Developers, please read.
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If I want the F/A-18C i’ll wait for the DCS version. BMS shines for the F-16. If the BMS F/A-18 was accurate it might be different.
I seem to recall that the BMS Hornet is actually very accurate for what they’ve had to work with…
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I seem to recall that the BMS Hornet is actually very accurate for what they’ve had to work with…
It’s not.
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I don’t fly BMS because I love the F-16. I respect the F-16. I appreciate its prowess, performance and visual appeal. In terms of love, as a matter of expression for a metal war machine, I love the F-4, F-14 and F-15… Big, bold and beautiful.
Why do I fly BMS? Because, for me, it’s the best military flight and war simulator there is. Other simulators may offer better graphics, perhaps better flight models or may even have better systems, but to me BMS is the only simulator that covers all the bases I want. The most realism you can expect a home PC to deliver and a dynamic, fluid combat environment as one can expect a fighter pilot to operate in.
I’ve flown Falcon from its early days on the XT, but I’ve also tremendously enjoyed other sims like Janes F-15, Longbow, F-15 Strike Eagle series, F/A-18 Korea, Fleet Defender, EF2000, TAW, Tornado, etc.
I fly BMS because it fits what I want best, and DCS just doesn’t. If BMS would be a Hornet sim I’d love it just the same. I don’t perceive a great deal of difference between these two aircraft anyway. Both were born out of the same fighter competition, both are excellent multi role fighters yet both aren’t the very best in any one area.
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Both were born out of the same fighter competition, both are excellent multi role fighters yet both aren’t the very best in any one area.
sorry to interupt but F16 won , F18 lost, this makes a big difference
F18 is and will remain a looser
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sorry to interupt but F16 won , F18 lost, this makes a big difference
F18 is and will remain a looser
I think Tazz meant the F18 lost to the F16, which is not really a bad reference to loose to.
And what wouldn’t people do for a second engine…
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uh oh
the gauntlet has been thrown down
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There are only two types of aircraft … Hornet and targets.
:blowpar:
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And the F-16N lost to the YF-18…
So…they’re both losers, depending on who you ask.
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sorry to interupt but F16 won , F18 lost, this makes a big difference
F18 is and will remain a looser
The YF-17 Cobra lost the Air Force competition but the F/A-18A Hornet won the subsequent Navy’s choice to replace the F-4 and A-7. The F/A-18 also won the procurement competitions for the Swiss, Spanish, Finnish, Australian and Malaysian air forces.
The Hornet is definitely not a bad aircraft. But the F-16 isn’t the holy grail of combat aircraft either. Depending on your criteria the F-22 and F-15C are far superior interceptors and air superiority fighters. The A-10C is a much better CAS platform. The F-15E is a much better strike aircraft. The AV-8B will beat any fighter in an environment devoid of suitable airfields. The F-35 will be far superior in a sophisticated IADS environment. And the Hornet is vastly superior operating out in the middle of the ocean.
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I seem to recall that the BMS Hornet is actually very accurate for what they’ve had to work with…
It’s not.
How do you know?
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You a hornet pilot?
Im sure you know what im getting at.
And Mav……its ‘Loser’
Do you think the Hornet is modeled as accurately as the F-16 in BMS? I don’t have to be a real Hornet pilot to understand that. The reason I like the F-16 in BMS is it’s accuracy. I feel the same about the A-10c in DCS which is why I fly it too. I’m fussy about details and have no interest in compromise to make something easier to use. The F-16 in BMS isn’t perfect, but it’s a lot closer to perfect than the F/A-18.
I’ll wait to fly the DCS F/A-18C. BMS means F-16 for me. BMS is built around the F-16 and it shows. I was simply pointing that out to the OP so he won’t wonder why the F/A-18 is getting as much attention.
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The YF-17 Cobra lost the Air Force competition but the F/A-18A Hornet won the subsequent Navy’s choice to replace the F-4 and A-7.
…which the primary spec request was that the new Navy variant should (ALWAYS) be a two-engine bird…
Accidentally the Viper had only one engine…
The Hornet is definitely not a bad aircraft.
No its not.
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No its not.
https://img13.deviantart.net/d501/i/2010/262/9/d/f_14_drop_tank_logo_by_shelbs2-d2z1wnu.jpg
Nice one, in which MUSEUM did you took that photo? :blowpar:
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There are only two types of aircraft … Hornet and targets.
:blowpar:
…Super Hornets and targets.
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…which the primary spec request was that the new Navy variant should (ALWAYS) be a two-engine bird…
Accidentally the Viper had only one engine…
No its not.
https://img13.deviantart.net/d501/i/2010/262/9/d/f_14_drop_tank_logo_by_shelbs2-d2z1wnu.jpg
Accidently McDonnell had a powerful lobby
F18 is a dog . The only thing that saved him in BMS is to be carrier based
I would have preferred a Su33 though but for a reason I don’t understand , noeone wanted to do a decent 3D model
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Do you think the Hornet is modeled as accurately as the F-16 in BMS? I don’t have to be a real Hornet pilot to understand that. The reason I like the F-16 in BMS is it’s accuracy. I feel the same about the A-10c in DCS which is why I fly it too. I’m fussy about details and have no interest in compromise to make something easier to use. The F-16 in BMS isn’t perfect, but it’s a lot closer to perfect than the F/A-18.
I’ll wait to fly the DCS F/A-18C. BMS means F-16 for me. BMS is built around the F-16 and it shows. I was simply pointing that out to the OP so he won’t wonder why the F/A-18 is getting as much attention.
If you’re not an actual hornet or even a viper pilot, how would you have any idea what’s accurately modeled and what’s not besides what the dev team have told you?
Really curious.Watching NOVA specials on PBS doesn’t count!
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If you’re not an actual hornet or even a viper pilot, how would you have any idea what’s accurately modeled and what’s not besides what the dev team have told you?
Really curious.Avionics is the F-16 … F-18 will have a dedicated FLCS but avionics remains the F-16.