Avio Posted February 19 Posted February 19 Discovered that the Shkval TV is always ON and cannot be set to OFF whenever Gun mode is in use. Only when in rocket or Vikr mode can the TV be set to OFF. Anyone else observed this? Is it supposed to be this way? It is better if the TV could be switched off when in gun mode, as it makes for better FPS during strafing.
Vital061270 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 (edited) Check the Auto Tracking / Aiming Mark switch Edited February 19 by Vital061270 1 ZAR_Magadan
Avio Posted February 20 Author Posted February 20 Didn't know that switch has any effect on the TV's ability to On or Off. Doesn't seem obvious. Will try out.
zerO_crash Posted April 22 Posted April 22 (edited) Manual, p. 6-104. #11: “AT – TS” (Automatic tracking – gun sight) automatic tracking/targeting without Shkval system with manual laser sight ranging. Without laser ranging, the gun reticle is adjusted to a fixed range of 1100 m." Everything is clear and to the point! It´s all a matter of preference. IRL, most pilots prefer to use the gun in locked mode (aiming by pointing the whole helicopter), rather than using the turret for fine adjustments. The reason being that the cannon has such a kick, that any non fixed mount, will make the recoil flex the mechanism holding the cannon (turret). This will reduce the accurace somewhat at extreme ranges. That´s also the reason why the same cannon (2A42) on the Mi-28, actually has a slightly shorter (approx. one kilometer) effective range than on Kamovs - the turret on the Mi-28 is less sturdy, hence unintentional platform flex. There are situations where the gunner would operate the turret, but typically not during strafing. Edited April 22 by zerO_crash [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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