twistking Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 So how will the upcoming KS-19 be directed? Will we get the appropriate fire control radar? I'd assume that those heavy guns cannot be effectively employed without? My personal wishlist after half a decade with DCS: https://forum.dcs.world/topic/184968-my-personal-wishlist-after-half-a-decade-with-dcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon1-1 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Of course they can get employed without radar, just like they were in WWII and Korea. It would be nice to get the FIRE CAN to go with it, but I assume it'll be just a flak for now. It'll be less accurate, but these guns are nasty, unless you're flying at or above their ceiling, they can be scarily accurate, particularly when you're not aware of them. Line of sight rates at medium to high altitudes are fairly low, and the shells they fire go fast, so if you're cruising along at something like 22kft, and there's a flak site below you, the first thing you know will be your plane blowing up. If it misses the first shot, the subsequent ones are easily avoided by jinking vertically, but those 100mm shells are huge. At low altitudes, they're not effective, but that's what SHORAD is for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistking Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 40 minutes ago, Dragon1-1 said: Of course they can get employed without radar, just like they were in WWII and Korea. [...] ... but wouldn't they still have relied on some form of fire control to get good altitude reading back then? External optical rangefinders f.e.? My personal wishlist after half a decade with DCS: https://forum.dcs.world/topic/184968-my-personal-wishlist-after-half-a-decade-with-dcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon1-1 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Other than the radar, it could use a PUAZO-6/19, but it has onboard sights, too. It doesn't require any additional fire control, though obviously an external optical rangefinder, or even better, a proper radar, are very beneficial. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de.Impact Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) Translation: Edited July 19, 2022 by de.Impact 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistking Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, de.Impact said: Translation: Thanks for the info. That's great news. Let's hope we don't have to wait long for the radar to arrive. My personal wishlist after half a decade with DCS: https://forum.dcs.world/topic/184968-my-personal-wishlist-after-half-a-decade-with-dcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AG-51_Razor Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Which in-game radar do we use?? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistking Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 23 minutes ago, AG-51_Razor said: Which in-game radar do we use?? Would have to be a new addition, if they want to keep it somewhat realistic... My personal wishlist after half a decade with DCS: https://forum.dcs.world/topic/184968-my-personal-wishlist-after-half-a-decade-with-dcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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