Hunter_5E Posted August 20, 2020 Posted August 20, 2020 Made some missions recently using the mission generator and ended up facing off with a pair of Mi-28's. To kill the first one took six Vikhr hits - three head on and three side on. Second one took five hits - two head on and three side on. I think you need to look at the damage model of the Mi-28 as it's far too tough at the moment. Vikhrs can take out main battle tanks with a single hit. One should be enough to down an Mi-28, surely? Two at most.
Taz1004 Posted August 20, 2020 Posted August 20, 2020 Is that with latest patch? I had trouble killing Chinook with Vikhrs but never Mi's. Haven't tried in latest patch yet however. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass
Hunter_5E Posted August 21, 2020 Author Posted August 21, 2020 Is that with latest patch? I had trouble killing Chinook with Vikhrs but never Mi's. Haven't tried in latest patch yet however. No that was with latest stable - 2.5.6.52437. Haven't tried in open beta.
Hunter_5E Posted August 21, 2020 Author Posted August 21, 2020 I've also seen some weirdness (patch version before this latest 8/19 one). There was an AI M1A2 Abrams I couldn't put a dent in. Multiple Vikhrs and AP 30mm, not a scratch on it. Other M1A2's and armored vehicles I had setup with it, I destroyed. It was like some random bug. I've also had occasions where I couldn't kill certain individual vehicles, including softer targets like Strelas or BMPs. Missile seemed to hit but no damage at all. Other times missiles seemed to pass right through the target and explode in the ground behind, again with no damage. Sometimes I think it's a clipping issue where a small bush or maybe a clump of grass caught the missile just before it impacted the vehicle but the ones passing right through... no idea what that's about. Doesn't happen that often but a bit frustrating when it does. One vehicle that has been bad for missiles passing through it for a long time now is the S10 Radar truck, the low one with the octagonal dish with the Tee arms on top. Hard to get a hit to register on them. Haven't tried lately but will test later on to see if it's still doing it.
Taz1004 Posted August 21, 2020 Posted August 21, 2020 Just had a mission like that. GOW ATO-B-P2.2 Shot 3 Vikhrs into M1 and didn't even show its bar going down. I thought maybe a power line in front but Tacview confirmed that all 3 missiles hit the tank. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass
Hunter_5E Posted August 22, 2020 Author Posted August 22, 2020 Faced off against another pair of Mi-28's again in a mission last night and somewhat surprisingly I managed to kill one with two vikhrs and the other one with a single vikhr. Go figure eh? No idea why the inconsistency but I guess it can't be easy to get everything perfect in the sim and one has to expect "unusual" things happening from time to time. Still enjoying DCS immensely though and that's the main thing.
Glide Posted October 7, 2020 Posted October 7, 2020 I watched my Mi-28's shoot down Vipers over Damascus today! Beast mode!
Volk. Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 I've also had Apache A's recently eat a Vikhr in the face and keep flying without incident. Also had a HIND (AI of course) take at least 3 airbursts. And I've heard of a Mi26 taking 6 Vikhrs and still going. I've also had AI jets & helos vehicles like HINDs or jets which have landed can lose components completely like missing wings and operable bits but not register as a kill. What does work for helos is if your Vikhr directly hits or proximity detonates near an AI helo's tail rotor, then it takes it out usually in one shot. For Black Shark tutorials, visit my channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-LgdvOGP3SSNUGVN95b8Bw
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