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Yes, Wags actually released this info a while ago when he showed what would be coming for the Hornet.

 

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3285514&postcount=13


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Ah, yes. It's already in this list...

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3285514&postcount=13

 

Oups!:surrender:

 

(I do see he edited that post today. I wonder what's new (or missing) ^^ )


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Ah, yes. It's already in this list...

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3285514&postcount=13

 

Oups!:surrender:

 

(I do see he edited that post today. I wonder what's new (or missing) ^^ )

 

He did edit to add the /K after the H for that missile. It was simple a typo though.

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Hi,

 

http://www.456fis.org/M-61_GATLING_GUN.htm

 

GAU-4 M61A2 Lightweight Cannon (20mm)

The primary use of the cannon is in the extremely short range (less than 2000 feet) air-to-air environment, where more sophisticated air-to-air missiles are ineffective. Alternately, the cannon has limited usefulness in a ground strafing role

 

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2009 Weapons File published by the Air Armament Center, Eglin AFB,

Florida

 

Nomenclature: M61A2 Name: Lightweight Cannon (20mm)

 

Capability:

Damage/destroy aerial targets, suppress/incapacitate personnel targets, damage or destroy

moving and stationary light materiel targets.

 

Description:

Light weight six barreled automatic cannon chambered in 20x102mm. This weapon is fixed

mounted on fighter aircraft.

 

Characteristics:

Gun Type - Externally (hydraulic) powered rotary (Gatling), air cooled, double ended

Linkless helical or linear linkless feed.

Weight (lbs.) - 200

Length (in.) - 71.93

System Weight (lbs.) - 860

Cyclic Rate of Fire, shots per minute (SPM) - 4,000 or 6,000 selectable.

Muzzle Velocity - 1,030 m/s

Ammo Type - API, HEI, SAPHEI, HEIT, TP, TPT (see ammunition section for details)

- Dispersion (80% dia) - 8 mils

 

Aircraft:

F/A-18A-F

F-22A

 

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And it is a question of ammunition

In this case : penetrate / destroy light material (airplanes) and set fuel on fire


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Bearing in mind how useless the A10's gun (in game) is versus tanks, probably worth assuming that the 20mm is only good for soft or very lightly armoured vehicles.

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Guys, what mean "MULTI" multitude on UFC, then Wags selects quanity of bombs?

Its interval of release ?

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Guys, what mean "MULTI" multitude on UFC, then Wags selects quanity of bombs?

Its interval of release ?

No, its "multiples". So if you have quantity set to 1, and multiples to 2, you will drop 2 bombs each time. Just like on the A-10. So if you have quantity set to 4, and multiples to 2, you will drop a total of 8 bombs in 4 sets of 2.

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Thanx.

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How good is F-18C 20mm Vulcan gun vs ground targets?

 

Is the gun on the hornet tilted up slightly vs centerline of the plane to make firing on a turning adversary easier, but making engaging ground targets more difficult? I could have sworn I read that somewhere many years ago but a quick internet search turned up nothing.

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Is the gun on the hornet tilted up slightly vs centerline of the plane to make firing on a turning adversary easier, but making engaging ground targets more difficult? I could have sworn I read that somewhere many years ago but a quick internet search turned up nothing.

I'm pretty sure that it isn't tilted and that it's aligned with the Hornet's longitudinal axis.

(Not absolutely 100% sure on this, so someone correct me if I'm wrong)

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How many degrees? I couldn't find any documentation of it and couldn't remember where I had heard it.

 

2 degrees up above 'waterline' ;)

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Is the gun on the hornet tilted up slightly vs centerline of the plane to make firing on a turning adversary easier, but making engaging ground targets more difficult? I could have sworn I read that somewhere many years ago but a quick internet search turned up nothing.

 

At least the pilot has 15 degrees of available sight depression - 13 deg down from the waterline to the nose plus 2 deg of gun tilt.

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К чему стадам дары свободы?

Их должно резать или стричь.

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How good is F-18C 20mm Vulcan gun vs ground targets?

 

Is the gun on the hornet tilted up slightly vs centerline of the plane to make firing on a turning adversary easier, but making engaging ground targets more difficult? I could have sworn I read that somewhere many years ago but a quick internet search turned up nothing.

 

 

A2G Gun Strafing is done from a higher altitude and a higher dive angle and greater distance.

 

Altitude + Dive Angle + Greater Distance + Bullet Drop = Radar Ranging Sight = makes that 2° nothing to worry about.

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I just keep watching WAGS' tutorials on the Hornet over and over, is that wrong?

 

I am stoked, looks like a fantastic module - coming from FSX where study level sims are few and far between this appears to be just an incredible experience.

 

I love the Belsimtek F-5E and am really looking forward to see what they can do with the Hornet.

 

Hope we get some Adversary skins, love the VFC-13 splinter skin for the F-5E, hint, hint, hint.

 

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Is it wrong that I keep refreshing and hoping for a surprise "Guess what EA is available!" LOL REALLY hoping it comes out before I leave on deployment but its not looking good. I asked if they would let me try the beta before i left but got shut down almost as soon as the email went out! LOL

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I keep watching the last two Hornet videos hoping something will pop up on the radar!

 

Very, very curious to see how the ground radar turns out (and what comes down the road once that tech works in DCS*)

 

*Yeah, Viggen has ground radar, but it's nothing like the proper synthetic aperture you get in a Hornet (and Strike Eagle, and Viper, etc...)

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