DCS Su-25 Grach / Frogfoot - This Frog Can Fight | Su-25 Multiplayer Tips and Tricks | DCS Cold War

[@Enigma89]

Saw a lot of people not willing to a2a in the frog so I thought this sortie showed that it can be capable when the enemy lets you.

[@zanimoniak4885]

keep an open mind and you can discover interesting playstyles

[@deadbane]

Very nice! Just bought the frog as an impulse buy for the server, any tips where I can find tutorials for all the weapons? The ingame tutorials cover like 2 weapon types

[@1973Hog]

Also you are much better at air to air combat than the average Frogfoot 🧑‍✈️ pilot

[@MK84]

Some of the most fun I've had in ECW is A2A in frog. :D

[@rossmum]

Employment for all unguided rockets is the same regardless of type or size: A/G mode, laser on, enter a dive ideally 30-60 degrees and watch the range slider tick down. As it moves below the 3 o'clock position on the pipper, fire, then break off. If the pipper is jumping up and down and the laser status light's blinking, it means there is a conflict between the laser rangefinder and the slant ranging unit and the aircraft is confused which one to use - either your dive is too shallow, too steep, or you're attacking something at a different ground elevation to where you are (it's using the radar altimeter to find one side of the triangle and so hills really mess with it, like the Hind). A/G gun strafing is identical. For CCRP bombing, A/G mode, laser on, place the pipper on your target and then hold the trigger in. That will designate the target, you only need to fly towards that point while still holding the trigger. You'll hear a tone play as you pass the release parameters and then the bombs will automatically release and you can break off. Take note that there's an altitude limit on this mode, though, it's like 4-5km AGL or something. For laser-guided missiles, A/G mode, laser on, slew the pipper to your target and press the lock button. Keep within a few degree cone of said target and when the red light at the bottom right of the gunsight glass comes on, pull and hold the trigger to launch the missile. Keep within that narrow cone of the target until you see impact, then break off.

[@Shogun0099]

Won a 3v1 in a Frogfoot, the madman. I'll be honest, you sold me on the Cold War server, especially with the F1 out now, I won't have to spend fifteen hours per jet learning systems.

[@Enigma89]

That's nice to hear! Thanks for sharing.

[@rossmum]

Mess with the frog, you end up in the bog. 3v1 victories are surprisingly common in it, the players on Enigma's server have a few lessons to learn about not trying to do horizontal 2-circle fights with everything they meet :^)

[@ВячеславФролов-д7я]

One "sidewinder" youtuber: nooo, su25 Is a terrible dogfighter, I won't make videos with it Enigma: hold my beer

[@conan670431]

The T varian is terrible .... the older one is much much better in a dogfight...

[@doggy2601]

It’s not good

[@firebrand9098]

Random guy: Su25 can't dogfight Enigma: Hold my rocket pods

[@1973Hog]

Thanks for sharing another great video. 1:45 A real world benefit of being at low altitude is that it eliminates half the sky to look 👀 at.

[@dawnbreakerii204]

Finally, some good unscripted DCS fights with something other than the f16!

[@Enigma89]

All my videos are unscripted fights, I only do multiplayer flights into the wild except for one video that I did in the past which was a PVE coop mission. hope you enjoyed!

[@madrigo]

Just wanted to let you know that this video alone made me buy FC3 and start playing DCS. Thanks for your content and server!!! Cheers!

[@Enigma89]

Sweet thanks for letting me know

[@rossmum]

Couple points: - The sound you heard isn't fire damage. Believe me, if you were on fire, it would be obvious. What it actually is, is flap damage - it seems to be a sound bug as it becomes even worse when landed on the ground. - The fixed net is also kinda shit because there's no way to manually depress it. The boresight for guns/missiles with it is literally where the bottom ring intersects the vertical crosshair. I don't bother using it, I'd rather correct off tracers for gunnery and I use the twin pitot booms and nose IFF antenna as a kind of scuffed backup iron sight for this stuff. - Auto flare dispense is also kinda shit, it pops a pair every second or so. I usually only use it when lazy or at medium alt and trying to bait off potential Stinger shots. When I'm in an actual fight I double-press the dispense button every second or so. - Su-25 nose authority is kinda shit so it can be hard to keep up with aggressive scissors, especially against A-10s, but it out-sustains pretty much anything except a well-flown Sabre or Tomcat. It's a beast. 60% fuel or lower and clean leaves it able to wipe the floor with most things and if two of you are working in the same general area, you can go into a defensive wheel and cover each other's tails easily.

[@Kingonads]

The Rook-A is a VERY good aircraft. I prefer it for air to ground but really fun for anti-ship work.

[@dagabbagool2600]

I never really paid much attention to the FC3 aircraft but this video made me try out the Grach on your server and it really has been a delight. Very easy to learn to fly and fight in, you can be off the ground in just a couple minutes, and get where you're going much sooner than you would in the A-10. It's been a nice reprieve from the hectic nature of the Mig-21 and Mi-24 that I usually fly.

[@Enigma89]

Yeah people often overlook this plane because it is FC3 but I actually think this plane is one of the most fun planes in the entire game. People sleep on it. I am working on a video guide for a2g stuff so hopefully i can release it in time for it to be useful to you

[@jinchoung]

woooow. i'm SHOCKED that the frogfoot can actually dogfight! well done.

[@Enigma89]

At the end of the day, it's math, the thrust to weight is quite good. It usually carries so much payload so when you drop all that stuff off you get quite light.

[@clotogie1846]

Lol I was the second F-5 saw the sabre getting shots on target

[@reichenwald-gm4qd]

I flew a few Frogfoot sorties with only R60s. I think the biggest advantage you have is that people underestimate you. Edit: Also the great number of countermeasures

[@Enigma89]

Yeah the counter measure count is so nice on that plane. Very annoying on when you are on the other side.

[@AndrewH2791]

The Grach is a fantastic and easy to fly aircraft that too many under estimate.

[@syntience_wings]

tried yesterday my first ever sortie in your server with the Su-25. I ended up being smashed by a warthog 2 times, but especially one of the two fights was so good! I feel now the need to improve my skills before buying a more a2a focused plane (F1 or Mig21). I can think nothing but jumping again on the pilot seat. Thanks for your efforts!

[@ttpechon2535]

There's not a lot of frogfoot content, as I guess everybody thinks it sucks because its free, that first f 5 probably thought that was gonna be an easy kill. Please do more in the future!

[@coldclaws2479]

This frogfoot isn’t free.

[@Jhoson14]

he is flying the SU-25A which comes included with the FC3 package (can also be bought as stand alone)

[@rossmum]

I fly it almost exclusively on ECW, I enjoy it much more than the fighters on there. On Alpen's I still like it, it's just a bit harder as the competition is much more stiff and finding ground targets takes a lot more coordination with your team. Also, as others pointed out - this isn't the free one. The free Su-25T genuinely does handle like crap because of the additional weight, and has terrible visibility. I much prefer this one, and the 25T was a unicorn in real life anyway... they built 8, lol.

[@Leon_Portier]

I fought the frog in the hog, it has hands

[@Enigma89]

😅

[@drupiROM]

Not the ending i was expecting, great video though !

[@Enigma89]

Kind of a shame but happens when you flick your trackir reset key by accident.

[@NorthernGrim]

Got the Frog on a trial for 2 weeks, gonna hit this up in ECW for a short replacement of the Fishbed! Looks hella fun, especially AG and AA capable!

[@rigger41]

I'm a helo guy, but you convinced me to try the Su-25 as my first fixed wing on your server. It's gotta fight better than my UH-1H !!! If I can get some points, I can also run the MiG-29. (I love FC3 at 1/2 price, btw)

[@Jhoson14]

wish i had money to get Syria map. Looks Really good! At least i can still play in Caucasus xD After they stopped with Regional Pricing DCS got too expensive for me to keep up with =\. Asking for 1/4 of our minimum wage for a single module is insane

[@dcsheinlein]

both the A-10 and Su-25 have the advantage that they have a very small turn radius, so in theory you can win a fight with any highspeed aircraft like the F-5 or mig-21/19

[@Enigma89]

You aren't wrong. The A-10 has a lot of nose authority so it can get away with a lot.

[@romagnolo]

YES! A love these kind of videos!

[@TR_P]

A full fidelity frog would be poggers

[@theflyinggasmask]

The 25A is such an underrated jet

[@Enigma89]

I think the Su-25A and the F86 are probably to the two big sleeper planes that became really beloved on the server

[@rhysgoodman7628]

The F1’s been super fun on your server! It’s a brilliant dogfighter.

[@racingtheweb]

Is the F1 for both sides or just for red?

[@rhysgoodman7628]

@@racingtheweb It’s bluefor on the Caucasus map and redfor on Syria.

[@racingtheweb]

@@rhysgoodman7628 thank you!

[@rhysgoodman7628]

@@racingtheweb 👍 As much as I would like it, it would be impossible to have it on both sides at once. It would lead to lots of friendly fire!

[@racingtheweb]

@@rhysgoodman7628 No IFF I guess ?

[@conan670431]

Have you noticed how much better it handles than the T variant of the Frog.... like diff aircraft. If it was the T you would have been in big big trouble :) Nice vid

[@Enigma89]

Yes I have noticed it is a reason why I love it so much. People sleep on it and think the T is better, the base Su-25 is much more fun to fly IMO.

[@LogicWarrior1474]

I learned to respect the frog in a2a in the early days of this server. Rude awaking!

[@eduardocandia7168]

Hi! i really like the idea of the server, adds new ways to enjoy dcs! maybe could add the A4-EC, it's not a cold war module but adds the possibility to do carrier ops (and its super free)

[@rossmum]

It is definitely Cold War, the problem is that it's a mod and not an official module. There's no way to enforce everyone using the same version, and anyone without it installed will see a Su-27 in its place, so it will cause enormous headaches and a lot of teamkilling. The team who made it do not wish for any sort of official status for the mod and so the matter is out of even ED's hands, unfortunately.

[@crysistec]

This is madness

[@NZobservatory]

Growling Sidewinder made a very good video about Frogfoot v Warthog.

[@euchreairgaming]

DCS WWII has fallen off since this time last year when Storm of War went down and the 104th has given way to the airquake chaos that is GSW. Enigmas Cold War scratches the mano-a-mano dogfight itch WWII did and the dynamic nature of the 104th. Glad it's gotten as popular as it has.

[@Jerkzilla]

I got back into DCS a month ago and was surprised the populated Caucasus WW2 servers I was used to are non existent. Cant say I was all that into it and I did get Il2 Bodenplatte, so Im not really feeling much of a loss.

[@alexcastle2425]

Hi! Great video! One question: did you use flaps that particular fight? Thx.

[@Enigma89]

I may have but it is generally not needed

[@alexcastle2425]

@@Enigma89 got ya!

[@Tome4kkkk]

What a disheartening video for fresh F-5E buyers :D

[@Genital_Malaise]

Great stuff!

[@Tome4kkkk]

3:05 "Because of DCS spotting". What do you mean? Is it still poorly implemented?

[@Enigma89]

It's just really hard to see shit

[@hansloyalitat9774]

Can you make a tutorial on how to navigate in the server

[@horstweihrauch1]

F10 map :D

[@justinwilliams4994]

Don’t forget the frogfoot that killed a tomcat on your sever

[@rossmum]

Quite a few of us have done that :)

[@KvltKommando]

Is this the same as the free SU-25t? Or is it significantly different?

[@Enigma89]

This is the Su-25, part of the FC3 pack. It is much faster and nimble without any stand off capability or SEAD capability. This is the frogfoot I prefer flying.

[@picure]

1:45 “Some may argue to fly low to make it easier to spot others. In DCS this is viable but I do not like flying low and gaming the spotting system, so I maintain altitude”… Translation: “I’m not a pussy”

[@rossmum]

You're also better off at medium alt in the Su-25 (and A-10) as it makes it both easier to spot ground targets, and also avoid any potential Stingers/Iglas as you have more reaction time to work with. I might descend to the deck for a fight to get every bit of thrust or terrain cover possible, but I always start out high.

[@vincecowell6891]

great vid 👍

[@Enigma89]

Thanks vC!

[@ianboys1000]

Inspiring

[@flyguy1237]

It also helps that the Su-25 can take 3x more hits than other aircraft.

[@SheriffsSimShack]

so stop fumbling around with the TIR buttons and get a proper setup instead :D This is the second time I see that this is getting you into trouble :D

[@laurentleyssens2998]

how to find your server ?

[@heinzriemann3213]

It's in the Server List but only on the Open Beta Version of DCS.

[@jeffkam2153]

It is strange that SU-25T has poor maneuverability compared to its older version

[@Enigma89]

The T is variant is heavier so it just isn't as nimble

[@BojanBojovic]

Why does the awacs voice clips so hard?

[@Enigma89]

Think it has to do with the voice it uses.

[@racingtheweb]

Good video, but I have to tell you: your avatar is scary :-) And why "enigma"? Is there anything to figure it out?😀

[@Enigma89]

Nothing to figure out, just something a designer came up with.

[@racingtheweb]

@@Enigma89 Thank you👍

[@ser43_OLDC]

Why you don't play with the su25t that is a more capeable version of the su25?

[@Blu0tuth0ninja]

In this case it's heavier, hurting it's dogfighting performance.

[@GloaNeko]

I also think because this is a Cold War server, the Su-25T isn't available since it goes outside the time envelope that this server sits in.

[@AndrewH2791]

SU 25 T is overweight, sluggish and just a pain to fly. The SU-25a is very nice to fly.

[@ser43_OLDC]

@@AndrewH2791 yes is overweight but it has a enormous amount of weapons and personally I like use it for attacks with stand-off weapons

[@Enigma89]

The Su-25T is much heavier and we do not have it on the server

[@lucky_luke4785]

Get frogged wp

[@horstweihrauch1]

staroy

[@kazansky22]

Moar F-1!!!!!!!!!

[@Enigma89]

I haven't had the chance to play the F1 yet on the server. Red has been so overpop with it so didn't wnat ot join the dog pile

[@jetfighter200]

sadly no Su27 atm on the Syria map. ;)

[@Enigma89]

I like the Flanker, I really do. I think it is one of my favorite planes in DCS but for the server we have no plans to add it. We have our anchor and we are staying close to it (Mig-21 and F-5). We expect our other anchor will be the Mig-23 and F-4.