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same her, terrain looks different from what i know!??

I use Syria and the Channel maps for these pics I think, No mods.

I do have the graphic options turned way up.

My pc is a beast!

 

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The mod is based on the S-3B right? Is there any way to increase its capable airspeed in the .lua file? I've increased everything I saw pertaining to airspeed and thrust, but it's still behaving the same. What piece of the puzzle am I missing?

 I suspect Kobra will continue to improve this mod.

All comments and suggestions will be taken under advisement.

Any which are possible and reasonable will  be added.

 

Little known factoid,

 

Kobra has been making mods since 2013!

He strives for excellence!

 

As this is such a iconic and sought after aircraft in DCS, It was decided to create its own thread.

I see that decision was well founded!

 

I also find it curious no one has mentioned anything about his big hint concerning his next project....In the F-80 thread.... 🙂

 

Stay tuned......

"Yeah, and though I work in the valley of Death, I will fear no Evil. For where there is one, there is always three. I preparest my aircraft to receive the Iron that will be delivered in the presence of my enemies. Thy ALCM and JDAM they comfort me. Power was given unto the aircrew to make peace upon the world by way of the sword. And when the call went out, Behold the "Sword of Stealth". And his name was Death. And Hell followed him. For the day of wrath has come and no mercy shall be given."

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For your consideration and enjoyment,   I present to you,   The VSN Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler   This model was purchased by The Admiral  from Turbo Squid   (Admiral1

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Thank you for all involved in those MODS/SKINS !

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Just saw that the air refuel receptacle position was off. Tried to fix it for fun....       The correct position is:         air_refuel_receptacle_pos =     {8.006

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10 hours ago, Hawkeye60 said:

I use Syria and the Channel maps for these pics I think, No mods.

I do have the graphic options turned way up.

My pc is a beast!

 

 I suspect Kobra will continue to improve this mod.

All comments and suggestions will be taken under advisement.

Any which are possible and reasonable will  be added.

 

Little known factoid,

 

Kobra has been making mods since 2013!

He strives for excellence!

 

As this is such a iconic and sought after aircraft in DCS, It was decided to create its own thread.

I see that decision was well founded!

 

I also find it curious no one has mentioned anything about his big hint concerning his next project....In the F-80 thread.... 🙂

 

Stay tuned......

 

I saw that, and saw something of that when I was getting the paint template for the EA-6B.

 

DCS could really use a F9F Panther, and with ED adding that little change so we can make anything carrier capable, that might actually be almost possible now. Add that to the EFM work that the A-4E-C team have done and perhaps a "template" of sorts could be created for WW2 and Korea era jets to get more of them in game.

 

If only we actually had a Korea map, yet constantly crickets from ED whenever asked why we have 2 Korea jets and no map.

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In addition to echoing that the Prowler is too slow, I'd like to add that currently it seems to be configured as a transport, and has CAP, CAS, Intercept and Ground Attack missions, but not SEAD. I would argue that given the loadout and mission of the aircraft IRL SEAD, Reconnaissance and Anti-Shipping (yeeting HARMs at boats) would be more appropriate. 

 

Otherwise this is a great addition for mission makers and thanks to the creators for sharing it with us 👍


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On 12/29/2020 at 2:27 PM, ST0RM said:

Thanks @Tomcatter87

I asked about the wing folding abilities and it never got answered until your screenshot. 

 

I know, thats why I posted it 😉 Even wrote sth, dunno where that went. 

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Awesome mod...let there be more improvements... to echo the speed issue.

Also m=working on a Livery as well. It's not complete, but if there is anyone that can assist me in making a lightly dirty, with a few oil seeping

 

 

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Awesome MOD and i´ve been waiting for ages like so many fokes here. Love the MOD and thank you for this.

I know it will be updated and one of main issues it´s the speed of the A-6. Tried to do a escorting flight with the A-6´s but it´s impossible because they are too slow.

 

 

Thank you and best regards,

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Excellent Mod, looking forward to using it on my missions, even if only as background flights:

 

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8 hours ago, Urbi said:

I made a paint kit that has dirt and scratches in it.

Top notch...thank you for sharing!

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It does add some character when you add scratches...

 

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Hello everyone,

 

can someone guide me please which .lua file to edit to change the AI Static loadout? i want to use some Static A-6 as background but statics come always with clean loadout.

 

Thank you in advance, happy new year and be safe please.

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Thanks for this awesome mod, I've been wishing for the EA-6B for ages!! I noticed that the AI EA-6B mod has a ceiling of about 25000 ft and a very slow top speed / cruising speed at altitude, which really limits its usefulness in strike packages...


So, I did a really ugly tweak to its lua file... Basically, I tweaked the dimensions, mass, fuel loads, ceilings, top speeds etc. to match those of the EA-6B based on wikipedia and other public web sources, replaced the aerodynamic table data with the data of L-39 and the engine performance table data with the data of F/A-18 (without afterburner). This is really the limit of my skills and knowledge as far as DCS aircraft modding goes, and I really haven't tested it thoroughly, but this at least seems to give the AI EA-6B ability to cruise at 30 000+ ft and keep up with strike packages.

 

So, do not expect anything fancy from it. I thought to upload it here so that you may try it in your own missions and maybe someone more skilled than me can tweak it further?

 

Edit: Fixed typo in aircraft length preventing takeoff from ramp

 

EA_6B.lua


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Thanks for this awesome mod, I've been wishing for the EA-6B for ages!! I noticed that the AI EA-6B mod has a ceiling of about 25000 ft and a very slow top speed / cruising speed at altitude, which really limits its usefulness in strike packages...


So, I did a really ugly tweak to its lua file... Basically, I tweaked the dimensions, mass, fuel loads, ceilings, top speeds etc. to match those of the EA-6B based on wikipedia and other public web sources, replaced the aerodynamic table data with the data of L-39 and the engine performance table data with the data of F/A-18 (without afterburner). This is really the limit of my skills and knowledge as far as DCS aircraft modding goes, and I really haven't tested it thoroughly, but this at least seems to give the AI EA-6B ability to cruise at 30 000+ ft and keep up with strike packages.

 

So, do not expect anything fancy from it. I thought to upload it here so that you may try it in your own missions and maybe someone more skilled than me can tweak it further?

 

Edit: Fixed typo in aircraft length preventing takeoff from ramp

 

EA_6B.lua 20.5 kB · 9 downloads

 

After i update mod folder with this lua, aircraft cant be placed on any airport. Maybe too big, check that if it is just on my side or it is lua. And it is better now when it can fly over 24k and faster than 308knts. Good work, just check this about size.

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Y'all are showing really nice new liveries, I hope they'll be available to download sometime 🙂

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Newer Style Paint scheme (Noses Radome is painted)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1titAd-SKg0QLHbY072AQk1Avw6JTYrd8/view?usp=sharing <==Temp Link until I finish up the livery

 

Older Style Paint Scheme, the Radome is unpainted

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rdd9av_hHMVSv7vWOrpmbhlOH0ru19Cv/view?usp=sharing <==Temp Link until I finish up the livery

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7 hours ago, Avenger31 said:

After i update mod folder with this lua, aircraft cant be placed on any airport. Maybe too big, check that if it is just on my side or it is lua. And it is better now when it can fly over 24k and faster than 308knts. Good work, just check this about size.

Please, try downloading the file in my post again. There initially was a typo in the aircraft length, the post is updated with corrected file. It should now work properly. Thanks for your feedback!

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Most beautiful western aircraft ever made.... The A-6....

 

I really have been waiting Heatblur get their AI out and wish that they can make it flyable as well. But all variants for AI really are needed for dcs, so thank you!

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11 hours ago, MagicSlave said:

Please, try downloading the file in my post again. There initially was a typo in the aircraft length, the post is updated with corrected file. It should now work properly. Thanks for your feedback!

im hoping to see your lua get put into the main file for this mod, i also hope this mode ends up on the user files section

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Re-check the links...Urbi helped me make some changes to the livery files...I like them!

I'll post a user link once I have uploaded to the Digital Combat Sim Server

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I've made some additons you can put in your templates. For EA-6B_1.dds and EA-6B_2-dds you have a lot decals in different colors you can choose. I'also added some details.

 

Updated 21/01/17  - Added more decals and details to the decal templates

                               - Removed AN/ALQ-99 template, Urbi made a far better one

 

I've also retextured the pilots so they don't look that shiny and tweaked the Oxi hose so you can see it properly.

 

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Here are the templates   --->   https://www.dropbox.com/s/s0cbbs4e7uk1cw4/Decals%26Details_V2.7z?dl=0

 


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