This technique works a treat. Coming mainly from IL-2 WW2 twin engined bombers like the A20 I am quite new to dive bombing from such an altitude and am amazed at its accuracy.
Excellent tutorial, before watching this I had no idea how bombing works in this jet but now i feel like I'll have it mastered in no time. Much appreciated!
I'm glad you covered the actual flight path of the plane because I couldn't remember if it was 38 or 30 mils from 0 and I couldn't remember where I heard the information originally. I wish I could turn the LABS tone down because it just shatters my ears and as a result I have to pretty much play with my volume turned down to zero when I'm bombing lol
i Freaking love the Scooter's Radar Assisted iron bombing i Think system it's simple enough to learn the theory in just a few runs, and then practice will be the difference between being close or being spot on!
There a number of ways to do it. F6 will switch to a view of the bomb itself. What you usually see in my videos is that I first switch to F2 (the outside view) and point at the airplane to watch the bombs release and then I often switch to LCTRL F3 - which will make the camera stop moving but it will pan and tilt to follow the airplane down over the target. Once the camera is pointed at the target I switch to LCTRL F11 which will stop the camera where it is and make it a free camera that you can control. It will stay pointed at the target so you can see the bombs strike. Sometimes I skip the LCTRL-F3 step and just go straight to the free camera. Hope this helps.
Great tutorial, thank you! Now, as a new A-4 pilot, i'm fighting with correct trimming of the aircraft on the bomb run. Usually it begins to slide on the left or right, so i compensate this with rudder trim. But this results in aircraft begins to roll slightly! When i compensate this roll with aileron trim, it gives much more roll effect, than you can expect from trimmer... And now is the time to pull up, and i got no time to aim correctly. Any advices about this? When i see your "trim run", i had impression, that your trimmers work in another way than mine 😃
In the A4, I generally don't touch the rudder or aileron trim, honestly. I am usually only adjusting the elevator trim on the trim run. The A4 is very touchy in roll. You might be better off ramping down the sensitivity and just flying the corrections out manually.
Thanks for all the info. Much appreciated. Question… how do you jettison the external tanks while keeping the payload? Have tried everything I can think of.
Hey Sidekick, do hills interfere with the ground radar's solution for computer bombing? I've built a mission around a pop up attack against an artillery firebase on a large hill. While I initially built it around a rockeye attack, I've been forced to switch it to rockets because for some reason, on this hill, LABS makes your bombs fall way past the target every time.
Feel free to hop on over to the Discord if you want to discuss. There are a few things that might be an issue - first of all, the LABS setting doesn't work any more. As of v2, you should now be using "computer". You also need to have the radar on and set to A/G.
Dumb question, what do you do to get the full 50 mil ring visible?Usually it is out of view for me (above and beyond the hud like it is for most of your video). Do you lower the seat? Do you just duck down with your head a bit to see it? Edit: Ah, nvm, you mention it at 16:11 (move down)
You can also try moving your head up and re-centering your head tracker. Then when you go back to normal posture it feels like you are lower in the seat...
@@Sidekick65 i'll try it put tonight that's for sure ! Yesterday was my first time in DCS and I used the A4. It seems to have been a great pick so far 👍🏼
Hello, I have some doubts about this. What are we supposed to achieve with the "trim run"? because of my bad English I didn't understand it.... With the computer I can't get to release the bombs above 3000 ft. Before, when I didn't use it, I was shooting even above 3500 quite effectively (thanks to your fantastic iron bombs videos). Thank you!
Well as always. If you have your own methods that work better than these do, by all means keep doing what you're doing! The purpose of the trim run is to get the aircraft trimmed so that, at diving speed, the nose will not rise or fall. That way you ensure that in your attack runs you are not putting any pressure on the stick to stay aimed at the target.
I've just started learning the A4 and I've been experiencing something kind of weird. I've been trying to use bombs with the bombing mode that comes just before bombing computer. I had 6 mk82 on my center pylons. It seems no matter how I configure the drop profile with AWRS etc. All it does is drop all the bombs with the rack attached with no detonation. I now realize you cant do a ripple drop with center pylons but even in step mode it was just dropping the entire rack with bombs attached. If anyone has any info to share on what I'm doing wrong or what's happening that would be greatly appreciated. I've been using an older tutorial video which I think uses an older version of the A4 but I didnt think it would be that different from the most recent version. I also had the same issue with my other pylons too btw.
Not normally. I have occasionally enabled it for specific tests (The Mosquito OMG) - and i dont always remember to turn it off - so I can't guarantee what state it was in for any particular video.
@@Sidekick65 Yeah, it's a mystery for me too which I haven't looked into yet because of how realistic (I figure) all the rest is, and that's enough for me. Even though, I hope it's impossible to remember everything of every module all the time, don't people have one main and rotate the rest like me?
Well, you may not have all the switches in the correct position then. I just checked again and when the bombs drop the tone stops and the light goes off. You could check to make sure you are using the CMPTR setting and also that the Master Arm is ON. Not sure what other advice I can give you.
This technique works a treat. Coming mainly from IL-2 WW2 twin engined bombers like the A20 I am quite new to dive bombing from such an altitude and am amazed at its accuracy.
The bombing computer is the real secret. The A-4 devs worked hard to get it right. It is now a thing of rare and destructive beauty!
IL-2 WW2 single engine! And it were rarely been used as dive bomber!!! Mainly it used cluster anti-tank bombs PTAB's! :)
Nicely filmed, and you are my Scooter manual.
Nice. Thanks! Good Luck.
Thank you for taking the time to make this informative video tutorial for us.
Absolutely excellent lesson. Thank you for the tutorial, Iain!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent tutorial, before watching this I had no idea how bombing works in this jet but now i feel like I'll have it mastered in no time. Much appreciated!
Good Luck!
I'm glad you covered the actual flight path of the plane because I couldn't remember if it was 38 or 30 mils from 0 and I couldn't remember where I heard the information originally. I wish I could turn the LABS tone down because it just shatters my ears and as a result I have to pretty much play with my volume turned down to zero when I'm bombing lol
It's 3 degrees or 54 mils, I believe. Which puts it at around the top of the first ring on the sight.
i Freaking love the Scooter's Radar Assisted iron bombing
i Think system it's simple enough to learn the theory in just a few runs, and then practice will be the difference between being close or being spot on!
Very nice guide, appreciate the incremental explanations.
Excellent. Glad that you find them helpful.
A great update to your Older Videos :) Great Day to drop some eggs !
Enjoy
Very nice and clear explanation, thank you.
Outstanding work and thank you!
So timely! Over the skies of Syria right now with four mk82's looking to ruin someone's day.
I hope they acheive their goal. :-)
@@Sidekick65 Unfortunately not. I keep pitching them short 🤬
@@Tamburello_1994 Well, maybe the video will help
@@Sidekick65 Watch this space.
@@Sidekick65 Setting up the gunsight correctly helps.....🙄
Wish I'd watched this video a couple of days ago. I've learned a lot. Thanks.
Thanks. Glad ir helped.
nice tutorial, thank you. Whats the buttor for the camera you use to film the bomb after drop it?
There a number of ways to do it. F6 will switch to a view of the bomb itself. What you usually see in my videos is that I first switch to F2 (the outside view) and point at the airplane to watch the bombs release and then I often switch to LCTRL F3 - which will make the camera stop moving but it will pan and tilt to follow the airplane down over the target. Once the camera is pointed at the target I switch to LCTRL F11 which will stop the camera where it is and make it a free camera that you can control. It will stay pointed at the target so you can see the bombs strike. Sometimes I skip the LCTRL-F3 step and just go straight to the free camera. Hope this helps.
Great tutorial, thank you! Now, as a new A-4 pilot, i'm fighting with correct trimming of the aircraft on the bomb run. Usually it begins to slide on the left or right, so i compensate this with rudder trim. But this results in aircraft begins to roll slightly! When i compensate this roll with aileron trim, it gives much more roll effect, than you can expect from trimmer... And now is the time to pull up, and i got no time to aim correctly. Any advices about this? When i see your "trim run", i had impression, that your trimmers work in another way than mine 😃
In the A4, I generally don't touch the rudder or aileron trim, honestly. I am usually only adjusting the elevator trim on the trim run. The A4 is very touchy in roll. You might be better off ramping down the sensitivity and just flying the corrections out manually.
A terrific tutorial. Thank you Iain.
My pleasure. Glad it was helpful
Thanks for all the info. Much appreciated. Question… how do you jettison the external tanks while keeping the payload? Have tried everything I can think of.
Your best bet there is to head over to the A4 Discord channel. They will be happy to help.
@@Sidekick65 thank you. Have watched all your A4 videos. You are my Scooter instructor. Very good content. Thank you sir!
This is amazingly well done...thank you!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you, brilliant tutorial
Can you make an A-A tutorial?
Excellent tutorial and explanations.
Glad you liked it
really great practical advice. a reps a day and you can master this one in no time! love those screamin' flybys.
Thanks, glad it was helpful. Tell all your friends!
just what i was looking for. thanks
Hey Sidekick, do hills interfere with the ground radar's solution for computer bombing? I've built a mission around a pop up attack against an artillery firebase on a large hill. While I initially built it around a rockeye attack, I've been forced to switch it to rockets because for some reason, on this hill, LABS makes your bombs fall way past the target every time.
Feel free to hop on over to the Discord if you want to discuss. There are a few things that might be an issue - first of all, the LABS setting doesn't work any more. As of v2, you should now be using "computer".
You also need to have the radar on and set to A/G.
Dumb question, what do you do to get the full 50 mil ring visible?Usually it is out of view for me (above and beyond the hud like it is for most of your video).
Do you lower the seat? Do you just duck down with your head a bit to see it?
Edit:
Ah, nvm, you mention it at 16:11 (move down)
You can also try moving your head up and re-centering your head tracker. Then when you go back to normal posture it feels like you are lower in the seat...
Perfect tutorial, thank you !
Thanks. Glad it was useful!
@@Sidekick65 i'll try it put tonight that's for sure ! Yesterday was my first time in DCS and I used the A4. It seems to have been a great pick so far 👍🏼
I couldn't agree more. You are in the right place if you are looking for A4 content ;-). Drop by the Discord if you have any questions. Good luck.
@@Sidekick65 Will do, thank you ! About to try a bombing run now...fingers crossed
Great video. Could you provide a link to the T-45 Range document you mentioned?
Massive coincidence - when looking for something else entirely I think I found it: www.cnatra.navy.mil/local/docs/pat-pubs/P-1209.pdf
That's the one
Well this explains why I was having some issues hitting my targets consistently...
Hello,
I have some doubts about this.
What are we supposed to achieve with the "trim run"? because of my bad English I didn't understand it....
With the computer I can't get to release the bombs above 3000 ft. Before, when I didn't use it, I was shooting even above 3500 quite effectively (thanks to your fantastic iron bombs videos).
Thank you!
Well as always. If you have your own methods that work better than these do, by all means keep doing what you're doing!
The purpose of the trim run is to get the aircraft trimmed so that, at diving speed, the nose will not rise or fall. That way you ensure that in your attack runs you are not putting any pressure on the stick to stay aimed at the target.
Great job
Thanks!
Capìsimo ese jet! 👌👍🏼👀🖐🏼📸✈✈✈✈✈🙋🏼♂️
I've just started learning the A4 and I've been experiencing something kind of weird. I've been trying to use bombs with the bombing mode that comes just before bombing computer. I had 6 mk82 on my center pylons. It seems no matter how I configure the drop profile with AWRS etc. All it does is drop all the bombs with the rack attached with no detonation. I now realize you cant do a ripple drop with center pylons but even in step mode it was just dropping the entire rack with bombs attached. If anyone has any info to share on what I'm doing wrong or what's happening that would be greatly appreciated. I've been using an older tutorial video which I think uses an older version of the A4 but I didnt think it would be that different from the most recent version.
I also had the same issue with my other pylons too btw.
Sweet 👍💥
Re-rewatching for some upcoming South Atlantic missions… :)
No fuse or gun sight adjustments necessary I guess?
Nope. When you use the bombing computer you keep the sight at 0.
@@Sidekick65 Thanks, nice tutorial.
What is your dampening on?
I'm not sure what you mean by "dampening".
Do you play with take-off assist?
Not normally. I have occasionally enabled it for specific tests (The Mosquito OMG) - and i dont always remember to turn it off - so I can't guarantee what state it was in for any particular video.
@@Sidekick65 Yeah, it's a mystery for me too which I haven't looked into yet because of how realistic (I figure) all the rest is, and that's enough for me. Even though, I hope it's impossible to remember everything of every module all the time, don't people have one main and rotate the rest like me?
How do you know when the bombs are released?
I think you should find that the light goes out and the tone stops
@@Sidekick65 nope, the tone and the light would stay on until my plane crasshes into the ground.
Well, you may not have all the switches in the correct position then. I just checked again and when the bombs drop the tone stops and the light goes off. You could check to make sure you are using the CMPTR setting and also that the Master Arm is ON. Not sure what other advice I can give you.