Devil 505 Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 So we got the Huey "hoping for a big update some day in the future like the Black Shark", the CH-47 coming and a multitude of Vietnam Era fixed wing inbound, but no mention of the Cobra again and I have never heard anyone mention the OH-6. Just throwing a proposal out there to the 3rd party Devs and ED, why not make the Cayuse. I have seen the comments on the little bird and classification of current equipment prevents a modern module, but the OH-6 was more than capable and has many roles we could use it in within DCS. Below is a video I shot yesterday flying Cowan Sim's new 500E. I think the Cayuse would sell like crazy given its service record and the coop missions it could fly with Huey's and other aircraft. Curious to hear if the community would be interested in the older version of the little bird. 4
Dragon1-1 Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 Well, the problem is that CH-47 is well post-Vietnam, and the Cobra would likely be, too. I'd love an OH-6, it's a great little helo, but by itself, it's a little limited, especially since we don't have a good way of coordinating with AI. Although, it did have an armed variant, the OH-6A, and it could possibly be of use beyond Vietnam, since early MH-6 was actually just a redesignated OH-6 assigned to spec ops units. Later Littlebirds are classified, but for a long time, they were nothing but regular OH-6s with side benches. 1
Devil 505 Posted February 13, 2023 Author Posted February 13, 2023 3 hours ago, Dragon1-1 said: Well, the problem is that CH-47 is well post-Vietnam, and the Cobra would likely be, too. I'd love an OH-6, it's a great little helo, but by itself, it's a little limited, especially since we don't have a good way of coordinating with AI. Although, it did have an armed variant, the OH-6A, and it could possibly be of use beyond Vietnam, since early MH-6 was actually just a redesignated OH-6 assigned to spec ops units. Later Littlebirds are classified, but for a long time, they were nothing but regular OH-6s with side benches. I think the same can be said right now about the Huey. Probably my favorite Helo in the game still to fly. Sure it can sling load but the troop transport needs some work and to be honest, she needs a facelift to. I think bringing the Cayuse to DCS would compliment the Huey for a number of scenarios once the infantry animations and AI are reworked. In multiplayer it could easily perform recon, observation, and target designation roles. Not to mention they had door gunners and were armed at times. The role of the OH-6 would bring life to the Huey. I cannot recommend enough purchasing the book "Gunslingers in Action" by Squadron /signal publications. This particular book was written by a pilot who flew the Huey, Cobras, and Cayuse. His stories were beyond insane. The missions we could recreate in DCS using this book would be beyond impressive. All we need he the Huey Cobra and Cayuse. He goes into great detail about each helicopters function, callsigns, operations, ect.... You can find it on Ebay or Amazon. Well worth the money. null At the end of the day, I feel like the Cayuse would become another classic that many would purchase and enjoy flying. It would lead to other more current day(hopefully declassfied) variants and provide a broader scope of mission capabilities for DCS world. 1
UH1Fan Posted February 17, 2023 Posted February 17, 2023 A great idea. Now I'm going to have to pull out "Low Level Hell" (again).
Hog_driver Posted February 17, 2023 Posted February 17, 2023 There's some interesing (I think) footage here: 2
Pasquale1986 Posted February 19, 2023 Posted February 19, 2023 Every H-6 would be amazing!!! 1 Main Module: AH-64D Personal Wishlist: HH-60G, F-117A, B-52H
Devil 505 Posted February 20, 2023 Author Posted February 20, 2023 18 hours ago, Pasquale1986 said: Every H-6 would be amazing!! I agree! Here is another video of me flying the MSFS one the other night in Norway. ED or a third party really needs to pick this one up at some point. 2
Pasquale1986 Posted February 20, 2023 Posted February 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Devil 505 said: I agree! Here is another video of me flying the MSFS one the other night in Norway. ED or a third party really needs to pick this one up at some point. Lovely! Would be a dream to have that a H-6 or an MD-500 modeled in DCS with an accurate Flight Model Main Module: AH-64D Personal Wishlist: HH-60G, F-117A, B-52H
Viper1970 Posted February 20, 2023 Posted February 20, 2023 (edited) The israeli OH-6 Defender would be a beast. And I still hope we will get an AH-1F Tow Cobra some day. It's really a must, cause it was the workhorse of the US Army for so many years, before the Apache arrived. Edited February 20, 2023 by Viper1970 2 CockpitPC1: R9 5950X|64GB DDR4|512GB M2SSD|2TB M2SSD|RTX3090|ReverbG2|Win11Pro - PC2: PhnIIX6 1100T|32GB DDR2|2x2TB HDD|2x GTX660 SLI|Win7Pro64 ComUnitPC1: R9 3900XT|32GB DDR4|2x2TB HDD|RTX2070|Win11Pro - PC2: PhnIIX6 1100T|16GB DDR2|2x2TB HDD|GTX660|Win7Pro64 ComUnitPC3: AthlnIIX2 250|2GB DDR2|2TB HDD|5950Ultra|2xVoodooII SLI|WinXPPro32&WinME - PC4: K6-2+|768MB SDR|640GB HDD|Geforce256DDR|VoodooI|Win98SE
Devil 505 Posted February 20, 2023 Author Posted February 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Viper1970 said: The israeli OH-6 Defender would be a beast 100% Agree about both. I am sure at the rate we are going they will both evnetually make the scene. But as is with every DCS module, they can never come fast enough to feed the wolves.
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