![]() In November 1963, FC-47s flung more than seven thousand flares over enemy positions.ĭue to increased night activity by the Viet Cong (VC) in 1963, it soon became apparent that a better night air effort was necessary. Shortly after their arrival, many C-47s were outfitted as “flare ships” and designated FC-47 (“F” for flare) to drop huge parachute flares over enemy positions during night attacks. The predecessor of the first fixed-wing gunship used in Southeast Asia was the WWII twin-engined C-47 (DC-3) “Gooney Bird,” which was first brought to Vietnam as a transport and cargo ship in November 1961. ![]() The mighty dragon Puff evolved from very humble beginnings. The Evolution of Puff, the Magic Dragon Plane Nothing moved in the eerie glare of the last flare as it floated slowly to the earth. The drone of his huge engines faded into the distance and a deathly silence lingered over the battlefield. When daylight began Puff’s work was done. Puff the Magic Dragon flew back and forth over the battlefield that night in 1967, dropping huge two million-candle-power parachute flares and occasionally lighting up the sky with his fiery red breath. ![]() The sound was indescribable, a deep guttural roar that anyone who has ever heard and lived, will always remember. When Puff unleashed that first six-second burst every man knew instantly what it was. Puff! Puff The Magic Dragon plane was predecessor to the Lockheed AC-130. The sound got steadily louder, when suddenly a curtain of red fire erupted from the sky and rained down on the rice paddies in front of us. Check it all out here on the DCS World Weekend News.Off in the distance came the faint drone of a large propeller-driven aircraft. I’d say that’s a pretty good update today. Meanwhile, that overhaul to the AIM-54 Phoenix that I wrote about yesterday and that seemed destined for the next big update are already here in this smaller open beta update. There are also FM tweaks, bug fixes, and more. Among them was an adjustment and correction to the yaw and pitch dampeners which were not working very well in the previous update and are now apparently much stronger thanks to SME feedback. Normally we typically wait about 4 weeks for another open beta update, however, a small one has dropped to address some critical concerns and add some planned for features that missed the last open beta update.Īerges had a long list of updates for their DCS: Mirage F1. Several images showing the progress are available here. Building windows and civilian traffic are also slated to be updated. They indicate that they are adjusting FLIR signatures at different times of day and in different thermal conditions – i.e. There is already a teaser trailer ready so have a look there.Įagle Dynamics also has some news about FLIR rendering with news that they are continuing to work on updates for this system. ![]() The team includes C-130 mod maker Anubis in their larger development group so fans of that mod will hopefully be happy to know that the maker of that excellent mod of the C-130 is now involved in making this module come to life. AC-130J gunship is not currently planned according to the same FAQ, however, a follow-up by a developer indicated that other versions have been considered including the HC-130J Compass Call (for search and rescue) and the AC-130J. According to the unofficial FAQ pinned in the dev team’s Discord, the MC-130J multi-mission combat transport and special operations tanker is also possible. Featuring modernized instruments and systems including a HUD, air to ground radar, FMS and computerized airdrop capabilities, this should be an interesting aircraft to have.īefore you ask, yes, they intend to offer a KC-130J into the mix which will for the first time enable player to player aerial refuelling operations. The version planned is the relatively modern C-130J version of the Hercules first introduced in 1999. That has more or less come to be as Eagle Dynamics have confirmed that a group called the Airplane Simulation Company is the latest third party to join in on development of DCS World. There’s been a longstanding rumour that the Anubis C-130 mod for DCS World would make the jump to official status. This latest developer update includes news about further FLIR rendering improvements, a note about some key open beta updates and is headlined by the reveal of the DCS: C-130J. The latest DCS World Weekend News continues a streak of announcements and feature updates that Eagle Dynamics has been on for several weeks now. ![]()
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