3 after already having bought the A-10A and the Su-25...

 

[Fabri91]

and in 5 days, the MiG-21 will be out.

But wasn't that specific date cancelled after the Great Administrative Shake-up in the now-Leatherneck Sims?

 

[Urwumpe]

But wasn't that specific date cancelled after the Great Administrative Shake-up in the now-Leatherneck Sims?

Not according to the ED forum and the DCS:MiG-21 homepage.

http://dcs-mig21.com/

Also it looks pretty much finished by the videos.