DCS AJS37 VIGGEN: Fly and Fight, Rain or Shine!

[@Spudknocker]

Awesome example of typical Swedish Viggen operations from Desert Saker!

[@brandoncotton4052]

its TEX, it does seem like he is coming in low on the mic though

[@desertsaker196]

@@brandoncotton4052 Hey bud! I agree. I'll pay more attention to my audio mixing next time. My mic also kinda sucks lmao

[@BBKNG27]

i have a mods for the rain thats look like more réalistique

[@danieldorn2927]

This is so comfy, the rain dropping on the canopy while starting up the jet... I imagine the pilot having a cup of cocoa in his left hand, sipping it slowly while working the buttons...

[@Spudknocker]

DCS ASMR!

[@dsjaks6983]

then you leave the mug unsecured and it starts flying around the cockpit during a dogfight

[@orue5499]

@@dsjaks6983 visibility -1

[@soleenzo893]

@@dsjaks6983 I'm sure there's a specially designed IKEA cup holder just for the Air force's Viggens, to avoid such problems.

[@pavelgalitsyn3417]

I think this is one of the most beautiful sorties i've ever seen in DCS

[@Speedkatanao]

That takeoff has me shook lol I was over here holding my breath

[@desertsaker196]

What, no faith in me? Hah! Me too!

[@ghostrider1827]

That's some of the best rain I've seen

[@desertsaker196]

Oh, glad you liked it! I was actually considering toning down the weather in future videos, the compression really messed things up here, visibility-wise.

[@ghostrider1827]

@@desertsaker196 no it was great. Perfect conditions everytime aren't realistic especially considering that region approaching winter. Well done.

[@gruntforcetrauma]

IDK who subtitles guy is, but he needs a raise.

[@soleenzo893]

That landing on a road just as wide as the landing gear, in complete rain and fog, while avoiding moutains, was the most terrifying thing i think i've seen in DCS or any other sim lol. Great video, and no one died, what a peaceful thing for a DCS video ahaha

[@Yuushiboy]

Great video! Actually had the pleasure to sit in a real Viggen simulator at our former military airbase outside my town (F13) back in the late 80s. I went along on a demo flight in it. The straps around my shoulders squeezed tightly to simulate G forces. You can guess how excited I was as a teen back then :)

[@ward25038124]

Only comment is to dial the brightness on the radar and play with the contrast to make things a little easier but otherwise, I actually learnt a few things I didn't already know!

[@ygrams]

Take off speed is around 280-300km/h. Don’t know if it shows as a horizontal line at the bottom of the HUD when taking off from road bases. Need to check 🙂. 550km/h is the speed the AFK holds with gear up and is also the speed they used in controlled airspace. Love to do a Viggen mission with ya 👌

[@desertsaker196]

Let’s make that happen soon! I’ll probably have a mission ready by the Sunday after this one. I’ll make an announcement in spud’s discord when I have a signup sheet ready :)

[@RoamingAdhocrat]

Bloody hell - taking off into a TREELINE - even in a game, that was terrifying to watch.

[@Spudknocker]

We call this move the Swedish Tree Trimmer haha

[@malachi8151]

Picked up the Jeff and Viper this sale, but stuff like this makes me really want to learn the Viggen properly. Amazing video, mate!

[@idnintel]

What does Jeff refer to?

[@malachi8151]

@@idnintel it's the nickname of the JF 17 :)

[@idnintel]

@@malachi8151 ok thanks!

[@desertsaker196]

You know, when I flew the JF-17, I flew it like a Viggen lol. On the deck, with those GB-6SFW glide cluster bombs! Plus an SD-10 and LD-10 for self defense against anything I might come across. Very mean jet.

[@timmy3822]

This was really great to watch... your surprise to how well that take off went says it all lmao. Casually drifting a goddamn Viggen around a mountain road. Please do more of these, there isn't enough Viggen content. Perhaps some TILS tutorials or a discussion on some of the CK37 modes... I recall there's a moving target mode or something which you can disable but am unsure how it really works.

[@desertsaker196]

Moving target used to be the default mode, but now it is not. So you need to enable it, and it’s really finicky so I rarely use it. More tutorials will come soon!

[@timmy3822]

@@desertsaker196 Ah good to know thanks :). The Viggen has so many weird little things it can do, blows my mind how advanced it was for the time. Looking forward to more Viggen content, cheers!

[@tomas7158]

That was awsome to see. Grovt.. And the at the bortom gives you the time to rotate, the right angel after To and when to drop ordinance. I havent seen this before. 👍

[@I___Jackal___I]

Really surprised by this great video. The missing signature phrase kept me watching. 😉 I loved the Viggen mission. Anyway, you share that with us.

[@TheMack]

Highly enjoyable! Loved the text remarks, too funny! 💯

[@simracer1256]

This aircraft looks so much fun. And only 29.99 in the sale!

[@SimonSomething]

I think it was this video that convinced me to get into this DCS bullshit so thanks a lot Spudknocker now my bedtimes come up way too quick and I think my bank is about to call me to ask if I'm mentally stable

[@coltius]

Is there any chance you could upload the file for this so we can practice? Great video!

[@hobbysim9071]

Hi from Sweden 🇸🇪, please more Viggen tutorial

[@tituslaronius]

Hahaha as a swede, this makes me happy ^^

[@desertsaker196]

I hope I did this amazing plane justice! More Viggen content to come!

[@tituslaronius]

@@desertsaker196 very much! :D awesome! Can't wait!

[@colderwar]

Hell of a landing there. Bravo

[@einweiesblattpapier2676]

MORE VIGGENS PLEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@ClumsyCardboard]

They were eager to showcase the P-3 they got with recently acquired oil money

[@kingkai83]

Pretty cool stuff Spud!!!

[@Badjoe117]

Always nice to see some more Viggen stuff. Very weird coincidence is that I recognize that is the same are I used as my roadbase in a video a few years ago. Though from the opposite direction. haha

[@desertsaker196]

No way! I just saw a road in the mountains with no power lines and went for it lol. It probably works a lot better from the other direction!

[@Badjoe117]

@@desertsaker196 Probably the same reason I picked it as well to be honest haha. But yeah, I recognized that little village on the hillside next to the road and thought it looked familiar. Still a super sketchy place to land the Viggen. A very good hiding place though. Back when I was playing with TAW I asked if I could place a hidden roadbase for the upcoming mission. And that was more or less the best place I could find without getting too close to the enemy or out in the open.

[@desertsaker196]

@@Badjoe117 I just saw that video, your direction of takeoff is way better than mine haha

[@Badjoe117]

@@desertsaker196 Oh yeah, I didn't see that until now.

[@herptek]

​@@desertsaker196Did you deliberately choose the most forsaken strip of country road as possible to serve as an airbase?

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Spudknocker sounds weird today. Not aaaaaas always.

[@bogustbork8888]

I noticed that

[@desertsaker196]

Yeah, Spud does sound really weird today. It's definitely Spud, and not anyone else, for sure XD

[@Spudknocker]

@@desertsaker196 I dunno what y'all are talking about this definitely me in Sweden Errr... Georgia!

[@riverafranciscojose]

Yes pls al the above. More vids

[@LesPeterGuitarJam]

what an awesome plane

[@Raptorjunkie]

Whoever does your subtitles is really mean :P

[@Dg-zj6jo]

brilliant hope your all good sir brilliant channel sir

[@CaptMench]

Impressive, as always!

[@idnintel]

More viggen please.

[@carl6589]

Patriotic Swed being happy. Viggen is my favorit aircraft #notbiased but seriusly it fits my flying style

[@EndoplasmicReticulum7]

FART Code doesn‘t sound weird at all in a jet that has FART Control.

[@pointblank722]

Very very impressive!

[@BryanDenham]

that was awesome , nice video .

[@Error-33]

hello just wanted to ask a question: how can you make dcs look so beautiful with those rains and good ground graphics? Would really help alot since it looks so good edit: also wanted to say nice video

[@desertsaker196]

@chad kaminski No need to be mean, man

[@desertsaker196]

My terrain textures are just about max'd out. My cloud quality is max'd out. I have anti-aliasing off in-game, but enabled in my graphics card driver. (this helps me spot objects at a distance.) You will have to do some fiddling to find settings that work with your setup, but setting your clouds to max quality has nearly no impact on performance, and that's probably what you're noticing the most here. I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@Error-33]

​@@desertsaker196 ​ thx for the nice reply i do have the game at max settings at around 30 fps and i dont rly mind it if its offline gameplay when i just wanna see graphics but yeah maybe its the place hes at when he was on the ground it just looked so beautifull for some reason edit 1: also idk if yt i already said this bc yt is kinda being glitch but just a note i dont rly have the visibility range and grass range at max bc it just kinda kills my pc edit 2: also im not sure if i said this at my old edited comment but ur commentary is nice also didnt realise u were the one that was flying the aircraft at the first time i wrote the comment

[@desertsaker196]

​@@Error-33 Well in that case, it was probably just the extreme weather that made it look good. Try setting clouds to one of the broken or overcast options, and changing the time of day to sunrise or sunset.

[@Error-33]

@@desertsaker196 yeah i tried changing the clouds but its probably the time of day thx for giving advice

[@markslandingsandaviationvi3123]

Where do I find this exact road?? I know it's on the Caucasus map, but I can't find it.

[@henrikborjeson8264]

Impressive, way out of my legue, I´ll stick to my F5E and sunny weather.

[@desertsaker196]

I promise it is more simple than it looks!

[@tiberiusvindex804]

Soviet Sub? Looked more like a late war Type IXC/40 U-boat to me 😀

[@desertsaker196]

Shhhhh it was as close to a Whiskey as I could get XD

[@mrpotet72]

MORE VIGGEN !!!

[@ArtiomVIP]

Please state, what are the settings for such weather condtitions? After introduction of the new cloud system I don't even have rain at all in DCS. Also fog and sand storm are very buggy too.

[@desertsaker196]

Overcast with Rain Option 2. They just fixed the rain yesterday.

[@bearmt5287]

maximum vocal fry engaged

[@griffincheng]

Where can I find the mission file? Btw, I prefer using wheel brakes instead of rudder to steer on road

[@desertsaker196]

Oh, this mission was just a quick thing I threw together. If you're interested, you can join the Spud's Buds Discord (link in the description), and I can post it there. It does however use a part of the Military Aircraft Mod for the P-3, as well as the WW2 Assets Pack for the U-Boat that stood in for the Whiskey-class.

[@griffincheng]

@@desertsaker196 thanks

[@vrflightguyinpjpants5023]

@@desertsaker196 Please let us know when the mission file is posted. Thanks.

[@desertsaker196]

@@vrflightguyinpjpants5023 It's up on the discord in #mission-building!

[@vrflightguyinpjpants5023]

@@desertsaker196 Big thanks!

[@Silent_Productions]

Did rain effects get an overhaul?

[@Colin0221]

EPIC VIDEO SPUD KNOCKER!!!!1111!!!

[@rikardhalldin463]

the aj37 kan take off and land on 200 meters "seen it irl" on airshows. also do dcs in vr.....it is sweeeet

[@XerxesPlayZ]

Great vid!! but…. Those thumbnails tho😂

[@desertsaker196]

What, I thought this one was good :( Font too small? I didn’t even use comic sans this time!

[@sakeone44]

which Shader Mods do you use?

[@desertsaker196]

No shader mods!

[@McBeefyHero]

Alliteration level: next

[@Daniel-jq4qk]

Spuds, why do you sound soooo different in this vid haha under the weather? That or maybe the audio didnt upload well for some reason..

[@desertsaker196]

I think it might have something to do with the fact I’m not Spud 😉

[@Viking8888]

Fun fact, the Swedish lerter ' i ' sounds like an ' e '. It would be pronounced Vee gen.

[@thelmaviaduct]

For shuuuuure 👍🏿

[@henrikborjeson8264]

No it does not, unless you are from the suburbs of Gothenburg.

[@Viking8888]

@@henrikborjeson8264 That's confusing when all of the videos I've watched on learning Swedish and the learn Swedish apps I've used all say that the Swedish ' i ' sounds like an English ' e '. 🤔

[@henrikborjeson8264]

Thats odd, what do sound like an Swedish "i" is an English "e" i.e "England". I can assure yuo that " Viggen" is prononced with an "i" like in "inbound" or "inhouse"

[@kuriousoranj]

I thought I was listening to the arms dealer from Taxi Driver there.......

[@Zi9makin9]

bruh hahahah that was the sketchiest take off I´ve ever seen xD

[@TheTabugman]

Not knowing anything about DCS, I'll just keep my comments about the real road bases of Sweden. They're nothing like what you took off from. They are random, but extremely straight stretches of road and pretty wide to boot. As a local you'd know.

[@forsaturn4629]

This map is Georgia

[@desertsaker196]

Yeah unfortunately, the roads in this game don't make great runways. A lot of them are overgrown with trees or have powerlines, which would keep me from taking off. I needed a road that had neither trees nor powerlines, and was in the mountains so I could demonstrate the ground radar. That left me with basically this road as my only option. My search for a good road base continues :)

[@pinkbanana1276]

I imagined 2012 pewdiepie’s face behind the HOTAS😂.

[@desertsaker196]

bro why you gotta do me like that

[@thelmaviaduct]

'aaaaaasss always' makes me want to smash my PC up. 👍🏿💸💸💸

[@olicz4696]

what and where can i get this map?

[@desertsaker196]

It’s the default Georgia map that comes free with the game!

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Not gonna lie, never saw the sub or the road until the nose came down.

[@desertsaker196]

Yeah, youtube compression did me dirty

[@prentgc]

Rain doesn't even work in my game

[@desertsaker196]

Did you try again today? They just patched the rain this morning.

[@prentgc]

@@desertsaker196 oh awesome, I'll jump soon

[@shootingstar9040]

aaas always

[@winstonsmith2539]

It is not the fart that kills it is the smäll, classic swedish joke.

[@desertsaker196]

That’s amazing 😂

[@desertsaker196]

I stole your joke in my latest video :)

[@koc988]

Are you good bro you're voice sounds like you're sick.

[@thecaptain5026]

the voice crack is real.

[@ocukor1]

Is that really how they use this aircraft? Taking off from roads? Or you're just tryin to be cute here? :)

[@desertsaker196]

Nope! The Viggen was actually specifically designed to take off and land on roads! That's why it has a thrust reverser, and beefy landing gear. The Swedes were worried that the Soviets would attack airfields. So they designed their entire air combat doctrine around their road network. The Viggen, and the Gripen that followed both have short takeoff and landing capability to facilitate this kind of operation!

[@desertsaker196]

Although to be fair, they wouldn't take off from this kind of road. Too bendy, and too many changes in inclination. So maybe I was being a tad cute ;)

[@ocukor1]

@@desertsaker196 Thank you for the info. That is truly fascinating. I have heard and seen Gripens before but never took the time to really study the Swedish air force.

[@tomas7158]

@@ocukor1 You should. Viggen was more "ahead" than most jets at that time. With Stril and amrams its peak was around mid 80 to early 90ies. No one knew about datalink or used it. Only in Sweden.

[@davefloyd9443]

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[@MAXsenna00]

Don't wanna sound negative, because I did enjoy the video, but if you gonna play with disbelief with a stand in map. Why would Norwegians fly in the Baltics? Scandinavia is not a country you know. 😊

[@desertsaker196]

I intended this mission to replicate a submarine entering the Baltics via the North Sea, an area that Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes would be interested in defending. So a submarine in that position would be fair game. It’s pretty much the only time you’d see a Swedish plane flying west to get over water. And if you squint, with a healthy dose of imagination, Georgia map kind of looks like the southern tip of Sweden/Norway. As Norway rejected a union between Scandinavian forces in favor of a stronger NATO alliance, Sweden trying to flex their power in front of Norway is believable in my opinion. But I figured that explanation was outside the scope of the video. My main goal of course was to demonstrate that, by using a moving submarine and a moving aircraft, time on target works. I wanted a variety of planes, and an excuse to show off the P-3 Orion mod 😉 Glad you enjoyed!

[@MAXsenna00]

@@desertsaker196 Thank you for answering. 😊 Okay, I kind of get it. But that's quite a stretch having a sub entering the Baltics from the North Sea, through Skagerak and Kattegat. Pretty tight. The Swedes couldn't really be trusted with their version of neutrality, so we didn't reject anything. We are a founding member of NATO. On a more interesting note, I remember the sub hunting on the news in my childhood in the 80s. The Swedes would definitely drop bombs. But mostly from helicopters IIRC. Why don't you beat the GRs in a re-enactments with the "beached whale"? 😉

[@desertsaker196]

​@@MAXsenna00 I'd rather avoid re-enacting anything specific, as I'm not thrilled at the prospect of defending the legitimacy of the re-enactment from hordes of critics😉 I'd rather demonstrate what an aircraft can do in a fun, realistic way. I want to encourage conversations about the aircraft, which may help everyone (myself included) learn more about the plane within the scope of DCS.

[@MAXsenna00]

@@desertsaker196 Makes sense, I tried to be funny. 😉

[@peterluxus7382]

For sure there is a good remedy against this overly critical inner voice.

[@Raviel29]

I dont know why, but i realy can't listen to his voice going from his throat somehow.

[@majesticpbjcat7707]

Dude! The Vocal Fry is incredibly distracting

[@Colin0221]

sus sus sus sus sus sus

[@desertsaker196]

That's a lot of S's

[@cgunnr8251]

amog

[@desertsaker196]

@@cgunnr8251 ?!?!?!??!??!???!?!? emergency meeting

[@stevenraycopley8885]

Hit the translate to English 😂🤣😂🤣

[@timppaUT]

More Swedish: Röv means pussy in Sweden! :P Btw: Road is väg not röäd! Or not even röåd or råäd. Also your pronounciation of Viggen sounded more like ”vegan”!? I would say it rather with small pause in the middle: Vig’gen. AlsoAlso: I wouldn’t say ”Mach point eight” until I go 1,8 mach, as I’m pretty sure you were going 0,8 mach? More Swedish: Submarine is Val in Swedish!

[@swenic]

Great vid!, moar Viggen :) not tryin to poop on hard work but the condescending comedy dialogue is wasted effort and a sure way to lose subscribers.

[@haulperrel2547]

🤧🤢🤒😷