DCS Viggen Can do Everything

[@LL-vy5bj]

For sure the viggen could do everything. That is litterary why it was called AJS! A - Attack (ground strike) J - Jakt (Fighter/interceptor) S- Spaning (Reconnaissance)

[@stojnenorba4980]

JA 37 jakt o atack ...... S - typen hade inte tillgång till full gas så att säga ....muahaha eller va säger du ???? ha de

[@j00lss]

@@stojnenorba4980 AJS var gamla AJ som uppgraderades på 90-talet så den kunde bära spaningsutrustning också. Spaningsversionerna SH och SF uppgraderades också till att bära mer vapen, men SF hade ingen radar så det var väl ingen större vinst.

[@petter5721]

Viggen “Thunderbolt” is the coolest name on a fighter ever 💪🏻

[@j00lss]

@ My understanding is that the AJSF37 upgrade only gave it more hardpoints and the ability to carry the Rb74. The extra hardpoints meant that it did not have to sacrifice recce pods to carry missiles. Afaik the AJSF37 couldn't carry the Rb15F since it did not have a radar. I could be wrong, feel free to post a source. With that in mind, I don't think the AJS upgrade really gave the SF37 much of a multi-role capability, but yes, it got more capable and was a very cool aircraft.

@@j00lss The outer wing pylons were activated for RB 24s and RB 24Js (RB 74s, up to four, on the other hard points) but they could also carry: FFV´s Aden gun pods, the Lyra and Lepus bombs, Rb15F and BK 90. There were other things in that Sf to AJSf upgrade but that was some of it.

[@Thurisazz1]

I only picked this module up yesterday and I've already fallen in love. Something about the older generations jets that I find very endearing. I've also been really enjoying the F-5E and the A-4E Skyhawk mod.

[@TitanCalE]

Viggen is life. Subbed and thank you for showcasing one of the best modules DCS World has to offer

[@asiftalpur3758]

*JF-17 enters the chat*

[@einar8019]

@@asiftalpur3758 the jf 17 only goes mach 1,6

[@Alexander19014]

@@einar8019 "only"

[@einar8019]

@@Alexander19014 considering the Saab 35 Draken, F4 Phantom ii and English Electric Lightning all go Mach 2 and they're aircraft from the 50's

[@colderwar]

@@asiftalpur3758 The DCS JF-17 is completely fictional, do you honestly think that the Pakistani Air Force or the Chinese Communist Party would allow accurate flight and weapon performance to be released to some software developers ? because that's what it would take, to model it properly.

[@Plastpackad]

Fun fact. Swedish Air force used metric system during the cold war. Alt was in meters not feet. Climb in m/S.

[@rossmum]

It's always fun watching your recordings back and realising how much obvious stuff you miss. I get it an awful lot. Really goes to show why nobody's descriptions of an action mesh perfectly in the real thing, IMO.

[@philstyle]

Yup. Combat reports are pretty unreliable.

[@laddtryck]

the viggen makes me feel things in my nono zone ;)

[@arudegesture]

Paused the video 5 seconds in to give a thumbs up because of your "Say no to long KZbin intros". Will now continue watching. :-)

[@philstyle]

hahah! yeah, some of the intros out there are just getting out of hand.

[@arudegesture]

Couldn't agree more! Anyway, great video! I'm now a subscriber. :-)

[@jisellan]

Nice video, and thanks for using the cold war server :D One thing to have in mind for the future, you were attacking friendly units. The enemies are the ones passing the city pushing from the west.

[@philstyle]

According to Taview, both groups of units I made attempts to attack were redfor.

[@Aardvark892]

Hope no one needs fuel after you've landed. You blocked 'em all in! LOL. Great video, thanks!

[@rpm1796]

Love for Flygvapnt.....Absolute...💨

[@hook86]

Awesome flying! Really shows that the Viggen is a very capable bird in the right hands

[@ofaoilleachain]

The Viggen, no wonder it's my favorite aircraft

[@Paragoth]

Stockholm Drift on that landing

[@Badjoe117]

You probably already know this. But one thing I'd recommend is to not overfly the presumed target point as you never know what might be hiding there. I usually look for the target and if I can't see it I go into a sort of quarter or half circle orbit before turning out for another pass. And I could say something about the things you missed visually, but I know that I do the exact same haha. Still a fun video though with a few nice kills!

[@philstyle]

" I'd recommend is to not overfly the presumed target point as you never know what might be hiding there. " It's OK, I flew over this town on this mission a few times already. I know there's no SAMs there, for example. Some of the ground units are moving on the roads though, so finding them is a little tough. This mission is a real nightmare, often the only way to find the vehicles in among the trees and buildings is to force them to fire at you.

[@Badjoe117]

@@philstyle Ok that makes sense then. I figured you had played this one a few times since you seem to play alot on the cold war server. Gonna have to join you on there someday for sure when I get the time!

[@philstyle]

@@Badjoe117 Would love to wing up with you some time... :) I'm in the EU, so hopefully our timing is similar.

[@Badjoe117]

@@philstyle Thats cool, I'm also in the EU.

[@philstyle]

@@Badjoe117 We typically fly thursday and/ or sunday nights. Around 8pm. Normally on the Cold War server, or on Hoggit(GAW) if there are enough slots available.

[@korp21]

Before engaging a target on the ground with either Rb75 or ARAK, make sure you do the roll and the +G dive to avoid negative G. Otherwise great video!

[@Shloomy_Shloms]

Simon Karlsson what’s wrong with negative gs?

[@TealJosh]

@@Shloomy_Shloms It's nearly impossible to brace for negative Gs as a pilot, so it'll screw you up.

[@digitalman01010]

Pretty cool, and impressive on the A2A! One small tip I'd add though, take the RB-75B's. They come with a 10x zoom, and as such, makes it much easier to identify targets from a distance. The 75As have no such thing and you practically have to be on top of someone to find the target, as you found. Also, you can take up to 4x of those missiles, using the inner fuselage pylons. Save the RB-24s for the outer wing pylons. Thanks for recording!

[@philstyle]

I used rb75T not A. Also I prefer to use the inside pylons for the a2a rb74 missiles which are all aspect. The 24s are rear aspect only. The 74s are far superior.

[@digitalman01010]

Ahhh, certainly. I generally end up taking 24s as I'm generally trying to avoid A2A in the Viggen, and unless I'm going with RB-15s or Bk90s, those pylons are spoken for. I think the Ts are just As but with a heavier warhead, yeah?

[@philstyle]

@@digitalman01010 yeah you might be right about the 75T... I forget which does what half the time!

[@digitalman01010]

Haha, all good! I think the Maverick and it's derivatives may hold the record for most confusing combinations of features of all time. I feel for the Hornet/Harrier pilots who have to keep track of even more!

@@philstyle Yes Rb 75T is just heavier warheads T=tung - ie "heavy" (*tung*sten is in Swedish heavy stone") Rb 75 has a 210kg warhead, 75T 295kg.

[@TechGaming45]

Great sortie.

[@FreeFragUK]

I'm seriously considering grabbing this in the current sale although part of me wishes that this was JAS version as opposed to the AJS. I'd say that I hope they also release the JAS seen as a lot of the work is already done but I suspect this is very unlikely. I've looked at the Viggen numerous times but I already own the Harrier, admittedly I don't think I can use the Harrier on Cold War servers as the "Night Attack" variant falls outside of the Cold War era if memory serves. I'd have thought the AJS-37 falls out of the Cold War era too as I thought the version in game only came into service in the early 90's but I maybe mistaken. Would you say the Viggen is worth owning alongside the Harrier? I know that they both do slightly different jobs, despite both being more ground orientated. For further reference I also won the Mirage.

[@alfepalfe]

I have a question, I love the viggen and have even flown it in a real simulator with cockpit g-suit and everything. But then someone who knew the plane was standing next to me, now the dcs viggen is in sale but I am not sure if I should buy it bc idk if I can learn to fly it. (I am Swedish btw so learning the cockpit will not be that hard just look around and read.) Edit I got it.

[@DaFlyingStrawberry]

Intro was too long ;)

[@michaelsnyder3871]

It seems the module is an AJSH 37 from the mid-90s mod of the aircraft which combined the ground attack capability of the AJ 37 with the maritime search and strike of the SH37. But its still a strike aircraft not a fighter. The closest thing to a fighter at this time in Sweden would be a late model J35, since the JA37 was an interceptor and had compressor stall issues at certain high g turns and AOA.

[@sheeplord4976]

Could have sworn it was an AJS-37, not AJSH-37

[@iz3508]

​@@sheeplord4976 The module is based on the AJS37 which is a 1991 upgrade of the AJ37 from 1971. Both are basically attack aircraft, with some limited secondary capabilities. As for fighter aircraft, that role was filled by the JA37 from around 1980 and and onwards. The RM8B of the JA37 did not suffer from compressor stalls such as those afflicting the RM8A of the AJ/AJS37 (to this end Volvo Flygmotor had redesigned the fans, the low-pressure compressor and the burn-chambers). The J35 soldiered on alongside the JA37 for some years, but was probably more of a pure interceptor than the JA37, although I don't believe that distinction was as relevant in most air forces after the 1960's.

[@sheeplord4976]

@@iz3508 the viggen would be a great fighter without compressor stalls. That is why I would love a JA 37

[@Rikard_Nilsson]

Downloaded DCS world and bought viggen and F-15 Eagle during the Steam summer sale...still haven't downloaded it, it looks way too intimidating to start playing...

[@philstyle]

Baby steps. Plan to spend a few months to learn an aircraft. Take it slow. The first thing is to check the game runs!

[@Parabueto]

Good stuff. Kinda like a super awkward really fast harrier

[@philstyle]

Hahaha! Except the harrier looks like a cockroach.

[@exiletsj2570]

@@philstyle I've always compared it to a beetle, roach is probably more accurate though. It's unfortunate that VTOL aircraft, have to look a bit ugly, even these days they look a bit utilitarian.

[@lukemchale-jones3041]

I thought the Viggen would be awkward, but it's not, not really, it's suprisingly straight forward. Harrier is much more complex. And plus it smashes the Harrier in terms of speed.

[@ben1869]

Hey. How did you get the Kneeboard and the corresponding QFE?

[@nicolasbaba2380]

is this a good first plane?

[@philstyle]

It's not particularly simple to operate..... why not start with the two free aircraft? The f5 is probably the most user friendly jet. For prop aircraft, either the spitfire or mustang.

[@Bane_Diesel]

I have the f 18 and f 14 and I want a third what should I get?

[@philstyle]

Sounds like you need something very old that requires you to get right up close and personal. Not like the BVR jets . .. F86 Sabre? Spitfire?

[@Bane_Diesel]

@@philstyle yeah sounds like fun. I usually set up missions with just guns. The f 86 sounds fun.

[@williamhall2386]

@9:35 How did you get that RB lock ? Did it auto lock? I thought with Viggen that it is a fairly manual slewing process?

[@Rikard_Nilsson]

It's an AGM-65 Maverick, according to wikipedia: "The Maverick missile is unable to lock onto targets on its own; it has to be given input by the pilot or weapon systems officer (WSO) after which it follows the path to the target autonomously. In an A-10 Thunderbolt II, for example, the video feed from the seeker head is relayed to a screen in the cockpit, where the pilot can check the locked target of the missile before launch. A crosshair on the heads-up display is shifted by the pilot to set the approximate target, where the missile will then automatically recognize and lock on to the target. Once the missile is launched, it requires no further assistance from the launch vehicle and tracks its target automatically. This fire-and-forget property is not shared by the E version that uses semi-active laser homing."

[@Renkovic_]

At 8:25 look at the road on the left down corner, they are all bunched up there :)

[@philstyle]

Combat blindness . . :)

[@Renkovic_]

@@philstyle Well, they were pretty well hidden behind those trees :) By the way, i bought the Viggen few days back. And i got to say that is a great module endeed. I need to try this server Asap, seems fun

[@Air-Striegler]

Noice!

[@ZapejoMC]

Stieglitz Things With Wings Trash toit!

[@Air-Striegler]

@@ZapejoMC Roit!

[@19Koty96]

When did the sidewinders get updated? Or is that only for the viggen... love it, all the different noises those things make depending on what you're looking at.

[@jaek_898]

9:47 how did you change the color of the scope?

[@philstyle]

Not sure what you mean by changing the colour. The only thing that happens at 9:47 is that I fix the scope onto a target.

[@jaek_898]

@@philstyle i don't know, it looks like the colors get inverted

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Just had to look that up as well, it's done by switching the radar A0-2 switch.

[@Nenonism]

@15:35 how do i get that "uncaged circle" on him ? never seen that lol

[@Nenonism]

"Ir-missile uncage"

[@TheTurtle]

Wish I had the patience to go into this game and learn how to use everything properly....

[@philstyle]

You only need to learn one aircraft. Not all of them.

[@pomaranc747]

Easier to get into than it seems. I am coming from civilian flight sims and I never even had intentions to do combat, I just got into DCS for it's great flight models, systems modeling and cheap addons. After one day I already got the hang of basics of A2A in MiG-29 and I wasn't even meaning to do that. It's easy to get into, hard to master.

[@lucaswoods1155]

Your video says viggen can do everything well what about BVR and carrier ops

[@philstyle]

It can fly to Mars, deploy lasers, eat chicken and hunt foxes It can climb up slippery pipes and will score a century at Lords against the English every inning The Viggen ages like a fine wine and hops like a spring rabbit It can play Bach's Toccata and Fuge in D minor with one finger and will VTOL onto a pinhead. I think that nearly covers it.

[@lucaswoods1155]

phil style damn it and for a second Matt Wagner had me convinced that the F/A-18 was some god plane or something😂😂😂

[@spacejam5410]

I’ve landed the viggen on the stennjs before it can do all lol

[@lucaswoods1155]

Space Jam o yea what about BVR u got an AMRAAM mod

[@forrest225]

@@lucaswoods1155 does hitting a plane on a carrier count? It will do that bvr lol.

[@The_Wildfish_]

but can it bring my kids back

[@whiskeynovember8498]

Can do do everything... but F-14 can do more

[@TheDanixx]

How u know? Im not saying any plane is better. Every plane has its own thing.

[@jungletroll3844]

F-14 can anti ship. Plus Viggen is faster and looks cooler

[@Ninjahat]

Your KZbin intro is still too long. Just get right into it - no intro at all!