What about the FM? The predecessor Lockon did not impress me at all in terms of FM so how about this one?

As a side note: Why did they put a slogan there that says: "Ready to get ugly?" ?

The A10 is for my eyes the coolest looking plane of the jet age.

The FM in DCS:A10 is about as spot on as you can get it in a Desktop sim. The sim is approximately the same as the USAFRES bought to do desktop training for their Hawg-pilots, with some systems omitted due to them being classified.

Why the slogan? Dude, have you SEEN an A10? I love the thing bigtime, seriously, but it's butt-ugly :P

I'd also say that the sim is a good challenge, even though it does leave you with a massive case of brainfire at times (Which buttons do what AAAAAUUUGH!!).

Then again, if you REALLY want brainfire and a challenge, DCS:Black Shark is the way to go. Maybe I'm just an utter n00b that hasn't flown heli's since the good old days of Gunship 2000, but holy hell, it's got an absolutely brutal learning-curve. Really fun once you DO get the hang of it, though.

There are probably some friendly forces to fire at on the ground too.
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As it is in all combatsims, and as it is on all battlefields, yes.

Are there night missions?

And did anyone mention it is directx 9 - and it works just fine and looks splendid anyway (thinking back of the whine storm here a while back regarding the fact that CoD uses Dx10 and not Dx11).

Could you please post some big screenshots. Preferably showing landscape/ground-objects etc.

I'm sure the plane looks great, but I'm curious about the environment.

I would just go on you tube MS, there's plenty on there. By all accounts it is excellent however as a sim it probably has far less to deal with than COD so it's unsurprising that so much effort could be spent on eye candy.

i bought it as soon as i saw it at EB, all installed but havent bothered firing it up yet as i am having too much fun online with CoD. my interest in flight sims really drops off with anything post Korean war, seems you spend as much time assing about looking at MFD's as out the cockpit! also couldn't be bothered trying to sort out a map for my CH combat stick, pro throttle setup ;) . hey its a genuine flight sim though so even if i never play it i still don't mind investing in the devs apparently great work!

Cheers
Craig

Far less to deal with than CLoD? Okay, you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, my friend.

CLoD, while involving and has a lot to deal with, is actually quite simple in terms of the technology behind the aircraft, systems etc. Yes, it might be easier to fly in the A10C since you do have systems helping you, but you have a VAST array of systems, functions and instruments you have to keep an eye on at all time, know how, when and when not to operate them, plus the fact that the AI takes absolutely no prisoners.

Comparing the two in terms of complexity is like comparing apples to bananas. Both are fruits, both grow on trees and both taste good, but that's where the comparison ends.

As Cheesehawk also mentions, it takes a damn lot more in order to accurately employ weapons in DCS:A10C than it does in CLoD, although CLoD isn't a slouch when it comes to that either.