Rogue Trooper

With the Apache coming, the Hind at the front door and the OH-58D somewhere in between..... I am starting to get all the weapon choppers I need. For utility choppers, weapon load is no longer a deciding factor for me. A few door gunners works for me. the MI-8 is just an incredible machine and something of equal footing from the western world would do for me. A Merlin would be my preference. NH-90 perhaps? A chinook for sure! Pave low any one?

Every weapon in DCS has an advantage...... it is what makes DCS so damned Fu(king cool.

Perhaps.... but I am smitten to the Belsimtek name. Apart from the Huey, they served us chopper guys good and proper with the MI-8 and they will do it again with the Hind. The Fanboy has spoken.

Yeah, always hard to say, But Belsimtek, especially with the MI-8 was very special for me..... there was a connection. Belsimtek for me can do no wrong.

This is DCS, the cold war just went hot and it's resulting war is ageless and timeless. War against low technology enemies knows no borders in DCS. What history offers us has little bearing in DCS except for superb weapons in which to prosecute the enemy.. During the Iraq/Iran war, Hinds were mauled by the Iranian AH-1s, once the Iraqi Hinds worked together with their Gazelles the AH-1s started to be shot down. Hind will be superb! The optically guided weapons give no warnings when inbound.

I believe Belsimtek broke away from ED to create modules for DCS world. They took a whole hunk of experience with them to create a new independent company but ended up merging back into ED..... possibly for cash reasons? I think experience in DCS and Cash are the key words here.... apparently, and I would love this to be true, they still exist as a somewhat solid belsimtek entity.... I hope so because they were cool and fast.

I think Belsimtek are in charge of this or am I completely wrong? When the MI-8 came out it was very basic, a perfect flight model that slowly grew in completeness as time (long..years) went on. It was a joy from the get go to completion. if ED is building it, then yes we need near completion at early access, if Belsimtek are building it.... yeah.... I am not so fussy.

I would say I have around 700 - 800 hours in the KA-50, I say this because I have re-installed DCS soooo many times..... reality is probably closer to 1000 to 1200 Hours My lowest flight time module is the Huey which probably stands at around 400 hours.... but I am not sure.... could be lower, could be higher. The MI-8 was released very quickly after the Huey and I just fell in love with it, 700 hours is probably a good number. I love precision combat machines, DCS Gazelle fits that bill perfectly in DCS..... there is no other.... yet. You just value different things to me RealDCSpilot.... I love weapon and how to use its assets.... you love flight model above everything else. When we get both together in the Gazelle module we will both be very happy.... me especially!

Yeah, I cannot think of a good argument against this mod when it comes to the FOV limit when looking back. My Reverb G2 FOV is a true limitation that I do not have in real life. How does this mod engage the further rear view? Is it linear when you reach a specific point of movement.... can this be tuned?

The Gazelle is just a perfectly balanced weapon in the Digital Combat simulation. In pure combat terms, it not only performs its prime directive perfectly but exceeds all other attack chopper modules within DCS. From my point of view the gazelle gets a lot more right than ED got right with the KA-50, all other Chopper modules are utility helicopters that we may pretend are tough.... but they are not.... they are just utility helicopters with lots of weapons.

I can easily lean over my VR pilots legs to see and access pretty much everything on my left, right or rear. I have a Sim pit button to remove the pilot body in a split second if need be.... but I just don't seem to use it that often. The only exception is WWII planes..... but with WWII planes, every thing is on my true Hotas with plenty of buttons spare.... WWII rarely touches my extended sim pit. I think if I exclusively flew jets and planes all the time then I may possibly agree with you, but the Harrier just proves me right here to. If I did not use a VR head set, then I would definitely agree with you. I mostly fly choppers, here, my VR body is always in my line of sight during the majority of flight regimes. The Harrier, M 2000 and F14 further reinforce my belief that I am correct. I really like VR bodies in the pit, but I understand and respect your opinion. What we start now will be awesome in the future. You and I will probably be dead and gone before true VR finally comes to true fruition.... but I would like a taste of the drug I am pushing!

I reckon polychops will be looking at the Tiger next. the real question is which one?

Exactly, it does not hurt to have choice and then once we have choice the quality should be awesome. I bet ED's A-10II pilot will be the sweetest ever.... a module I own by the way.... Ahem!

Pulling a chopper in sideways and onto an object, looking down over your VR shoulders as you approach is just superb..... not a must for jet guys but totally awesome for chopper guys. Looking down through the chin blister bubble to observe a landing spot and seeing your legs and little feet working the pedals?!? ..... no? For all choppers and jets/WWII I always have a button to disable and enable my pilots body when I need to man handle switches that are not on my Hotas or extended/limited pit. not enough time in the Harrier I guess.

Flight engineer? Door gunners are all that is needed to ensure the airframe stays fixed as it exits the combat zone. Believe me... it works very well that way.

Generally, ED creates the worst pilot models in DCS, for VR these are really important parts of the pits reality.. For WWII ED has weird alien figures with extremely long arms/ fore arms that are impossibly long so that they reach the throttles or joy stick. Most of the time there are no pilot bodies what so ever, the F-16 pilot would would be a superb pilot body, laid back in his seat and knees up real high to help fight the G.... but no... nothing... empty pit..... I would love to see my 16 pilot. For us growing VR users, Do we need to start worrying about ED's pilots.

one could even say 4 way multiplayer as 2 door gunners were used on the hind.

yup, that just about sums it up.

I used Evergreen half round plastic strips to increase the gate sizes to help my hands counting the button positions. The central "pearl" dome is my start point and probably the best mod as it has a very distinctive shape for the VR blind, my fingers find the domes very quickly and from there it is 2 buttons left and 2 right, the increased gates help with this count left or right My only regret is that I did not gate and pearl the inner MFD window as I find I always want it on the lower row of 5 buttons, I also think once installed, it would also speed up button identification on the left, right and upper buttons too..... Perhaps with my other 2 MFDs. I prefer outer frame counting as I find making the buttons distinctive just promotes accidental pressing of these very tactile buttons.

I Love that cargo hold gunner (s) will be in the final release.

excellent video, everything you want to know about the airframe is there. looking forward to Vid 2.

It gets even better with alcohol.

In the good old days when I flew pancake, I never had cockpit shadows and always exterior shadows. In VR I must and always have had cockpit shadows as they are just superb in VR..... admittedly the low shadow setting is all I can afford. But I would love to have ground shadows back too..... oh Vulkan, where are you?

Really Really excellent video, superb music! I think I will watch it again. Yeah, better second time!

Powchased! good price.