All missions take place in various regions of the Caucasus map.
A series of quick missions (Most take 3-10 minutes, though 'Advanced' and 'Expert' missions may take longer), designed to help Viper pilots practice their systems workflow, refine their key binds and HOTAS controls, axis curves, and employment proficiency with a variety of both air-to-air and air-to-ground weapon systems, Air-to-Air refueling, as well as some more advanced scenario based training, that will test your flying abilities while expanding your Viper skills. These are designed to be quick and hassle-free ways to practice selecting the weapon systems, picking your modes, options, ripple patterns, etc. in order to ingrain good muscle memory and habits so it becomes second nature when flying real missions.
If a mission has a live threat present, it will always be noted in the mission briefing.
Missions are broken down into 5 categories for easy navigation:
- 'Fun' - Just that. Fun scenarios, doing silly things, to just enjoy flying the Viper. No stress. No threats.
- '.Basic': Essential skills for new pilots. Landing, formation flying, spotting, etc.
- 'Weapons' - Threat free environments to practice weapons employment. The bedrock that this mission pack is built on.
- 'Advanced' - Scenario-based training. Live threats may be present. Read all mission briefs in full.
- 'Expert': - High level scenario-based missions. May contain multiple types of live threats and/or difficult flying conditions. Limited use of F10 and labels. Read mission briefs thoroughly.
These are not tutorials. I include some helpful tips here and there, but there are no step by step directions telling you how to sel ect and employ the systems required. These are practice missions. A basic understanding of the jet is required. (Though they could be useful if you're following along with Tutorial videos or checklists.)
There is a briefing accompanying each mission letting you know your airspeed, altitude, situation and overall objective.
The F10 map, Labels and Active Pause are available in all missions, except for Expert level scenarios.
NOTE: If you have any version older than v.2.9.1 it is strongly recommended that you delete all old missions and download the latest version. DCS OB v2.9 broke some tanker communications and this version reverts to 'easy comms' to alleviate that. Additionally, you'll get all the new missions as well as numerous quality-of-life improvements and reworks.
**MOST RECENT UPDATE**:
v3.0 - December 3rd, 2023
**New Missions Added**
- Fun: Viper Carrier Landings - Yeah, you read that right. Show those Navy pukes that Vipers can land on boats too. (Yeah, we actually can.)
- Expert: 'Two Dogs' Refuel - Inspired by true events fr om Dan Hampton's book 'Viper Pilot', this is an emergency aerial refueling situation. There is no margin for error. Link up with the tanker or die. For AAR experts only.
**Mission Improvements**
- .Basic - Beginner Formation Flying - This mission has been reworked a bit. Different location in the Caucuses, more gentle turns, but objective is the same. Formation flying. Learn it, live it, love it.
- Advanced - Low Level CCRP Strike - Objective remains the same: conduct a low level precision strike with high-drag bombs. Now includes a second client aircraft armed with 12x MK-82 Snakeyes, and a second target following the first one, so you can get more repetitions done in a single playthrough, and practice configuring for bomb release & intervals when loaded with more than two bombs.
Includes the following Categories & Missions:
Fun:
- Airshow Demonstration
- Marianas Tanker Shoot
- Carrier Landings
Weapon systems:
- AIM-9M Sidewinder
- AIM-9X Sidewinder High Off Bore shots
- AIM-120C RWS Mode
- AIM-120C TWS Mode
- CBU-87
- CBU-97
- CBU-103
- CBU-105
- GBU 10 & 12 (Single mission for both.)
- GBU 24
- HARM
- HARM with Datalink
- IR Mavericks
- TV Mavericks
- JDAM
- JSOW
- Mk 82 & Mk 84 unguided bombs (single mission for both)
- Mk 82 Snakeyes
- Air to ground guns & Unguided rockets (single mission for both)
- Air to Air Guns
- Maverick Boresight Practice
Basic Skills:
- Air to Air Refueling
- Cold Start & Takeoff
- Cold Start & Takeoff at Night
- Air to Air Refueling (Easy comms, no external tanks)
- Visual landing: low light & fog
- Visual landing: clear night
- Visual landing: clear day
- Visual landing: rain and light wind
- Instrument Landing System (ILS) Practice
- Ground Moving Target radar - SEA Mode
- Beginner Formation Flying
- Spotting Practice: Air to Air
- Mark Points/GMT Radar Employment
- TNDL Datalink
Advanced Skills:
(All BFM Scenarios have a randomly selected enemy jet with a random skill level.)
- Air to Air Refueling (No easy comms/Tacan required, external tanks)
- Air to Air Refueling - Night (Easy comms, labels on)
- BFM - Neutral - Fox 2s.
- BFM - Neutral - Guns Only.
- BFM - Defensive - Fox 2s.
- BFM - Defensive - Guns Only.
- BFM - Offensive - 2v1 Guns Only.
- BFM - Offensive - 2v1 Fox 2s.
- BVR with AWACS
- BVR without AWACS
- DTOS Mode w/ CBUs (No Threats)
- DTOS Mode w/ CBUs (AAA & Manpads present)
- CCRP Low level toss bombing attack
- Bad weather low altitude Maverick employment
- Low level CCRP Strike w/ high-drag bombs (Mk. 84 or Snakeyes; your choice)
- Wild Weasel: SA-2
- Wild Weasel: SA-10
- Wild Weasel: SA-3
- Wild Weasel: SA-6
- Wild Weasel: SA-11
- Wild Weasel: SA-8
- Wild Weasel: SA-15
- Wild Weasel: SA-5
- Wild Weasel: AAA & MANPADS
- Sustained Formation Flight
- Sustained Night Formation Flight
- ILS Landing Approach - Dust Storm (Huge thank you to Mulder76 for creating this one!)
- Flameout Landing Approach
- Fight the Phoenix
Expert Level Scenarios:
- 'Two Dogs' Refuel - 500lbs of fuel remain. Hit the tanker before your engine flames out.
- 360 Degree BFM - All points on the compass. Get your head on a swivel.
- Go for the Head - Take out critical communication bunkers before enemy CAP arrives.
- Gecko Hunt - This mission has received a massive overhaul (as of 7/9/23) in order to increase replayability and now has five possible scenarios that go off a random trigger at mission start, all still involving hunting moving SA8s. Some scenarios involve MANPADS and enemy helicopter threats. Now has three available client aircraft armed with either IR Mavs, TV Mavs, or GBU-12s.
- On The Run - Search and Destroy on enemy HVT fleeing via speedboat. (Tanking required)
- Fox 3 & Fox 1 Unknown Adversary
- Fox 2 Unknown Adversary
- Air to Air Refueling - Blackout
- Dusk & Night Wild Weasel
To install: Unzip folder and extract the Folder titled 'Viper Proficiency v2.X. Copy and paste to: Users -> *Your username folder* -> Saved Games -> DCS.openbeta (Or DCS if you're running stable version)-> Missions
Then go to the 'Missions' tab on the main menu of DCS and at the top should be the folder containing all missions.
You can reach me on the forums here:
https://forum.dcs.world/profile/138197-617-evil/ If you have any suggestions, feedback or technical issues.
