Some questions about Mavericks
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Yes I meant Laser Mavs, which I think are used by the Marines
Affirmative…and the USN. In fact, I think the only USN platform that employs IR Mav these days is the P3 and/or P8, and the USN uses the F variant (so far…) which is maritime optimized.
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AFAIK USAF uses AGM-65E2 for their A-10C. I hear that they have launched some of them in Afganistan.
They have also tested them on F-16 but AFAIK they never went into service on F-16.
They were even in old DCS World A-10C open beta versions and also in standalone, you just needed to know how to equip them
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They need to be there in BMS for Hornet and Harrier…both baseline E and E2, I should think. Fly Navy!
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navy shills get out! reeeeeeee!
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They need to be there in BMS for Hornet and Harrier…both baseline E and E2, I should think. Fly Navy!
I’d also like to have them…
…For Viper OFC.
If they have been tested on Viper there is probably option IRL. I don’t care if anybody bought this option… -
I’d also like to have them…
…For Viper OFC.
If they have been tested on Viper there is probably option IRL. I don’t care if anybody bought this option…+1. And Fly Navy!
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I would fly Navy if we had (Super)Hornet with proper avionics.
Flying Hornet with F-16 avionics is something i can’t accept. -
I would fly Navy if we had (Super)Hornet with proper avionics.
Flying Hornet with F-16 avionics is something i can’t accept.…nothing to stop you from operating like an F-16N…which is pretty much what I practice under BMS. Fly Navy!
But I agree…I won’t touch the BMS Hornet. Or anything but the Viper in BMS, really.
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One suggestion I’ve heard is to power up on the ramp. After launch, fly out x miles, then turn back to the ship and use the boat as your boresight target. Turn the Mavs off and continue the mission from there.
Since we’d been talking about this last week I’ve been wanting to test it, and it works well. What I did was power the TGP on deck set up AG mode with RDR in SEA and Mav ready to be powered.
Upon launch and once stabilized in my normal Maintain 350kt CAS at Mil climb, I powered the Mavs. When they timed in , I leveled off and set INS back to waypoint one. I then did the normal boresight procedure with the carrier as “target”. Then I turned back toward WP 2 and I was on my way.
I was very happy with the procedure. I didn’t have to fly ail over, I didn’t have to search for a suitable “target”, and even doing “lazy” turns I was only 1.5 minutes late on rendezvous ( and that was saving fuel). -
Just noticed in the 4.37.3 docs that the LMAV display looks WAY better than it was…hopefully the mech is improved as well. Fingers crossed…
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@Stevie said in Some questions about Mavericks:
Just noticed in the 4.37.3 docs that the LMAV display looks WAY better than it was…hopefully the mech is improved as well. Fingers crossed…
Please let us know your discovers
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@Lemmi22 - from what I see in the docs the display looks much more like a RL LMAV display, for one - the circle is more the correct size.