08-06-2016, 10:37 AM
Through the Looking Glass
Fury 1, F-35 pilot
All I did in this mission was strafe a BRDM and lose my pride getting my fifth generation fighter shot down by a damn Soviet era ground attack jet that almost belong in a museum because I missed two Sidewinders, overshot it and got into his 30mm sights. Oh, I also spectated Valhalian's Super Cobra and RueLight's awsome attacks and took a lot of screenshots.
On a more serious note. Lasing targets should be performed while following this process:
Spot target > Mark your location on the map > Mark target on map > Call for air asset > Lase target > Provide BDA > Turn laser off > If target destroyed remove its marker from the map
Note that the laser should be on ONLY once you have an air asset that is assigned to hit it. Right after the bomb run, shut it down.
Read Stag's post on Outlawz' Strike Down CAS mission on Sahrani (that we still need to beat!) that discusses command and control in such missions. Another good read for mission makers that consider making more CAS missions (please do!) is the CAS in missions - how to do it right thread.
That was a great mission, I look forward to flying in it again!
Party Crasher
Overall Command, Alpha Lead
The ambush part was conducted perfectly and we even cut down the waiting time until moving to intercept the money shipment by Alpha getting the Humvees to the ambush site while Bravo mopped up survivors and destroyed vehicle that remain intact in the ambush.
Driving to the airport was nerve wrecking, driving the lead vehicle, I felt exhausted when we finally reached our destination. Luckily we picked up an RPG from one of the cartel members that were stupid enough to ambush us, and that allowed Varanon to light up the plane from range. The most gratifying part for me was assaulting the defenders in the airport. We could have bugged out right after completing our primary mission of course, but it felt wrong to leave drug dealers alive when we had the means to kill them, especially given the history of the person behind my nickname hehe.
Part of me is glad that we failed to extract, because that means we will be able to pick this one again, now with FFV capable vehicles (pretty please Alwarren). That way, the people riding at the back will be able to have some fun countering the ambushes along the way. But guys, really, keep your distance when driving in a convoy!
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Nogova Blues
Badass SWAT with a shotgun
Nice solid leading Valhalian! The only reminder I wish to give is that leading is often balancing between preserving safety and time. On that mission I felt we lean too much on the safe side. Even if the enemy was not massacring the civilians there, we waited too long until we assaulted.
Harvest Moon
Alpha Team's Medic
That was a wonderful, continuous firefight that was executed perfectly.
Hot Summer
Alpha Lead
That is a good mission with lots of potential, I look forward to trying it again. There are CAS options and a Blackfish gunship to mess with. We need to remember to turn off respawn in the parameters , but in any case, BIS revive is enabled, I doubt we will get to use respawn even if we forget.
Fury 1, F-35 pilot
All I did in this mission was strafe a BRDM and lose my pride getting my fifth generation fighter shot down by a damn Soviet era ground attack jet that almost belong in a museum because I missed two Sidewinders, overshot it and got into his 30mm sights. Oh, I also spectated Valhalian's Super Cobra and RueLight's awsome attacks and took a lot of screenshots.
On a more serious note. Lasing targets should be performed while following this process:
Spot target > Mark your location on the map > Mark target on map > Call for air asset > Lase target > Provide BDA > Turn laser off > If target destroyed remove its marker from the map
Note that the laser should be on ONLY once you have an air asset that is assigned to hit it. Right after the bomb run, shut it down.
Read Stag's post on Outlawz' Strike Down CAS mission on Sahrani (that we still need to beat!) that discusses command and control in such missions. Another good read for mission makers that consider making more CAS missions (please do!) is the CAS in missions - how to do it right thread.
That was a great mission, I look forward to flying in it again!
Party Crasher
Overall Command, Alpha Lead
The ambush part was conducted perfectly and we even cut down the waiting time until moving to intercept the money shipment by Alpha getting the Humvees to the ambush site while Bravo mopped up survivors and destroyed vehicle that remain intact in the ambush.
Driving to the airport was nerve wrecking, driving the lead vehicle, I felt exhausted when we finally reached our destination. Luckily we picked up an RPG from one of the cartel members that were stupid enough to ambush us, and that allowed Varanon to light up the plane from range. The most gratifying part for me was assaulting the defenders in the airport. We could have bugged out right after completing our primary mission of course, but it felt wrong to leave drug dealers alive when we had the means to kill them, especially given the history of the person behind my nickname hehe.
Part of me is glad that we failed to extract, because that means we will be able to pick this one again, now with FFV capable vehicles (pretty please Alwarren). That way, the people riding at the back will be able to have some fun countering the ambushes along the way. But guys, really, keep your distance when driving in a convoy!
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Nogova Blues
Badass SWAT with a shotgun
Nice solid leading Valhalian! The only reminder I wish to give is that leading is often balancing between preserving safety and time. On that mission I felt we lean too much on the safe side. Even if the enemy was not massacring the civilians there, we waited too long until we assaulted.
Harvest Moon
Alpha Team's Medic
That was a wonderful, continuous firefight that was executed perfectly.
Hot Summer
Alpha Lead
That is a good mission with lots of potential, I look forward to trying it again. There are CAS options and a Blackfish gunship to mess with. We need to remember to turn off respawn in the parameters , but in any case, BIS revive is enabled, I doubt we will get to use respawn even if we forget.
The fewer men, the greater share of honor