The Hornet is a fully capable fighter jet with beyond visual range air-to-air engagement capabilities including the ability to simultaneously engage multiple targets at once. If you think about fighter jets in the early part of the 21 st Century, the F/A-18C almost certainly has to be on the list as a highly representative type.
The Hornet in DCS World is a full fidelity, fourth generation fighter jet that has been built for DCS World by Eagle Dynamics over the last few years into an incredibly capable representation of a flexible and widely used modern fighter jet. This is the centerpiece and the most important part of the experience and my recommendation will be unsurprising to many- it is the DCS: F/A-18C Hornet! The first part of my recommendation is the aircraft module that you’ll be flying. The aircraft Equal parts strike and air superiority fighter, the F/A-18C in this screenshot ripples off four MK84 bombs What I am looking to recommend is something that offers a bit more. But there’s no Korean War backdrop with which to have that full integrated experience with (although there are a couple of good campaigns. Both good DCS World modules, modeled to a high level, great to fly, and fun to fly around in.
I’m recommending a collection of materials that together add up to more than the sum of their individual parts.ĭCS World is fraught with examples of great individual modules that don’t have very much to do. I used the word ‘integrated’ in the headline of this piece and that’s because I’m not just recommending a single module or scenery package. So when I try and answer the question of which aircraft to buy is it really just a question of a single module or do people want to know what gives them a fun and worthwhile experience overall.
People want a good experience and they want the most bang for their buck. What is at the top of the list? Experience. In the decision making process, the type of aircraft, the way they want to fly, and virtually everything else seems to be secondary.
Ready to make the jump to full fidelity combat flight sim, many are uncertain on which module they should buy. Every few weeks I see someone ask about what aircraft module and scenery package they should buy for DCS World.