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Online Combat Battalion tactical mission 23rd March 2012
It’s been a long time since I posted anything so I’ll work on catching up on recent events. Here’s a video of a tac where I was a fire support team gunner. It was good work by the boys and… Read More ›
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DCS Dedicated Server
Online Combat Battalion have been organising a dedicated server for DCS A-10C. Check out a quick test mission we ran yesterday: http://www.ocb.net.au
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DCS: Manpads, when you least expect it…
Recently I flew a mission and just as I was cleaning up the last targets I got a missile warning at 3 o’clock low. Check out the results: Manpads are MAN Portable Air Defence Systems, meaning basically a guy with… Read More ›
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Landing in the soup
I’ve had a lot of fun over the past few days practicing instrument landings. Some of these have been down right scary but a bit like air to air refueling it’s really quite rewarding. You can see in this example… Read More ›
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ACRE fun times
Recently OCB picked up using ACRE and haven’t looked back ACRE is a mod for ARMA 2 and Teamspeak to simulate realistic radios and direct communication (talking). The main features include replacing the totally average in game voice sound and… Read More ›
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So many simulators, so little time…
I love flight sims but there just aren’t enough free hours in a day… Are flight simulations undergoing a resurgence? They seem to be taking on a life of their own. FSX may have jump started it’s own community of… Read More ›
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DCS A-10C CBU-97 employment in patch 1.1.10
There’s a new effect and a slight issue with CBU-97’s in the latest patch of DCS A-10c. You need to reload the weapon in the DSMS inventory page with a height of function of around 1800ft or so. This ensures… Read More ›
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A guide to CCRP in DCS: A-10C
Here’s a quick video on dropping LGB’s (in this GBU-12’s) on targets using CCRP mode. This is a great way to fly at a high altitude, in a straight line and have the computer take care of all the hard… Read More ›
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Online Combat Battalion Ambush
As part of a recent TAC night mission in ARMA OCB setup a road ambush on an enemy convoy. This was following intelligence gathering from the local civilian population. Another example of the great missions that EightySix puts together for… Read More ›
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Gun runs in DCS: A-10C (brrrrrrrrrrrrrr)
One of the main reasons people are interested in the A-10 in sims is the gun. The GAU-8 is a gun with a plane built around it. However it’s a bit tricky to shoot for beginners. I had a bit… Read More ›
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