Empty M261 Rocket Pods

[Swift.]

I see that there is an empty M299 option for loadouts which is awesome IMO, but it would also be nice to have a similar empty M261 so that we can load the launcher without any rockets inside.

[Hoirtel]

I was pleased to see the option for empty hellfire racks as a loadout as this seems to be a standard addition to transiting or training apaches. Can we also have empty rocket pods for the same reason?

[mwlue]

So we have empty missile racks as option in loadout.

Is there a way to mod the rocket pods so we can have a empty pods for aerobatic fun??

[Hoirtel]

I already asked this in wishlist. Feel free to bump it.

[mwlue]

+1 for this!

[bones1014]

You could just fire them off.

[Swift.]

Seems like a lot of people want this, maybe a hint for ED

 

[Rick50]

I must be missing something about this request...  what's the purpose of mounting a pod without rockets??

 

Is it to force the player to go to an airbase or FARP to get rockets loaded, as part of the mission play? If not, then I don't "get it"

[Raptor9]

27 minutes ago, Rick50 said:

I must be missing something about this request...  what's the purpose of mounting a pod without rockets??

I assume it's for more realism. In reality, AH-64 pylon configurations are rarely changed unless a mission specifically requires it.  That's why you almost always see AH-64's flying around the US with empty rocket pods and missile launchers, save for maybe a captive training Hellfire mounted on one rail.

If you see a clean wing AH-64 in the US, it's probably going into or coming out of a major overhaul/inspection, coming off the assembly line, or being transferred somewhere.

[Rick50]

Ok thanks, that makes a lot of sense! 

[Scaley]

Not really sure why this isn't standard for every aircraft. Surely it would take seconds to go through each one and just create a "zero rockets in the pod" entry.

[Andartu]

Since there are empty racks for Hellfire's, it also would be nice to be able to equip empty rocket pods via rearm and ME.

[sirrah]

Not judging or meant offensive in any way, but purely out of my curiosity, why would you want to load empty rocket pods?

[Yurgon]

Would be kind of a fun feature; take off with empty pods and rails, fly over a civilian area, then go refuel and rearm at a FARP where they don't have to load the heavy launchers, and just put the missiles, rockets and gun rounds onto the chopper. I believe that's quite a valid scenario.

[sirrah]

6 minutes ago, Yurgon said:

Would be kind of a fun feature; take off with empty pods and rails, fly over a civilian area, then go refuel and rearm at a FARP where they don't have to load the heavy launchers, and just put the missiles, rockets and gun rounds onto the chopper. I believe that's quite a valid scenario.

ah yes, good point

[Raptor9]

 

[Northstar98]

+1, we already have empty launchers for a few modules (A-10 has BRU-42A, LAU-88 and LAU-105, AH-64D has M299s, Mi-24P has empty racks for Ataka/Shturm), I don't see why we can't have empty rocket pods too.

Even better (if we can't already) be able to partially fill rocket pods when ammunition stocks are low. EDIT: at the moment it looks like the rocket entries in the warehouse are a full rocket pod's worth; so if I have 10 M151 rockets in the warehouse, I can load 10 full rocket pods, regardless of how large the rocket pod is.

Edited May 1, 2022 by Northstar98
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[Andartu]

6 hours ago, Raptor9 said:

ugh blind me, thanks.

 

6 hours ago, sirrah said:

Not judging or meant offensive in any way, but purely out of my curiosity, why would you want to load empty rocket pods?

What Raptor said in the thread he linked. 

[Swift.]

On 4/29/2022 at 3:20 PM, Northstar98 said:

+1, we already have empty launchers for a few modules (A-10 has BRU-42A, LAU-88 and LAU-105, AH-64D has M299s, Mi-24P has empty racks for Ataka/Shturm), I don't see why we can't have empty rocket pods too.

Even better (if we can't already) be able to partially fill rocket pods when ammunition stocks are low. EDIT: at the moment it looks like the rockets are a full rocket pod's worth; so if I have 10 M151 rockets in the warehouse, I can load 10 full rocket pods.

 

I can only hope that a more detailed implementation of the rearm menu is imminent to allow us to populate specific zones, rather than picking from a selection. But in lieu of that feature being imminent then what you suggested seems like a really simple and straightforward thing for ED to add. Hopefully they are keeping track of these threads.

[hog_driver111th]

This may seem like a strange request, but would it be possible to create a weapons loadout that has an empty Hellfire rack and the 2.75 FFAR pod? In some aerobatics servers, weapons aren't allowed... which is perfectly fine... but the Apache looks boring without the racks/tubes, and I've seen many Apaches flying with them real world, especially at airshows etc. 

[Swift.]

29 minutes ago, hog_driver111th said:

This may seem like a strange request, but would it be possible to create a weapons loadout that has an empty Hellfire rack and the 2.75 FFAR pod? In some aerobatics servers, weapons aren't allowed... which is perfectly fine... but the Apache looks boring without the racks/tubes, and I've seen many Apaches flying with them real world, especially at airshows etc. 

In case you weren't already aware, the hellfire racks can already be loaded empty. But 100% agree on the rocket tubes.

[hog_driver111th]

1 hour ago, Swift. said:

In case you weren't already aware, the hellfire racks can already be loaded empty. But 100% agree on the rocket tubes.

I wasn't. I only see where you can select 1 Hellfire, not empty. Totally empty would allow those servers to at least let us look normal, haha.

[Scaley]

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[hog_driver111th]

On 9/22/2022 at 12:43 PM, Scaley said:

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Odd, I hadn't seen that before, but hadn't really been looking for that exactly. Thanks! Now if we could get the empty rocket pod... 

 

[hughesj2]

Nice idea along with the ability to remove pylons suggestion