Bruh. Such valuable input…
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I assume OP used full load of iron and guzz to fly on afterburner to the closest red circles.
I’m glad it doesn’t work this way on this imbalanced bomber in EC anymore.
Well tbf could be worse. Could have better fm than the Mig29 like it had on the dev server lmfao
So you can’t take off in a quite heavy bird with quite heavy load in an alpine environment?
Well, yes, makes sense.
What I lament more in the F-111 (and in other aircraft of the same era, e.g. the F-C/E’s, F-§05, etc.) is that they are equipped for CCRP bomb delivery, but you have zero indication in sim about where your CCRP target is. That really has been implemented poorly for a handful of planes, making it impossible to use CCRP for them in Sim…
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This is why I don’t have much experience in the F-111 and others with this issue… you can use CCRP, but not correctly (you have to either use 3rd person view before take off and hope the target is correct or use manual targeting and hope you’re flying the correct line - OR do a traditional dive bomb and just use CCRP to auto-release)
@PCPaulDPearl and @Schindibee I’ve found that using the “switch mission target” can help you find/guide you to targets and allow use of CCRP on bases and airfields only. When you have a target set, it shows the line on the sight regardless of distance so it can guide you right to a target and then allow you to drop at the best time. I know that doesn’t help much for any other targets than those, but it can help a ton if those are what you are aiming to strike.
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the issue is that some planes have no marker in the hud for SIM battles. so even if you can switch target there is no way for you to know what target is selected on the map.
In Sim? Really?
Have to test that, because when it came out it didn’t have any indication of the target on the HUD.
Unless something changed it should be like that. In bomb mode for the sights it should go to bomb (auto) and show the target circle as the point and the line showing the CCRP alignment. The trick is finding the target that you want since you have no indication which it is on the map. Once you associate the target line and the base/airfield you want to hit then you should be all set.
I’ll double check next time I can get in a game.
It dependent on the aircraft having that symbology. Many do, but not all. Unless that has changed since the last major. I cant speak for the F-111 though, never flown it
I guess IRL it uses radar or data put into navigation computer. So yes, it’s poorly implemented in the game.
Interesting, would you (or @anon6512079) have a couple examples? I enjoy testing and information gathering, and I’d like to give them a try if I have one or two of the planes.
the squad vehicle A-4E early is an example.
The AJ37 and AJS37 gets a tiny dot on the target but not the line IIRC.
Ok. Sadly I don’t have those aircraft to check it out.
A-4E early able to see for everyone, because of it’s squadron vehicle
Ahh, I misunderstood him. The F threw me off. I do have the A-4E so I can check that out. Thanks.
Yeah, mistyped lol XD fixed it.
@Schindibee and @Necronomica here are the screenshots for the F-111 and F-15C showing the CCRP mission target sights. I will explain both below, and explain the A-4E first with no pictures. Keep in mind that for these to work, you need to select the target and then switch your sight mode to bombs (auto) for it to display correctly. Key note: Your team needs to have the airfields “spotted” (for lack of a better word) in order to designate them as a target.
The A-4E does not have bomb sight option and when trying to cycle through them it says “no ballistic computer”. You can visually aim and use “sight stabilization” or “activate target point” it will activate the CCRP on the location the sight is pointing at and it will release the bombs on the target like it should but has no other visual cues on where or when it will happen. You must do all of the work yourself for designating and lining up a target. I would imagine that it is possible to use “switch mission bombing target” , but you would have to guess which target is selected, so I would advise against it.
These two pictures are in the F-111. You can use “switch mission bombing target” and it will somewhat show you when you are approaching the target selected, but will not show you the direction. If you look at the bottom of the ring sight it has a gauge that fills the bottom half of the outer ring. That shows how close you are to the target and when the bombs will release. The top picture is right before reaching the release point. The bottom is further away from the target. It won’t guide you directly to a target, but will give an indication that you are closing in on whatever target is selected. You must line up to the target using the map if you do so correctly, it will hit the base/airfield selected.
This is the F-15C. It gives full target location and line for proper drop aiming. I am just taking off from the airfield (you can see it in the bottom left corner) and in my sight you can see the target line and at the bottom right of the gunsight circle on the line you can see the square that represents the selected target. It will guide you to the target from the airfield, you just need to orient yourself to where you can see the line in your gunsight. Then simply fly to the location and hold your keybind for drop until it reaches the correct release point and you’re good. This could/should allow for high altitude level bomb releases to keep you out of danger, just keep in mind bomb accuracy/drift if you are trying to hit bases instead of airfield targets.
I hope this is helpful.
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Thank you!
So it’s as I feared: Not fixed yet.
It’s crazy that such an aircraft is implemented in WT without any means to find its target. Makes the whole CCRP useless. Meanwhile older crates like the F-84F have a perfectly well working display method for target azimuth.
Just imagine this conversation, somewhere in 1967:
USAF Instructor, proudly tapping side of factory-fresh F-111: “So what we have here is the F-111A, America’s newest supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft, capable of bombing targets with high accuracy and precision in all weather, all around the clock. For this, it uses a CCRP bomb delivery method that automatically releases the bombs at a perfect time to hit the target.”
F-111 Pilot trainee: “Cool! This will be very useful! Where do I see where my target is?”
Instructor: “What?”
Pilot: “What?”
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