I was one of them, I don’t know maybe 15 years ago 
I was still new to sims back then. The Su-25A is honestly exhilerating to fly with its very rudimentary PGMs and difficult to use laser aiming system, compared to lock-on tank busting with vikhrs.
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totaly dont understand this move - free FC Su25A !? … but DCS plane set doesnt make sense anyway so no surprise here.
now new players will have the option to fly for free the 25A and 25T. why the hell would someone want to fly 25A when he can 25T !?
tbh, I prefer the A over the T. T-Frog has too much weight on the hips and is too slow.
It’s also not really a good platform for Vikhr.
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Since we got the upengined A with the same engines as the T, it’s not representative of what was flying around Afghanistan in the 80s. The original A’s T/W ratio was more like what the T has.
So the T’s performance with the A’s cockpit/systems is the historical pairing.
With the 25, Mi-8, and Mi-24, we have a decent setup for 80s Afghan map. Fencers and Fitters would be nice, but don’t seem to be coming.
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I don’t have Facebook but this link reads even without an account.
I think…
I’ll add a screenshot for clarity.
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That’s exciting. I really admire OctopusG for what he’s able to do - most of these modules have teams of a dozen or more people working on them…
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To be fair, there are no radars or sensors or guided weapons or any of that to suck up tons of hours.
While I would be surprised if the entire 3D model, inside and out, was built and had liveries done by just one person with no assistance/outsourcing, I can see how just one could handle the flight and damage model given sufficient time to do it.
Forget a 4th gen fighter, but WWII props have far fewer systems to code that make it possible to do. Also means fewer sales needed to turn a profit!
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but still … I just hope that we will see the Corsair anytime soonish …
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Still waiting here, too.
We’ve all been waiting years for a modern representation of a WWII carrier plane. Nothing since Il-2 Pacific Fighters. Now we’ve got DCS and Combat Pilot working on it, possibly whatever 1CGS does after Korea.