I really like the sense of "teamwork" you created with this mission. Flying solo in DCS always feels a little "gamey" to me and this mission adds some immersion. I know getting these scripts to work right can be a very frustrating experience so thank you and it looks like you got it right :)
Thanks so much for the comment. That's what I was going for! I was thinking of using this mission as the basis for some ME tutorial videos about writing scripts.
@@Sidekick65 literally crap, since it's bright the flies love to poopy on it. I always make it a habit to check with a white background and if needed to spray a cloth with cleaning fluid and wipe it down 😅
I am assuming it is. I don't think I used anything from any mods. I probably used some wwII vehicles around the FOB. sorry didn't think about that causing a problem.
I haven't had much luck yet spotting the targets yet. Still working on seeing them from the air. Glad you put this video together, maybe it will help me a bit.
Flying the Bronco and looking for targets made me get a whole new level of appreciation for FAC (A)s. It is hard work to find, properly mark targets and then coordinate aircrafts to attack.
That's a very creative use of the assets, Sidekick. It looks like a fun mission. I wanted to mention that a terminal controller can specify when and how an attack aircraft approaches a target. So if you wanted you could tell the pilot "Make your attack west-to-east, stay below 4000, call IP inbound." Then the pilot would come in on a known heading, below a known altitude, and give you a second indication of their progress over a known point (beyond the obligatory "IN" call at the beginning of the terminal phase). The reason I mention all that is it gives you this nice, clear bit of airspace where you can safely orbit and some extra warning of the attack jet's approach. Now you can just do a big circle without having to go belly-up on the target (possibly at a time when you need to see the target and/or the striker).
Oh, I know all that stuff. I was actually an Arty FOO in a past life. Unfortunately, getting the DCS AI to understand is not so simple. Ground attack AI is particularly squirrely in DCS. This was the only I could find to get the AI attackers to do what I expected them to do reliably. As it is, they start WAY too far out, but it you start them any closer, they will turn around and go back out before coming in. The AI seems to need more than 5nm separation from target to think it has enough room to attack BAH! don't get me started on the DCS AI - I have spent WAY too many hours fighting with it over the past two weeks.
@@Sidekick65 You did a great job on this mission and I totally understand the DCS AI aspect. The last time I told an AI wingman to shoot a HARM at the SAM a few miles to our right, he went twenty miles to the left before turning around to shoot. If it wasn't so amusing I might have gotten upset.
On the second target as you were flying up from launching the marker rocket it looked you could see tracers coming up and I could hear what sounded like impacts on your aircraft the sound was of thud thud thud in rapid secession
Love the plane and enjoyed this mission. Also revisited one of your classics and replaced the A-4 with the Bronco in ‘Troops in Contact’. Works fine and good fun. Just be aware of the AAA.
@@Sidekick65 tribute to the guys who did this in real life. Reading the book ‘Da Nang diary’ from Tom Yarborough. Brings home how dangerous this was and how many didn’t return.
@@Sidekick65 Good tip, next on the reading list. ‘The Ravens’ from Christopher Robbins should also be good. No Bronco’s, but Bird Dogs and Trojans. Do you happen to know good books about Sandy operations? Like to start reading ahead of the announced A-1H development.
Cool man! I'm looking for something like this since I got the Bronco. I've tested a mission made by a guy named Carsten Gurk and his script is a little bit more complex but works as well. 2) what I've noticed flying as FAC is that, well, it is hard! Not easy at all, that's why they took the best pilots to do this. Spotting targets under the jungle canopy is hard, I imagine doing this for hours straight. 3) the grass strip was a very nice touch.
Glad you enjoyed it. We are having a competition on my Discord to see who can engage 4 targets and get home the quickest. Come by and post your best times.
Nice mission. Will it be on ED too? A Rumor of War and Fields of Fire-couple good books from a marine grunts point of view. Any luck with the Bronco radios and opening the canopy? Hoping devs will address those and the machine guns armed all the time issues. Thanks.
Howdy! Great video and the mission looks sweet, especially because ive been reading about FACs in broncos out of Da Nang in 70 and 71. This hits the spot! Question for ya tho- i dont have the ww2 assets but can i i open the mission and swap out the assets for something generic then play it? Thanks!
Unfortunately, I don't think you can. I should probably make a WWII-asset-free version. Tell you what, if you come to my Discord and remind me, I will move thay to the top of my list. Shouldn't be much work. Appreciate the support. The mission was probably bases on my reading the same books you are.
I really like the sense of "teamwork" you created with this mission. Flying solo in DCS always feels a little "gamey" to me and this mission adds some immersion. I know getting these scripts to work right can be a very frustrating experience so thank you and it looks like you got it right :)
Thanks so much for the comment. That's what I was going for! I was thinking of using this mission as the basis for some ME tutorial videos about writing scripts.
That was great! You never disappoint Iain 👍
Than you sir. Glad you enjoyed it.
The dirt on the windshield drives me crazy trying to spot the Scooters! Great mission!
Ain't that the truth. Combined with the crap on my monitor, it gives me fits.
@@Sidekick65 literally crap, since it's bright the flies love to poopy on it. I always make it a habit to check with a white background and if needed to spray a cloth with cleaning fluid and wipe it down 😅
Is that tracer flying past your wing at 9:00?
Thanks for all the work on this nice mission. Loving the Vietnam era stuff!
Glad you are enjoying it.
@@Sidekick65 I get a message "Need Modules for Load Mission: WWII Armour and Technics". Is this the DCS WWII Assets Pack or something different?
I am assuming it is. I don't think I used anything from any mods. I probably used some wwII vehicles around the FOB. sorry didn't think about that causing a problem.
I haven't had much luck yet spotting the targets yet. Still working on seeing them from the air. Glad you put this video together, maybe it will help me a bit.
Keep at it. You need to get pretty low- and look for a little bit of white amongst the sea of green.
@@Sidekick65 it's even harder trying to find infantry guys in the green....it's a work in progress
Good luck!
Flying the Bronco and looking for targets made me get a whole new level of appreciation for FAC (A)s. It is hard work to find, properly mark targets and then coordinate aircrafts to attack.
That's a very creative use of the assets, Sidekick. It looks like a fun mission.
I wanted to mention that a terminal controller can specify when and how an attack aircraft approaches a target. So if you wanted you could tell the pilot "Make your attack west-to-east, stay below 4000, call IP inbound." Then the pilot would come in on a known heading, below a known altitude, and give you a second indication of their progress over a known point (beyond the obligatory "IN" call at the beginning of the terminal phase).
The reason I mention all that is it gives you this nice, clear bit of airspace where you can safely orbit and some extra warning of the attack jet's approach. Now you can just do a big circle without having to go belly-up on the target (possibly at a time when you need to see the target and/or the striker).
Oh, I know all that stuff. I was actually an Arty FOO in a past life. Unfortunately, getting the DCS AI to understand is not so simple. Ground attack AI is particularly squirrely in DCS. This was the only I could find to get the AI attackers to do what I expected them to do reliably. As it is, they start WAY too far out, but it you start them any closer, they will turn around and go back out before coming in. The AI seems to need more than 5nm separation from target to think it has enough room to attack
BAH! don't get me started on the DCS AI - I have spent WAY too many hours fighting with it over the past two weeks.
@@Sidekick65 You did a great job on this mission and I totally understand the DCS AI aspect. The last time I told an AI wingman to shoot a HARM at the SAM a few miles to our right, he went twenty miles to the left before turning around to shoot.
If it wasn't so amusing I might have gotten upset.
Eggggszactly! I nearly lost a good monitor this week when I wanted to throw my mouse at it as I screamed "Where are YOU going!?" At the AI pilots...
@@Sidekick65 AI is the problem, Friends in multiplayer is the solution :D
On the second target as you were flying up from launching the marker rocket it looked you could see tracers coming up and I could hear what sounded like impacts on your aircraft the sound was of thud thud thud in rapid secession
Great suff, thank you Iain
My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it.
That is a cool mission. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻🙃🙃
Glad you are enjoying it. We're having a competition on my Discord to see who can kill 4 bunkers and RTB in the shortest time. Let us know how you do.
@@Sidekick65
I haven’t flown DCS for a while but I will be giving this a crack 👍🏻
That looks like a fun mission! Thanks for sharing with the rest of us!!!
My pleasure. Hope you enjoy it.
Love the plane and enjoyed this mission. Also revisited one of your classics and replaced the A-4 with the Bronco in ‘Troops in Contact’. Works fine and good fun. Just be aware of the AAA.
You're a brave man! That one's no joke in a Bronco
@@Sidekick65 tribute to the guys who did this in real life. Reading the book ‘Da Nang diary’ from Tom
Yarborough. Brings home how dangerous this was and how many didn’t return.
Yup Finished that and A Lonely Kind Of War. That's what inspired this mission!
@@Sidekick65 Good tip, next on the reading list. ‘The Ravens’ from Christopher Robbins should also be good. No Bronco’s, but Bird Dogs and Trojans. Do you happen to know good books about Sandy operations? Like to start reading ahead of the announced A-1H development.
I do not have anything off the top of my head. I will give it some thought though. If you find some good stuff, drop by the Discord and let us know!
Cool man! I'm looking for something like this since I got the Bronco. I've tested a mission made by a guy named Carsten Gurk and his script is a little bit more complex but works as well. 2) what I've noticed flying as FAC is that, well, it is hard! Not easy at all, that's why they took the best pilots to do this. Spotting targets under the jungle canopy is hard, I imagine doing this for hours straight. 3) the grass strip was a very nice touch.
Glad you enjoyed it. We are having a competition on my Discord to see who can engage 4 targets and get home the quickest. Come by and post your best times.
this is an awesome mission
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
P51 bin stuff I must have messed up as DCS stops
usage of Bronco
Nice mission. Will it be on ED too? A Rumor of War and Fields of Fire-couple good books from a marine grunts point of view. Any luck with the Bronco radios and opening the canopy? Hoping devs will address those and the machine guns armed all the time issues. Thanks.
I'll try to get it up on ED. Just need to take the time.
Tried to load this, but it said I needed a WW2 Armor and Technics module?
Otherwise known as the WWII assets pack. My apologies, I guess a few vehicles from the assets pack snuck into the airfieldbset up b
Nice thanks
Glad you enjoyed it b
Howdy! Great video and the mission looks sweet, especially because ive been reading about FACs in broncos out of Da Nang in 70 and 71. This hits the spot! Question for ya tho- i dont have the ww2 assets but can i i open the mission and swap out the assets for something generic then play it? Thanks!
Unfortunately, I don't think you can. I should probably make a WWII-asset-free version. Tell you what, if you come to my Discord and remind me, I will move thay to the top of my list. Shouldn't be much work. Appreciate the support. The mission was probably bases on my reading the same books you are.
@@Sidekick65 will do, thank you! When i get over dischord ill share those books titles as well. Cheers
We actually just started a "what-are-you-reading" channel. Check there.
Anyone have any idea what the black "T" painted on top of the wing is for?
I believe it is the line that you can walk on. When servicing the a/c
Man the bronco is sexy