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Well that makes sense then. Thanks for the reply o7

@delta7 i have a suggestion for the next mission: in the last mission we had this giant furball situation in the beginning of the mission but after that it was very calm If you think it would fit the mission setting could we please have a couple of enemy sorties fly around behind their lines to spice things up a bit? Doesn't have to be a lot. Just small sorties that try to defend rear objectives after they lost air superiority in the initial battle. This would keep everyone on their toes and emphasize sticking together more. I really liked when we attacked the bunkers together and watched each other's six during the attack runs but it wasn't really necessary since there were no enemy fighters left.

Should i prepare a plane for that mission you selected? I feel like from what Fenrir said that the F-5 experience might be a bit underwhelming if the mission is tailored towards 4th gen fighters but i couldn't get much information about the mission details from the link you provided in the DCS server topic. It only says which features are supported by the scripts but nothing about the timeframe. I could prepare the F-15 or Su-27 from Flaming Cliffs

Sorry for double posting but this is a bit of a different approach so i want to keep it separately from the previous message. You guys may or may not know that the IL-2 group is flying on wing walkers coop server regularly and there the admin and mission creator provides the community with a broad selection of scenario missions that are intended to be completed within 2-3 hours. Maybe we could all create a few missions like that and play them on Mondays. That would result in a bit more variety for us. There are of course limitations to what can be achieved with the different interests in plane / eras. Since i already started such a mission i'd like to beta test it next Monday if that's okay for everyone. I still need to know how many tasks are required so that we are able to actually 'win' a scenario in a certain time. I will aim for the 2-3 hour mark and if we finish early I'll add new stuff to do for the next time until we are 'saturated' with enough tasks for a single session. What do you think?

For me personally it is playing the same two training missions over and over again with everyone doing their own thing. Don't get me wrong. These missions offer a variety of targets and they are really good for trying out new weapons or airframes but I'd rather see us trying something together. Maybe we could even join a multiplayer server and hone our dogfighting skills. The only issue i see is that i only have a small selection of airframes at hand so we'd need to discuss whether or not we find a timeframe in which we all can fly together. @Friar if it's only the two of us (or anyone who's interested) we could have a 'pair programming'-style mission making session where we test and modify what we've got so far like we did with your helicopter scenario set in Afghanistan.

You could create a fictional Russo-Georgian war set in late 1992 where a coalition of European countries intervenes and tries to protect the sovereignty of Georgia. The Russians try to secure the former soviet weapon stockpile and easy land access in order to prepare an invasion into the western oriented Azerbaijan and help out their Armenian ally that is suffering from the border clashes with Azerbaijany forces. The situation for the Georgian forces is critical and time is of the essence. The European task force was able to land a small number of forces near Batumi and establish the required airfield facilities to maintain a small air presence but available airframes are limited. Together with the remaining Georgian airforce assets, that have been carefully preserved during the initial air attacks from the Russians, the coalition needs to strike advancing Russian troops and force them into tactical withdrawal. This will allow coalition forces to deploy further airframes at the much bigger Senaki-Kolkhi airbase further north. If the coalition is successful in securing the Georgian lowlands the US is willing to send one of their aircraft carriers into the black sea. Until air superiority in the south is not secured this move is deemed to risky though. The success of the whole operation depends on these early days. God knows what the Russians will attempt next so act quick and decisively to establish the beachhead as planned. Maybe sth like this. Russians will use mainly MiG 23, MiG 29, very small numbers of elite Su 27 and lots of Su 25 for air attacks. Their helicopter forces also need to be deployed in big numbers. A lot of Mi 24 and a few Ka 50/Mi 28 as support for the Mi 24s

@Friar i think after all the effort that went into it, this campaign deserves to be finished. For me it became a superb experience once i found my place and knew where i could help to achieve our goals. Since you want to modify it anyways would you mind setting it up in a way that roughly resembles the state in which we last left it? It would be nice if Aleppo AB is free for the taking, Harim and.. 'the other town' under control and our forward auxiliary airfield in Hatay maybe fully stocked with weapons (unlimited) and a limited amount of various airframes available (so we still have to be careful but don't need to start the next session with ferrying all the planes over again). I think by that it wouldn't really feel like a restart and we could more our less simply continue our campaign. I have no idea how much work that would be for you though. This is a hobby after all so please don't feel obligated to invest too much time and burning yourself out 🙏 Also is it possible to make the A10A available? That would be great since i only have a limited set of airframes at hand and that would give me a proper platform for using mavericks + a bit of diversity. But please only bother with it if it's just a small change and can be done in mere minutes. I can totally live with only having the F-5 and AJS 37 available.

@Friar are there any news about the campaign? Could you make it work again? If not, please let me know if i can help in some way.

I recommend using something like loctite 222 if the bolts are smaller than M12 (don't use the higher grades for small bolts). This should keep the bolts in place but allows you to loosen the bolts if required.

@Friar Sad to hear that you find so many bugs when trying to create missions for us but I'm sure this is something ED should look into and is not your fault. It's a pity that some functions of the game are so 'fragile'

So how did the testing go? Did you successfully got to the point where you reached for each other's throats?

The TAW Spring 2025 has been concluded: Sadly we didn't win the second map and lost in the total scoring: This was my first serious participation in a TAW and for that i am happy with my personal results. It really shows that you can even put a dent into the enemies forces as a somewhat inexperienced PvP pilot. I am even in the top 15 ground attackers. This has to do with my flying hours though haha

The moment when you realize you never really played the singleplayer part of a game 😄

No worries I thought so much 👍 I'll fly tonight with some chaps of the Duxford Wings again. Feel free to join if you find the time. I'll be online between 19:00 and at least 23:00 UTC @DD_Petrol @Perfesser just marking you to keep you in the loop

I sent you a private message since i dont know what might or might not be shared publicly