What if I tell you that the DCS JF-17 has a radar submode not mentioned in the manual that is neither VS nor STT and that enables easy targeting of jamming (AI) targets at 50 nm? Introducing: VSTTWS. Velocity Single-Target-Track While Search.
Another issue I noticed almost immediately as I dived into the JF-17’s KLJ-7 Fire Control Radar was how accurate and capable it is of discerning closely flying contacts. Are the FCR’s capabilities realistic?
The second round of thrust-to-weight ratio, fuel and performance analysis travels back to the mid-to-early 70s, discussing the American F-4E-45MC, the Soviet MiG-21bis and the French Mirage F1CE.
Due to the length, I split this part in two. The first introduces the three aircraft.
At the beginning of August 2024, I made a video about how only the unlucky guy at the receiving end of the missiles would defend when SAMs targeted a formation. To my surprise, ED promptly reacted and improved how AI formations are affected. These are, a few months later than I planned, some considerations about such a patch.
DCS’ AI is dated. Although ground assets’ defects may marginally affect the experience of the player, the air-to-air side has plenty of more tangible issues. One of the most egregious is the AI’s ability to react instantaneously to threats and regain awareness.
I bought this book to learn more about the JF-17 Thunder in DCS. Here is a review of Saghir Iqbal’s work.
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