F-16 Combat Pilot • Tankbuster (CAS Mission)

We continue our adventure with F-16 Combat Pilot with the intent to unlock the Conquest Mode. We need to finish each of the mission type at least once. Note, that these missions are not set in stone - each time we try to play them, there will be some randomization - our homebase, time of day, weather, type of objective and its position will vary. This time we've got lucky - the enemy tank column that needs to be destroyed is pretty close to our base. In addition friendly troops will laser designate the targets so we will be 100% sure painted targets are enemies (sometimes friendlies are mixed with the enemy). We will also use LANTIRN pod which greatly increases functionality of our Mavericks, both IR and Laser guided. In practice it increases effective range of designating IR Mav due to higher zoom of the TGP and the ability to self-designate with Laser Mavs if we dont have buddy lasing option available.

F-16 Combat Pilot Playthrough:

Digital Integration's flight sims:

Amiga Flight Sims:

0:00 Start
0:20 Mission planning
1:19 Arming
2:04 Mission start
5:47 Enemy targets in sight
6:05 Ripple firing (thanks to LANTIRN)
6:42 Heading home
7:40 Transmitting callsign
7:48 Asking for Ground Control Approach
13:21 ILS signal intercepted
13:30 Now we can use landing autopilot
13:35 ILS signal lost, need to reposition manually
17:30 Touchdown
19:06 Debriefing

[baggyobeast]

Surprisingly in depth game play. We need games like this now

[shanghai_doll]

That was some nice flying.

Say, speaking of Digital Integration sims, have you heard of "F/A-18E Super Hornet" (yes, generic name, I know) by them in 2000? It'd be interesting to see some videos of it up here. It had some nice carrier ops for such an early game, only up until DCS finally did their own.

[vgaoct]

I've yet to tackle Operation Conquest, but there's bound to be plenty of instances where CAS will be essential to winning the day.

On top of that, I gots a feeling that campaign is likely set someplace in Central Europe or some fictitious nation resembling European nations.

[darkenedroom]

Are you using the single or dual joystick control scheme? I've tried mapping my x-52 hotas to the dual joystick control scheme with winuae but the throttle tends to settle at 60 or 100% and sprint through all the intermediate values