And for all specific release settings they'd simply alter the profiles manually ahead of the run just like on an old A-10A armament panel?
And for all specific release settings they'd simply alter the profiles manually ahead of the run just like on an old A-10A armament panel?
I don't see that you'd need to. In combat min alt isn't used anyway, and for LR just switch to CCRP using the HOTAS.
For training, assuming you actually were going to perform multiple deliveries which I don't see as all that likely, you could just amend min alt as you suggest if desired. But remember with FFO you don't need abort cues as the ordnance is flying ahead of the aircraft, you don't have frag issues to worry about.
The main point is, that for rockets and other forward firing ordnance, there are no delivery specific settings (beyond min alt for training, but that's not really needed anyway).
Last edited by Eddie; 10Oct15 at 11:45.
I'm was referring to things like ripple quantity. I know that the inherent nature of rockets implies much less flexibility though than with bombs so you usually just fire everything at once, but it was a thought.
Last edited by Eddie; 10Oct15 at 12:58.
Gunny (10Oct15)
Well then you learn something new every day. DCS' peculiarities make you look at problems that don't exist.
Talking about peculiarities, it's there also an old bug with the ripple quantity weapons release? I seem to recall reading that in RL you would just pickle once and then the whole pod (DCS ripple 7) would leave the aircraft as opposed to DCS where you have to press and hold until all ordnance have left the aircraft. Same goes with bombs.
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For rocket yes, all 7 should leave with just one press of the weapon release as only a single launch/release command is set to the pylon by the IFFCC anyway. For bombs etc. it is correct, I guess as ED decided to allow setting any ripple qty, it does make sense from a game point of view, even if it isn't realistic.
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Alright I'm with you that HE you're likely to only ripple 7, and smoke you're likely to fire a single one. So that would answer the 1/7 discussion indeed. But I could see that you will fire either a singe loft smoke, or a direct smoke during the same sortie. Since you will set CCRP and CCIP in the profile, wouldn't you need to somehow differentiate?