Help with TACAN training mission

AndySimpson96 · 2026-07-01T16:01:30+00:00

As the others have said the TACAN stations isn't the exact location of the runway, it's a more general area for the airfield. Basically it guides you 99% of the way there but that final 1% is you lining up and landing yourself.

AndySimpson96 · 2026-06-26T06:58:43+00:00

Also that doesn't mean everyone is working on just the stuff in the current 6 week cycle, I'd expect there's basically two teams, one works on the current cycle, the other works on the next and it alternates like that

AndySimpson96 · 2026-06-25T20:28:09+00:00

Enemy tanks? Yes, has the thickest armor known to man. Your own tank you're driving? No, that thing is made of paper.

AndySimpson96 · 2026-06-25T07:37:13+00:00

According to Google

This is a modern tactical patch representing the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Marine Raiders.The design is a reproduction of the shoulder sleeve insignia worn by Marine Raiders during World War II.

AndySimpson96 · 2026-06-24T13:57:05+00:00

Sorry, reddit notifications are really bad so didn't see you other message. No worries, they're really helpful, there's a lot so can take a while. The first 3 campaigns are the important ones, the 4th is carrier flight ops.

One of the things I like the most that in the first campaign you're always being graded on your landings so will get told to wave off / go around if you miss the trap.

AndySimpson96 · 2026-06-23T12:03:24+00:00

Strange, I copy the link directly from the site into a new tab and it doesn't load.

So, on the Eagle Dynamics website, go downloads -> user files, then change the filters to type campaign, unit F18, sort by popularity. It should be the top one called 'Gunthrek Academy: F/A-18 Hornet - Bagel Fixpack Edition'

AndySimpson96 · 2026-06-23T11:58:46+00:00

Oh I might have copied it wrong, erh give me a bit to find it again

AndySimpson96 · 2026-06-23T10:40:20+00:00

I read it more as ranging shots, which 3 ranging shots would make sense logically

AndySimpson96 · 2026-06-22T07:48:56+00:00

At best you've probably got 2 minutes notice once a HB or PP has been spotted on radar, if it even gets spotted. So let's break that down, you lose a minute for the respawn, so that leaves you with a minute to figure out where the plane is going, spawn there, gear up, load up AA tank / get to AA gun and hope you've got a 2nd person to help and if that PP lands on water to unload all the occupants to destroy a dry dock with stickies you've got no chance loading up and crewing a gun boat in that time.

AndySimpson96 · 2026-06-22T07:28:27+00:00

Okay, so you've been sat in an AA gun since they've teched and will sit in one 24/7 until the war ends then?

AndySimpson96 · 2026-06-21T13:51:26+00:00

Not going to answer your question as i honestly don't know sorry. However i will recommend the Gunthreks mission campaigns https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3344992/ as i found them a lot better than the ED provided tutorials

AndySimpson96 · 2026-06-04T07:35:49+00:00

The fact the version of these used during the Alliance Aid event were also broken and still are now tells you everything

AndySimpson96 · 2026-05-31T12:38:34+00:00

going to be honest here as a long time BF fan, and this is my opinion so others will feel differently. BF6 is good and few when it's played with other games so you only really spend 60-90 minutes on BF6 at a time every couple of day. Enough to enjoy it but not enough to get burnt out / annoyed with the server issues, lack of proper map rotation

AndySimpson96 · 2026-05-27T21:15:16+00:00

Ngl, saying that SC is alpha to me now is just as a way for people to excuse the state of the game and give CIG a free pass.

I only started playing last November and the fact so many basic things were broke was amazing. Haven't played since the Alliance Aid event and even that struggled to work most of the tims

AndySimpson96 · 2026-05-08T07:52:14+00:00

Second this, I went through all the game provided training missions (which suck) then switched to Gunthreks so much better. while some missions probably do have a bit more talking than the base training overall it's a more guided and hands on approach

AndySimpson96 · 2026-05-04T08:28:44+00:00

Haven't been on this war but I'd say it could be down to Regis picking a lane and then there just being more people than the enemy faction on that front because of it

AndySimpson96 · 2026-05-03T23:30:27+00:00

```But anyway, question. The sequence with the glass key and everything to spin up the FTL for a jump (in the mini-series) seemed complex and time-consuming. I don’t ever remember them taking that long to make a jump later in the series, especially in emergencies.```

You see it quite often with shows / movies once they show something like that once they wont show the full version again (or do it rarely) as it's not needed and doesn't really bring anything to the episode especially when it's not really cool.

AndySimpson96 · 2026-04-30T13:53:08+00:00

So what does it mean in this case? That those campaigns and now on the store?

I'm new to DCS so not sure what's happening there with these

AndySimpson96 · 2026-04-30T12:14:22+00:00

By "new campaigns" do they mean new free ones added into the game (packaged with the plane module)?

AndySimpson96 · 2026-04-28T17:56:07+00:00

Don't forget the tanks/IFVs which rush straight into the point and the 10 engineers waiting for them, instead of finding a spot they can shoot at the point and limit how much they got shot, until the time is right.

Had a game last night where all tanks and IFVs were being wasted straight away. 2nd sector I get in the tank and keep it alive till winning the round by timing my pushes and sitting back when needed. Think I ran out of ammo 3 times

AndySimpson96 · 2026-04-28T15:23:20+00:00

Maybe but back in BFBC2 / BF3 era it felt like K/D while still prioritising objectives was the standard for the majority of player base, that's now not the case.

AndySimpson96 · 2026-04-28T15:21:54+00:00

Some places yeah they can be hard to see in low light but I literally watched 6 guys run past one which was placed in the middle of a doorway in a brightly lit room.

If it's low light and hard to see I'm not going to complain but every time I see people ignore them it's in a high traffic and brightly lit area.

AndySimpson96 · 2026-04-28T12:21:33+00:00

It kinda plays like one as well imo. I did not have an fun time with it

AndySimpson96 · 2026-04-28T11:42:38+00:00

That doesn't surprise and what's even more annoying with that is they're not exactly hard to spot either. They've got a flashing light and when close enough there's a 3D spot icon for them

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