KingKenny04 Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 Hi all. I was wondering if ED had mentioned anywhere if they were planning to update the 3D model and capabilities of the Shitter or to add any other AI USMC rotary wing assets, like the Phrog or the Osprey? Some friends of mine are currently working on a series of campaign missions for us to fly, and right now we're discovering that it isn't really possible to run CSAR or TRAP missions the way a MEU in real life would. In addition to still being an old LOMAC 3D model, the AI Shitter that's in game right now only seems to have a combat radius of about 45 NM (regardless of what waypoints or triggers it has in mission, it always diverts to the nearest airfield at about that range). According to publicly available information, the Shitter should have a combat radius of about 180 NM. We're unable to substitute another aircraft for TRAP or CSAR missions, as neither the Phrog nor the Osprey exist in-game at the moment. I've been searching the forums trying to see if ED have mentioned updating the Shitter or adding a Phrog or Osprey to the game in the future, but I'm coming up empty. I do recall RAZBAM's post from 2017 teasing a full fidelity Shitter module ( https://www.facebook.com/RazbamSims/photos/a.316309961788982/1374080826011885/?type=1&theater ), but that appears to be the one and only time it's ever been mentioned. Just to be clear, I'm not asking or demanding that these aircraft be made right away, I'm just wondering if they've been mentioned previously as I can't find anything. I understand completely why these would be a low priority for ED given ED's workload.
RaisedByWolves Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 Thing I learned today. CH-53 called......the shitter.
FoxHoundELite Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 i just wish we got modern helicopter like Ka-52, Mi-28NM, NH-90,V-22 etc.... as AI assets Feel the Rush of Superior Air Power [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
KingKenny04 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Posted April 27, 2020 Thing I learned today. CH-53 called......the shitter. Just like how nobody in the Air Force calls the F-16 the "Fighting Falcon" (everyone calls it "Viper"). CH-46E: "Phrog" AH-1 and UH-1: "Skids" CH-53E: "Shitter" MV-22B: "Down for an Avi Gripe, awaiting manufacturer response"
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