zerO_crash Member



Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 688

The point that Dimitriov points out is rather irrelevant, as checking your ABRIS or PVI800 is something that is being checked like a speed gauge in your car, you don`t need to look at it for hours/minutes. And if there are some changes to your flight plan, and you need to revise your route or tasking of similar magnitude, then you simply fly out of the contested area.



As for the rest you mention Shagrat, sure, I agree, but then again, if the pilot knows his heli well (and the rank needed to fly it grants it), then you should have no problems. Don`t misunderstand, I do not wish to cavil, but one would need to specifically ask one of the real world Ka50 pilots how they feel about this sort of multitasking (flying while performing weapons management, tactics, etc...) As for the upgrade to Ka52, well sure, that has indeed done alot in the aspect of making the platform even more capable, with multiple extra systems (for instance inclusion of radar in Ka52K) and even more advanced cockpit suite. Other than that, I of course agree that 2 heads will have an advantage in certain situations, but you have to remember that there have been cases where pilot/co-pilot misunderstanding (due to stress and inappropriate language used) have lead to "unwanted" situations. And indeed there are more things that speak in favor of duals, so sure, that`s the best solution.



As for the video you linked, Dimitriov, yes there a many videos that show precisely this type of flying, however it ain`t the only one. You will have to adjust your approaches accordingly as terrain changes, for instance flatland with no places to hide. There are many ways to deal with it, and it certainly requires a different approach than Ka50, or any gunship for that matter, which makes it even more interesting for me.



On a second note, for artillery directing, I read the earlier post about creating flags that the would be relayed so artillery could home in on these coords and as such, deliver a strike. Would any of you devs mind explaining that a little bit more? Interested about the practical way this works in DCS. Is it some sort of datalink that will transmit coordinates to arty, or do you have to use comms for relaying it? etc....