DCS: First In - Weasels Over Syria Mission 2 Walkthrough

[@caustic1]

I'm not a beginner Viper guy and I still learn something new every time I watch a video.

[@blackfalco33]

I'm new to DCS and watching experienced players helps a lot. Keep 'em coming!

[@Miklivoje]

Thank you so much for datalink, lost 4 hours trying yo set it up, accidentally stumbled upon video, relieved of pain

[@BogeyDope]

Glad it helped

[@EX141FE]

This video has saved me tons of hours of frustration and getting shot down. It's also upped my game. Thanks BD!

[@BogeyDope]

I'm glad it helped!!

[@iammorpheus7345]

I really do love your tutorials. They are so informational to everyone from your experienced pilot to the one just starting. Keep making them on these campaign. Please do the gamblers campaign it would be great. Lol, I'll gift it to you just to watch you fly it.

[@Kaesar1988s]

Im learning everything about the F16 thanks to your videos thx so much for all your tips

[@BogeyDope]

I'm glad they're helping!

[@Kaesar1988s]

@@BogeyDope yeah they do it more XD

[@jasonburrus8146]

Thanks for the great vid man! Good stuff. Fly the 16 in multiplayer all the time but sometimes the single player triggers escape me. Thanks for talking through it.

Keep it coming! :) I flew these missions countless times and still can learn new things!

[@mikeck4609]

Thanks for this. I like the commentary as it really helps me understand WHY you are doing what you are doing instead of just known h you are doing it

[@aflyingtulip]

Your videos for the Weasels Over Syria campaign are great and have been very helpful to review! I flew this mission, but couldn’t find the dang Fire Can radar. I had my HAD pod set to only class 2 to speed up the scanning, but it looks like the FC is not a class 2 like the SA-8s. Your HAD screen showed the FC very quickly and you were able to get him. Well, now I know! Lesson learned.

[@AndreiCeleste]

Keep them coming 🫡 Good content to watch during cold weather ☆☆☆ cheers!

[@hanswolfgangmercer]

Thank you so much! I've been really struggling with this mission

[@colderwar]

360's a better speed than 350 - if you fly speeds that are multiples of 60 it makes any time\distance mental arithmetic easy. Well, easier 😃

[@plokkum]

Thanks for the series. Trying to relearn everything I once knew until my hiatus from DCS erased everything from memory 😂 One thing I am struggling the most with in the F-16 is spatial awareness. The thing flies so fast, I often feel disoriented. Something I never struggle with in the helos.

[@BogeyDope]

Checkout my video on situational awareness here for help on that - kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHy3m3mGpNmMaKMsi=1W7v1rzo04vSgYNI

[@talvid1988]

thanks for the tip on cycling contacts with TMS right

[@prichardgs]

Well done-I did not know the data link tip!!!!! Try being in a camp south of Baghdad -that puts the NO in no amenities.

[@Saberbaer]

I thought too that Spectre is Wags 😂

[@AndreiCeleste]

Me 3

[@TOMCATnbr]

100% sure it's him

[@zeldaking13]

I just got into DCS this week, these videos are AMAZING! The Viper is such a nice jet to fly. I had a question, how did you get your name just under the HUD?

[@uscstaylor]

Nice sortie.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

Great video as always. The one area I am very weak at is the coms. I always have easy coms enabled and start the mission hot. Using all the radios and cold starting is a crap shoot. I watch a tutorial on all of it, then don't fly that module for 3 weeks, then I can't remember all the details. I am only missing 2 modules. The acrobatic biplane and the Aero L-39. The A10C-II has gummed up the works. That is the most complex module by far and takes all my time. So when I jump into the Viper it feels alien and foreign. I can't find the coolie switch...lol

[@marcok.9236]

Hey Bogey Dope, I have some questions: First: What's the meaning of steady "MASK TGP" and flashing "MASK TGP"? Second: I cannot find the Can Radar, I mark it in the HAD, change to the TGP, TMS down, but no chance to see / find the radar. I do the procedure according to your explanation, but no chance to find it. Do you have an idea? Thanks in advance.

[@BogeyDope]

Steady "Mask TGP" means the Targeting pod is being visually blocked by something. Usually a part of the jet. A wing, the fuselage, or fuel tank. A blinking "Mask TGP" means it's about to be visually blocked by something. Blinking is a warning that it's about to happen. Using the HAD page to find radars will only be effective when you have a PGM quality better than 3. Preferably 2 or even better, 1. Then switch to tgp and it should be fairly close. Let me know if that helps.

[@marcok.9236]

⁠@@BogeyDopeThanks a lot for your fast reply and explanation. Stupid question, what is PGM and where can I find out which I have (3, 2 or 1) ? Update: Found it, if I mark the Can in the HAD, it shows PGM2. But when I change to the TGP, SOI it and then TMS down, I cannot find the Can on the MFD, I think, I‘m probably too blind 🤣

[@BogeyDope]

@@marcok.9236 you'll see PGM quality at the top right corner of the HAD page. This will start at 5 which means it knows approximately the area it is in but not really close to exact. 4 is better, 2 is pretty good but not exact still. 2 will get you in the general area but you'll have to look around. PGM 1 is the best but still not dead on. You'll still need to look around the area. Also remember TMS down will send you to the last steer point. You don't want to press TMS down. Press TMS up for point track and the rdr cursor up, down, left, right to look around the area.

[@marcok.9236]

@@BogeyDope That was my mistake, I always pressed TMS down (TGP) after I marked the Can in the HAD. Of course, you are absolutely right, pressing TMS down send me to the last steer point. Problem solved, thanks a lot for your help!

[@PrizrakGM]

Hi! Thanks for your videos. I wanted to ask how you get such a detailed image on the TGP screen that you can see the models of vehicles? In my case, I only see squares that take shape only when I get very close. Is there a setting for this, or is there something wrong with my version of the game (Steam edition)?

[@BogeyDope]

Check your distance rendering in your graphics settings.

[@marijomumic269]

@@PrizrakGM there is a zoom wheel on the throttle where you can zoom TGP in and out

[@rajunkajun5969]

" I know this is ballsy on such a short runway but...." Pucker Factor at 11. LMFAO

[@UWfalcin]

Fucken perfect! Noticed I could have used some form of guide when doing the Operation Cerbreus North for the Fa18. Just bought this campaign. Thanks!

[@JokinAckbar]

Fantastic video! Thanks

[@mvidkjaer]

IS there a reason you are using stored heading? According to documentation (chucks guide) this alignment has a slow degradedation over time

[@BogeyDope]

@mvidkjaer faster, and yes in real life there is degradation...... However, I have yet to experience such behavior in DCS. So stored heading gets me in the air faster.

[@majorswitcher]

did you not setup anything else for the DataLink? I used your workaround, Sync is Fine now, but I don't see the blue symbology in the HSD. Also, on P2 of the DataLink page on the DED, first FC is 000? I do see 2 channels on P3.. Don't know much about DataLink feature yet but it seems useful!

[@BogeyDope]

The Datalink just changed in the last update (Yesterday). So the work around in this video is no longer valid. - "When starting or restarting the aircraft, the MIDS switch must first be set to OFF. Only set to ON after the GPS switch has been set to ON for 60 seconds and the DED TIME page displays GPS SYSTEM."

[@majorswitcher]

@@BogeyDope the symbology on the HSD didn't show up because I hadn't finished INS aligning + set selector to NAV :) Thanks!!

[@BogeyDope]

@@majorswitcher Yeah, that'll definitely cause that. Glad you got it figured out.

[@Chibbs.E]

Wait, Spectre ISN’T Wags?!

[@norman191000]

does current viper damage model support over-g'ing fuel tanks? Also, are there any random systems failures modelled?

[@BogeyDope]

Unfortunately... the only thing I have found is the wings snapping off under extreme loads with heavy loadouts - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJypZ6eFqt-Nabs I have not seen any evidence of any other over-g effects like hung stores or anything. I'm sure that'll come in the future.

[@LalaPala-ml2or]

you should use markpoints

[@Mr3Aph]

cant wait for mission 11. being stuck there for a while ;/

[@paladincubano]

1:17 holy s... I thought it was Wags!!

[@TrayMcBong]

I tried your Datalink workaround and it's not working. I get every other Aircraft to show up on my HSD on Datalink but not my Flight. Really Frustrating 😂 Well i get a green circle with a 2, but it stays at h4 for the whole mission

[@BogeyDope]

@@TrayMcBong This work around is ONLY for the older version of DCS at the time of this video recording and has since been resolved/fixed. If you are having data link issues, it is related to something else. Try reaching out to ED on their discord in the help channel.

[@TrayMcBong]

@@BogeyDope good to know, thanks!

[@optimal9094]

Got stuck and frustrated with this mission, but oh man, the realisation how poor my knowledge is to tackle this - I thought HAD mode is only available with HARM equipped. Back to school I guess.

[@BogeyDope]

As long as you have an HTS pod mounted, you can use the HAD page.

[@rotteneggs29]

Are those people on comms real people?

[@BogeyDope]

They are voice actors, yes.

[@Trancecend]

It is wags :)

[@BogeyDope]

Spectre sure does sound like Matt Wagner, but he's definitely not Wags.

[@Trancecend]

Think I've been shot down about 7 or 8 times in this mission now. I guess I come to close to the SPs.

[@MsPanther]

Fuel shop would like a word with you over the twisted plumbing in the externals. :D