Jedispam Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Awesome news... Maybe HMS Ocean (R68 ) for touch and goes for the Vampire??? Okey it was a Sea Vamp but so what.. So does the Mig-21bis and the F-86.... Yes but at least they have a choice of armament, like bombs and rockets etc. The lightning is stuck with either 2 early rear-aspect ir missiles, or the later all aspect ir missiles. The only other weapons it had are the ADENS. Should still be fun to fly though, with the lightning its more about its crazy performance than its combat ability :thumbup: Link to comment
hannibal Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 bah, no gunners in these planes.. -_- find me on steam! username: Hannibal_A101A http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197969447179 Link to comment
Random Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Yes but at least they have a choice of armament, like bombs and rockets etc. The lightning is stuck with either 2 early rear-aspect ir missiles, or the later all aspect ir missiles. The only other weapons it had are the ADENS. Should still be fun to fly though, with the lightning its more about its crazy performance than its combat ability :thumbup: Red Top isn't all that bad. Especially compared to its contemporaries. Limited all espect, contact and prox fusing (prox was rather clever from what I've heard calculating passing speed and then delaying detonation until the missile is alongside the target) TBH for multirole the vampire is going to be good. Useful bomb and rocket load but no AAM's unless any were fitted with sidewinders on foreign service? Link to comment
Oesau Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 all this talk makes you want the following (yes the Vampires are two seaters.._ IMG_3453.jpg by Oesau, on Flickr And another one (F8, not F3) Gloster Meteor F.8 Flyby by Oesau, on Flickr Link to comment
Winfield_Gold Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 all this talk makes you want the following (yes the Vampires are two seaters.._ IMG_3453.jpg by There used to be a Vampire and an F-86 Sabre on display in Toowoomba QLD, the Vamp was in Australian markings but the sabre wore yank flag Link to comment
Teapot Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 There used to be a Vampire and an F-86 Sabre on display in Toowoomba QLD, the Vamp was in Australian markings but the sabre wore yank flag Wasn't the Vampire @ the Oakey Army Aviation base on display @ the museum? I know the Sabre was @ Toowoomba Airport but it doesn't fly afaik. There was a CAC Boomerang there & it belonged to Aerotech along with a Sea Fury (sold) and a Fiat called "Ciao Bella". "A true 'sandbox flight sim' requires hi-fidelity flyable non-combat utility/support aircraft." Wishlist Terrains - Bigger maps Wishlist Modules - A variety of utility aircraft to better reflect the support role. E.g. Flying the Hornet ... big yawn ... flying a Caribou on a beer run to Singapore? Count me in. Extracting a Recon Patrol from a hastily prepared landing strip at a random 6 figure grid reference? Now yer talking! Link to comment
Winfield_Gold Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) Wasn't the Vampire @ the Oakey Army Aviation base on display @ the museum? I know the Sabre was @ Toowoomba Airport but it doesn't fly afaik. There was a CAC Boomerang there & it belonged to Aerotech along with a Sea Fury (sold) and a Fiat called "Ciao Bella". The Vampire was at the entrance to the defence housing in toowoomba. Military may have moved it out to Oakey but last time I was in Toowoomba (1990) that's where it was located. EDIT: it was moved to RAAF Amberley Heritage Centre but not sure of the date. Tail markings A79-656. Here is a good site to find where Vampire's are located in Australia http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a79.htm http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/ Edited September 22, 2014 by Winfield_Gold Link to comment
ZQuickSilverZ Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I like the Vampire..... might have to jump on that one. OK OK I WILL jump on that one!!!! I need, I need, I need... What about my wants? QuickSilver original. "Off with his job" Mr Burns on the Simpsons. "I've seen steering wheels / arcade sticks / flight sticks for over a hundred dollars; why be surprised at a 150 dollar item that includes the complexities of this controller?! It has BLINKY LIGHTS!!" author unknown. These titles are listed in the chronological order I purchased them. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment
Aginor Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I was kinda hoping to get the Venom instead of the Vampire. I guess it's a balance thing. What am I supposed to fight flying the Vampire? I love its design and it will sure fly great, but that plane is on par with... the Meteor, P-80, Me262 and so on. Maybe you can fight it in a Dora? Don't know, that never happened in real life AFAIK. It doesn't sound much fun tbh. Later jets like the F-86 will eat it for breakfast I guess. I hope you guys prove me wrong though. :) DCSW weapons cheat sheet speed cheat sheet Link to comment
Flying Penguin Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 VEAO Simulations Ltd, London, England. 19 September 2014 VEAO Simulations Ltd are excited to announce that we are in contract to produce two British iconic jet aircraft for DCS; the Dehavilland Vampire and the Gloster Meteor within our Classic Jets Collection. :D Seriously, you are going to make a poor(er) man out of me.... Per Ardua Ad Aquarium :drink: Specs: Intel i7-9700K, GTX 2080TI, 32GB DDR4, ASUS ROG Strix Z390-E, Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 Link to comment
spud3030 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Aw man, I can't wait for both of these. I'll get as soon as they are released. Just got the '86 and the '21 and seriously love them both but a Meteor and a Vamp will just rock! seeyas spud Link to comment
bongodriver Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I was kinda hoping to get the Venom instead of the Vampire. I guess it's a balance thing. What am I supposed to fight flying the Vampire? I love its design and it will sure fly great, but that plane is on par with... the Meteor, P-80, Me262 and so on. Maybe you can fight it in a Dora? Don't know, that never happened in real life AFAIK. It doesn't sound much fun tbh. Later jets like the F-86 will eat it for breakfast I guess. I hope you guys prove me wrong though. :) I'm just glad to be getting some cool aircraft to fly around and be able to blow crap up in, it's not all about total historical accuracy and relevance but in time we will have enough choice to make accurate scenarios. Link to comment
Pman Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I was kinda hoping to get the Venom instead of the Vampire. I guess it's a balance thing. What am I supposed to fight flying the Vampire? I love its design and it will sure fly great, but that plane is on par with... the Meteor, P-80, Me262 and so on. Maybe you can fight it in a Dora? Don't know, that never happened in real life AFAIK. It doesn't sound much fun tbh. Later jets like the F-86 will eat it for breakfast I guess. I hope you guys prove me wrong though. :) the Venom will follow the Vampire Don't worry about that, I'm looking forward to Vampire, Venom and Hunter alot! Pman Link to comment
Aginor Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Somehow you are making me feel good every time you answer one of my questions, Pman. You're doing a magnificient job there. :) DCSW weapons cheat sheet speed cheat sheet Link to comment
Revvin Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Any chance you can squeeze in an F.8 variant of the meteor for Korea? It would be great to see this theatre fleshed out Link to comment
Pman Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Any chance you can squeeze in an F.8 variant of the meteor for Korea? It would be great to see this theatre fleshed out Not in the short to mid term I'm afraid Once the F3 is done our team already has thier next project assigned to them :) Pman Link to comment
Random Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Any clues as to the next project? Or is it too FRIGHTENING? On a serious note, I'm with Revvin, some day an F.8 would be nice. Or an F.4! Link to comment
Pman Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I like the idea of doing an F8, but the team is already looking at the next modelling project, think more carrier based... Not saying any more then that! Pman Link to comment
Pman Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I was kinda hoping to get the Venom instead of the Vampire. I guess it's a balance thing. What am I supposed to fight flying the Vampire? I love its design and it will sure fly great, but that plane is on par with... the Meteor, P-80, Me262 and so on. Maybe you can fight it in a Dora? Don't know, that never happened in real life AFAIK. It doesn't sound much fun tbh. Later jets like the F-86 will eat it for breakfast I guess. I hope you guys prove me wrong though. :) Just one thing to note having re-read this. The Vampire first flew in 1943, had the war carried on another 6-12 months vampires would have seen service vs 262's, Dora's, 109K's, He162's as well Its not out of the realms of possibility for people to put them in late war scenarios when the 262 is out. I'd really like to do a He162 one day as well... Pman Link to comment
Aginor Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 It sure sounds interesting. We'll see how it will work. :) DCSW weapons cheat sheet speed cheat sheet Link to comment
Random Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 think more carrier based... Not saying any more then that! Narrows it down quite a bit! And all the options get a :thumbup: from me. Link to comment
G00dnight Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Ah yes. Vampire,Venom, Meteor, Hunter,Phantom. you name it we burnt them and cut them up at RAF Manston. right up to Vulcan bombers & newer stuff like Harrier, Tornado Etc. Happy days LOL. AMD A8-5600K @ 4GHz, Radeon 7970 6Gig, 16 Gig Ram, Win 10 , 250 gig SSD, 40" Screen + 22 inch below, Track Ir, TMWH, Saitek combat pedals & a loose nut behind the stick :thumbup: Link to comment
joey45 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I like the idea of doing an F8, but the team is already looking at the next modelling project, think more carrier based... Not saying any more then that! Pman The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45 Link to comment
G00dnight Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 can I have a Black Bucc..Please.. AMD A8-5600K @ 4GHz, Radeon 7970 6Gig, 16 Gig Ram, Win 10 , 250 gig SSD, 40" Screen + 22 inch below, Track Ir, TMWH, Saitek combat pedals & a loose nut behind the stick :thumbup: Link to comment
J-1775 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 the Venom will follow the Vampire Pman Words like these run down my throat like a VERY, VERY fine Single Malt. ;) We're getting a jolly good show in DCS!:pilotfly: Link to comment
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