What Map?

This is probably a dumb question, but that's my specialty. What map will the F/A-18C use? Obviously, Nevada won't work if flown from a carrier. Caucasus or Normandy? Normandy has plenty of ocean, but the time period is wrong.

Any map, you can still takeoff/land like any other plane on land.

Hopefully the Straight of Hormuz map will come along for the Hornet in a decent timeframe.

I guess it could happen before the Hornet is available, who knows?

In the mean time the Caucuses should be acceptable for Carrier Ops.

I know, but it's a Navy plane and i'm sure that's how most of us are going to use it. I'd prefer the F-16 if I was going to take off from land.

Hopefully the Straight of Hormuz map will come along for the Hornet in a decent timeframe.

 

I guess it could happen before the Hornet is available, who knows?

 

In the mean time the Caucuses should be acceptable for Carrier Ops.

We posted at the same time. Ok, that's what I was thinking too. I wanted to see how others felt.

I know, but it's a Navy plane and i'm sure that's how most of us are going to use it. I'd prefer the F-16 if I was going to take off from land.

The Marines operate their F-18s from land bases around the US as well, so they are perfectly capable of land operations.

Yes, but if it wasn't for the Navy we wouldn't even have the F/A-18. I'll always think of it as a Navy plane and use it that way.

Hopefully the Straight of Hormuz map will come along for the Hornet in a decent timeframe.

 

I guess it could happen before the Hornet is available, who knows?

 

In the mean time the Caucuses should be acceptable for Carrier Ops.

You could also place a carrier in the English channel n the ww2 map. :thumbup:

The Marines operate their F-18s from land bases around the US as well, so they are perfectly capable of land operations.

And F/A18 Export operator as well use it from land bases.

Yes, but if it wasn't for the Navy we wouldn't even have the F/A-18. I'll always think of it as a Navy plane and use it that way.

IF F/a18 is released prior to Straight of Hormuz,

Plant a Nimitz Carrier in the Caucasus Black sea, or even in the ww2 map English channel will work for carrier ops.

True, but I did not mention Normandy as OP said it was the wrong period...

But we will definitly see missions with carriers and F18s over Normandy..

Doesn't bother me, I will fly it there no problem.

Kev..........Who would we be attacking on the Normandy map?

True, but I can only fool myself so much. ;)

Kev..........Who would we be attacking on the Normandy map?

Even wags said the reason why Normandy map is being sold seperatly from the ww2 units is for simmers who are interested playing on the map with post ww2 aircraft or combined arms assets.

Considering we have had so many fictional scenarios in Caucasus, I dont see why you cant do the same on the Normandy map.

One could easily pretend you are fending off a Warsaw pact invasion or something, and that this is the last stand ( they breached fulda gap and have reached the coasts of France)

That's just 1 idea.

Yeah, we'll see how the future plays out. We need the plane first. :)

True, but I can only fool myself so much.

+1. Pushing it further than some hypothetical scenario like Operation Unthinkable actually taking place and going wrong resulting in front lines being back to the positions from '44 is probably as far I could bend my imagination. MiG-15 and Sabre would fit such scenario but anything further than 1'st generation jets requires a lot, I mean a lot of imagination. Besides of Normandy airfields being not exactly best suited for the modern jets I would constantly scratch my head trying to figure out how the hack is the GPS working.

+1. Pushing it further than some hypothetical scenario like Operation Unthinkable actually taking place and going wrong resulting in front lines being back to the positions from '44 is probably as far I could bend my imagination. MiG-15 and Sabre would fit such scenario but anything further than 1'st generation jets requires a lot, I mean a lot of imagination. Besides of Normandy airfields being not exactly best suited for the modern jets I would constantly scratch my head trying to figure out how the hack is the GPS working.

GPS is working, Think because its modern day era, use imagination that environment hasnt changed much since ww2, and that those are temporary strips built FOr helicopters Ground attack aircraft, and for emergency landing for fighters. Well it sort of works, You can have a flight plan but mapping doesn't exactly work ( its black background). I dont think ED has made an actuall map for GPS's

Aircraft like the A10 and Su25 were every much designed in mind to be able top operate from poor quality airfields or hastily prepared landing strips. IN part to operate closer to freindly forces and going in the assumption that main airfields would be primary target, and easy to locate if Cold war went hot. Even Russian fighters like the Mig29 and Su27 were designed with more rugged landing gear compared to western counterparts, So they too could operate from such strips. The Viggen. Also another aircraft that was designed with ease of maintainability and rugged gear to operate from austere conditions.

I dont need to have a compelling back story. I still found it entertaining to fly In Normandy with modern aircraft, just to experience a New map as well the new lightning and Water effects.

In any case if you take much issue with playing modern era aircraft Normandy, Good OL' Caucasus remains a viable modern day scenario. Carriers can be placed in the Black sea.

Straight of Hormuz is the ticket. Whether it's released before, simultaneously, or after the Hornet is a mystery at this point. I can't remember Wag's exact words, but he has mentioned SOH as a map catered towards carrier ops.

I would imagine the updated Caucasus map will also be a prime candidate as well.

Without knowing how close to the merge we are it's hard to say if we'll have the Hornet or the maps first. The AV-8B and F-14 will both be looking for a carrier ops home as well so I'm sure there will be a method to the madness release wise.

Lol F/A-18c catapulting from the Nimitz and chasing BF-109 above Normandie's beaches.... I'm not surprized, I've seen something similar but with F-14 and Zero...

Lol F/A-18c catapulting from the Nimitz and chasing BF-109 above Normandie's beaches.... I'm not surprized, I've seen something similar but with F-14 and Zero...

No one said it has to chase down a BF109.

one could have Redforce airfields that are further inland normandy and Mig29s and Su27's deploy from them.

A new cold war that goes Hot ;)

Defense of Fulda gap failed. This revelation caught nato entirely by surprise. Ruskis are near the shores of Normandy

attempt to prevent another "dunkirk". make an attempt to Defend the last amounts of mainland Europe. IF sucessfull, Counter offensives begin.

Fail? and the red curtain extends over rest of mainland Europe with England and US being the last free reamaining Nato countries.....

If failed?

Scenario 2. 1 last shot.

Nato pushed back to England. This is the very last stand.

Modern day battle of Brtain. Soviets want to mount thier own Operation Sea lion. Defend UK airspace from Russian Fighters trying to provide AS because they want to launch thier own "operation sea lion"

Straight of Hormuz is the ticket. Whether it's released before, simultaneously, or after the Hornet is a mystery at this point. I can't remember Wag's exact words, but he has mentioned SOH as a map catered towards carrier ops.

 

I would imagine the updated Caucasus map will also be a prime candidate as well.

 

Without knowing how close to the merge we are it's hard to say if we'll have the Hornet or the maps first. The AV-8B and F-14 will both be looking for a carrier ops home as well so I'm sure there will be a method to the madness release wise.

I sure hope the plane comes first. We have a map.

Australia reporting in, we dont have any Carriers and operated in Red Flags and OIF.

I don't think we will see the strait of Hormuz map before the F/A-18C is out, plus from what we have heard already we can speculate that the Caucasus map update will come first

I sure hope the plane comes first. We have a map.

+1

We need the aircraft. Current maps will be more than adequate until others are ready. No need to have the Hornet or any aircraft release be dependent on a map.