Toxic Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Speaking from a product management point of view, for HB it would make more sense to develop the A-6 first. This is a grumman aircraft, multicrew, t's out of service everywhere, it's a Navy airplane and from the same era as the F-14, so it checks literally all boxes for being the next product and something that fits a logical product development strategy. With that said, and as much as I'd totally love the A-6, a Tornado is sorely missing from the simulation landscape nearly as much as the F-14 was. The A-6 would be amazing! Shrikes, bombs, and even some air to air refueling. :pilotfly: #CHOPPERLIVESMATTER http://www.aircombatgroup.co.uk/ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destroyer37 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Specs:Fractal Design Define R5 Black, ASUS ROG Strix Z370-E, Intel Core i5-8600K Coffee Lake @ 5.1 GHz, MSI GeForce GTX 1080ti 11GB 352-Bit GDDR5X, Corsair H110i, G.Skill TridentZ 32GB (2x16GB), Samsung 960 Evo M.2 500GB SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 No. Care to elaborate where you got that information? Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miasma Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 If I Win the lottery I will give Heatblur £1 000 000 to help make the Tornado. Joking aside man a Tornado would be incredible in DCS such an iconic European Aircraft. Royal Navy Tomcat skin now live: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/?CREATED_BY=miasma&set_filter=Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldur Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 ;3877239']Tornado is the king of kings! (come at me!) GR4 is the best mud mover in the world F3 can't really dance but it can carry the AMRAAM :D Nothing would make me happier than to see HB do the Tonka, please Universe... make it happen! Who needs to dance if you can spAMRAAM with a plane that is silimarly cool and iconic as the Tomcat? Being from Germany, I'd absolutely love to have the British GR.4 as I see it as the pinnacle of the PA.200 family. I mean, just imagine satisfying the need you feel, down low at 200ft, popping up and lobbing all those shiny little Brimstones at your targets with their millimetre wave guidance and being outta there as quickly as you came in... who needs an AH-64D anymore if you can have this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) The GR.4 is the pinnacle? The GR.4 was put into service in the 90s. I don't know how much it got improved since then. :dunno: The german ASSTA 3.1 on the other hand has been put into service in 2016 and has all new avionics: -https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ila-german-tornado-upgrade-on-track-as-laser-jdam-t-376386/ -https://www.dglr.de/fileadmin/inhalte/dglr/fb/q3/veranstaltungen/Q3_2014_40_Jahre_Tornado/8_Berndt-Tornado_in_den_besten_Jahren_Potentielle_Zukunftsthemen.pdf (german only unfortunately :() Edited April 13, 2019 by QuiGon Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadoga Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) Don't aim too modern, guys, this is beyond F-14D level. A 1980ies GR.1 or IDS would be perfectly fine, maybe the first british version that could carry ALARMs or the german Marine (= Navy) version that was Kormoran-ASM- and basic-HARM-capable. Anything beyond that like e.g. ECR is too classified and out of the current scope of DCS-capabilities and -possibilities. Imagine doing 550 KIAS at 200 FT GND in IMC, with terrain-following autopilot in hardride mode, deep inside enemy territory, while the backseater id's the target bridge on the A/G radar. Edited April 13, 2019 by Shadoga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 If we get a Tornado for DCS it will most probably be the the original Cold War variant, which has the advantage that there are pretty much no differences between the 3 Tornado nations. The differences came later as everyone upgraded their Tornados on their own. Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigg Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Yeah another vote for the Tornado here. Also a nice interview with a pilot in this video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Rage* Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Tornado FTW. Any version.... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 64th "Scorpions" Aggressor Squadron Discord: 64th Aggressor Squadron TS: 195.201.110.22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northstar98 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 If we get a Tornado for DCS it will most probably be the the original Cold War variant, which has the advantage that there are pretty much no differences between the 3 Tornado nations. The differences came later as everyone upgraded their Tornados on their own. Yeah, this and differences shouldn't be too hard to implement for each variant Modules I own: F-14A/B, Mi-24P, AV-8B N/A, AJS 37, F-5E-3, MiG-21bis, F-16CM, F/A-18C, Supercarrier, Mi-8MTV2, UH-1H, Mirage 2000C, FC3, MiG-15bis, Ka-50, A-10C (+ A-10C II), P-47D, P-51D, C-101, Yak-52, WWII Assets, CA, NS430, Hawk. Terrains I own: South Atlantic, Syria, The Channel, SoH/PG, Marianas. System: GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX, AMD Ryzen 5 7600, Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 32 GB, Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB (DCS dedicated) & 2 TB NVMe SSDs, Corsair RM850X 850 W, NZXT H7 Flow, MSI G274CV. Peripherals: VKB Gunfighter Mk.II w. MCG Pro, MFG Crosswind V3 Graphite, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladman Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I dont know much about the Tornado but I'd buy it day 1 for sure. i9 9900K @ 5.1Ghz - ASUS Maximus Hero XI - 32GB 4266 DDR4 RAM - ASUS RTX 2080Ti - 1 TB NVME - NZXT Kraken 62 Watercooling System - Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas (Virpil Base) - MFG Crosswind Pedals - Pimax 5K+ VFA-25 Fist Of The Fleet [sigpic]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic99190_2.gif[/sigpic] Virtual Carrier Strike Group 1 | Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miasma Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Its my dream module just imagine having one in DCS especially if heatblur made it. Sorry I dont mean to derail thread but how is the virpil base with the warthog? I am thinking of doing the same thing. Royal Navy Tomcat skin now live: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/?CREATED_BY=miasma&set_filter=Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano87 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 The biggest issue with the Tonka is going to be getting declassified info about it. European countries and especially the UK are very tight lipped when it comes to military aircraft and systems. So you’re going to be looking at an original IDS or GR1, which pretty much had dumb bombs, JP233 and could carry paveways but didn’t have its own laser to self designate with afaik. Proud owner of: PointCTRL VR : Finger Trackers for VR -- Real Simulator : FSSB R3L Force Sensing Stick. -- Deltasim : Force Sensor WH Slew Upgrade -- Mach3Ti Ring : Real Flown Mach 3 SR-71 Titanium, made into an amazing ring. My Fathers Aviation Memoirs: 50 Years of Flying Fun - From Hunter to Spitfire and back again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd022 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Bruh..... is ANOTHER thread for this really necessary? [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
104th_Maverick Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 ^ Totes. Tonka is life [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 104th Phoenix Wing Commander / Total Poser / Elitist / Hero / Chad www.104thPhoenix.com www.facebook.com/104thPhoenix My YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miasma Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) GR1 did have a targeting pod but not the ability to carry TGP and GBU's at the same time. this is what the internet says I am by know means a Tornado expert just love the aircraft. Edited April 16, 2019 by Miasma Royal Navy Tomcat skin now live: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/?CREATED_BY=miasma&set_filter=Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatefury Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I think upgraded GR1s could self designate using the TIALD pod which would mean they can carry the TGP and drop laser guided bombs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mule Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Tornado. Ja please. Fighter Pilot Podcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallsignFrosty Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I think upgraded GR1s could self designate using the TIALD pod which would mean they can carry the TGP and drop laser guided bombs. Yes they did this in Desert Storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miasma Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 What they did in desert storm was have one carry the TIALD Pod and laze for the other tornados carrying paveways the ability to do both at the same time wasnt added till after the war. Royal Navy Tomcat skin now live: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/?CREATED_BY=miasma&set_filter=Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldur Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 The GR.4 is the pinnacle? The GR.4 was put into service in the 90s. I don't know how much it got improved since then. :dunno: The german ASSTA 3.1 on the other hand has been put into service in 2016 and has all new avionics Well, in terms of what could be done realistically for DCS, and I was dreaming about the Brimstone - the LW doesn't have anything like that, so I was rather speaking what can be done with the airframe and not how well or easily it could be done (guess that point clearly goes to the ASSTA 2 and up). The most modern glass cockpit is just highly unlikely to come to DCS in foreseeable time. The GR.4 might just be possible, maybe even the German ASSTA 1. But I doubt anything beyond that would be realistically expectable in the next few years. And I'd be glad about the original GR.1 and alikes for Germany and Italy already. Bruh..... is ANOTHER thread for this really necessary? I'd say we just can't have enough Tornado threads until we've got an official announcement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
104th_Maverick Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Fantastic mini doc [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 104th Phoenix Wing Commander / Total Poser / Elitist / Hero / Chad www.104thPhoenix.com www.facebook.com/104thPhoenix My YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doolz Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 +1 Tornado - It would be a great addition to DCS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mule Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) ;3885684']Fantastic mini doc Superb! I was an RAF brat based at Laarbruch in West Germany from 82-86. I would see Tornados flying around every day. Brilliant times. Edited April 18, 2019 by Mule Fighter Pilot Podcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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