The La-7 Has Been Released

[RichardDarkwood]

CptTrips was kind enough to throw together a mission for the La-7.

Swarms of Ju-88's that you can either attack or defend via air spawn.

Server name: Catalina Winemixer by HeloHounds

[AKIron]

Very interesting startup procedure.

It has the same brakes as the Spitfire which is Meh

Since my pedals don't have toe brakes I like the differential wheel braking in the Spit. Just takes a little getting used to. Wish they were all like that.

[AKIron]

For those that don't know the Spit didn't have toe brakes. It had a lever on the stick. Pull it back with no rudder applied braking applied to both wheels evenly. Apply rudder and the braking was then applied more to the left or right wheel according to the amount of rudder in that direction.

[edge12674]

Just remember that the DCS La-7 has a compressed air tank that is used for engine start and brakes.  It has to be refilled on the ground, so it is a good idea to have the ground crew use their air tank for engine start and go easy on brake applications.

Another little quirk is that the landing gear and flaps are on the same hydraulic system and you can only actuate one at a time.  After actuating gear or flaps make sure you place the control handle back into "Neutral" or your risk burning out the hydraulic pump.  Russian aircraft.....makes you realize how pampered US pilots were.   

[Animl-AW]

Notice

Wooddick doesn’t post here unless he thinks he causing a disturbance to bbs, game or frankly just irritating someone.

Don’t get comfortable wooddick

[AKIron]

Just remember that the DCS La-7 has a compressed air tank that is used for engine start and brakes.  It has to be refilled on the ground, so it is a good idea to have the ground crew use their air tank for engine start and go easy on brake applications.

Another little quirk is that the landing gear and flaps are on the same hydraulic system and you can only actuate one at a time.  After actuating gear or flaps make sure you place the control handle back into "Neutral" or your risk burning out the hydraulic pump.  Russian aircraft.....makes you realize how pampered US pilots were. 

The Mig-21 has a gear lock handle you must release before you can get the gear up. I damaged the gear getting it up too slow on takeoff more than a few times.

[RichardDarkwood]

Just remember that the DCS La-7 has a compressed air tank that is used for engine start and brakes.  It has to be refilled on the ground, so it is a good idea to have the ground crew use their air tank for engine start and go easy on brake applications.

Another little quirk is that the landing gear and flaps are on the same hydraulic system and you can only actuate one at a time.  After actuating gear or flaps make sure you place the control handle back into "Neutral" or your risk burning out the hydraulic pump.  Russian aircraft.....makes you realize how pampered US pilots were. 

Gotta be HOT start or no start at all

[RichardDarkwood]

The flaps and the landing gear in the DCS La-7 are hydraulic and both must be put in neutral when not it use.

[edge12674]

This is how the high poly count matters.

[CptTrips]

This is how the high poly count matters.

The Spit is beautifully modelled.
I haven't looked at the La-7 yet.  I just never like russian stuff.

[The Fugitive]

This is how the high poly count matters.

Cinematics are beautiful especially if you like looking at buildings, streets, trees and bushes, and so on. But in the heat of battle, who's looking at detail? It is too bad games are judged on that detail that totally get lost if your playing the game.

[edge12674]

When you turn off icons and have to rely on visually identifying aircraft it changes combat. 

A friend and I dove into a huge furball over a base take last night.  The furball consisted of 190s, 109s, I-16s, and La-7s.  My friend got shot down quickly. 

I downed three enemy and was saddled on the fourth when I ran out of ammo (no ammo counter like in AH).  A quick look at my six showed three 109s on my tail.  I extended and dragged all three to my home field as my buddy was lifting.  He engaged two of the 109s and I stayed on the tail of the third one to keep from getting shot down.  My buddy got one and was shot down, leaving me to fend off the two remaining 109s.  After losing a large chunk of my left elevator I did a long circular drag around my field.  When I had enough distance I dropped flaps and gear (takes longer than AH due to having to do one at a time) and did a rough landing, damaging my right main gear.  I scrambled into a hanger narrowly missing being strafed on the ground.

The game play is there with the added bonus better graphics and aircraft system modelling. 

[AKIron]

No icons definitely a game changer. But you've got to have some method of discerning between friends and foes if you're going to let same type aircraft fight each other. Could do it with liveries.

[edge12674]

No icons definitely a game changer. But you've got to have some method of discerning between friends and foes if you're going to let same type aircraft fight each other. Could do it with liveries.

There are certainly liveries that allow that, but my friends and I prefer to fight Allies vs. Axis.

[AKIron]

Brother and I have done some 1 vs 1 and the most fun was in jets, specifically the F-16. You're fast so you get out of easy sight quick with no labels. Radar is in standby. Neither wants to be the first to transmit as that gives your bearing away instantly on the rwr.