Different weapons on all stations. How to select?

Hi,

If I have different weapons on all four stations on the Ka-50: How do I change between them?

Pressing Y only arms the outer left and pressing I only arms the inner left stores. How do I change to the ones on the right side?

Thank you

You can't..

Can only select inner , outter or all. Not individul.

In the manual somewhere the sequence is documented of which pylon is used first (left or right, can't remember atm) and which last if different weapons are loaded. So if you want for example load smoke rockets to mark targets first and HE rockets to kill those targets later, you should take this into account so that the smokes are used first. And then, once all smokes are gone, the helo uses the other pylon with the HE.

OR you can use a small mod. Change the line "allow_cycle_loadout = false" to "allow_cycle_loadout = true" in ...\Mods\aircraft\Ka-50\Cockpit\Scripts\Devices_specs\WeaponSystem.lua

(untested by me; make a backup of the file first; use notepad++; do at your own risk; etc. ;o)

Actually, if you fit S-8 launchers on both sides, it will fire both sides in equal number regardless of if they are HE, smoke or illumination. If you want to fit guns on left side and rockets on the right, you need to rethink your fitting decision. I really don't think she supports that and even if she does, why in the world would you want to fit it like that? Carry your 12 vikhrs and then pick guns or rockets for the inner pylons. Do not carry bombs, they serve no purpose.

Do also take note that asymmetrical loadout would affect the aerodynamics and center of gravity of the aircraft.

Only reason I would want an asymmetrical load is when I'm doing a long range/ long duration recon mission. Where I carry one fuel tank and smoke rockets on the inner pylon.

Actually, if you fit S-8 launchers on both sides, it will fire both sides in equal number regardless of if they are HE, smoke or illumination.

No, I just tried it to verify. First, the left pylon is used until all rockets are gone. Then you can select the right pylon. Iirc, somewhere in the manual it is even noted for this case you have to adjust the weapon selector at the back panel so that the different ballistics are taken into account correctly.

Maybe you mixed it up with the Huey? There always both sides fire.

No, I just tried it to verify. First, the left pylon is used until all rockets are gone. Then you can select the right pylon. Iirc, somewhere in the manual it is even noted for this case you have to adjust the weapon selector at the back panel so that the different ballistics are taken into account correctly.

 

Maybe you mixed it up with the Huey? There always both sides fire.

Ahm no Flagrum !? Unguided stuff is always fired in pairs.

Vikhrs are fired in the left first configuration.

Anyway Unbalanced loadout makes no sence in the KA-50. Exept situations like Arkroyale descriped with a single external Fueltank.

Ahm no Flagrum !? Unguided stuff is always fired in pairs.

 

Vikhrs are fired in the left first configuration.

 

Anyway Unbalanced loadout makes no sence in the KA-50. Exept situations like Arkroyale descriped with a single external Fueltank.

I just tried it? With a clean, un-modded DCS installation? I can only select the left pylon if the loadout is asymetric - until the pod is empty.

See the track: from left to right I had S-8OM, S-8TsM, S-8OFP2 and S-8KOM. I could only select the left pylon - inner or outer - and when empty, selecting inner or outer would activate the respective other one.

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Modding only Sounds and grafics here so...

OK i tried it with OFPs and KOMs in pairs ..... may thats why.... strange.

I just tried it? With a clean, un-modded DCS installation? I can only select the left pylon if the loadout is asymetric - until the pod is empty.

 

See the track: from left to right I had S-8OM, S-8TsM, S-8OFP2 and S-8KOM. I could only select the left pylon - inner or outer - and when empty, selecting inner or outer would activate the respective other one.

I can confirm. Our server runs an asymetric load as standard on the Ka-50 (Two types of rockets) and it always fires only one type at a time.

I wonder if that's actually intended behavior or bug?

I wonder if that's actually intended behavior or bug?

I believe it is intended as the lua code explicitely changes this behaviour when Game Mode is enabled. In that case you can iterate between the left and right pylons (although no option exists to allow that both pylons can be selected). But it makes it clear, that the restriction was deliberately built into the sim.

Actually, if you fit S-8 launchers on both sides, it will fire both sides in equal number regardless of if they are HE, smoke or illumination. If you want to fit guns on left side and rockets on the right, you need to rethink your fitting decision. I really don't think she supports that and even if she does, why in the world would you want to fit it like that? Carry your 12 vikhrs and then pick guns or rockets for the inner pylons. Do not carry bombs, they serve no purpose.

I was thinking Vikhrs on the outer pylons and S-8 KOM (HEAT) and S-8 TsM (smoke) on the inner pylons. That way I can mark targets with smoke for other allies and still take out a few myself.

Do also take note that asymmetrical loadout would affect the aerodynamics and center of gravity of the aircraft.

Yes, I'm aware of this.

OR you can use a small mod. Change the line "allow_cycle_loadout = false" to "allow_cycle_loadout = true" in ...\Mods\aircraft\Ka-50\Cockpit\Scripts\Devices_specs\WeaponSystem.lua

(untested by me; make a backup of the file first; use notepad++; do at your own risk; etc. ;o)

Ok, thank you. I'll try this :)