It's been awhile since I last flew Falcon BMS. Recently 4.37 came out and I wanted to check that out. I started the Tiger Spirit Campaign, for starters I flew BARCAP mission to re-familiarize myself with BMS (Viper is perhaps one of the aircraft Ihat I'm not forgetting how to do stuff in). On that first sortie I even got 2 kills. So for the second one I thought I maybe try something more demanding - a strike mission behind enemy lines was a good candidate. The mission called for a strike on a underground factory, with primary target being ventilation shaft. I don't remember seeing that kind of mission target before? The default loadout was laser Maverick and TGP for salf-lasing - a combo which I never did in Falcon 4 actually. But since I did it not long ago in DCS Hornet I figured I should be able to make it work (hopefully). So I started the jet (remembered to switch the AG laser from TRNG to CMB) taxied to the runway and started recording.
The mission went pretty well, got primary target. We even tangled with enemy fighters on the egress, though there were so many friendlies in the mix I didn't wanted to risk AMRAAM shot and possibly a fratricide.
The only embarassing moment was the landing, which was pretty hard, I guess flying Hornet with the sturdy gear recently in DCS teaches you bad habits :) The impact was so powerful my engine died with several other systems - including BRAKES! I though I never stop.
The sim is great as always, but one thing bothers me since 4.32 - why you can't display your briefing essentials on your kneeboard like in original or Allied Force?
I like the new UI and the soundtrack is pretty cool too. This version also introduced VR support, so all of you who own a headset can finally play Falcon in VR. I'm really hyped for the upcoming new terrain engine. Falcon BMS with DCS graphics would be a perfect sim.
More Falcon vids:
• Falcon 4.0/SP/AF/BMS
2 янв 2023
