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I'll up you one, from my DCS experiences so far: 4 Miniguns, 38 rockets, full fuel, autorotation on any day. Plummet like a rock. :pilotfly:

Well, from a solely Vietnam perspective, carrying rockets and flex guns meant you were a gunship and thus wouldn't carry anything else than yourself and ammo. From what I've read, they would not bring door gunners. Slicks, troop carries on the other hand would, for protection rather than as an offensive weapon. Flying around unarmed, and landing in hostile territory is dangerous as it is with door gunners, without would probably not be better. I don't think a door gunner would be relied on for any sort of over watch on an LZ or anywhere else for that matter. In that case you'd have to pretty much circle the very same area several times for a long period of time, and books like Chickenhawk tells of how just going out the same way you came in once with 4 Hueys was very dangerous, so having a single one circling about would be worse. For that task the gunships would be employed, initially shooting the LZ to shreds before the landing, and then standing by to do the same thing to potential enemies that ground forces or air recon spotted. So shortly, in terms of loadouts, I'd say flex guns and rockets, no door gunners if you're out for action. Door gunners, nothing else if transporting something.

Well, maybe if I was sitting in an actual Huey, or even flying it, the rotor noise would be OK, but I'm talking about the noise when flying the DCS Huey. Galagamo: You might be more inclined to judge me when I inform you that it is your, erhm, recreational habits that I've been listening to, recorded and sold for small profits. :D

Due to your not realizing the potential of the Huey itself to serve a secondary purpose as a powerful improvised ordnance, I take it that you are not of Japanese heritage?

If the IR suppression kit can be removed, I don't imagine why the same shouldn't go for the side doors. Granted, I'd never ever take them off. For me, hearing the thumping noise of the Huey flying by at some distance sounds almost as good as sex, but having it less than a meter from your head constantly when sitting in the pilot seat, no thanks, not unless I get a flight helmet so I can't hear it :D

Due to sophisticated AA missiles, dog fighters won't need cannons. :P

I think the answer I got when I asked about the 40 (for grenade launcher) option on the armaments panel was that only the B model was capable of mounting one, or at least not the H model. So no.

Maybe, maybe not. For most, replacing the standard fixed mount with a bungee cord was considered an improvement of the door guns, as it allowed the door gunners vastly more flexibility.

Think I understand what you mean by crosshairs, but I can't say I've ever felt I don't know quite well where the barrel is pointing, so I don't really see any need for such an indication.

Like in HUD crosshairs? In that case, nooo. No offense, how long have you been using the door guns? I definitely agree that they can be challenging at first, but after some trial and error it shouldn't be too hard to land accurate bursts. I'm far from a DCS pro, but I have no problem hitting things with the door guns.

Yes? I don't have any problems keeping my head in line with the barrel most of the time without even attempting, and once I've fired a first burst to get an appreciation of how to aim, there's no problem hitting the target.

For the flex sight, I'd say just get used to it. I had huge problems with it myself for a while, to the extent where I'd actually turn off my Track IR when using it, but in the end I got used to it, much like getting used to using the Track IR itself after some time. For the door guns, I find the sights ineffective and in the way. They're made for infantry combat, not for shooting from the side of a moving helicopter. It's much more flexible and reliable to just raise your head as far above the sights as possible, fire a burst, watch the tracers and correct, much like you'd see door gunners do in Vietnam documentaries.

Well suppression doesn't cause armoured vehicles to go up in flames. And playing the same mission with M60 door guns made the problem even more obvious. One M60 burst, one dead BTR.

Good news, cheers!

I'm talking about how Swedish military technology is exported, not how Brazil imports. Of the high profile Swedish military arms export deals, I have a hard time thinking of even one that so far hasn't been revealed to have included bribes and/or proper felonies.

I noticed yesterday that in the ME, you can tick in a Civil Plane option, which removes the ability to load the MGs for now. Is there any plan to expand on that, i.e. remove the MG barrels, bomb/rocket attachments, gun sight, etc.?

So, there's no tracking system that is built into the OR? Seems like a major pain in the behind (and wallet) to have both an OR and an external tracking product.

Well, maybe Long burst, more rounds = higher chance of hitting a distant target. Short burst, less rounds = Less chance of hitting a distant target. As for when they fire and don't, in my experience, the smoother and more stable I fly, the more prone they are to open fire, so I'd guess it's a matter of whether or not they have a sufficient aim on their targets.

Accidentally flew into one of my bombs shortly after dropping it, got fratricide. Laughed, because, who gives a hoot?

Well, I've got the latest TrackIR, and I'm very happy with it, but to be honest, right now I'm sitting on nails waiting for the first viable OR to be released. When that happens, I doubt my TrackIR will see much use if it isn't for games that are incompatible with OR.

Please don't tell me someone just said "this BB gun could destroy a TV = 7.62 can penetrate BTRs". The BTR-60 could withstand 7.62 in the sides from beyond 100m, and the BTR-80, the one in DCS, is vastly uparmoured. Sorry, but no, not even an M134 would actually penetrate it.

I don't see just how armour that can withstand anything up to .50 cal rounds could actually be penetrated practically by 7.62 rounds. Especially not the way it is right now, with around 10 hits being enough. Considering that no one in their right mind would tell even a company of infantry to engage a single BTR even if they all had 7.62 weapons, I very much doubt that unless the helicopter was hovering right next to the BTR, miniguns just wouldn't cut it.

You're calling it a cheat that people shouldn't get used to, so it doesn't come across as agreeing even in the slightest, wiseguy.

Is there any special way I'm supposed to use these? They worked just fine when I dropped them like other bombs a few days ago, but now they refuse to actually open. Do I have to keep within a certain speed or height, or is there something I have to set on the control panel for them to work correctly? My CBU-97s work just fine.

Having a quite incapable AI copilot is anything but a cheat, it's an outright burden. Since the Huey is built with the thought that at least two pilots would be in it at the same time, it simply isn't viable to have a single person flying, reading the map, checking the gauges, looking for targets/threats, tuning radios, etc.