MP Top Gun A-4E, F-14B mission with working ACMI pods

This is faint try to replicate working ACMI pods in constrains of DCS. Instead firing live weapons you just fire simulated rounds and results are processed at Range Control mainframe.

Just two teams and dogfight circle heavily inspired by first Top Gun movie.

DCS F-14 or free A-4E mod or F/A-18C or F-5E-3 or F-15C required to fly.

A-4E download: https://heclak.github.io/community-a4e-c/

Contains MP only missions:

TopGunHop1.miz is 1 vs 1 BFM

TopGunHop2.miz is 4 vs 4 ACM

TopGunHop1_FA18CvsFA18C.miz is 1 vs 1 BFM F/A-18C vs F/A-18C version

TopGunHop2_FA18CvsFA18C.miz is 4 vs 4 ACM F/A-18C vs F/A-18C version

TopGunHop1_F5EvsFA18C.miz is 1 vs 1 BFM F-5E vs F/A-18C version

TopGunHop2_F5EvsFA18C.miz is 4 vs 4 ACM F-5E vs F/A-18C version

TopGunHop1_F15CvsFA18C.miz is 1 vs 1 BFM F-15C vs F/A-18C version

TopGunHop2_F15CvsFA18C.miz is 4 vs 4 ACM F-15C vs F/A-18C version

Read briefing and do not mess with loadouts via Ground Crew rearm or you can loose cool ACMI pod.

SP is not possible as AI doesn't engage without weapons.

Have fun!

ACMI Pod Instrumentation

Pod operations are fully automatic and controlled by Range Controller. Pod tracking and scoring is enabled only in The Ring.

One short 1500 Hz tone - Gun is tracking

Two short 1500 Hz tones - Missile is tracking

One short 200 Hz tone - Tracking is lost

One longer 2000 Hz tone - Weapon fired after successful lock on

Two longer 100 Hz tones - You are dead

Gun Min Range - 50 yards

Gun Max Range - 1000 yards

Gun Max Aspect - 60°

Gun Aim Cone - 3°

Gun Lock On Time - 3s

Missile Min Range - 500 yards

Missile Max Range - 2000 yards

Missile Max Aspect - 30°

Missile Aim Cone - 3°

Missile Lock On Time - 3s

Supported modules

F-14B, A-4E-C, F/A-18C, F-5E-3, F-15C

Download

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3310695/

Changelog

06/25/2020 v1.30 - Added F-15C vs F/A-18C version

06/24/2020 v1.20 - Added F-5E vs F/A-18C version, removed unused pylons from F/A-18

06/23/2020 v1.10 - Added F/A-18C vs F/A-18C version, added CAP-9M into loadouts

06/21/2020 v1.00 - Initial release

This looks awesome.

Cant wait to try it.

Added F/A-18C vs F/A-18C version.

Added F-5E vs F/A-18C version.

Added F-15C vs F/A-18C version.

Somehow managed to make it work in single player. It is not ideal but it works mostly in case you do not have buddy to play with. Added TTS voice overs. I will try to push it into release soon.