OV10 Bronco

I would absolutely love to see an OV-10 Bronco in DCS. They used them heavily during the Vietnam War and even served in the gulf war (retired by the USMC in 1995). The USAF retired them in 91 then brought them back to fly in Iraq/Syria in 2015 (so there's a place for them). Besides WP rocket pods, they also carried HE rocket pods and up to 4 x 7.62 M60s.

With the difficulty in spotting enemy in DCS when flying at 500kts at FL250, you need something closer to the ground.

Ya, the OV-10 Bronco would be awesome.

Use helicopters. They fly low and slow enough and will spot your enemy easily.

Use helicopters. They fly low and slow enough and will spot your enemy easily.

Yeah normally you spot the tracer first coming straight at you ;)

I used to fly MP missions with an AFAC role I used to hog. A10-C loaded with WP makes a great job but a Bronco would be the bees knees (I dont as a rule add to wish lists but this is the exception) :thumbup:

Use helicopters. They fly low and slow enough and will spot your enemy easily.

nah helicopters are way too slow for this. You need something with speed and good visibility to play the FAC role. Good luck trying to out jink an enemy gunner in a huey.

+1

oh crap, my apologies all - didn't even think to look (I've just finished Da Nang Diary by Tom Yarborough who was an OV10 Prairie Fire FAC in Vietnam). Will check out that thread