Jester986 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 I've been having a lot of fun with this old girl hunting Bugs in the Persian Gulf. She is definitely a credible threat against modern planes if you run with your radar off and use GCI or AWACS to sneak up behind them. Most of the people flying the Hornet don't seem to think to use all their resources and rely to much on that powerful radar of theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetstorm96 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Absolutely, climb to altitude and dive at speed, you can let off a few missiles up their butt and be out of the scene before they know what the hell just happened. Good luck avoiding those with the extra velocity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlikwin Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 You mean how the mig was designed to be used :) Enjoy it for now, once the datalink in the F18 is implemented those sort of fun and games will be over. New hotness: I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, HP Reverb (formermly CV1) Old-N-busted: i7 4720HQ ~3.5GHZ, +32GB DDR3 + Nvidia GTX980m (4GB VRAM) :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, Rift CV1 (yes really). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KilledAlive Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Honestly I'm having a blast just ground pounding on Growling Sidewinder's server using my immense energy and egress capabilities to wipe out SAMS before they get me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester986 Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 The grohms certainly pack a punch. Between those and the ccip rockets its a surprisingly competent mud mover. I haven't tried to wild weasel with it yet though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester986 Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 You mean how the mig was designed to be used :) Enjoy it for now, once the datalink in the F18 is implemented those sort of fun and games will be over. Exactly! I don't know many people who use it that way though. I'm guilty of using the radar to search when I was playing in a server with no AWACS or GCI. And sadly you right. Guess I'll have to make a mad dash to take out that E-2 first! You know they're going to leave it unprotected.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorseal Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 so I just purchased this plane. by far, one of the hardest things to fly for me lol (minus the WWII stuff) We'll see how I end up liking it. Oh, and can someone tell me what on earth that thing on the canopy is? with the wiring to the cockpit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb71 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Oh, and can someone tell me what on earth that thing on the canopy is? with the wiring to the cockpit Periscope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigg Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Yeah the feeling of am I going to be in a spin or crash every time I move the stick is one of the best feelings in DCS imo. Love the vodka rocket and can't wait till she gets her facelift :):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorseal Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Periscope. is there a way to turn it on? like a mirror? is it for your rear or front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorseal Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) Yeah the feeling of am I going to be in a spin or crash every time I move the stick is one of the best feelings in DCS imo. Love the vodka rocket and can't wait till she gets her facelift :):) indeed. it likes to oscillate... It feel like an inherently unstable airplane, without fbw.. anyone ever see the 1st flight of the F16 when it just took off on it's own, oscillating like crazy? reminds me of that lol Edited February 6, 2019 by razorseal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dFlow Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 is there a way to turn it on? like a mirror? is it for your rear or front? something like a mirror standard button for it to turn on is "m" i believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb71 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 is there a way to turn it on? like a mirror? is it for your rear or front? You see the tail of the aircraft (so like a rear view mirror). Maybe you have mirrors disabled? Check the game settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester986 Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 She's definitely a handful. Spins, stalls, flameouts, I love it. She demands you fly her well and it so rewarding to shoot down someone flying a fourth gen jet who doesn't apply the basics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McShetty Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 is there a way to turn it on? like a mirror? is it for your rear or front? You can turn it off in the settings. I don't do A2A much in any plane and find them distracting too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb71 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 You can turn it off in the settings. I don't do A2A much in any plane and find them distracting too. He wants to turn it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McShetty Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 He wants to turn it on. Damn I need to learn to read. Actually dyslexic so I really did see "off" but I don't like making excises so we can just go with, "I'm dumb." Thanks. :thumbup: Side note: Being dyslexic is fun sometimes because signs can say odd and entertaining things. Gotta roll with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xxx Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) Yes, love the Mig 21's ability to be dangerous! Both to enemy pilots and yourself! It's the fastest way to circumnavigate our DCS World maps. If/when it gets a face lift, can the cockpit canopy be cleaned please. This is an aircraft that uses our mk1 eyeball to track enemy targets. On a monitor, any specks of muck look like possible targets! Spasiba! Edited February 6, 2019 by Accipiter Typo [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]i7 Haswell @ 4.6Ghz, Z97p, GTX1080, 32GB DDR3, x3SSD, Win7/64, professional. 32" BenQ, TIR 5, Saitek x55 HOTAS. Search User Files for "herky" for my uploaded missions. My flight sim videos on You Tube. https://www.youtube.com/user/David Herky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigg Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 There is a good jsgme mod for a clean canopy and English language cockpit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watari Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Best module for me by far. After over 10 years of dcs i love to always to come back to the fish. No hud, no fancy mfd stuff, no spamming just pure jet aviation with speed and nukes :matrix: =SPEED IS LIFE=:matrix: http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/speed-is-life.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovring Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I think the default key is"m" to turn the periscope mirror on. Its a mirror to look behind the aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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