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I just came back from testing these jets and I gotta say they're the kind I always wanted OFP fighters to be in many ways! -A/A missiles: It's a joy to see them close up slowly but surely on the target and bring it down. Unlike most A/A missiles these missiles are best fired from behind. I've always thought A/A missiles have been too fast in OFP. -Handling: Flying the F2 feels like flying an F-16 in Falcon4. Everything is spot on: Roll rate, Pitch rate, speed (well... okay the FEEL of speed, since realistic speeds in OFP doesn't give the realistic feel of flying. I always think of the speed (Km/h) as knots.) -Cannon rate of fire: What can I say? It's a Vulcan! -HUD symbology: Just like in most flight sims! -Model: The author has certainly studied the shapes carefully! The F2 model could spawn better F-16 models than Footmunch or Vit ever could! (no offense) So much for the sweet... now for the sour: -Sound effects: There is no in-cockpit engine sound, the vulcan sounds crappy (loops funny), and the missile launch could use a better sound too. -No RWR/CM: These things are blown out of the skies without a warning! -AI uses AAMs to attack ground targets -AI strafing runs often end up in a crash -HUD pitch ladders not coinciding with the sky (Look at OpFr Jaguar to see what I mean) -Afterburner in action menu not practical: Better use the E-key. -Afterburner too powerful: Aircraft can climb vertical without losing speed.

I wouldn't use the MCAR SA-9 Gaskin since it uses the BIS OT-65 as a base vehicle. Better wait for one built on a BRDM-2

I don't think there's anything wrong with the gun. At normal OFP strafing range (1000m) the dispersion is about the length of a tank, and that is good. Aircraft's cannons shouldnt be sniper-accurate IMO. A little dispersion helps you with the aiming and is more effetive when strafing infantry formations (yes, you can do that too). I do agree with the damage tho. BMPs and lighter armour should be taken out with a half-second burst. T72s and T55s should be easy prey to A-10s and should be taken out with one pass. One thing I'd reEEeally like to see is the kind of HUD that's on the OpFr Jaguar. It has a HUGE horizon ball where the pitch ladders are perfectly aligned and follow the sky right on! Another thing with the HUD: After many strafing runs with this aircraft I've noticed that because of bullet drop the rounds hit the target the best when you place the target between the center dot and the lower rim of the gunsight circle (when fired at 1000m). If you move the gunsight just a little bit down (about 1/4th of the gunsight radius) it would show the bullets' impact point perfectly. Also make the canopy open when the engine is off (which would be natural, since you can't enter or exit an aircraft when the engine is on). Some other features that could make the aircraft perfect: -RWR display from DKM (Mi-28 Havoc) -ILS from Hardrock (not released yet) -HUD pitch ladders from OpFr (Jaguar) -Ejection seat & life raft from OpFr (Jaguar) -Turbofan engine sound like in LOMAC

Check out the ailreons/airbrakes. When they're fully opened the sidewinders stick through them. This is definately the best A-10 for now! Would it be possible to make a working HUD with pitch ladders that actually follow the skyline like in OpFr Jaguar? I think it's nothing more than just making a really huge horizon ball that can only be seen through the HUD. Getting the ball to match the horizon is probably the hardest part and it's simply a matter of trial and error. The OpFr boys probably know the appropriate dimensions. Another useful addition would be the DKM's RWR, though I haven't seen it being used on any fixed-winged aircraft. Oh yeah! A CAS aircraft wouldn't be complete without CBUs

What are they gonna fire warning shots with?

The planemakers could learn a lot from the Jaguar's HUD

That can't be the case, since the Eurofighter is armed with a Mauser BK-27 27mm cannon, which is the same cannon on the Tornado, so ammunition or training shouldn't be a problem.

Gimmeeeeeee!!!!

Russian HUDs are different to western HUDs. Instead of pitch ladders it has a horizon line that moves up and down in relation to the aircraft's pitch. On the center of the hud there's a plane symbol that rolls into the direction of the plane rather than the horizon. This symbol always stays at the center of the HUD.

I gotta say I love the GSh-301 sound on the SU-27! Can you adjust the rate of fire so that the duration of the burst will coincide with the sound file? I have mixed feelings about the cannons' spread. It's great for air-to-air, but strafing ground targets, especially armoured ones, is hard. Of course the area effect against dispersed soft targets like infantry is a good thing!

Ok... feedback for the F-15E: I noticed that the Strike Eagle uses the F-15C cockpit. I'm sure this will be corrected soon enough. The F-15E front cockpit has a layout similar to the F/A-18 Another thing that stung my eye was that it had Mavericks on Sidewinder launch rails! Up to 6 Mavericks can be loaded on stations 2 and 8 (left and right underwing pylons). I recommend you study this webpage for more accurate information on what weapons can be loaded where. I'd also vote for a gunner's position instead of a passenger The main reason for this is that you can simulate automatic bomb release with an AI gunner. You designate a target and issue a fire command and the WSO will release the bombs at the right time.

To Footmunch: I figured you already knew about the pylons... I didn't actually even see any pylons on the Flanker, so I figured they haven't been made yet. What I really was focusing on was the Intruder... It seems as the forward landing gear has only one wheel and the fuel tanks look different from the ones used on the Intruders. To everyone else: Don't get me wrong people! I'm not trying to be a dick, just trying to help Footmunch iron out the tiny flaws by pointing them out. I just don't go "woooot!!! awesome job!!11 You rule Footmunch!!!" everytime he comes out with a new plane. Of course he rules! There's just no reason to state the obvious!

Request permission to nitpick

Bah... Who's gonna make an SU-27 now?

It's a degree of realism. Just leave the doors open!

the standard BIS shed is next to worthless, since it doesn't break the form of the camouflaged object.

Hooray! At last a decent BRDM-2 instead of that crappy BIS OT-65

There isn't a bomb on earth with a blast radius of 1000 kilometers

Okay, I understand! that's a perfecly valid reason ;) I'd like to know how the weapons will handle, for instance will the ALARM only lock on the type of ground targets that has a radar, and will the ASRAAM/IRIS-T missiles be able to lock on aircraft 90 degrees off-boresight? What about stand-off weapons like the Storm Shadow or Taurus (with submunitions)?

Eh, just one thing... Here's a german eurofighter armed with 6 AIM-132 ASRAAMs - a missile the german eurofighters aren't normally armed with. Instead the germans arm their Eurofighter Typhoons with the more capable IRIS-T short-range missile. Oh, and one more thing - Is this fighter going to be released separately from the BW-mod (...or MMP or whateva), or is it coming with the next BW release?

One thing I don't understand is why the lost brothers team wasted time on making a german weapons pack if it was supposed to be an israeli mod

Norway is also looking for replacements for its F-16As and F-5s and I think the Eurofighter is going strong in the competition against the JAS-39, Rafale and the JSF

So... any news? What stage is the Typhoon on? Will it be released before the real thing enters active service?

Is that NH-90 different from Footmunch's? Maybe FDFmod could benefit from that helicopter...

What if someone decides to make an RPO "Shmel" launcher? Would people then go "WTF it's an AT-4!"? Hmm, strange... there's already a more accurate AT-4 launcher, but nobody has complained about it