P-51D into DCS Sims.

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Originally Posted by Meusli

As you can see Some people are already adjusting themselves to WW2. Lets hope Luthier can sort this game out soon.

Originally Posted by DCS

The P-51D will be the first aircraft in the Flying Legends series that focuses on historical aircraft that have set benchmarks in combat aviation

WOW that is cool!

Thanks for the info!

[furbs]

it looks awesome, can we shoot stuff?

[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by furbs

it looks awesome, can we shoot stuff?

I guess so....but only other P-51's or A10's.......maybe they will have some AI....dunno

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Originally Posted by furbs

it looks awesome, can we shoot stuff?

Based on this picture it looks like the answer is yes

[Sokol1]

As far as I'm concerned the brazilians used or maybe still use the P-51 as a CAS plane.

Ops! Brazilians use P-47 for CAS in WWII as part of USAAF 350th Fighter Group in MTO.
Today they still operating prop driven planes against the Narcotrafic, Recon and CAS:
The EMB-314 (A-29/29B) Super Tucano - likely to be used by USAF LAS programn.

Sokol1

[ATAG_Bliss]

This is pretty cool, but I'm still waiting for dedicated server files that ED promised they were working on back when A10 was a beta. If you can't run a dedicated server for MP use, (not a home computer with a crappy home network) then the game doesn't do much for me. I think I've flown DCS for about 2 hours total and it was very bland just because of the lack of full scale MP or options for it.

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Originally Posted by ATAG_Bliss

This is pretty cool, but I'm still waiting for dedicated server files that ED promised they were working on back when A10 was a beta. If you can't run a dedicated server for MP use, (not a home computer with a crappy home network) then the game doesn't do much for me. I think I've flown DCS for about 2 hours total and it was very bland just because of the lack of full scale MP or options for it.

Same here.. Blan not becuse of the sim but because of the limited number of people playing it online and ho hum missions.

IMHO it is the best modern sim out!

I will say this, the few times that I was logged in with a good group of people (BlackShark days) it was hella fun! So the potential is there.. Just not enough people playing it online to hold my interest. Part of which is due to the fact that the DCS stuff has a LARGE LEARNING CURVE! So, maybe this P-51 with it's smaller learning curve will draw some simmers into the rest of the game

[ElAurens]

So, um, what are you supposed to do with the P 51 in DCS?

It has no purpose.

It has no ability in the modern combat space other than to look pretty.

I just don't understand it in the context of the rest of that sim.

Help a luddite out here.

[FG28_Kodiak]

Where are the Bombers to protect?
Where are the historical Groundtargets to attack?
Where are the historical correct Opponents?

Originally Posted by ElAurens

So, um, what are you supposed to do with the P 51 in DCS?

Pay them money for it.

Originally Posted by ElAurens

It has no purpose.

To generate as much money with as little time and effort wasted as possible.

Originally Posted by ElAurens

It has no ability in the modern combat space other than to look pretty.

They're hoping that people don't think too long about that and instead say, "OH MY GOD! P-51 with super realism! Must have!"

Originally Posted by ElAurens

I just don't understand it in the context of the rest of that sim.

Making an aircraft is time consuming, but just as time consuming is making missions, campaigns, and enemies for it to shoot down and blow up. This is just a "treat" for people who want a historical prop plane to tool around in.

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Help a luddite out here.

A2A made a lot of really awesome combat aircraft for FSX. The problem is that you can only fly it around for so long before people get ticked off that they can't do any combat with their combat aircraft. DCS is hoping to get some of those disenfranchised people who dropped money on A2A aircraft to drop money on this, with the vague promise they can shoot and bomb stuff with it. Don't expect to see 109's for it to shoot down, this was a proof of concept that they decided could help them pay the bills until their next modern combat aircraft add-on is done.