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You need to keep using DCSMax if you want to take advantage of the multi core performance boost. e: Beaten!

Thanks for the update! Looking forward to see more in the future.

The guys you're referring to are equipped a Strela MANPAD, not at RPG. The Strela is an IR anti-aircraft guided missile launcher, a far cry from the unguided RPG-7 we're discussing. Strela: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strela_2 RPG-7: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPG-7 Edit: Actually, now that I think about it, the MANPAD team in the instant action mission might have been equipped with an Igla portable IR SAM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igla

This is a mistaken assumption. Remember that in the very first moments of flight, it is critical that the missile is directly in front of the helicopter, so that the seeker on the missile's rear can pick up the guidance laser being emitted from the Ka-50. Therefore, even a few meters of lateral drift early on will cause the missile to lose guidance and go ballistic. Hence, the aim point is adjusted to give the missile the lateral boost that it needs in order to stay directly in front of the helicopter on its way to the target. All this, of course, is just how I understand it, and I might be completely wrong about it :).

Presumably you're referring to the PDF manual that comes with the game? If so, that's the stick in the actual Ka-50 helicopter. Not available for consumer market, I'm afraid.

Just tested it. It seems that they are very, very reluctant to fire, but they will do so if presented with a very good shot. RPG kill.trk

The collective brake is only useful in DCS when used in conjunction with the Altitude Hold AP channel. Specifically, your current altitude is set as the desired hold altitude each time you depress the brake.

I use a button on my joystick, and the paddle is squeezed when brakes are activated (confirmed by checking the wheel brake pressure on the rear right panel). So you have your axis reversed.

Yes, please do so. I also have an X52 pro.

I like this idea. As an option, of course.

Link doesn't work for me.

Hmm, Polish Airforce?

I thought the Hellfire was laser guided? Edit: Nevermind, it seems the AGM-114L 'Longbow Hellfire' is indeed fire and forget. The rest of the Hellfires are laser-homing, however.

You should be able to play the campaign just fine using DCSMax, even on Vista64 (I know, because I just did it earlier today). What is the problem when you try playing it? Is there an error message? Also, I recieve medals when using DCSMax just fine as well.

yeah, infantry already do this. Either they were on your side, or you were out of range.

Yes.

Not true. The throttle can be bound to an axis. I have it bound to one of the spare rotaries on my X-52.

There are no steps, because Vikhr's can't be mounted on the inward stations.

Wow. That is very racist and incredibly offensive.

Read Chapter 7 of the flight manual, and/or watch the Producer's Notes on the Data Link. edit: beaten badly by sobek!

There are two campaigns: one is a fairly traditional, highly scripted linear campaign, that focuses on anti-insurgent operations. The other is a very large, semi-dynamic campaign, focusing on a fictional war between Russia and a Georgia-NATO coalition. From the FAQ on the main website, here is a little bit of info on how the semi-dynamic campaign works:

What he said. This has nothing to do with drivers or GPU. One way to fix it is do disable cloud shadows; there is a mod available on lockonfiles.com that does this.

Look like an AH-64A FM to me, no spam. Shows up just fine. Thanks for the very interesting link!

Hmm, I'm using trackir and I don't have this problem at all. It sounds like you need to reset your trackir center point when you start the game. By default, the key to do this is F12. However, this will cause a conflict with BS, since that key does something else within the game. Therefore, you need to remap the centering key in the trackir software to something else, like printscrn:

Air speed and wind velocity can be reduce to one factor, since the direction and strength of wind determines your airspeed. Therefore I would say the fourth factor is rotor RPM. The faster the rotors are spinning, the greater the centripetal force, and therefore the less they flap. Therefore, when maneuvering hard, or flying at high speed, I always reduce the collective. I have yet to experience blade intersection with the collective bottomed out, and it's not for a lack of trying.